Lawyer Viswanath is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by Y. V. Rao and directed by S. D. Lal. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha, with music composed by Satyam. It is a remake of the Hindi film Vishwanath (1978).[1]
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Directed by | S. D. Lal |
Written by | Gollapudi (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Ramkhelkar |
Story by | Muktha Gai |
Based on | Vishwanath (1978) |
Produced by | Y. V. Rao |
Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Jayasudha |
Cinematography | P. Devraj |
Edited by | D. Raja Gopal Rao |
Music by | Satyam |
Production company | Ravi Chitra Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
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Vishwanath is a middle-class public prosecutor with a penchant for justice and a soft corner for the common man that endears him to the masses. But then he commits the unpardonable sin of awarding life imprisonment to Prabhu – the son of industrialist G.N.K. – and his henchman Shakka on charges of rape and murder. Not many in the city know that G.N.K. is also an underworld don involved in all sorts of criminal activities. Fuming revenge, and using every trick of the trade, he gets him implicated in a bribery case, and condemned to short-term imprisonment. Once he is released and determined to seek revenge, by taking the law into his own hands, he lets loose a war against G.N.K. by systematically attacking his business interests, helped in the process by Kacheri Kondaiah.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Piliche Piliche" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 4:30 |
2. | "Sharaabee" | Aarudhra | S. Janaki, Madhavapeddi Ramesh | 3:41 |
3. | "Raamudeppudoo" | C. Narayana Reddy | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:59 |
4. | "Kalakaalam" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:52 |
5. | "Bham Bham Bham" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 5:30 |
Venkatrao of Andhra Patrika, in his review dated 23 November 1978, appreciated Rama Rao's performance and production values. He added that Lal's adaptation stands up to the original.[3]