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| editing        = K. A. Marthand
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'''''Kode Nagu''''' ({{translation|Young cobra}}; also spelt '''''Kode Naagu''''')<ref name="Dharap" /> is a 1974 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romance film]] directed by [[K. S. Prakash Rao]] and produced by [[M. S. Reddy]]. It is a remake of the [[Kannada]] film ''[[Naagarahaavu]]'' (1972) which was based on three Kannada novels: ''Nagarahavu'', ''Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu'' and ''Sarpa Mathsara'', all written by [[T. R. Subba Rao]]. The film stars [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]], [[Chandrakala]] and [[Jaggayya]].<ref name="Indiancine.ma" />
'''''Kode Nagu''''' ({{translation|Young cobra}}; also spelt '''''Kode Naagu''''')<ref name="Dharap" /> is a 1974 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romance film]] directed by [[K. S. Prakash Rao]] and produced by [[M. S. Reddy]]. It is a remake of the [[Kannada]] film ''[[Naagarahaavu]]'' (1972) which was based on three Kannada novels: ''Nagarahavu'', ''Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu'' and ''Sarpa Mathsara'', all written by [[T. R. Subba Rao]]. The film stars [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]], [[Chandrakala]] and [[Jaggayya]]. It was released on 15 March 1974.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Production ==
== Production ==
''Kode Nagu'' is a remake of the [[Kannada]] film ''[[Naagarahaavu]]'' (1972),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rajadhyaksha |first=Ashish |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |pages=179 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-year=1994}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wQLeCwAAQBAJ&q=%22Kode+Naagu%22&pg=PA225 |title=Salaam Bollywood: Representations and interpretations |publisher=[[Routledge]] |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-138-64962-0 |editor-last=Kishore |editor-first=Vikrant |pages=225 |editor-last2=Sarwal |editor-first2=Amit |editor-last3=Patra |editor-first3=Parichay}}</ref> itself based on three Kannada novels: ''Nagarahavu'', ''Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu'' and ''Sarpa Mathsara'', all written by [[T. R. Subba Rao]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deepak |first=S N |date=15 July 2018 |title=Vishnuvardhan classic back in restored avatar |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-bengaluru/vishnuvardhan-classic-back-681407.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/72IZZ7hgR?url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-bengaluru/vishnuvardhan-classic-back-681407.html |archive-date=9 September 2018}}</ref> It was directed by [[K. S. Prakash Rao]], and produced by [[M. S. Reddy]] under Kowmudi Pictures.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 December 2011 |title='Sahaja Kavi' Mallemala no more |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/amplsquoSahaja-Kaviamprsquo-Mallemala-no-more/articleshow/11076364.cms |url-status=live |access-date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180909081036/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/amplsquoSahaja-Kaviamprsquo-Mallemala-no-more/articleshow/11076364.cms |archive-date=9 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="Indiancine.ma" /> The dialogues were written by [[Aatreya (playwright)|Aatreya]]. Cinematography was handled by K. S. Prasad, and the editing by K. A. Marthand.<ref name="Indiancine.ma" />
''Kode Nagu'' is a remake of the [[Kannada]] film ''[[Naagarahaavu]]'' (1972),<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |pages=179 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-date=1994}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wQLeCwAAQBAJ&q=%22Kode+Naagu%22&pg=PA225 |title=Salaam Bollywood: Representations and interpretations |publisher=[[Routledge]] |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-138-64962-0 |editor-last=Kishore |editor-first=Vikrant |pages=225 |editor-last2=Sarwal |editor-first2=Amit |editor-last3=Patra |editor-first3=Parichay}}</ref> itself based on three Kannada novels: ''Nagarahavu'', ''Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu'' and ''Sarpa Mathsara'', all written by [[T. R. Subba Rao]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deepak |first=S N |date=15 July 2018 |title=Vishnuvardhan classic back in restored avatar |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-bengaluru/vishnuvardhan-classic-back-681407.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909074226/https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-bengaluru/vishnuvardhan-classic-back-681407.html |archive-date=9 September 2018}}</ref> It was directed by [[K. S. Prakash Rao]], and produced by [[M. S. Reddy]] under Kowmudi Pictures.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 December 2011 |title='Sahaja Kavi' Mallemala no more |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/amplsquoSahaja-Kaviamprsquo-Mallemala-no-more/articleshow/11076364.cms |url-status=live |access-date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180909081036/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/amplsquoSahaja-Kaviamprsquo-Mallemala-no-more/articleshow/11076364.cms |archive-date=9 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="Indiancine.ma" /> The dialogues were written by [[Acharya Aatreya|Aatreya]]. Cinematography was handled by K. S. Prasad, and the editing by K. A. Marthand.<ref name="Indiancine.ma" />


