Lawyer Viswanath

Lawyer Viswanath is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by Y. V. Rao and directed by S. D. Lal. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha, with music composed by Satyam. It is a remake of the Hindi film Vishwanath (1978).[1]

Lawyer Viswanath
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. D. Lal
Written byGollapudi (dialogues)
Screenplay byRamkhelkar
Story byMuktha Gai
Based onVishwanath (1978)
Produced byY. V. Rao
StarringN. T. Rama Rao
Jayasudha
CinematographyP. Devraj
Edited byD. Raja Gopal Rao
Music bySatyam
Production
company
Ravi Chitra Films
Release date
  • 17 November 1978 (1978-11-17)
Running time
157 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

Vishwanath is a middle-class public prosecutor with a penchant for justice and a soft corner for the common man that endears him to the masses. But then he commits the unpardonable sin of awarding life imprisonment to Prabhu – the son of industrialist G.N.K. – and his henchman Shakka on charges of rape and murder. Not many in the city know that G.N.K. is also an underworld don involved in all sorts of criminal activities. Fuming revenge, and using every trick of the trade, he gets him implicated in a bribery case, and condemned to short-term imprisonment. Once he is released and determined to seek revenge, by taking the law into his own hands, he lets loose a war against G.N.K. by systematically attacking his business interests, helped in the process by Kacheri Kondaiah.

Cast

Soundtrack

Music composed by Satyam.[2]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Piliche Piliche"C. Narayana ReddyP. Susheela4:30
2."Sharaabee"AarudhraS. Janaki, Madhavapeddi Ramesh3:41
3."Raamudeppudoo"C. Narayana ReddyS. P. Balasubrahmanyam3:59
4."Kalakaalam"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela3:52
5."Bham Bham Bham"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela5:30

Reception

Venkatrao of Andhra Patrika, in his review dated 23 November 1978, appreciated Rama Rao's performance and production values. He added that Lal's adaptation stands up to the original.[3]

References
  1. Kohli, Suresh (17 October 2013). "Vishwanath (1978)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. "Lawyer Vishwanath (1978)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. Venkatrao (28 November 1978). "చిత్ర సమీక్ష: లాయర్ విశ్వనాధ్" [Film review: Lawyer Viswanath]. Andhra Patrika (in Telugu). Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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