Lawyer Viswanath
| Lawyer Viswanath | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| 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 mins |
| 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 (N. T. Rama Rao) 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 (Sarath Babu) — the son of industrialist G.N.K. (Prabhakar Reddy) — and his henchman Shakka (Sri Lanka Manohar) 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 for 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 (Satyanarayana).
Cast[]
- N. T. Rama Rao as Lawyer Viswanath
- 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[]
| Lawyer Viswanath | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Producer | Satyam | |||
| Satyam chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Piliche Piliche" | C. Narayana Reddy | P. Susheela | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Sharaabee" | Aarudhra | S. Janaki | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Raamudeppudoo" | C. Narayana Reddy | SP Balu | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Kalakaalam" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Bham Bham Bham" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 5:30 |
References[]
- ^ Kohli, Suresh (17 October 2013). "Vishwanath (1978)". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Lawyer Vishwanath (1978)-Song_Booklet". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
External links[]
- 1978 films
- Telugu-language films
- 1970s Telugu-language films
- 1978 action films
- Films scored by Chellapilla Satyam
- Indian action films
- Indian films about revenge
- Indian films
- Telugu remakes of Hindi films