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{{Infobox film
| name = Khaidi Garu
| image = Khaidi Garu.jpg
| alt =
| caption = CD cover
| native_name = 
| director = [[Om Sai Prakash|Sai Prakash]]
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Kauravar]]'' by [[A. K. Lohithadas]]}}
| producer = M. Venkatadri Naidu<br /> Adi Reddy
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Mohan Babu]]
*[[Laila (actress)|Laila]]
}}
| narrator =
| cinematography = [[M. V. Raghu]]
| editing =
| music = [[Koti (composer)|Koti]]
| studio = Sri Sai Kiran Movies
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1998|1|14}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Khaidi Garu''''' ({{translation|Prisoner sir}}) is a 1998 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[gangster film]] directed by [[Om Sai Prakash|Sai Prakash]] and starring [[Mohan Babu]] and [[Laila (actress)|Laila]] with [[Krishnam Raju]] and [[Ranganath (actor)|Ranganath]] in supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://manamnews.com/what-is-the-life-of-actress-laila-after-getting-married/|title=పెళ్లి చేసుకున్నాక నటి లైలా జీవితం ఇలా అయిపోయింది ఏంటి..?|date=9 June 2022|author=Sravanthi Pandrala Pandrala|language=te|work=Manam News|access-date=10 June 2023|archive-date=10 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610105731/https://manamnews.com/what-is-the-life-of-actress-laila-after-getting-married/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vaartha.com/laila-first-look-on-sabadham-movie/|title=శబ్దం మూవీ తో మరోసారి ప్రేక్షకుల ముందుకు రాబోతున్న లైలా|date=9 March 2023|work=[[Vaartha]]|language=te|access-date=10 June 2023|archive-date=10 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610105725/https://www.vaartha.com/laila-first-look-on-sabadham-movie/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film is a remake of ''[[Kauravar]]'' (1992) and was a box office failure unlike the original.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://idreampost.com/news/khaidi-garu-movie-analysis-21978.html|title=Khaidi Garu : హిట్ అయిన డబ్బింగ్ సినిమాని మళ్ళీ రీమేక్ చేస్తే – Nostalgia|language=te|work=iDreamPost|date=17 November 2021|author=Ravindra Siraj|access-date=10 June 2023|archive-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004234122/https://idreampost.com/news/khaidi-garu-movie-analysis-21978.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telugustop.com/khaidi-garu-movie-remake-became-a-flop-%E0%B0%B9%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8B%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%81|title=హిట్ సినిమాను రీమేక్ చేసి చేతులు కాల్చుకున్న స్టార్ హీరోలు|author=Mamatha Kasam|work=Telugu Stop|language=te|date=19 November 2021|access-date=10 June 2023|archive-date=10 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610105019/https://telugustop.com/khaidi-garu-movie-remake-became-a-flop-%E0%B0%B9%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8B%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%81|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Mohan Babu]] as Raju
*[[Laila (actress)|Laila]] as Rajyam
*[[Krishnam Raju]] as Police Commissioner
*[[Ranganath (actor)|Ranganath]] as Shankardada
*[[Rami Reddy (actor)|Rami Reddy]] as Gangaram
*[[Srihari]] as Shankardada's son
*[[Mohan Raj]] as Shankardada's son
*[[Giri Babu]]
*[[Ali (actor)|Ali]]
*[[Chalapathi Rao]] as Kannayya
*[[Manchu Manoj|Master Manoj]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telugu.filmyfocus.com/manchu-manoj-gets-emotional-about-his-films|title=ఆ సినిమాలు ఇప్పుడు వస్తే హిట్టయ్యేవి : మంచు మనోజ్|date=20 May 2020|language=te|work=Filmy Focus|access-date=10 June 2023|archive-date=10 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610105725/https://telugu.filmyfocus.com/manchu-manoj-gets-emotional-about-his-films|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Varsha (Telugu actress)|Varsha]]
}}

== Music ==
The music for the film was composed by [[Koti (composer)|Koti]].
{{Infobox album
| name = Khaidi Garu
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Koti (composer)|Koti]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1998
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 26:37
| language = Telugu
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer =
| chronology = [[Koti (composer)|Koti]]
| prev_title = [[Taraka Ramudu]]
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = [[Mee Aayana Jagratha]]
| next_year = 1998
| misc = {{external media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|IaiNdUiq8Qo|Khaidi Garu – Jukebox}}}}
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Allukora Ullasaveera
| length1 = 4:15
| lyrics1 = [[Bhuvana Chandra]]
| extra1 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
| title2 = Cheerammo Changamma
| length2 = 5:09
| lyrics2 = [[Suddala Ashok Teja]]
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], K. S. Chithra
| title3 = Chirunavvu Chirunama
| length3 = 4:41
| lyrics3 = Guru Charan
| extra3 = Mano, K. S. Chithra
| title4 = Devatalaara Deevinchandi
| length4 = 4:22
| lyrics4 =
| extra4 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| title5 = Gajulu Petti
| length5 = 4:04
| lyrics5 =
| extra5 = Mano, K. S. Chithra
| title6 = Vinnapalu Chesukona
| length6 = 4:06
| lyrics6 =
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
| total_length = 26:37
}}

== Reception ==
A critic from ''Andhra Today'' wrote that "''Khaidigaru'' is a movie based on vendetta. Director Sai Prakash, with his deft handling of the good story, changed the 'family story director' tag that stuck to him".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.andhratoday.com/movie/khaidiga.htm|title=Khaidigaru|work=Andhra Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980213002642/http://www.andhratoday.com/movie/khaidiga.htm|archive-date=13 February 1998}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|1228984}}

{{Sai Prakash}}

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[[Category:Telugu remakes of Malayalam films]]
[[Category:Indian crime drama films]]
[[Category:Indian gangster films]]
[[Category:Films about organised crime in India]]

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