Subhalekha is a Telugu movie which has Chiranjeevi in the lead role and was made by K. Viswanath. It was the first time they both came to work together and after this successful movie went on to make 2 more movies, Swayamkrushi in 1987 and Aapathbandhavudu in 1992. The film was made at a time when Chiranjeevi had started getting lead actor roles and followed the immensely successful film Intlo Ramaiah Veedhilo Krishnaiah. After making Saptapadi in which he dealt with the social stigma of caste system, K. Viswanath followed up with this film in which he dealt with the social malady of dowry system. The film was released on 11 June 1982 .