Nijam

Nijam (Truth)
Directed by	Teja
Produced by	Teja
Written by	Teja (story / screenplay / dialogues)
Starring	Mahesh Babu Rakshita Gopichand Raasi
Music by	R. P. Patnaik
Cinematography	Sameer Reddy
Edited by	Shankar
Production company	Chitram Movies
Release date	23 May 2003 (2003-05-23)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹75 million (US$1.1 million)
Box office	₹100 million (US$1.5 million) (Share)

Nijam (English: Truth) is a 2003 Telugu, crime film produced & directed by Teja on Chitram Movies banner. The film stars Mahesh Babu and Rakshita. The film's music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. Jyothika was considered as the Lead role but later replaced. Mahesh Babu and Rameshwari won the Nandi Awards in Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories respectively.

Sidda Reddy (Jaya Prakash Reddy) is a powerful mafia leader whose right hand is Devudu (Gopichand). Devudu has a lover called Malli (Raasi). Reddy - who also like Malli - takes her to the bed, which is not liked by Devudu. In the process, Devudu kills Reddy and he becomes the leader of the mafia gang. Venkateswarlu (Ranganath) is a fire officer. In an incident, Devudu sets a marketplace a fire and Venkateswarlu rescues it with his firefighting and at the same time, Venkateswarlu slaps Devudu, as he continues throwing Kerosene at the marketplace. Devudu holds a grudge against Venkateswarlu and sends him to jail on a framed charge of murder. Seetaram (Mahesh Babu) who is the son of Venkateswarlu tries to rescue his father from the jaws of police. But in the process, everybody starts asking him for money to do the work. At the end of the day, the police officer kills Venkateswarlu. The rest of the story is about how Seetaram's mother (Talluri Rameswari) takes revenge on the people responsible for the death of her husband with the help of her son Seetaram. The criminals involved in the crime of his father's death are killed one after the other by the mother and the son in a planned and scientific manner. This film tells about an innocent boy, who along with his mother undergoes injustice and also loses his father in this process. The mother in this situation plays the role of a trainer and a guide to her son, making him strong physically and emotionally, to fight back.