Khaidi Babai

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. 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.

Release and reception
Khaidi Babai was released on 15 February 1974, and emerged a commercial success. Sobhan Babu won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu.