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
[edit]The film begins with the formation of the new government when a rectitude, Satya Murthy, becomes Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. After that, he formed his government by selecting people with a clean image in his cabinet and bringing out several revolutionary changes in the state, overshadowing Joginatham, a strong aspirant for the chairs. They all covetously assemble with Contractor Papa Rao, a political lobbyist, and decide to assassinate CM. Papa Rao contacts a Professional Killer, Narang, for it and keeps the deadline till 1 November. The intelligence bureau detects the catastrophe. They specially appoint a stout-hearted cop, SP Pratap, to hide it. The rest of the story is about how SP Pratap shields CM from the secret killer.
Cast
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Rajakeeya Chadarangam (Overview)". IMDb.
- ^ "Rajakeeya Chadarangam (Banner)". Filmiclub.
- ^ "Rajakeeya Chadarangam (Direction)". Know Your Films.
- ^ "Rajakeeya Chadarangam (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Rajakeeya Chadarangam (Review)". The Cine Bay.
- ^ "Shaji Kailas starts Mammootty`s film". Sify. 12 October 2010.
- ^ "The Day of the Jackal: Cunning 'Fox'". 13 October 2017.