Kirathakudu
Kirathakudu is a 1986 Telugu crime film, based on the novel written by Yandamuri Veerendranath. It was directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Suhasini, Silk Smitha and Jaggayya in important roles. S. V. Krishna Reddy plays an unusual role of a eunuch and later made many movies as a director.
| Kirathakudu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Written by | G. Satyamurthy |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Suhasini Jaggayya Silk Smitha S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Lok Singh |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
Release date |
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Running time | 2.26.46 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | 22 lakhs |
This story is based on an idea that, by 1995-2000, the number of criminals in the country would drastically increase and the government could not maintain the prisons. It demarcates some of the areas as crime zones and builds a protection around them.
Plot
Chiru plays a rather unusual role: He hates his father to the core and does not support him even when he is being destroyed. Chakravarthy (Jaggaiah), who is a CBI officer, who is nominated to the Interpol and his son Charan (Chiranjeevi) is a reputed sportsman, but there is no love between them. Charan spends his life with friends and alcohol to overcome his loneliness.
Dharmateja (Gummadi Venkateswara Rao) is an honest police officer. His daughter Swetha (Suhasini), who is doing research in criminology gets acquainted with Charan. Swetha falls in love with Charan during this process and changes Charan into a caring person.
Chakravarthy is trying to eliminate the notorious criminal gang led by Snake (Kannada Prabhakar).
Meanwhile, Snake and his men, who are enemies of Chakravarti, try every possible method to destroy him and falsely incriminate him in a murder case. Police are after Chakravarti and Charan doesn't care about helping his father out.
In the end, Chakravarthy is kidnapped by Snake, but Charan, with help from Swetha rescues him and hands Snake over to the police.
Cast
- Chiranjeevi as Charan
- Suhasini as Swetha
- Jaggayya as Chakravarthy
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Nutan Prasad
- Kannada Prabhakar as Snake
- Silk Smitha as Hamsa
- Gummadi Venkateswara Rao as Dharmateja
- Annapoorna
- Manik Irani
- Chalapathi Rao
Crew
- Story: G. Satyamurthy
- Lyrics: Acharya Atreya, Veturi Sundararama Murthy & Rajasri
- Playback Singers: S. Janaki & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Publicity Designs: Lanka Bhaskar
- Public Relation: Arjuna Rao
- Makeup Artistes: Rambabu, Ramesh, Siva, Koteswara Rao & Malli
- Costumes: Krishna, Sai, Ramakrishna & Ramana
- Hair Stylist: Lakshmi & Thelu Seenu
- Special Effects: Eknath
- Production Controller: V. Jagadish & V. Pattabhi
- Production Executive: Mohan Rao
- Stills: Shyamala Rao
- Dances: Tara
- Art Directors: Thota Tharani & Thota Hemachander
- Stunts: Veeru Devgan
- Associate Editors: M.L. Narayana & V. Satyanarayana
- Operative Cameraman: Vijay
- Assistant Directors: Patsa Nagaraj & Venkateswara Rao
- Chief Associate Director: K. Ajay Kumar
- Co-director: K. Sadasiva Rao
- Editor: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
- Music: Ilaiyaraaja
- Cinematography: Lok Singh
- Director: A. Kodandarami Reddy
Companies
- Production Company: Lakshmi Films Division
- Recording & Re-recording: Prasad Studios
- Studios: Satya Studios, Arasu Studios & Navodaya Studios
- Poster Printing: National Litho Printers
- Radio Publicity: Creative Commercials
- Publicity: Lakshmi Publicities
- Outdoor Unit: Lakshmi Films Equipments
- Set Properties: Cine Decors
- Processing & Printing: Prasad Film Laboratories
Soundtrack
All songs composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja
| Song | Playback Singer/s | Lyricist | Picturised on | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Nannelokam Rammanaledu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Acharya Atreya | Chiranjeevi | 5:03 |
| "Nee Pere Pranayama" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | Chiranjeevi & Suhasini | 4:19 |
| "Sampinga Muddu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | Chiranjeevi & Suhasini | 4:20 |
| "Oka Muddu Chalu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki | Rajasri | Chiranjeevi & Suhasini | 3:59 |
| "Vanamayuri Kulike.." | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Rajasri | Chiranjeevi | 4:21 |
| "Nee Mugaveenai Mogena" | S. Janaki | Acharya Atreya | Chiranjeevi & Suhasini | 4:40 |
| "Akasam Bhumi Kalise" | S. Janaki | Acharya Atreya | Silk Smitha, Chiranjeevi etc | 3:54 |
External links
- Kirathakudu at IMDb