Nyayam Kavali
| Nyayam Kavali | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Produced by | Kranthi Kumar |
| Written by |
D. Rameswari (story) Satyanand (dialogues ) |
| Based on | Kotta MAlupu by D. Rameswari |
| Starring |
Chiranjeevi Radhika Sarathkumar Kongara Jaggayya Sharada |
| Music by | K. Chakravarthy |
| Cinematography | A Venkat |
| Edited by | B Krishnam Raju |
Release dates | 15 May 1981 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Nyayam Kaavali (Telugu: న్యాయం కావాలి) is a 1981 Telugu film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It is based on the novel by D. Rameswari entitled "Kotta Malupu".[1] The film stars Chiranjeevi, Radhika Sarathkumar, Kongara Jaggayya, and Sharada in important roles. It was remade into Hindi as Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye in 1983 and in Tamil as Vidhi in 1984.
Plot
Bharathi (Raadhika) was followed, loved and subsequently cheated by Suresh (Chiranjeevi). They even have sexual encounters resulting Raadhika becoming pregnant. When this is informed to her parents, they refuse to accept and wants her to get abortion. She refuses and approaches Lawyer Sakunthala (Sarada). Her lawyer files a case in the court. Defense lawyer Dayanidhi (Jaggayya) happens to the father of Suresh. In spite of his skills, the truth prevails and Bharathi wins.
Cast
| Actor / Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Raadhika | Bharathi Devi (debut) |
| Chiranjeevi | Suresh kumar |
| Sharada | Lawyer Sakunthala |
| Kongara Jaggaiah | Lawyer Dayanidhi (Father of Suresh) |
| Allu Ramalingaiah | Type institute owner |
| 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) |
Production
After the success of Sardar Paparayudu, Kranthi Kumar decided to produce a film with Chiranjeevi. 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. Team decided to keep the film's title as Nyayam Kavali after considering titles like Aadapilla and Anyayam.[2]
Soundtrack
- Ammo Naaku Bhayam
- Budi Budi Bidiyamgaa
- Ee Roje Aadivaramu
- Nyayam Kavali Streelaku Nyayam Jaragali
Remakes
Nyayam Kavali was remade in four other languages and created history there in other languages too. K. Balaji brought Tamil rights and L.V. Prasad brought Hindi rights. Though they offered Kondadarami Reddy to direct the Tamil version, he refused as he was not well versed with the language. Tamil version was directed by K. Vijayan while Director K. Bhagyaraja did a small role as himself (like Dasari Narayana Rao in Telugu Version), titled Vidhi which was also a huge hit, Poornima Jayaraman did the role of Radhika while Sujatha did the role of Sharada, Jaishankar did the role of Jagayya while Mohan did the role of Chiranjeevi, Producer Balaji (father-in-law of Malayalam star Mohanlal ) appeared in the role of judge. The film was a blockbuster and ran for 500 days in some centers.[2]
The film was remade in Hindi as Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye with Mithun Chakraborty and Rekha and in Kannada as Kerala Hennu.[2] The film was also remade in Malayalam as Thaalam Thettiya Tharattu (1983).[3]