Rakshana
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 Akkineni Nagarjuna, Shobhana and music composed M. M. Keeravani. The film was recorded as Average at the box office. Dubbed into Tamil and released as Kaaval Thurai.
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| Directed by | Uppalapati Narayana Rao |
| Produced by | Akkineni Venkat |
| Written by | Posani Krishna Murali (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Akkineni Venkat Uppalapati Narayana Rao |
| Story by | Akkineni Venkat Uppalapati Narayana Rao |
| Starring | Akkineni Nagarjuna Shobhana Roja |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
| Cinematography | Teja |
| Edited by | Shankar |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Bose (Akkineni Nagarjuna) is an A.C.P. from Visakhapatnam who comes to Hyderabad. He stays with his friend (Nassar). He is known for his righteous but raging actions, and his friend gets worried about it. Bose tries to stop Chinna (Salim Ghouse) and Nalla Sreenu (Kota Srinivasa Rao), who are both brothers and underworld dons. Bose arrests Chinna as he seeks revenge on him. Meanwhile, Padma (Shobhana) 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
- Akkineni 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
- Chinni Jayanth
- Nirmalamma
- Chinna
- Kadambari Kiran
- Ananth
- Roja in a special appearance
- Prabhu Deva in a special appearance
- Silk Smitha as an item number
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1993 | |||
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| Length | 25:13 | |||
| Label | Akash Audio | |||
| Producer | M. M. Keeravani | |||
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The film songs were composed by M. M. Keeravani. All the songs are hit tracks. Music released on AKASH Audio Company.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Guppu Guppu" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Kannepapa Anduko" | M. M. Keeravani | SP Balu, Chitra | 5:21 |
| 3. | "Ghallumandhi" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Ye Janmadho" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | M. M. Keeravani, Chitra | 6:10 |
| 5. | "Neeku Naaku" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | Malgudi Subha | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 25:13 | |||