Rajakeeya Chadarangam

1989 Indian film
Produced byG. Adiseshagiri Rao
G. Hanumantha Rao
Krishna (Presents)StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Krishna
SujathaCinematographyLakshman GoreEdited byNageswara Rao, SatyanarayanaMusic byRaj–Koti
Production
company
Padmalaya Studios[1]
Release date
  • 14 January 1989 (1989-01-14)
Running time
120 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTelugu

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 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

  • 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

  1. ^ "Rajakeeya Chadarangam (Overview)". IMDb.
  2. ^ "Rajakeeya Chadarangam (Banner)". Filmiclub.
  3. ^ "Rajakeeya Chadarangam (Direction)". Know Your Films.
  4. ^ "Rajakeeya Chadarangam (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Rajakeeya Chadarangam (Review)". The Cine Bay.
  6. ^ "Shaji Kailas starts Mammootty`s film". Sify. 12 October 2010.
  7. ^ "The Day of the Jackal: Cunning 'Fox'". 13 October 2017.

External links

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Films
  • The Day of the Jackal (1973)
  • August 1 (1988)
  • Rajakeeya Chadarangam (1989)
  • The Jackal (1997)
Characters
  • The Jackal