Ankusam

Ankusam
Official poster
Directed byKodi Ramakrishna
Story byMS Arts Unit
Produced byShyam Prasad Reddy
StarringDr. Rajashekar
Jeevitha
Rami Reddy
CinematographyK. S. Hari
Edited byK. A. Marthand
Music bySatyam
Release date
  • July 1989 (1989-07)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Ankusam is 1989 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy. The film stars Dr. Rajashekar and Jeevitha, with Rami Reddy and M. S. Reddy in supporting roles.[1] It was a box-office blockbuster and marked a major breakthrough in Rajasekhar's career.[2][3] The film won three Nandi Awards.

Ravi Raja Pinisetty directed the Hindi and Kannada remakes, Pratibandh and Abhimanyu, in 1990, featuring Chiranjeevi and V. Ravichandran, respectively[4] and was remade into Bengali Bangladesh as Danga (1993).

Premise

Vijay (Dr. Rajasekhar) is an honest police officer who learns that an assassin named Neelakantam (Rami Reddy) is assigned to kill his former mentor-turned-CM Master Raghuviah (M. S. Reddy) and sets out to thwart Neelakantam's plans.

Cast

Soundtrack

Song Singer(s) Lyrics
"Idi Cheragani Prema" S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Mallemaala
"Goranta Deepam" S. Janaki Mallemaala
"Ayyaloo Jaagarata" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Mallemaala
"Chinnaari Kasigandu" (dwepada) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Mallemaala
"Nenu Tappu Cheyaledu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Mallemaala

Legacy

The film became successful at box office and provided a major breakthrough in the career of Rajasekhar. Rajasekhar's portrayal of honest and short-tempered police officer received critical acclaim and he went on to be typecast in similar roles throughout his career.[5] The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Idhuthaanda Police, which also became a huge hit.[6]

Both director and actor again teamed up for Nayakudu, which failed to repeat the success of Ankusam.[7] Ramireddy also became famous as a villain and did similar characters in other films.[8]

Director Srinu Vaitla said, "Two films – RGV's Shiva and Kodi's Ankusam – deeply influenced me and directly or indirectly prompted me to become a director".[9]

Awards

Nandi Awards - 1989[10]

References

  1. ^ Gopalrao, Griddaluru (21 July 1989). "అంకుశం" [Ankusam] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). p. 11. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Reel cops on patrol". Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Jeevitha Rajasekhar Birthday Special: రాజశేఖర్ విజయనాయిక… జీవిత". NTV (in Telugu). 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna's Hindi debuts were Telugu remakes". Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. ^ "'Mahamkali' Review: Horrible And Unbearable". Greatandhra.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (11 June 2011). "Repeat success?". The Hindu.
  7. ^ "Nayakudu - Telugu cinema Review - Rajasekhar, Namitha". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Villain Ram Reddy dies of cancer". Greatandhra.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Ek police launch - Telugu cinema - Nagababu". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  10. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)


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