Nyayam Kaavali (transl. Justice is demanded)[2] is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. The film is based D. Rameswari's novel Kotta Malupu.[1] It stars Chiranjeevi, Raadhika, Jaggayya, and Sarada. It was remade in Hindi as Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye in 1983, in Kannada as Keralida Hennu in 1984, in Tamil as Vidhi in 1984 and in Malayalam as Thaalam Thettiya Tharattu (1983).
Nyayam Kavali | |
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Directed by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
Written by | Satyanand (dialogues) |
Based on | Kotta Malupu by D. Rameswari |
Produced by | Kranthi Kumar |
Starring | Chiranjeevi Raadhika Jaggayya Sharada |
Cinematography | A. Venkat |
Edited by | B. Krishnam Raju |
Music by | K. Chakravarthy |
Production company | Sri Kranthi Chitra |
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Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | ₹5 lakh[1] |
Bharathi Devi was followed, loved, and subsequently cheated by Suresh. They even have sexual encounters, resulting in Raadhika becoming pregnant. When this is informed to her parents, they refuse to accept and want her to get an abortion. She refuses and approaches Lawyer Sakunthala. Her lawyer files a case in court. Defense lawyer Dayanidhi happens to be the father of Suresh. In spite of his skills, the truth prevails and Bharathi wins.
Actor / Actress | Character |
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Raadhika | Bharathi Devi |
Chiranjeevi | Suresh kumar |
Sarada | Lawyer Sakunthala |
Jaggayya | Lawyer Dayanidhi (Father of Suresh) |
Allu Ramalingaiah | Type institute owner |
Dasari Narayana Rao | as himself in a cameo/guest role |
Baby Tulasi | Padma |
Chatla Sriramulu | Viswanatham (Father of Bharathi) |
P. J. Sarma | Judge |
Telephone Satyanarayana | Guest house owner |
Pushpalata | Savitri (Mother of Bharathi) |
Attili Laxmi | Padmavathi (Mother of Suresh Kumar) |
Baby Rohini | Saroja |
Halam | Club dancer |
Jayalakshmi | Jayalaxmi (Wife of Suresh Kumar) |
Kranthi Kumar, who made Pranam Khareedu with Chiranjeevi, wanted to produce another small-budget film with him after the blockbuster Sardar Paparayudu. Doraiswamy Raju recommended the name of A. Kodandarami Reddy to Kranthikumar. After being unsatisfied with the scripts, Kranthi decided to adapt the novel Kotta Malupu into a feature film. The team decided to keep the film's title as Nyayam Kavali after considering titles like Aadapilla and Anyayam.[1][3]
The movie was made on a budget of ₹5 lakh.[1] Chiranjeevi was paid ₹15,000 and A. Kodandarami Reddy was paid ₹5,000.[1]
Music was composed by K. Chakravarthy.
The movie, which was made on a small budget of 5 lakh rupees was very well received by both critics and the masses and ran for 100 days in many centers and 500 days in a couple of centers. The film made rupees 3,78,810.35 in Tirupati alone.
Nyayam Kavali was remade in Hindi as Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye in 1983, in Kannada as Keralida Hennu in 1984, in Tamil as Vidhi in 1984 and in Malayalam as Thaalam Thettiya Tharattu (1983).[3][4]