Rakshana
1993 Indian film
- 18 February 1993 (1993-02-18)
Running time
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.
Plot
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. Eventually, Chinna kidnaps Bose's daughter. How Bose saves his daughter and banishes the mafia ring forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- 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
| Rakshana | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film score by | ||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
- ^ "Rakshana 100 days centers". idlebrain.com.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
External links
- Rakshana at IMDb
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