Chanti, a young man, is rescued by Suchitra when he is beaten by thugs. He falls in love with her and tries to woo her, but she does not reciprocate his feelings.
Acting
Ravi Teja's explosive energy defines his early mass-hero persona.
Direction
Puri's snappy dialogue and rapid-fire scene construction.
Score
Chakri's earworm soundtrack that outlives the film's reputation.
Director
Puri Jagannadh
Ravi Teja
Chanti
Rakshita
Suchitra
Prakash Raj
Vipra Narayana
Ali Basha
Motorcycle Thief
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Venkata Swamy
Srinivasa Reddy
Chanti's Friend
Sairam Shankar
Sai
Giri Babu
Police Officer
Jeeva
Police Officer
Prudhviraj
Police Officer
M. S. Narayana
Lecturer
Narsing Yadav
Yadav
Kaikala Satyanarayana
DGP
Junior Relangi
Police Officer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Puri Jagannadh's second collaboration with Ravi Teja after Itlu Sravani Subramanyam, cementing their chaotic-romance formula.
The title 'Idiot' and Chanti's proudly self-deprecating attitude helped popularize the 'lovable loser' archetype in Telugu commercial cinema.
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