Ankusam
| Kodi Ramakrishna | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kodi Ramakrishna |
| Story by | M. S. Art Movies Unit |
| Produced by | M. Shyam Prasad Reddy |
| Starring | Dr. Rajashekar Jeevitha Ramireddy |
| Cinematography | K. S. Hari |
| Edited by | K. A. Marthand |
| Music by | Chellapilla Satyam |
Release date | July 1989 |
Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Ankusam is 1989 Telugu action film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy. The film stars Rajasekhar and his wife Jeevitha in lead roles, while Rami Reddy and M. S. Reddy play supporting roles. The film is about an honest cop who fights against his enemies and saves the life of his mentor, who is the chief minister by sacrificing his life. The film become a blockbuster at the box office and provided a major breakthrough in the career of Rajasekhar and Kodi Ramakrishna.[1] The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Idhuthaanda Police, which also became successful. Ravi Raja Pinisetty directed the Hindi and Kannada remakes - Pratibandh and Abhimanyu with Chiranjeevi and V. Ravichandran respectively in 1990.[2][3]
Cast
- Rajasekhar
- Jeevitha
- Ramireddy
- M.S. Reddy
- Babu Mohan
- Prasadbabu
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.[4] Both director and actor again teamed up for Nayakudu, which failed to repeat the success of Ankusam.[5] Ramireddy also became famous as a villain and did similar characters in other films.[6]
Srinu Vaitla said that: "Two films – RGV's Shiva and Kodi's Ankusam – deeply influenced me and directly or indirectly prompted me to become a director".[7]
Awards
References
- ^ "Reel cops on patrol". Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna's Hindi debuts were Telugu remakes". Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Abhimanyu – ಅಭಿಮನ್ಯು (1990/೧೯೯೦)". Kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "'Mahamkali' Review: Horrible And Unbearable". Greatandhra.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Nayakudu - Telugu cinema Review - Rajasekhar, Namitha". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Villain Ram Reddy dies of cancer". Greatandhra.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Ek police launch - Telugu cinema - Nagababu". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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