Rajakeeya Chadarangam
| Rajakeeya Chadarangam | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | P. Chandrasekhara Reddy |
| Written by | Tripuraneni Maharadhi (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | P. Chandrasekhara Reddy |
| Story by | S. N. Swamy |
| Based on | |
| Produced by | G. Adiseshagiri Rao G. Hanumantha Rao Krishna (Presents) |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Krishna Sujatha |
| Cinematography | Lakshman Gore |
| Edited by | Nageswara Rao, Satyanarayana |
| Music by | Raj–Koti |
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Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Rajakeeya Chadarangam (transl. Political Chess) is a 1989 Telugu-language action film, produced by G. Hanumantha Rao, G. Adiseshagiri Rao under the Padmalaya Studios banner, presented by Krishna[2] and directed by P. Chandrasekhara Reddy.[3] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna and Sujatha,[4] with music composed by Raj–Koti.[5] The film was a remake of the Malayalam film August 1 (1988), itself loosely based on the 1971 British novel The Day of the Jackal, by Frederick Forsyth.[6][7]
Plot[]
The story begins with the formation of the new government when an honest person, Satya Murthy (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), becomes Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. After that, he forms his government by selecting people with a clean image in his cabinet and brings out several revolutionary changes in the state. This overshadows Joginatham (Kota Srinivasa Rao), who is another strong aspirant for the chairs of CM and his group. They all conduct a secret meeting along with Contractor Papa Rao (Prabhakar Reddy), a political lobbyist, and decide to assassinate CM Satya Murthy. Papa Rao contacts a Professional Killer Narang (Charan Raj) to kill CM, and he keeps the deadline till 1 November. Through the intelligence bureau, Police Department gets secret information regarding it. Here they specially appoint a powerful Police officer, S. P. Pratap (Krishna), for C.M.'s protection. The rest of the story is about how S. P. Pratap protects CM from the secret killer.
Cast[]
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Chief Minister Satya Murthy
- Krishna as S.P. Pratap
- Sujatha as Savitri
- Charan Raj as Professional Killer Narang / Ranjeet Kumar
- Nagabhushanam as President Parandhamaiah
- Gummadi as I.G. Surendra Nath
- Prabhakar Reddy as Contractor Papa Rao
- M. Balaiah as D.I.G.Gupta
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Joginadham
- Nutan Prasad as Thief
- Brahmanandam as Gopi
- Babu Mohan as M.L.A.
- Pradeep Shakthi as Jungle Jakka
- Tyagaraju as Dalal
- Vinod as Vinod
- Eshwara Rao as Journalist Gopal
- KK Sharma
- Ram Mohan as M.L.A.
- Chidatala Appa Rao as Butler
- Jamuna as Governor
- Sangeeta as Principal
- Srilakshmi as Thief
- Priyanka
Crew[]
- Art: Bhaskara Raju
- Fights: Thyagarajan
- Dialogues: Tripuraneni Maharadhi
- Music: Raj–Koti
- Story: S. N. Swamy
- Editing: Nageswara Rao, Satyanarayana
- Cinematography: Lakshman Gore
- Producer: G. Adiseshagiri Rao, G. Hanumantha Rao
- Presenter: Krishna
- Screenplay - Director: P. Chandrasekhara Reddy
- Banner: Padmalaya Studios
- Release Date: 14 January 1989
References[]
- ^ "Rajakeeya Chadarangam (Overview)". IMDb.
- ^ "Rajakeeya Chadarangam (Banner)". Filmiclub.
- ^ "Rajakeeya Chadarangam (Direction)". Know Your Films.
- ^ "Rajakeeya Chadarangam (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- ^ "Rajakeeya Chadarangam (Review)". The Cine Bay.
- ^ "Shaji Kailas starts Mammootty`s film". Sify. 2010-10-12.
- ^ "The Day of the Jackal: Cunning 'Fox'". 13 October 2017.
- 1989 films
- Telugu-language films
- Indian films
- Films scored by Raj–Koti
- 1980s Telugu-language films
- 1989 action thriller films
- Telugu remakes of Malayalam films
- Indian action thriller films