Edi Nijam (English title: What is Truth; Telugu: ఏది నిజం) is a 1956 Telugu film directed by Vainik and film personality Sundaram Balachander and produced by Ghantasala Krishnamurthy of Pratibha Films. The films starring Nagabhushanam of Rakta Kanneeru fame. The story is loosely based on the Italian film Puzitor.
Réalisé parAdurthi Subba Rao ActeursAkkineni Nageswara Rao, Kommareddy Savitri, Sowcar Janaki, Nagabhushanam, Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao, Ramana Reddy Note75% Venu (ANR) is a very poor student and seeks to come out of hostel unable bear the expenses and shift to a lawyer Anand Rao (S.V. Rangarao)'s outhouse who gives it for free of cost. Venu has a brother who is a blacksmith and funds his studies and his daughter in their village. The lawyer's wife doesn't agree to give their room to bachelors and so lawyer insists that he says that he is married. The lawyer has a daughter Shanthi (Savitri) who falls in love with Venu. Her parents agree for their marriage. Venu completes his B.A. degree and goes to his village. His brother dies of ill-health and asks him to take care of his daughter Jaya. Jaya loves a man named Kumar (Nagabhushanam) who is very deceptive, and has a blind sister Radha (Janaki). When Venu asks Kumars' parents to get Jaya married to their son, they agree on one condition that Venu should marry their daughter. So Venu and Shanthi sacrifice their love. Venu is guilty of dumping her and doesn't like his wife. One day Shanthi comes and mitigates the situation. Janaki's brother and his wife create nuisence. Janaki becomes pregnant. To keep her away from all these problems, he takes his wife to Hampi Vijayanagar on Shanthi's advice. There Kumar who cheats a lady and kills her on a mountain. Hearing her screaming, Venu arrives there and sees the culprit and gets caught to police to save Kumar's life for the sake of his brother's daughter. Shanthi who is now a lawyer takes up his case and proves that he is innocent in the court and unveils the culprit with the help of strong evidence brought by Jaya, he becomes remorseful. The story ends with Venu and his wife lead a happy life.
, 2h35 ActeursAkkineni Nageswara Rao, Sowcar Janaki, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, Ramana Reddy, Waheeda Rehman, Gemini Ganesan Note65% Kotayya (Perumallu) is an honest poor farmer who has a son Venu (Nageshwara Rao) and daughter Bharathi (Ammaji). Sagarayya (C.S.R) is the landlord in the village who gives loans for high interest and when the farmers fail to pay the grabs their lands. With the help Karanam Sambayya (Ramana Reddy) and Rowdy Polayya (Relangi) Sagarayya grabs the lands in the false names. Retired military man Ratnam (Seetaram) and his daughter Radha (Janaki) also lives in the same village. After an initial misunderstanding with Venu, Radha falls in love with him and marries him. Venu tells all about Sagarayya in front of the collector and distributes the land to the real owners. How Sagarayya creates differences between Kotayya and Venu, and how Venu solves his problems and arrange his sister's marriage with Gopalam (Vallam Narasimha Rao) and sends Sagarayya and his men to jail is the rest of the story.
Réalisé parKSR Das, B.VITHALA ACHARYA GenresAction, Western ActeursKrishna, Vijaya Nirmala, Nagabhushanam, Ashish Vidyarthi, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Kaikala Satyanarayana Note81% Amarvedu dynasty was attacked by Britishers at the time of Bobbili war in South India. Before the Britishers are about to attack the dynasty, a couple of friends Daanaala Dharmayya (Gummadi) and Pagadaala Subbayya hides the treasure in a cave of five doors, very far away. They lock the treasure with five keys and the two friends separate, so as to make the key unavailable to the Britishers. Pagadala Subbayya escapes to Gadwal and Daanala Dharmayya escapes to the court of Kurnool.
Satyam and Dharmaiah are friends and favorite students of Bhavani Prasad. Satyam is the son of Bhushaiah, a rich landlord. Dharmaiah is the son of Kotaiah, a laborer. The story starts with Bhavani Prasad teaching his students about the need for unity among people of all castes and creeds and the song "Gunna Mamidi Komma Meedha" that epitomizes his teachings and friendship.
Chandram (NTR) is the hero with reformist ideas. He works against the moneylender Ganapathy (SV Ranga Rao) and Kondaiah (Nagabhushanam). Finally after a long legal battle Chandram fights for farmers and their rights and does not hesitate to go to jail.