| Nirdoshi | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | V. Dada Mirasi |
| Written by | D. V. Narasa Raju (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | V. Dada Mirasi |
| Story by | V. Dada Mirasi |
| Produced by | N. Ramabrahmam |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Savitri |
| Cinematography | Jagirdar |
| Edited by | B. Kandaswamy |
| Music by | Ghantasala |
Production company | Sri Gowthami Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Nirdoshi (transl. Innocent) is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language crime drama film, produced by N. Ramabrahmam under the Sri Gowthami Pictures banner and directed by V. Dada Mirasi. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Savitri, with music composed by Ghantasala.[1][2]
Plot
Ananda Rao & Sundaram are identical twins. Ananda Rao is a hardcore criminal, drunkard, and womanizer. He implicates Sundaram in a bank robbery and the court has sentenced him to 7 years of jail. One night Sundaram escapes reaches his brother and tells him that he is innocent. Ananda Rao calls Police, and Sundaram tries to escape, in the quarrel Anand Rao dies of a heart attack, and Sundaram exchanges their clothes and starts acting like Ananda Rao. Since then, he must face many problems, protecting himself from his brother's gang men and its leader Gangadharam; the second one is Kamala, daughter of Ramesam, who is engaged to Ananda Rao, and the third comes Lakshmi, the abandoned wife of Ananda Rao, who arrives with the child and with no other choice, he keeps her as a maid.
Meanwhile, Kamala learns that her father is blackmailed by an unknown person, she finds out it is Ananda Rao and threatens Sundaram; making him agree to their marriage. Even after the marriage, the anonymous letters to Ramesam did not stop, which were written by Gangadharam and he dies. In that anger, Kamala meets with an accident where she is paralyzed and loses her voice too. Here Sundaram reveals the entire truth to Kamala and Lakshmi with all proof. Meanwhile, a servant Naganna, the father of Lakshmi, who wants to take revenge against Ananda Rao, poisons Kamala. Lakshmi tries to stop him in that quarrel, but Naganna kills her and implicates Sundaram in the case. At the same time, Sundaram catches all the gangsters responsible for the bank robbery. Parallelly, Kamala slowly recovers and gets back her voice. Finally, she proves her husband as Sundaram and the real culprits are Gangadharam and Naganna. The film ends with the court acquitting Sundaram.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Ananda Rao and Sundaram
- Savitri as Kamala
- Anjali Devi as Lakshmi
- Satyanarayana as Gangadharam
- Padmanabham as Sambu
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Geetanjali as Manjula
- Mikkilineni as Ramesam
- Mukkamala as Naganna
- Raavi Kondala Rao as Doctor
- Malladi as Dharmanna
- Ch. Krishna Murthy as Ramu
- Jagga Rao as Police Inspector
Soundtrack
Music composed by Ghantasala.[3]
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Suku Suku Sitaru Bomma" | C. Narayana Reddy | L. R. Eswari | 3:06 |
| 2 | "Singari Chekumukku" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 2:58 |
| 3 | "Malliyalara Mallikalara" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala | 3:36 |
| 4 | "Ee Pata Nee Kosame" | C. Narayana Reddy | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:09 |
| 5 | "Chinari Krishnayya" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 3:15 |
| 6 | "Avunanna Kadanna" | Kosaraju | Madhavapeddi Satyam, L. R. Eswari | 3:24 |
References
- ^ Thurlapati (22 January 1967). "నిర్దోషి" [Nirdoshi]. Andhra Jyothi (in Telugu). Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Krishna, Radha (1 March 1967). "నిర్దోషి" [Nirdoshi]. Andhra Prabha (in Telugu). Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Nirdhoshi (1967)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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