Young cobra; also spelt Kode Naagu)[1] is a 1974 Indian Telugu-language romance film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao and produced by M. S. Reddy.

The film stars Sobhan Babu, Lakshmi, Chandrakala and Jaggayya.

However, upon realising they cannot be united in matrimony due to caste and class barriers, commit suicide.

Kode Nagu is a remake of the Kannada film Naagarahaavu (1972),[2][3] itself based on three Kannada novels: Nagarahavu, Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu and Sarpa Mathsara, all written by T. R. Subba Rao.

[6] The soundtrack was composed by Pendyala,[7] while the lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya and M. S. Reddy (under the name Mallemala).