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'''''Criminal''''' |
'''''Criminal''''' is a [[1994 in film|1994]] [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Hindi]] bilingual film, directed by [[Mahesh Bhatt]] and produced by [[K. S. Rama Rao]]. It stars [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]], [[Manisha Koirala]], [[Ramya Krishnan]], [[Nassar]], [[Gulshan Grover]], and Sharat Babu. [[M.M. Keeravani]] composed music for the film. This film was inspired by ''[[The Fugitive (1993 film)|The Fugitive]]'' which starred [[Harrison Ford]]. |
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| Directed by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Produced by | K. S. Rama Rao |
| Starring | Akkineni Nagarjuna Manisha Koirala Ramya Krishnan Nassar Gulshan Grover Sharat Babu |
| Cinematography | S. Gopal Reddy |
| Edited by | G.G. Krishna Rao |
| Music by | M.M. Keeravani |
Release date | October 14, 1994 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Criminal is a 1994 Telugu and Hindi bilingual film, directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by K. S. Rama Rao. It stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Manisha Koirala, Ramya Krishnan, Nassar, Gulshan Grover, and Sharat Babu. M.M. Keeravani composed music for the film. This film was inspired by The Fugitive which starred Harrison Ford.
Plot
After witnessing the unfortunate death of a woman, who was unable to afford hospital treatment, Dr. Ajay Kumar (Akkineni Nagarjuna) cancels his U.S. immigration and instead sets out to work a plan to open a hospital that will be accessible to people who cannot afford treatment in regular hospitals, called "Amma People's Hospital". This draws quite an attention, and he becomes popular, especially with two young women, Swapna (Manisha Koirala) and Sub-Inspector Ramya (Ramya Krishna). He falls in love with Swapna and both get married, breaking Ramya's heart in the process. Shortly thereafter Swapna gets pregnant, much to their delight. When Swapna discovers a frightening organ-smuggling operation in her hospital while going through a friends Kidney diagnostic report, one night, Ramya gets a distress call from Swapna, who calls the police for help as she is being attacked, and names the attacker as "Ajay". Swapna eventually gets murdered. The police arrive to find her dead body and arrest Ajay for murder. It seems that Ajay's motive for killing Swapna was for money, as Swapna is a wealthy heiress. Ajay is convicted and sentenced to death. While being transported to prison, the police van meets with an accident and Ajay escapes. The police launch a manhunt for him, but are unable to catch him. Ajay secretly meets with Ramya and tells her that he did not kill Swapna, and he wants her help to catch the real killer. Will Ramya believe him, or is he just making up a story to justify his escape from facing the death penalty?
Music
M.M. Keeravani composed the music for this film. The audio itself was a huge success. The song "Telusa Manasa" is still considered a classic. M.M. Keeravani himself claims that it was one of his best works. The song is actually inspired from the Internationally acclaimed Enigma (musical project)'s 1990 debut album MCMXC a.D..
Cast
- Akkineni Nagarjuna ... Ajay Kumar
- Manisha Koirala ... Swetha
- Ramya Krishna ... Ramya
- Nassar ... Inspector Teja
- Gulshan Grover ... Robert
- Sharat Babu ... Pratap
- Kaikala Satyanarayana ... Ajay's father
- Johnny Lever ... special appearance
Crew
- Director: Mahesh Bhatt
- Screenplay: Mahesh Bhatt
- Dialogue: Sainath
- Producer: K.S. Rama Rao
- Music: M.M. Keeravani
- Cinematography: S. Gopal Reddy
- Editor: G.G. Krishna Rao
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