Nyayam Kavali

Nyayam Kavali
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. Kodandarami Reddy
Written bySatyanand (dialogues)
Based on
Kotta Malupu
by D. Kameswari
Produced byKranthi Kumar
StarringSarada
Chiranjeevi
Radhika
Jaggayya
CinematographyA. Venkat
Edited byB. Krishnam Raju
Music byK. Chakravarthy
Production
company
Sri Kranthi Chitra
Release date
  • 15 May 1981 (1981-05-15)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹5 lakh[1]

Nyayam Kaavali (transl. Justice is demanded)[2] is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language legal drama film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. The film is based on D. Kameswari's novel Kotta Malupu.[1] It stars Sarada, Chiranjeevi, Radhika, and Jaggayya. The film was remade in Hindi as Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye in 1983, in Kannada as Keralida Hennu in 1984, in Tamil as Vidhi in 1984 and in Malayalam as Thaalam Thettiya Tharattu (1983).

Plot

Suresh, the son of lawyer Dayanidhi, is a playboy and womaniser. Whenever he sets his eyes on a girl, he convinces her he is madly in love with her, then abandons her after having a relationship with her. This becomes a routine for him. Bharathi Devi is a girl from a middle-class family. Suresh meets her, tries his techniques to impress her, and succeeds. Bharathi loves him and yields to his advances for a physical relationship. They have sexual encounters, resulting in Bharathi becoming pregnant.

When she realises this, she requests Suresh to marry her, but he writes off their relationship. Much against her parents' suggestion to get an abortion, Bharathi decides to have the child and tells them that she wants to take Suresh to court and prove he has fathered her child. She leaves home and meets Sakunthala, a leading lawyer who works for women's rights.

Sakunthala's story is similar to Bharathi's: she had been Dayanidhi's lover. When she had become pregnant, he had deserted her, and she had given birth to an illegitimate daughter. Sakunthala does not want history to repeat itself and drags Suresh to the court on Bharathi's behalf. Dayanidhi fights for his son, but Sakunthala wins the case. The court declares Suresh the father of Bharathi's child, but leaves the decision of marriage to them.

While meeting the media after winning the case, Bharathi states that she intended to get legitimacy for her child. She declares that she is satisfied with the court's verdict and has decided to be on her own. Meanwhile, Sakunthala gets a heart attack, and before dying, she hands over her daughter in Bharathi's care.

Years later, Suresh and his wife, married for some years and childless, run into Bharathi. It turns out that she has been raising her son, all by herself, and he has become a talented, well-adjusted, smart boy.

Cast

Production

Kranthi Kumar, who made Pranam Khareedu with Chiranjeevi, wanted to produce a small-budget film with him after the blockbuster Sardar Papa Rayudu. Doraiswamy Raju recommended the name of A. Kodandarami Reddy to Kranthikumar. After being unsatisfied with the scripts, Kranthi decided to adapt the novel Kotta Malupu into a feature film. The team decided to keep the film's title as Nyayam Kavali after considering titles like Aadapilla and Anyayam.[1][3] The film was made on a budget of ₹5 lakh. Chiranjeevi was paid ₹15,000 and A. Kodandarami Reddy was paid ₹5,000.[1] The film is Radhika's Telugu debut, and a scene where she slaps Chiranjeevi took 24 takes to perfect.[4]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by K. Chakravarthy.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Bidi Bidi Bidiyamgaa"P. Susheela and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:37
2."Ee Roje Aadivaramu"P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:38
3."Ammo Naaku Bhayam"P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam3:35
4."Nyayam Kavali Streelaku Nyayam Jaragali"P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam3:07
Total length:15:57

Remakes

Nyayam Kavali was remade in Hindi as Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye in 1983, in Kannada as Keralida Hennu in 1984, in Tamil as Vidhi in 1984 and in Malayalam as Thaalam Thettiya Tharattu (1983).[3][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kodandarami Reddy about Nyayam Kavali". 7 September 2009. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011 – via ChiranjeeviBlog.com.
  2. ↑ Menon, Amarnath (31 October 1989) [31 July 1989]. "Sarada: South Indian cinema's living legend completes 25 years on screen". India Today. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Nyayam Kavali (1981) – Retro". Telugucinema.com. 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "When Raadhika Sarathkumar Had to Slap Chiranjeevi 24 Times For a Scene". News18. 22 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Nyayam Kavali". JioSaavn. 31 December 1981. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Shivpprasadh, S. (18 February 2010). "Worthy contributor – on and off screen". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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