Jhansi Rani (1988 film)
Jhansi Rani is a 1988 Telugu-language thriller film, produced by Midde Rama Rao under the Sri Rajyalakshmi Art Pictures banner and directed by Satyanand. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Bhanupriya and music composed by Chakravarthy.[2] The film is based on Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy's novel Mr. V.[3]
Jhansi Rani | |
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Directed by | Satyanand |
Produced by | Midde Rama Rao |
Screenplay by | Satyanand |
Story by | Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy |
Based on | Mr. V (Novel) |
Starring | Rajendra Prasad Bhanupriya |
Music by | Chakravarthy |
Cinematography | D. D. Prasad |
Edited by | D. Venkataratnam |
Production company | Sri Rajyalakshmi Art Pictures[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Plot
Jhansi Rani is a daring and dashing woman who always fights against anti-social issues in society. She is in love with an Advocate Dinakar (Daggupati Raja). Once, Jhansi got attacked by some goons and she is protected by a medical representative Sriraj (Rajendra Prasad), both of them become good friends. Jhansi's sister Sampoorna (Rajyalakshmi), a handicapped woman, marries an unknown person Viswanath, who dies within two days of marriage. Due to a weather problem, Jhansi not able to attend the marriage and does not see his face. After some time, Neelakantham (Kota Srinivasa Rao), a CBCID officer meets Jhansi and explains the case of Mr. V, a person who keep names starting with V and cheats the girls after marrying them and runs away with the dowry, proving that he has died. Surprisingly, he reveals that the person who has married Sampoorna is also Mr. V. Knowing this, Sampoorna commits suicide. Now Jhansi takes an oath to catch Mr. V under any circumstances with the help of Sriraj. The rest of the story is about the identity of Mr. V. and how is he caught?
Cast
- Rajendra Prasad as Sriraj
- Bhanupriya as Jhansi Rani
- Daggupati Raja as Dinakar
- Jaggayya as Advocate Jadish Chandra
- Kanta Rao as Jhansi's uncle
- Suthi Veerabhadra Rao as Velu's uncle
- Suthi Velu as Constable Velu
- Subhalekha Sudhakar as Chanti
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Neelakantham
- Ali as Nani
- P. J. Sarma as Advocate Jaganatham
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Garudachalam
- Benerjee as Raju
- Balaji as Pratap Kumar
- Hema Sundar as Judge
- Potti Prasad
- KK Sarma as Durvasa Murthy
- Annapurna as Lakshmi
- Poornima as Radha
- Rajyalakshmi as Sampoorna
- Mucherla Aruna as Selvarani
- Radha Kumari as Selvarani's mother
- Srilakshmi as Velu's wife
Soundtrack
Jhansi Rani | ||||
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Released | 1988 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 10:26 | |||
Label | AVM Audio | |||
Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
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Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. Music released on AVM Audio Company.[4]
S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
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1 | "Pranayaniki Puttina Roju" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:39 |
2 | "Ativa Kopam Adhara" | SP Balu, P.Susheela | 3:23 |
3 | "Repo Mapo Pellanta" | Mano, S. Janaki | 3:24 |
Other
- VCDs and DVDs on - SHALIMAR Video Company, Hyderabad
References
- "Jhansi Rani (Overview)". Youtube.
- "Jhansi Rani (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- "Jhansi Rani (Review)". The Cine Bay.
- "Jhansi Rani (Songs)". Cineradham.