Khaidi Babai
Poster
Directed byT. Krishna
Screenplay byP. Satyanand
Story byVirendra Sinha
Produced byT. Babul Nath
J. Lakshman Rao
StarringSobhan Babu
Vanisri
Sowcar Janaki
CinematographyT. M. Sundara Babu
Edited byAdurthi Haranath
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Sri Balaji Chitra
Distributed byLakshmi Films[1]
Release date
  • 15 February 1974 (1974-02-15)
Running time
174 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

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

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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

Production

Khaidi Babai is a remake of the 1971 Hindi film Dushmun.[3][4] The film was directed by T. 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

  1. ^ a b c Dharap, B. V. (1974). Indian Films 1973. Motion Picture Enterprises. p. 375.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "khaidii bAbAy ( 1974 )". ghantasala.info. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Dushmun". MySwar. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Rajesh Khanna Hit Streak". The Indian Express. slide 17. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  5. ^ "K. V. Mahadevan – Khaidi Babai (1974, Super-7, Vinyl)". Discogs. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Khaidi Babai". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  7. ^ "ఎన్టీఆర్‌ సినిమా కథతో వీరిద్దరి సినిమా!". Andhra Jyothi (in Telugu). 21 June 2020. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  8. ^ Srinivas, M. (6 December 2015). "Sobhan Babu's statue to be unveiled in city on Dec. 13". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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