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=1974 |title=Kode Nagu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kode-nagu-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1360821898 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180909082843/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kode-nagu-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1360821898 |archive-date=9 September 2018 |access-date=9 September 2018 |website=[[Apple Music]] |publisher=[[Saregama]]}}</ref> while the lyrics were written by Acharya Athreya and M. S. Reddy (under the name Mallemala).<ref name="Indiancine.ma" />
The soundtrack was composed by [[Pendyala (composer)|Pendyala]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=1974 |title=Kode Nagu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/kode-nagu-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1360821898 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180909082843/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kode-nagu-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1360821898 |archive-date=9 September 2018 |access-date=9 September 2018 |website=[[Apple Music]] |publisher=[[Saregama]]}}</ref> while the lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya and M. S. Reddy (under the name Mallemala).<ref name="Indiancine.ma" />
 
Two songs from this movie were the retained version of the Kannada original versions – ''Sangamam Sangamam'' <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4vTtU4bP24</ref> was the retained version of  ''Sangama Sangama'' <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36E9G1Wzp1s</ref> and ''Katha Vinduva'' <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf0ssmWOgqk</ref> was the retained version of  '' Kathe Heluve''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erRL2YaWtHA</ref>


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| title1 = Sangamam Sangamam
| title1 = Sangamam Sangamam
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| extra1 = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Susheela]]
| extra1 = [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Susheela]]
| length1 = 4:40
| length1 = 4:40
| title2 = Idhe Chandragiri
| title2 = Idhe Chandragiri
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| title6 = Katha Vinduva
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
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<ref name="Dharap">{{Cite book |last=Dharap |first=B. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6wU_AQAAIAAJ&q=%22Kode+Naagu%22 |title=Indian Films |publisher=[[National Film Archive of India]] |year=1974 |page=74}}</ref>
<ref name="Dharap">{{Cite book |last=Dharap |first=B. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6wU_AQAAIAAJ&q=%22Kode+Naagu%22 |title=Indian Films |publisher=Motion Picture Enterprises |year=1974 |pages=74}}</ref>


<ref name="Indiancine.ma">{{Cite web |title=Kode Nagu |url=https://indiancine.ma/QIN/info |access-date=9 September 2018 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
<ref name="Indiancine.ma">{{Cite web |title=Kode Nagu |url=https://indiancine.ma/QIN/info |access-date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230922140236/https://indiancine.ma/QIN/info|archive-date=22 September 2023 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
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[[Category:1974 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films based on adaptations]]
[[Category:Films based on adaptations]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
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[[Category:Films directed by K. S. Prakash Rao]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. S. Prakash Rao]]
[[Category:Films scored by Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]
[[Category:Films scored by Pendyala (composer)]]
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[[Category:Indian interfaith romance films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Kannada films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Kannada films]]

Latest revision as of 03:15, 4 March 2026


Kode Nagu
File:Kode Nagu.jpg
Poster
Directed byK. S. Prakash Rao
Produced byM. S. Reddy
Story byT. R. Subba Rao
Starring
Music byPendyala
CinematographyK. S. Prasad
Edited byK. A. Marthand
Production
company
Kowmudi Pictures
Distributed byVijaya Pictures
Release date
  • 15 March 1974 (1974-03-15)
Running time
154 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Kode Nagu (transl. Young cobra; also spelt Kode Naagu)[1] is a 1974 Indian Telugu-language romance film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao and produced by M. S. Reddy. It is a remake of the Kannada film Naagarahaavu (1972) which was based on three Kannada novels: Nagarahavu, Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu and Sarpa Mathsara, all written by T. R. Subba Rao. The film stars Sobhan Babu, Lakshmi, Chandrakala and Jaggayya. It was released on 15 March 1974.

Plot[edit | edit source]

A Hindu man and a Christian woman are in love. However, upon realising they cannot be united in matrimony due to caste and class barriers, commit suicide.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Kode Nagu is a remake of the Kannada film Naagarahaavu (1972),[2][3] itself based on three Kannada novels: Nagarahavu, Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu and Sarpa Mathsara, all written by T. R. Subba Rao.[4] It was directed by K. S. Prakash Rao, and produced by M. S. Reddy under Kowmudi Pictures.[5][6] The dialogues were written by Aatreya. Cinematography was handled by K. S. Prasad, and the editing by K. A. Marthand.[6]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The soundtrack was composed by Pendyala,[7] while the lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya and M. S. Reddy (under the name Mallemala).[6]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Sangamam Sangamam"Ghantasala, P. Susheela4:40
2."Idhe Chandragiri"Ghantasala4:04
3."Andaala Gadasarivaadu"P. Susheela4:07
4."Naagupamu Paga"Ghantasala2:52
5."Naalo Kalisi Po"Ghantasala4:51
6."Katha Vinduva"P. Susheela4:18

Release[edit | edit source]

Kode Nagu was released on 15 March 1974,[6] and was distributed by Vijaya Pictures.[1]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dharap, B. V. (1974). Indian Films. Motion Picture Enterprises. p. 74.
  2. ↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 179. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
  3. ↑ Kishore, Vikrant; Sarwal, Amit; Patra, Parichay, eds. (2016). Salaam Bollywood: Representations and interpretations. Routledge. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-138-64962-0.
  4. ↑ Deepak, S N (15 July 2018). "Vishnuvardhan classic back in restored avatar". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "'Sahaja Kavi' Mallemala no more". The Times of India. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Kode Nagu". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 9 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ "Kode Nagu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Saregama. 1974. Retrieved 9 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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