''Kirayi Dada'' is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language action drama film produced by

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under VMC Productions and directed by

A. Kodandarami Reddy A. Kodandarami Reddy (born 1 July 1950) is an Indian film director best known for his works in Telugu cinema. His association with Chiranjeevi created blockbusters in multiple genres such as ''Nyayam Kavali'' (1981), ''Khaidi (1983 film), Khaidi ...

. It stars

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Amala Amala may refer to: People * Amala Akkineni, South Indian actress * Amala Chebolu, playback singer in the Telugu film industry, also known as Tollywood * Amala Paul (born 1991), South Indian actress * Amala Shankar (1919–2020), Indian dancer * ...

, Khusboo,

Krishnam Raju Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju (20 January 1940 – 11 September 2022) was an Indian actor and politician. He was known for his works in Telugu cinema and was widely known as "''Rebel Star''" for his rebellious acting style. He was also the ...

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and music composed by Chakravarthy. This film is a remake of the Hindi movie '' Jaal'' (1986). This was Amala's Telugu debut and after this film, she'd played some other leading roles with her future husband, Nagarjuna and the duo's pair was considered the finest amongst the Tollywood.

Plot

Vijay is an unemployed guy suffering from family problems. Rani Malini, alias Arunabai, a Kothi dancer appoints him as a spy against Naga Raja Varma, a Zamindar of an estate. Vijay goes to his estate and gets a job, Naga Raja Varma's daughter Rekha and Naga Raja Varma's henchman Koti's daughter Latha love Vijay, but Vijay loves Latha. One day, Vijay discovers that Naga Raja Varma's younger brother Krishna Raja Varma is Malini's husband who was killed by Naga Raja Varma; and Vijay's father Satyam is trapped in the case and Latha is Malini's daughter. The rest of the story is about how Vijay defeats Naga Raja Varma in the climax.

Cast

as Vijay *

Amala Akkineni Amala Akkineni (''née'' Mukherjee) is an Indian actress, Bharatanatyam dancer, and animal welfare activist. She has predominantly worked in Tamil films, in addition to Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada-language films. She was a leading ac ...

as Latha * Khusboo as Rekha *

as Zamindar Chinababu Krishna Raja Varma *

as Rani Malini / Arunabai *

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as Nagaraja Varma *

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as Damodaram *

Murali Mohan Maganti Murali Mohan (born 24 June 1940) is an Indian actor, producer, politician, and business executive from Telugu cinema. In 1973, Murali Mohan debuted in ''Jagame Maya'', produced by Atluri Poornachandra Rao. He gained recognition with the ...

as Satyam *

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as Jackie *

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as Koti * Rallapalli as Sivayya *

Mada Venkateswara Rao Mada Venkateswara Rao (4 June 1935 - 24 October 2015) was an Indian actor from Andhra Pradesh. He acted in more than 600 films. He played notable roles in the films ''Mutyala Muggu'', '' Lambadolla Ramdasu'', and '' Mayadari Malligadu''. He was ...

as Chitti *

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as Gadala Gavaraju * KK Sarma as Ratio shop owner * Annapoorna as Parvatamma * Varalakshmi as Lakshmi * Anita as Janaki * Maheeja as Chilaka

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by

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. Music released on SAPTASWAR Audio Company.

References

External links

* 1987 films Films scored by K. Chakravarthy Films directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy Telugu remakes of Hindi films 1980s Telugu-language films {{1980s-Telugu-film-stub