Khaidi (Telugu: ఖైదీ) is a Telugu movie released on 28 October 1983, which was the first major sensational hit movie by Chiranjeevi directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. Madhavi was the heroine. It became a major blockbuster and a turning point in Chiranjeevi's career winning huge fan following overnite and catapulted Chiranjeevi into the big league which at that time was occupied by Krishna Ghattamaneni as N. T. Rama Rao had just left movies and started his political party. Over the next 2-3 years Chiranjeevi gradually occupied the top slot which he holds even till today, 24 years after the release of Khaidi.
Raogopalrao implicates Chiranjeevi in the murder of his own sister after killing his father with the help of local village officials to see that his daughter (Madhavi) doesn't marry Chiranjeevi. As he (Chiranjeevi) is tortured in the police station, he escapes and is helped in taking revenge by a good hearted doctor(Sumalatha). Written by
