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).

Plot
Viswanath, a renowned advocate, is a disciple of justice and endeared by the masses. Once, he awards life to Prabhu – the spiteful son of honor-seeking gangster GNK and his henchmen Shakka under rape conviction. Thereat, vengeful GNK intends to kill him, but he is shielded by his stan, Latha, a famous dancer, and they fall in love. From there, the Police Department pays special attention to Viswanath’s protection, which remains GNK helpless. Viswanath resides with his mother, Shantamma & sister, Gowri. What perturbs him is the frequent failure of Gowri’s alliances because of her handicaps. Besides, Kacheri Kondaiah, the witty man who solves many cases at the drop of a hat, is a close confidant of Viswanath.

Meanwhile, GNK waits for the shot, incriminates Viswanath in a bribery scandal, and sentences him. As soon as his release, the brutal attacks his family before he gets home, leading to Shantamma’s death. Ergo, Viswanath onslaughts on GNK, who is tormented, making him seek vengeance. Since then, with Kondaiah & his gang, he has confiscated GNK’s business and turned into a millionaire. Here, Latha shows disagreement with his path, and a rift arises, which resolves after comprehending his rectitude. Parallelly, Viswanath gets Gowri well, who falls for a guy named Bhaskar, and they are to be wedlock. Just before, Viswanath had been assaulted by Prabhu & Shakka, who absconded from the prison, where he lost his sight. However, he pretends to be normal and successfully performs the wedding. GNK then abducts the entire bridal party as Viswanath strikes, recouping his vision and ceasing the baddies. At last, the judiciary acquits Viswanath as guilt-free. Finally, the movie ends happily with the marriage of Viswanath & Latha with great public applause.

Cast
Source
 * N. T. Rama Rao as Lawyer Vishwanath
 * Jayasudha as Geeta
 * Satyanarayana as Kacheri Kondaiah
 * Prabhakar Reddy G.N.K
 * Allu Ramalingaiah as Pakshiraju Seetaramaiah / Pakshi
 * Kanta Rao as Kamalakar
 * Dhulipala as Judge
 * Rajanala as Lawyer D. P. Rao
 * Mukkamala as Raghavaiah
 * Ramana Murthy as Lawyer Varma
 * Ranganath as Bhaskar
 * Sarath Babu as Prabhu
 * Tyagaraju
 * Sri Lanka Manohar as Shakka
 * Sakshi Ranga Rao as Johny Jalaiah
 * Ram Mohan as Eye Doctor
 * Mada as Bira the Hypnotizer
 * K.V.Chalam as Varahala Shetty
 * Balakrishna as Kondaiah henchmen
 * Potti Prasad as Jail Warden
 * K. K. Sarma as Prisoner
 * Pandari Bai as Shanthamma
 * Kavitha as Gowri
 * Tiger Prabhakar as Soda Jaggu
 * Pushpa Kumari

Soundtrack
Music composed by Satyam.

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.