Happy Birthday A Kodandarami Reddy: 5 box office hits of the renowned filmmaker

With Khaidi, which featured Chiranjeevi in an intense role, A Kodandarami Reddy set the benchmark very high for action entertainers in commercial cinema. As a hard-working student, Chiranjeevi was terrific as Suryam, and his fiery performance still remains as one of the best in his career. Chiru rose to fame with this film and signed big commercial films later on. The film was lauded by critics for its content, fight sequences, music as well the remarkable performances of the lead actors. It was a massive hit at the box office.

The prolific director was lauded for touching upon such a sensitive subject drawing based on the Death Sentence in Indian Penal Code. In order to reform the death sentence penalty, a lawyer essayed by Chiranjeevi sets a trap and gets himself arrested for a murder to prove offences aren't punishable by death. But he is caught in his own web of evidence and struggles to prove his innocence. Said to be based on Yandamuri Veerendranath's novel of the same name, the film was a commercial success, and the soundtrack, composed by Ilaiyaraaja was a massive hit.

The 1990 romantic action comedy was appreciated for the stunning chemistry between Chiranjeevi and Vijayashanthi, strong drama content, Kodandarami Reddy's superb direction. Kalyan's sister loves a man who is genuine but too scared of his rich, dominating mother. When Kalyan learns that his own girlfriend is the same woman's daughter, he plans to teach the lady a lesson. The film has ended its box office run on a terrific note and emerged as an industry hit.

The 1989 film became a major commercial success, becoming the first Telugu film to be released on a 70 mm with 6-Track Stereophonic sound. Directed by Kodandarami Reddy, the narrates the story of a young man who returns to his village and sees his people made to suffer by vandals decides to help them, assuming the role of a local folk hero and sets out to exact punishment on the criminals. Starring Chiranjeevi, Radha and Vijayashanthi, the film received several accolades for its content, narration, screenplay and music.

It tells the story of a patriotic vegetable seller catches the attention of the Chief Minister of a state when he takes on a criminal to protect the rights of vegetable sellers. Impressed, the Chief Minister asks him to enter politics, which he soon does, but there is a price to pay. Starring Chiranjeevi, Meena, Roja, the Kodandarami Reddy directorial did wonders at the box office for the stellar performances of the lead cast.