Rakshana (1993 film)
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| Rakshana | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Uppalapati Narayana Rao |
| Written by | Posani Krishna Murali (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Akkineni Venkat Uppalapati Narayana Rao |
| Story by | Akkineni Venkat Uppalapati Narayana Rao |
| Produced by | Akkineni Venkat |
| Starring | Nagarjuna Shobhana Roja Salim Ghouse |
| Cinematography | Teja |
| Edited by | Shankar |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
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Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Rakshana (transl. Indemnity) is a 1993 Telugu-language action film written and directed by Uppalapati Narayana Rao. It was produced by Venkat Akkineni under Annapurna Studios. It stars Nagarjuna and Shobhana, with music composed M. M. Keeravani. Upon release, the film received widely positive reviews and remained a box office hit.[1] Regarded as one of the top cop movies in Telugu, it was subsequently dubbed in Tamil and released as Kaaval Thurai. The film was remade in Bengali Bangladesh as Banglar Hero (1998).
Plot
[edit | edit source]Assistant commissioner of police Bose (Nagarjuna) gets transferred from Visakhapatnam and takes charge of Hyderabad in his relentless fight to apprehend crime lord brothers Chinna (Salim Ghouse), and Nalla Seenu (Kota Srinivasa Rao) who is also a prominent politician. Chinna kills Bose's friend through his political influence, when the latter and Bose apprehend Chinna for interrogation. Meanwhile, Padma falls in love with Bose and eventually gets married and have a daughter. Eventually, Chinna kidnaps Bose's daughter. How Bose saves his daughter and banishes the mafia ring forms the rest of the story.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Nagarjuna as A.C.P. Bose
- Shobhana as Padma
- Salim Ghouse as Chinna
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Nalla Sreenu
- Nassar as Bose's friend
- Brahmanandam
- M. Balaiah
- Banerjee
- Nirmalamma
- Chinni Jayanth
- Chinna
- Kadambari Kiran
- Ananth
- Teja in a cameo
- J. D. Chakravarthy in a cameo
- M. M. Keeravani in a cameo
- Prabhu Deva in a cameo
- Roja special appearance in the song "Ghallumandhi"
- Silk Smitha special appearance in the song "Neeku Naaku"
Soundtrack
[edit | edit source]| Rakshana | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 25:13 | |||
| Label | Akash Audio | |||
| Producer | M. M. Keeravani | |||
| M. M. Keeravani chronology | ||||
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The film songs were composed by M. M. Keeravani. Music released on AKASH Audio Company.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Guppu Guppu" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Kannepapa Anduko" | M. M. Keeravani | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 5:21 |
| 3. | "Ghallumandhi" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Ye Janmadho" | Veturi | M. M. Keeravani, Chitra | 6:10 |
| 5. | "Neeku Naaku" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | Malgudi Subha | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 25:13 | |||
Awards
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[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- 1993 films
- 1990s Telugu-language films
- 1990s police procedural films
- Films scored by M. M. Keeravani
- Films about corruption in India
- Fictional portrayals of the Andhra Pradesh Police
- Indian political thriller films
- 1990s political thriller films
- Films set in India
- 1993 crime drama films
- Journalism adapted into films
- 1999 films
- Films about social realism
- Films set in Andhra Pradesh
- 1990s crime action films
- Indian political action films
- Indian neo-noir films
- Indian police films
- Indian avant-garde and experimental films
- Indian gangster films
- Indian crime action films
- Films about criminals
- Films about organised crime in India
- Crime films based on actual events
- Films about mass media in India
- Indian films about revenge
- Indian crime drama films
- Films set in Visakhapatnam