''Neti Siddhartha'', also known by its alternative title ''Siddhartha'', is a 1990

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-language action film produced and directed by

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under the Kranthi Chitra banner. It stars

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and

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(in she acting debut), with music composed by

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. It is a remake of the Hindi film '' Dharmatma'' (1975), itself based on ''

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''. It did moderately well at the box office.Neti Siddhartha ( 1990 )
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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 (

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), 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 (

Tiger Prabhakar Tiger Prabhakar (30 March 1948 – 25 March 2001), also known as Kannada Prabhakar, was an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Kannada and Telugu cinema, with a few Malayalam, Tamil and Bollywood films. Career Prabhakar started h ...

) and Shetty ( Pradeep Shakthi) plan to kill K.P. and Siddhartha with the help of his son-in-law Chakravarthy (

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), leading to K.P. and Basanti's deaths. Siddhartha returns to rule the syndicate and takes revenge on his remaining enemies.

Cast

as Siddhartha *

as Krishna Prasad "K. P." *

as Jyothi *

as Basanthi *

as Chakravarthy * Kannada Prabhaakar as Joginder *

as David * Pradeep Shakthi as Shetty *

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as Bhillu *

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as Dr. Nidhi * Thyagaraju as Commissioner * P. L. Narayana as Viswam * Suthivelu as Dingo Sab * Potti Prasad as Writer *

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as Bharathi * Tara as Rekha *

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as Writer *

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as Sofi (David's wife)

Soundtrack

The film's songs were composed by

, with lyrics by

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, and released by LEO Audio Company.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=1630249 1990 films 1990s Telugu-language films Indian crime action films Indian crime drama films 1990s crime action films 1990 crime drama films Works based on The Godfather Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal Telugu remakes of Hindi films Films directed by Kranthi Kumar Indian remakes of American films