Khaidi Babai
- 15 February 1974 (1974-02-15)
Khaidi Babai (transl. Prisoner Uncle) is a 1974 Indian Telugu-language film directed by T. Krishna. A remake of the 1971 Hindi film Dushmun, it stars Sobhan Babu, Vanisri and Sowcar Janaki. The film was released on 15 February 1974.
Plot
A truck driver, after accidentally running over and killing a hapless man, is forced to provide for the victim's family as an alternative for going to prison.
Cast
- Sobhan Babu as the truck driver[2]
- Vanisri as the bioscope girl[2]
- Sowcar Janaki as the victim's wife[2]
- Padmanabham as the police constable[2]
- Gummadi as the victim's father[2]
- Jaggayya as the judge[2]
- Ramakrishna
Production
Khaidi Babai is a remake of the 1971 Hindi film Dushmun.[3][4] The film was directed by T. Krishna (THIRUNAGARI KRISHNA), produced by T. Babul Nath and J. Lakshman Rao under Sri Balaji Chitra. The screenplay was written by P. Satyanand, and dialogues by Bollimuntha Sivaramakrishna. Cinematography was handled by T. M. Sundara Babu, and editing by Adurthi Haranath.[1]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[5]
Release and reception
Khaidi Babai was released on 15 February 1974,[6] and emerged a commercial success.[7] Sobhan Babu won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Dharap, B. V. (1974). Indian Films 1973. Motion Picture Enterprises. p. 375.
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- ^ "Dushmun". MySwar. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Rajesh Khanna Hit Streak". The Indian Express. slide 17. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "K. V. Mahadevan – Khaidi Babai (1974, Super-7, Vinyl)". Discogs. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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- ^ "ఎన్టీఆర్ సినిమా కథతో వీరిద్దరి సినిమా!". Andhra Jyothi (in Telugu). 21 June 2020. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Srinivas, M. (6 December 2015). "Sobhan Babu's statue to be unveiled in city on Dec. 13". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 October 2022.