Rakshana (1993 film)

Rakshana
Rakshana
Film score by M. M. Keeravani
Released	1993
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	25:13
Label	Akash Audio
Producer	M. M. Keeravani
M. M. Keeravani chronology

Rakshana
Rakshana
	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
Cinematography	Teja
Edited by	Shankar
Music by	M. M. Keeravani
Production; company	Annapurna Studios
Release date	18 February 1993;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Rakshana (transl. Protection) is a 1993 Telugu-language action film, produced by Akkineni Venkat under the Annapurna Studios banner and directed by Uppalapati Narayana Rao. It stars Nagarjuna and Shobhana, with music composed M. M. Keeravani. Dubbed into Tamil and released as Kaaval Thurai.

Plot

Bose is an A.C.P. from Visakhapatnam who comes to Hyderabad. He stays with his friend. He is known for his righteous but raging actions, and his friend gets worried about it. Bose tries to stop Chinna and Nalla Sreenu, who are both brothers and underworld dons. Bose arrests Chinna as he seeks revenge on him. Meanwhile, Padma falls in love with Bose as they eventually get married and have a daughter. Nalla Sreenu becomes a party president. Bose and his friend try to end Chinna and Nalla Sreenu's schemes and stop their crimes. Chinna kills Bose's friend when the latter and Bose kidnap Chinna. Eventually, Chinna kidnaps Bose's daughter. How Bose saves his daughter and finishes the villains 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
J. D. Chakravarthy
M. Balaiah
Banerjee
Nirmalamma
Chinni Jayanth
Chinna
Kadambari Kiran
Ananth
M. M. Keeravani in a special appearance
Roja in a special appearance
Prabhu Deva in a special appearance
Silk Smitha as an item number

Soundtrack

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

Nandi Award for Best Choreographer - Prabhu Deva^[1]

References

^ "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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[1] "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)

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