Khaidi (1983 film)

Khaidi
Theatrical poster
Directed byA. Kodandarami Reddy
Screenplay byA. Kodandarami Reddy
Story byParuchuri brothers
Produced byK. Dhanunjaya Reddy
K. Narasa Reddy
S. Sudhakara Reddy
StarringChiranjeevi
Maadhavi
CinematographyLok Singh
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byK. Chakravarthy
Production
company
Samyukta Movies
Release date
  • 28 October 1983 (1983-10-28)
Running time
157 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹25 lakhs[2]
Box office₹8 crore[3]

Khaidi (transl. Prisoner) is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and starring Chiranjeevi and Madhavi. Released on 28 October 1983, Khaidi was a major commercial success, marking a pivotal moment in Chiranjeevi's career and establishing him as a leading star in Telugu cinema. In 1984, it was remade in Hindi as Qaidi, and in Kannada under the same title, with Madhavi reprising her role both times.[4] The movie was loosely inspired by the 1982 movie First Blood.[5]

  1. ^ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 460.
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  5. ^ "Bypassing copycats, Sandalwood style".