Khaidi Babai Explained

Khaidi Babai
Director:	T. Krishna, Editor and Cine Director (THIRUNAGARI KRISHNA)
Screenplay:	P. Satyanand
Story:	Virendra Sinha
Producer:	T. Babul Nath J. Lakshman Rao
Starring:	Sobhan Babu Vanisri Sowcar Janaki
Cinematography:	T. M. Sundara Babu
Editing:	Adurthi Haranath
Music:	K. V. Mahadevan
Studio:	Sri Balaji Chitra
Distributor:	Lakshmi Films
Runtime:	174 minutes
Country:	India
Language:	Telugu

Khaidi Babai is a 1974 Indian Telugu-language film directed by T. Krishna. A remake of the 1971 Hindi film Dushmun, it stars Sobhan Babu, Vanisri and Sowcar Janaki. The film was released on 15 February 1974.

Plot

A truck driver, after accidentally running over and killing a hapless man, is forced to provide for the victim's family as an alternative for going to prison.

Cast

Sobhan Babu as the truck driver
Vanisri as the bioscope girl
Sowcar Janaki as the victim's wife
Padmanabham as the police constable
Gummadi as the victim's father
Jaggayya as the judge
Ramakrishna

Production

Khaidi Babai is a remake of the 1971 Hindi film Dushmun.^[1] ^[2] The film was directed by T. Krishna (THIRUNAGARI KRISHNA), produced by T. Babul Nath and J. Lakshman Rao under Sri Balaji Chitra. The screenplay was written by P. Satyanand, and dialogues by Bollimuntha Sivaramakrishna. Cinematography was handled by T. M. Sundara Babu, and editing by Adurthi Haranath.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.^[3]

Release and reception

Khaidi Babai was released on 15 February 1974,^[4] and emerged a commercial success.^[5] Sobhan Babu won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu.^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: Dushmun . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210907093613/http://myswar.co/album/dushman-1971 . 7 September 2021 . 7 September 2021 . MySwar.
Web site: Rajesh Khanna Hit Streak . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210909062814/http://archive.indianexpress.com/picture-gallery/rajesh-khanna-hit-streak/1688-17.html . 9 September 2021 . 9 September 2021 . . slide 17.
Web site: K. V. Mahadevan – Khaidi Babai (1974, Super-7, Vinyl) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210907093612/https://www.discogs.com/K-V-Mahadevan-Khaidi-Babai/release/15251746/image/SW1hZ2U6NDYyMjU0Nzc= . 7 September 2021 . 7 September 2021 . Discogs.
Web site: Khaidi Babai . 7 September 2021 . Indiancine.ma.
News: 21 June 2020 . ఎన్టీఆర్‌ సినిమా కథతో వీరిద్దరి సినిమా! . te . . live . 7 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200621033842/https://www.andhrajyothy.com/telugunews/memory-of-old-classics-20200620104487 . 21 June 2020.
News: Srinivas . M. . 6 December 2015 . Sobhan Babu’s statue to be unveiled in city on Dec. 13 . en-IN . . 8 October 2022.