{{short description|1974 film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox film | name = Kode Nagu | image = Kode Nagu.jpg | caption = Poster | director = K. S. Prakash Rao | producer = M. S. Reddy | writer = | screenplay = | story = T. R. Subba Rao | starring = {{ubl|Sobhan Babu| Lakshmi| Chandrakala| Jaggayya}} | music = Pendyala | cinematography = K. S. Prasad | editing = K. A. Marthand | studio = Kowmudi Pictures | distributor = Vijaya Pictures | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1974|3|15}} | runtime = 154 minutes<ref name="Dharap" /> | country = India | language = Telugu | budget = | gross = }} '''''Kode Nagu''''' ({{translation|Young cobra}}; also spelt '''''Kode Naagu''''')<ref name="Dharap" /> is a 1974 Indian Telugu-language romance film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao and produced by M. S. Reddy. It is a remake of the Kannada film ''Naagarahaavu'' (1972) which was based on three Kannada novels: ''Nagarahavu'', ''Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu'' and ''Sarpa Mathsara'', all written by T. R. Subba Rao. The film stars Sobhan Babu, Lakshmi, Chandrakala and Jaggayya. It was released on 15 March 1974.
== Plot == {{More plot|date=August 2021}} A Hindu man and a Christian woman are in love. However, upon realising they cannot be united in matrimony due to caste and class barriers, commit suicide.
== Cast == * Sobhan Babu * Lakshmi * Chandrakala * Jaggayya
== Production == ''Kode Nagu'' is a remake of the Kannada film ''Naagarahaavu'' (1972),<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=British Film Institute and Oxford University Press |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |pages=179 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-date=1994}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wQLeCwAAQBAJ&q=%22Kode+Naagu%22&pg=PA225 |title=Salaam Bollywood: Representations and interpretations |publisher=Routledge |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-138-64962-0 |editor-last=Kishore |editor-first=Vikrant |pages=225 |editor-last2=Sarwal |editor-first2=Amit |editor-last3=Patra |editor-first3=Parichay}}</ref> itself based on three Kannada novels: ''Nagarahavu'', ''Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu'' and ''Sarpa Mathsara'', all written by T. R. Subba Rao.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deepak |first=S N |date=15 July 2018 |title=Vishnuvardhan classic back in restored avatar |work=Deccan Herald |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-bengaluru/vishnuvardhan-classic-back-681407.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909074226/https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-bengaluru/vishnuvardhan-classic-back-681407.html |archive-date=9 September 2018}}</ref> It was directed by K. S. Prakash Rao, and produced by M. S. Reddy under Kowmudi Pictures.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 December 2011 |title='Sahaja Kavi' Mallemala no more |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/amplsquoSahaja-Kaviamprsquo-Mallemala-no-more/articleshow/11076364.cms |url-status=live |access-date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180909081036/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/amplsquoSahaja-Kaviamprsquo-Mallemala-no-more/articleshow/11076364.cms |archive-date=9 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="Indiancine.ma" /> The dialogues were written by Aatreya. Cinematography was handled by K. S. Prasad, and the editing by K. A. Marthand.<ref name="Indiancine.ma" />
== Soundtrack == The soundtrack was composed by Pendyala,<ref>{{Cite web |date=1974 |title=Kode Nagu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/kode-nagu-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1360821898 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180909082843/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kode-nagu-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1360821898 |archive-date=9 September 2018 |access-date=9 September 2018 |website=Apple Music |publisher=Saregama}}</ref> while the lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya and M. S. Reddy (under the name Mallemala).<ref name="Indiancine.ma" />
{{Track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Sangamam Sangamam | note1 = | writer1 = | lyrics1 = | music1 = | extra1 = Ghantasala, P. Susheela | length1 = 4:40 | title2 = Idhe Chandragiri | note2 = | writer2 = | lyrics2 = | music2 = | extra2 = Ghantasala | length2 = 4:04 | title3 = Andaala Gadasarivaadu | note3 = | writer3 = | lyrics3 = | music3 = | extra3 = P. Susheela | length3 = 4:07 | title4 = Naagupamu Paga | note4 = | writer4 = | lyrics4 = | music4 = | extra4 = Ghantasala | length4 = 2:52 | title5 = Naalo Kalisi Po | note5 = | writer5 = | lyrics5 = | music5 = | extra5 = Ghantasala | length5 = 4:51 | title6 = Katha Vinduva | note6 = | lyrics6 = | extra6 = P. Susheela | length6 = 4:18 }}
== Release == ''Kode Nagu'' was released on 15 March 1974,<ref name="Indiancine.ma" /> and was distributed by Vijaya Pictures.<ref name="Dharap" />
== See also == * ''Raja Nagam'' * ''Zehreela Insaan''
== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="Dharap">{{Cite book |last=Dharap |first=B. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6wU_AQAAIAAJ&q=%22Kode+Naagu%22 |title=Indian Films |publisher=Motion Picture Enterprises |year=1974 |pages=74}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|0254500}}
Category:1974 romance films Category:1974 Telugu-language films Category:1974 Indian films Category:Films based on adaptations Category:Films based on Indian novels Category:Films based on multiple works Category:Films directed by K. S. Prakash Rao Category:Films scored by Pendyala (composer) Category:Indian interfaith romance films Category:Telugu remakes of Kannada films