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{{About|the 1951 Telugu/Tamil film|the 1967 Telugu film|Nirdoshi (1967 film)}}
{{No plot|date=September 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Nirdoshi
| image = Nirdoshi 1951.jpg
| caption = Telugu poster
| 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 (musician)|Ghantasala]] [[H. R. Padmanabha Sastry]]
| cinematography = [[P. L. Roy]]
| editing = [[M.S. Parthasarathy]]
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1951}}
| runtime = 186 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Nirdoshi''''' ({{translation|''Blameless''}}) is a 1951 Telugu-language film produced and directed by [[H. M. Reddy]].<ref name="Randor Guy">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=14 November 2008 |title=Niraparadhi 1951 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/niraparadhi-1951/article3023553.ece |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 |access-date=4 March 2017 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> [[Mukkamala Krishna Murthy]] played the role of the hero whereas [[Anjali Devi]] played a double role. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as '''''Niraparadhi'''''. The Rai Brothers (P. L. Rai and Viswanatha Rai) worked as cinematographers behind the camera<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Sashi |date=9 September 2003 |title=Their SHOT at fame |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/09/09/stories/2003090900170400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031024102331/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/09/09/stories/2003090900170400.htm |archive-date=24 October 2003 |access-date=4 March 2017 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> and [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]] as the music director. The film was edited by [[M.S. Parthasarathy]]<ref name="Encyclopaedia">{{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |author-link2=Paul Willemen |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |pages=324 |orig-date=1994}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[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. 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' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/over-to-the-voice/article3306963.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012212954/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/over-to-the-voice/article3306963.ece |archive-date=2023-10-12 |access-date=2020-09-10 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> The film was edited by [[M.S. Parthasarathy]].<ref name="Encyclopaedia" />

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

=== Tamil ===
Music was composed by [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]] and Padmanabha Sastri while the lyrics were penned by M. S. Subramaniam.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 |date=December 2014 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=1st |location=Chennai |pages=21 |language=Tamil}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer/s !! Duration (m:ss)
|-
| "Logamaiyaa Logamaam" || A. V. Saraswathi || 02:27
|-
| "Sarasa Sangeethamadhil.... Kannaalaa" || [[G. Varalakshmi]] || 02:53
|-
| "Aasai Machan O Nesa Machan" || [[A. P. Komala]] & Group || 03:01
|-
| "Swagatham Sadhi Saamrajyam" || [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]] & Sundaramma ||
|-
| "Kaattukulle Kuruvi Ottum" || M. S. Subramaniam ||
|-
| "Hrudhayame Needhi" || ||
|-
| "Laali Laali Kanne Thaalelo" || [[Jikki]] || 02:34
|-
| "Inba Vaazhvil Thunbama" || ||
|-
| "Vidhiyaale Vanameha Seedhai" || M. S. Rama Rao || 02:50
|-
| "Naane Raaniye, Kalaivaaniye" || G. Varalakshmi || 01:57
|-
| "Bhaaratha Devi Jeganthanil" || Jikki & Ghantasala || 02:34
|}

== 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="Randor Guy" />

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0266804|Nirdoshi}}
* {{IMDb title|0266803|Niraparadhi}}

{{H. M. Reddy}}

[[Category:1951 Indian films]]
[[Category:1951 multilingual films]]
[[Category:1951 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1951 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1951 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by H. M. Reddy]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ghantasala (musician)]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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