Movie: KD No 1, <br />Cast : N T R, Jayasudha, <br />Direction : K. Raghavendra Rao, <br />Banner : Devi Film Productions, <br />Music : K. V. Mahadevan, <br />Year : 1978, <br /><br />Songs: <br />1.Aakalundadhu <br />2.Malli Malli Andhi <br />3.Merakeedhi Mallini <br />4.Nene No 1 <br />5.Poonindiro Polerama <br />6.Saregama Padhanisa <br /><br />Story <br />An NTR starrer, KD No. 1 (1978) is a remake of the Hindi Manoj Kumar starrer, Das Numbri (1976). <br />K. Raghavendra Rao directed the movie for producer Devi Vara Prasad under the banner of Devi Film Productions. <br />The original Hindi story has been adapted to suit Telugu atmosphere. <br />NTR's father, a strict and honest police officer, is framed as a cheat. <br />Shocked, his wife turns mad. <br />She strongly believes that a day will come when her husband's friends will be able to establish the innocence of her husband. <br />To get her treated for her mental illness her son NTR resorts to petty thefts and earns the title, KD No. 1. <br />He happens to meet Jayasudha, who too makes a living by resorting to petty thefts. <br />The minute she sees Jayasudha, NTR's mother is convinced that she is the friend she has been looking up to, to establish her husband's innocence. <br />Her mental condition improves. <br />The movie ends, as usual, with NTR succeeding in helping in the nabbing of the real culprits and proving his father innocent. <br />The musical score by KV Mahadevan stands out. <br />The producer of the film, Devi Vara Prasad later produced many films starring megastar Chiranjeevi in the lead. <br />The list includes Tiruguleni Manishi, Chattmatho Poratam, Kondaveeti Raja, Manchi Donga, Gharana Mogudu, Alluda Majaka and Mrugaraju. <br />A film with the same name, directed by Raviraja Pinisetty and starring Srihari and Ramya Krishna in lead roles, was released in 2004.
