# Justice Chowdary (జస్టిస్ చౌదరి)
**Justice Chowdary** (జస్టిస్ చౌదరి) is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by [K. Raghavendra Rao](https://www.edgepedia.org/k-raghavendra-rao), produced by T. Trivikrama Rao under Vijaya Lakshmi Art Movies, and starring [N. T. Rama Rao](https://www.edgepedia.org/n-t-rama-rao) in a dual role alongside Sridevi.[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdary) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257824/fullcredits/) It was released on 28 May 1982 as a birthday-festival offering from its star, became a box-office hit, and was remade in Hindi and Tamil.[3](https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/forty-years-for-ntr-justice-choudhary-moive-170826.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 28 May 1982, wide theatrical release in India, as an NTR birthday-festival gift[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdary) • [3](https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/forty-years-for-ntr-justice-choudhary-moive-170826.html) |
| Director / producer | K. Raghavendra Rao; T. Trivikrama Rao, Vijaya Lakshmi Art Movies[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdary) |
| Lead roles | N. T. Rama Rao as Justice Chowdary / Ramu (dual role); Sridevi as Rekha[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257824/fullcredits/) • [4](https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/justice-chowdary/umc.cmc.6evdbddfzp5k57ryqq5zh1atz) |
| Music | K. Chakravarthy; lyrics by Veturi Sundara Ramamurthy; playback by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdary) |
| Runtime | 2 hrs 46 mins per Moviebuff; other listings give 158 minutes (Sun NXT) and 2h 30m (Apple TV)[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdary) • [5](https://www.sunnxt.com/telugu-movie-justice-chowdary-1982/detail/10268) • [4](https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/justice-chowdary/umc.cmc.6evdbddfzp5k57ryqq5zh1atz) |
| Remakes | Hindi *Justice Chaudhury* (1983) and Tamil *Neethipathi*[6](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/justice-chaudhury) • [1](https://www.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdary) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
The film centers on advocate R. K. Chowdary (N. T. Rama Rao), a man devoted to law, justice, and dharma, who lives with his wife Janaki (Jayanthi), his son Raja (Sridhar), a police inspector, his daughter-in-law Lata (Rajyalakshmi), and his speech-impaired daughter Lakshmi (Aruna Mucherla).[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdary) • [3](https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/forty-years-for-ntr-justice-choudhary-moive-170826.html)
The conflict begins in court. Chowdary once prosecuted a murder case defended by advocate Kailasam ([Rao Gopal Rao](https://www.edgepedia.org/rao-gopal-rao)), who is also business partner and chief advisor to the smuggler and gangster Papa Rao ([Kaikala Satyanarayana](https://www.edgepedia.org/kaikala-satyanarayana)). Chowdary won the case, and Ranga Rao, Papa Rao's twin brother (both played by Satyanarayana), was sentenced to death; from then on Papa Rao swore revenge on Chowdary.[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdary) The revenge campaign presses the judge to marry his speech-impaired daughter to his enemy's henchman, and when she refuses, the enemy traps his son in a false case, leaving Chowdary to protect his family without compromising his integrity.[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdary) • [5](https://www.sunnxt.com/telugu-movie-justice-chowdary-1982/detail/10268) In the course of the story R. K. Chowdary rises to Chief Justice at the High Court, and the film also follows Ramu, the character played by Rama Rao in his second role, whose misunderstandings with his father are cleared before father and son join forces against the villains.[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdary) • [6](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/justice-chaudhury)
## Cast and crew
The cast combines Rama Rao and Sridevi with established character actors: Sharada as Radha, Jayanthi as Janaki, Rao Gopal Rao as lawyer Kailasam, Kaikala Satyanarayana as Papa Rao and Ranga Rao, Allu Ramalingaiah as Tata Rao, Nagesh as Anthony, and Sridhar as Inspector Raja.[4](https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/justice-chowdary/umc.cmc.6evdbddfzp5k57ryqq5zh1atz) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257824/fullcredits/) Satyanand wrote the film, K. S. Prakash Rao was the director of photography, and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao edited it.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257824/fullcredits/) • [1](https://www.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdary)
## Music
K. Chakravarthy composed the score, with all lyrics by Veturi Sundara Ramamurthy and playback singing mainly by [S. P. Balasubrahmanyam](https://www.edgepedia.org/s-p-balasubrahmanyam) and [P. Susheela](https://www.edgepedia.org/p-susheela), joined by [S. P. Sailaja](https://www.edgepedia.org/s-p-sailaja) on some numbers.[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdary) The seven-song tracklist includes "Abba Musuresindhi", "Chattaniki Nyayaniki", "Nee Chekkili Vela Entha", "Nee Toli Choopulone", "Okato Numbaru Chinadanta", "Srilakshmi Pelliki Chirunavve", and "Muddu Meeda Muddupettu".[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdary)
## Reception and legacy
Its success prompted remakes: K. Raghavendra Rao himself directed the Hindi version *Justice Chaudhury*, released on 15 July 1983 with [Jeetendra](https://www.edgepedia.org/jeetendra), Hema Malini, and Sridevi, with music by [Bappi Lahiri](https://www.edgepedia.org/bappi-lahiri), and a Tamil version was made as *Neethipathi*.[6](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/justice-chaudhury) • [1](https://www.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdary) A separate 2000 Hindi film titled *Justice Chowdhary*, starring [Mithun Chakraborty](https://www.edgepedia.org/mithun-chakraborty), is also identified as a remake of the 1982 Telugu original.[7](https://assets.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdhary)
**A template for dual-role dramas.** The NTV Telugu retrospective marking forty years of the film notes that [Dasari Narayana Rao](https://www.edgepedia.org/dasari-narayana-rao) followed the same formula, building the film *Justice Chakravarthy* around [Akkineni Nageswara Rao](https://www.edgepedia.org/akkineni-nageswara-rao) in a dual role and releasing it on 20 September 1984 as an Akkineni birthday offering, mirroring how *Justice Chowdary* had been timed to Rama Rao's birthday.[3](https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/forty-years-for-ntr-justice-choudhary-moive-170826.html) The film remains available on streaming services including Sun NXT, where it is listed in SD, and carries an IMDb rating of about 6.1 to 6.2 out of 10.[5](https://www.sunnxt.com/telugu-movie-justice-chowdary-1982/detail/10268) • [8](https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/justice-chowdhary)
## References
1. [Justice Chowdary (1982), Moviebuff](https://www.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdary)
2. [Justice Chowdhary (1982) full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257824/fullcredits/)
3. [NTR: Forty years of 'Justice Chowdary', NTV Telugu](https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/forty-years-for-ntr-justice-choudhary-moive-170826.html)
4. [Justice Chowdary, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/justice-chowdary/umc.cmc.6evdbddfzp5k57ryqq5zh1atz)
5. [Watch Justice Chowdary (Telugu) online, Sun NXT](https://www.sunnxt.com/telugu-movie-justice-chowdary-1982/detail/10268)
6. [Justice Chaudhury (1983), Moviebuff](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/justice-chaudhury)
7. [Justice Chowdhary (2000), Moviebuff](https://assets.moviebuff.com/justice-chowdhary)
8. [Justice Chowdhary streaming information, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/au/movie/justice-chowdhary)
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