Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi

1976 Indian film
  • 22 July 1976 (1976-07-22)
Running time
149 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTelugu

Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi (transl. Hunger should be blamed for this, not me) is a 1976 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, produced by Y. V. Rao under the banner Ravi Chitra Films[2] and directed by S. D. Lal.[3] It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Manjula,[4] with music composed by Satyam.[5] It is a remake of the Hindi-language film Roti (1974), starring Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz.

Plot

The film begins with two linemen Sriramulu & Raghavaiah spotting notorious gangster Ranjit derailing who fires them in which Sriramulu dies and Raghavaiah loses his eyesight. Following, Sriramulu's wife also dies when out of hunger their son Vikram turns into a hoodlum and is raised by Ranjit unbeknownst. Years roll by, and henceforth Vikram wants to reform when Ranjit assigns him a terminal task to procure precious diamonds and charges his henchmen to eliminate him. Vikram trashes them and silently hands over the diamonds to the Police. Later, Vikram combats with a goon for a woman, in which he kills him and is sentenced. Anyhow, Ranjit is behind him when to protect an officer SP Rao Vikram surrenders, and their vehicle blasts, disclosing him as dead.

Now he decides to kick off a new journey while traveling in a train, a passenger Sravan, recognizes him as a criminal by his handcuffs, and Sravan falls into a river in that clash. Next, Vikram lands at a village where a blind couple Raghavaiah & Seetamma, are waiting for their son's friend Vijay who assumes Vikram as him and gives him hospitality. Hereat, Vikram is acquainted with a girl Gowri and they crush. Once, Vikram learns Raghavaiah is his father's friend and also that he can detect the homicide. Besides, Punyakoti a cheapskate moneylender in the village pesters Raghavaiah for his debt and Vikram shields them.

After a while, Vikram dies out of contrition being aware that Sravan is Raghavaiah's son when he divulges the actuality and asks for the penalty. However, they give pardon, embracing him as their son and they desire to move on a pilgrimage. So, Vikram tows them along with Gowri concealing himself from the hunt of Ranjit and the Police. In between, he is shocked to view Sravan alive amputating one limb and seeks vengeance but he backs observing his handful to his parents. Consequently, Ranjit and the police drop in. At that point, Ranjit kidnaps Gowri, when Raghiaviah discerns him. Thus far, Police surround, but Vikram's breakout ceases Ranjit. At last, Vikram surrenders and at the judiciary, he argues it is the crime of hunger when they understand his uprightness and acquit him. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Vikram & Gowri.

Cast

Source[6]

  • N. T. Rama Rao as Vikram/Vijay
  • Manjula as Gowri
  • Gummadi as Raghavaiah
  • Murali Mohan as Sravan Kumar
  • Prabhakar Reddy as S. P. Rao
  • Giri Babu as Kailash
  • Tyagaraju as Ranjith
  • Padmanabham as Head Constable Meesala Venkata Swamy
  • Allu Ramalingaiah as Punyakoti
  • Raja Babu as Vijay aka Pandit Rao
  • Kanta Rao as Sriramulu, Vikram's father
  • Mukkamala as Jailor
  • Dr. Sivaramakrishnaiah as Doctor
  • Balakrishna
  • Chitti Babu
  • K. K. Sarma
  • Pandari Bai as Seeta, Sravan's mother
  • Ramana Murthy as Public prosecutor
  • Jaya Malini as item number
  • Shetty as Goon who fights with Vikram for a Roti
  • Prabha as Lakshmi
  • T. G. Kamala Devi as Rukmini, Punyakoti's wife
  • Arudra as Judge
  • Ram Mohan as Police Officer
  • Bhimaraju as Ranjith's henchman
  • Pemmasani Ramakrishna as Ranjith's henchman

Soundtrack

Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi
Film score by
Satyam
Released1976
GenreSoundtrack
Length23:39
ProducerSatyam
Satyam chronology
Bhale Dongalu
(1976)
Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi
(1976)
Naakoo Swaathanthryam Vachindhi
(1976)

Music composed by Satyam.

S. No. Song Title Lyrics Singers length
1 "Manchini Samaadhi Chesthara" C. Narayana Reddy S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 5:25
2 "Public Raa Idhi" C. Narayana Reddy S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:18
3 "Diamond Rani" Aarudhra S. Janaki 3:35
4 "Chekumuki Ravvaa" C. Narayana Reddy P. Susheela 6:00
5 "Oh Hyderabad Bulbul" C. Narayana Reddy S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:21

References

  1. ^ "Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi (Overview)". IMDb.
  2. ^ "Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi (Banner)". Chitr.com. 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi (Direction)". Filmiclub.
  4. ^ "Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
  5. ^ "Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi (Review)". Know Your Films.
  6. ^ "Neram Nadikadu Akalidi (1976)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 10 February 2024.