Neti Siddhartha
Neti Siddhartha, also known by its alternative title Siddhartha, is a 1990 Telugu-language action film produced and directed by Kranthi Kumar under the Kranthi Chitra banner. It stars Nagarjuna, Krishnam Raju, Shobana and Ayesha Jhulka, with music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. It is a remake of the Hindi film Dharmatma, itself based on The Godfather. It did moderately well at the box office.
Plot
Siddhartha is the son of K.P., a business magnate. Siddhartha comes back from the states after so many years. Jyothi, his childhood friend, has an unrequited love for him. One day, he is told K.P. rules an underworld mafia syndicate by his friend David, whom K.P. then kills. Siddhartha leaves home and reaches a forest where he falls in love with a tribal girl, Basanti. Meanwhile, syndicate members Jogendra and Shetty plan to kill K.P. and Siddhartha with the help of his son-in-law Chakravarthy, leading to K.P. and Basanti's deaths. Siddhartha returns to rule the syndicate, and takes revenge on his remaining enemies.Cast
- Nagarjuna as Siddhartha
- Krishnam Raju as Krishna Prasad "K. P."
- Shobana as Jyothi
- Ayesha Jhulka as Basanthi
- J. D. Chakravarthy as Chakravarthy
- Kannada Prabhaakar as Joginder
- Sarath Babu as David
- Pradeep Shakthi as Shetty
- Devaraj as Bhillu
- Charu Haasan as Dr. Nidhi
- Thyagaraju as Commissioner
- P. L. Narayana as Viswam
- Suthivelu as Dingo Sab
- Potti Prasad as Writer
- Vadivukkarasi as Bharathi
- Tara as Rekha
- Sri Lakshmi as Writer
- Rajyalakshmi as Sofi
Soundtrack