| Lawyer Viswanath | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | S. D. Lal |
| Written by | Gollapudi (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Ramkhelkar |
| Story by | Muktha Gai |
| Based on | Vishwanath (1978) |
| Produced by | Y. V. Rao |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Jayasudha |
| Cinematography | P. Devraj |
| Edited by | D. Raja Gopal Rao |
| Music by | Satyam |
Production company | Ravi Chitra Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Lawyer Viswanath is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by Y. V. Rao and directed by S. D. Lal. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha, with music composed by Satyam. It is a remake of the Hindi film Vishwanath (1978).[1]
Plot
Vishwanath is a middle-class public prosecutor with a penchant for justice and a soft corner for the common man that endears him to the masses. But then he commits the unpardonable sin of awarding life imprisonment to Prabhu – the son of industrialist G.N.K. – and his henchman Shakka on charges of rape and murder. Not many in the city know that G.N.K. is also an underworld don involved in all sorts of criminal activities. Fuming revenge, and using every trick of the trade, he gets him implicated in a bribery case, and condemned to short-term imprisonment. Once he is released and determined to seek revenge, by taking the law into his own hands, he lets loose a war against G.N.K. by systematically attacking his business interests, helped in the process by Kacheri Kondaiah.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Lawyer Vishwanath
- Jayasudha as Geeta
- Satyanarayana as Kacheri Kondaiah
- Prabhakar Reddy G.N.K
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Pakshiraju Seetaramaiah / Pakshi
- Kanta Rao as Kamalakar
- Dhulipala as Judge
- Rajanala as Lawyer D. P. Rao
- Mukkamala as Raghavaiah
- Ramana Murthy as Lawyer Varma
- Ranganath as Bhaskar
- Sarath Babu as Prabhu
- Tyagaraju
- Sri Lanka Manohar as Shakka
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Johny Jalaiah
- Mada
- K.V.Chalam as Varahala Shetty
- Balakrishna as Kondaiah henchmen
- Potti Prasad as Jail Warden
- K. K. Sarma as Prisoner
- Pandari Bai as Shanthamma
- Kavitha as Gowri
- Tiger Prabhakar as Soda Jaggu
- Pushpa Kumari
Soundtrack
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Piliche Piliche" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Sharaabee" | Aarudhra | S. Janaki, Madhavapeddi Ramesh | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Raamudeppudoo" | C. Narayana Reddy | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Kalakaalam" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Bham Bham Bham" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 5:30 |
Reception
Venkatrao of Andhra Patrika, in his review dated 23 November 1978, appreciated Rama Rao's performance and production values. He added that Lal's adaptation stands up to the original.[3]
References
- ↑ Kohli, Suresh (17 October 2013). "Vishwanath (1978)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "Lawyer Vishwanath (1978)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ Venkatrao (28 November 1978). "చిత్ర సమీక్ష: లాయర్ విశ్వనాధ్" [Film review: Lawyer Viswanath]. Andhra Patrika (in Telugu). Retrieved 21 July 2022.