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{{About|the 1951 Telugu film|the 1967 Telugu film|Nirdoshi (1967 film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Nirdoshi
| image = Nirdoshi 1951.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[H. M. Reddy]]
| producer = H. M. Reddy
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Anjali Devi]] [[Mukkamala Krishna Murthy]] [[G. Varalakshmi]] Lakshmikantam [[Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao|Kanta Rao]] [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]]
| music = [[Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao]] [[H. R. Padmanabha Sastry]]
| cinematography = [[P. L. Roy]]
| editing = [[M.S. Parthasarathy]]
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = 1951
| runtime = 186 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Nirdoshi''''' or '''''Niraparadhi''''' ({{trans|''Blameless''}}) is a 1951 Telugu/Tamil film produced and directed by [[H. M. Reddy]].<ref name=hindu>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/niraparadhi-1951/article3023553.ece | title=Niraparadhi 1951 | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=14 November 2008 | access-date=4 March 2017|last=Guy|first=Randor|authorlink=Randor Guy | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304060635/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/niraparadhi-1951/article3023553.ece| archive-date=4 March 2017}}</ref> [[Mukkamala Krishna Murthy]] played role of hero whereas [[Anjali Devi]] played double role. The Rai Brothers (P. L. Rai and Viswanatha Rai) worked as Cinematographers behind the camera<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/09/09/stories/2003090900170400.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031024102331/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/09/09/stories/2003090900170400.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 October 2003 | title=Their SHOT at fame | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=9 September 2003 | access-date=4 March 2017|author=Sashi Nair }}</ref> and [[Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao]] as Music director. Edited by [[M.S. Parthasarathy]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Nirdoshi (1951)|url=https://indiancine.ma/AKUB|access-date=2021-01-08|website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Mukkamala Krishna Murthy]] as Vijay
* [[Anjali Devi]] as Nirmala
* [[G. Varalakshmi]] as Tara
* [[Kona Prabhakara Rao]]
* Lakshmikantam
* [[Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao]]
* [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]]
* Doraiswamy
* Chandrashekhar
* Madhu
* Pandit Rao

==Production==
As [[Mukkamala Krishna Murthy]] could not speak Tamil, Director H. M. Reddy appointed [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as a dubbing artiste. Sivaji Ganesan was a stage actor and not much known at that time.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rangarajan|first=Malathi|date=2012-04-12|title=Over to the 'voice'|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/over-to-the-voice/article3306963.ece|access-date=2020-09-10|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Edited by [[M.S. Parthasarathy]].<ref name=":0" /> [[Kona Prabhakara Rao]] has subsequently entered politics and rose to the level of minister and Governor in India.

==Songs==
===Telugu===
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_lyrics =
| all_music = [[Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao|Ghantasala]]
| lyrics_credits =
| title1 = Swagatam Swagatam
| extra1 = Ghantasala, Sundaramma
}}

===Tamil===
Music was composed by [[Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao|Ghantasala]] and Padmanabha Sastri while the lyrics were penned by M. S. Subramaniam. [[Playback singer]]s are: A. V. Saraswathi, [[G. Varalakshmi]], [[A. P. Komala]], [[Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao|Ghantasala]], Sundaramma, [[Jikki]], M. S. Subramaniam and M. S. Rama Rao.<ref>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam - Part 1|author=G. Neelamegam|language=Tamil|page=21 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! S/N !! Song !! Singer/s !! Duration (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Logamaiyaa Logamaam" || A. V. Saraswathi ||
|-
| 2 || "Sarasa Sangeethamadhe naamam" || G. Varalakshmi ||
|-
| 3 || "Aasai Machan O Nesa Machan" || A. P. Komala & Group ||
|-
| 4 || "Swagatham Sadhi Saamrajyam" || Ghantasala & Sundaramma ||
|-
| 5 || "Kaattukulle Kuruvi Ottum" || M. S. Subramaniam ||
|-
| 6 || "Hrudhayame Needhi" || ||
|-
| 7 || "Laali Laali Kanne Thaalelo" || Jikki ||2:34
|-
| 8 || "Inba Vaazhvil Thunbama" || ||
|-
| 9 || "Vidhiyaale Vanameha Seedhai" || M. S. Rama Rao ||
|-
| 10 || "Naane Raaniye, Kalaivaaniye" || G. Varalakshmi ||
|-
| 11 || "Bhaaratha Devi Jeganthanil" || Jikki & Ghantasala ||
|}

==Reception==
Film historian [[Randor Guy]] wrote in 2008 that the film is "Remembered for the impressive performance of Anjali Devi in a difficult double role and the arresting screen presence of G. Varalakshmi."<ref name=hindu />

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0266804|Nirdoshi}}
* {{IMDb title|0266803|Niraparadhi}}
{{H. M. Reddy}}

[[Category:1951 films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by H. M. Reddy]]
[[Category:1950s multilingual films]]

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