ఖైదీ (1983)

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Khaidi (transl. Prisoner) is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy, who co-wrote the script with the Paruchuri brothers. The film stars Chiranjeevi and Madhavi in lead roles. Released on 28 October 1983, Khaidi became a major commercial success and marked a turning point in Chiranjeevi's career, establishing him as a leading star in Telugu cinema.

Production

Film presenter M. Tirupathi Reddy and director A. Kodandarami Reddy contemplated doing a film together starring Chiranjeevi. Tirupathi Reddy asked the Paruchuri brothers to develop a story inspired by the American film First Blood (1982), which they did. Kodandarami Reddy later noted that although the lead character's appearance was based on First Blood, the story was entirely different.

Kodandarami Reddy wrote the screenplay, while the Paruchuri brothers wrote the dialogues. In the original script, the protagonist was a villager, but in the final script he was written as a student. The title Khaidi was Tirupathi Reddy's choice. The film was produced by K. Dhanunjaya Reddy, S. Sudhakar Reddy and K. Narasa Reddy under Samyukta Movies, photographed by Lok Singh and edited by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao.

The remuneration for Chiranjeevi in the film was Rs.1.75 lakhs.

The cast included Maadhavi, who was a popular pairing with Chiranjeevi at the time, though she had not previously worked with Kodandarami Reddy. Nithya Ravindran, who had appeared in Tamil films, was cast as Rosy and was renamed Samyuktha after the production banner, Samyuktha Movies.

Principal photography for Khaidi began on 30 April 1983, at Prasad Film Labs with a muhurtam shot featuring Chiranjeevi and Madhavi. The majority of the film was shot in the village of Rebala in Nellore district, with climax scenes filmed in Porur near Madras. The shooting spanned three schedules over 40 days, utilizing forty film rolls. A specially constructed set was used for scenes involving explosions.

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