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simultaneously made in

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as ''Neethi Devan Mayakkam'' (). Directed by Bapu, the film stars Bhanu Chander and Madhavi. Kamal Haasan acted as Military Officer in a guest appearance in the Tamil version and in Telugu by

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. The film was a remake of the Hindi film '' Insaf Ka Tarazu'', which in turn was a remake of the 1976 Hollywood film ''

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''.

Cast

* Bhanu Chander as Rajesh * Madhavi as Bharathi *Janavi as Aarthi (Bharathi young Sister) *Devi *Raja as Ashok (Bharathi Lover) * Major Sundarrajan in Tamil /

Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1928 – 5 March 2004) was an Indian actor, littérateur, journalist, lyricist, dubbing artist and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was known as ''Kanchu Kantham J ...

in Telugu as Criminal Lawyer *

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as Lawyer * Manorama * Kamal Haasan in Tamil /

in Telugu as Military Officer (Guest role)

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* * 1982 films 1980s Tamil-language films 1980s Telugu-language films Indian multilingual films Films about rape in India Indian drama films Films about social issues in India Films directed by Bapu Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Tamil remakes of Hindi films Telugu remakes of Hindi films Indian courtroom films 1982 drama films 1982 multilingual films {{1980s-Tamil-film-stub