Khaidi – one of the cult classic movies that was ever made in TFI. Khaidi movie is a gamechanger in Tollywood that changed the face of commercial telugu cinema in late 80’s. Chiranjeevi ki unna young hero image ni athadilo unna dancer ni, performer ni perfect ga use chesukuni Paruchuri Brothers raasina Chiru ke kadu TFI ki pedda hit cinema and game changer.
1983 October 28th roju release aina Khaidi movie Andhra Pradesh lo massive hit aindi. Chiranjeevi ki appati varaku leni collections, box office records and stardom anni ee okka movie tho occhayi.
As Khaidi movie completes 39 years today, here are 8 Interesting Facts About Chiranjeevi’s Khaidi, A Movie That Made Him A Superstar
1. Chiranjeevi’s Khaidi movie is loosely based on the 1982 American Movie ‘First Blood’ and heavily inspired by Stalone’s Rambo I. Chiranjeevi heard the full story of Khaidi after they started shooting for it from the Paruchuri Brothers.
2. Chiranjeevi was paid ₹175,000, Madhavi and Kodandarami Reddy received ₹40,000 each.
3. Superstar Krishna graced the 100 days event as chief guest for Khaidi.
4. In 1984, Khaidi was remade in Hindi as Qaidi with Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Madhavi in lead roles. Also remade in Kannada under the same title with Madhavi reprised her role in both remakes.
5. Khaidi was the 2nd highest grossing Telugu film then & the highest grossing Telugu film in 1983.
6. The estimated number of tickets sold (Footfalls) for Khaidi movie in India are around 3.2cr which is highest for any Indian film at that time.
7. Khaidi was made with an approximate budget of around Rs 70-85 Lakhs and ended up collecting a whopping amount of around 8cr gross with a share of 4cr in 1983.
8. Khaidi was the first movie of Chiru to complete 1oo days in 20 centers., 200 days in 5 centers and 365 days run in 2 centers.
