| Akasa Veedhilo | |
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 Movie Poster | |
| Directed by | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao |
| Written by | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Paruchuri Brothers (dialogue) |
| Produced by | Ramoji Rao |
| Starring | Nagarjuna Akkineni Rajendra Prasad Raveena Tandon Kasthuri |
| Cinematography | S. Gopal Reddy |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
| Production company | Usha Kiran Movies |
| Distributed by | Mayuri Films |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Akasa Veedhilo (transl. In the streets of the sky) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Produced by Ramoji Rao, under Usha Kiran Movies banner. The film stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Rajendra Prasad, Raveena Tandon, Kasthuri, with music composed by M. M. Keeravani.
Plot
The film begins at New Delhi flying club, where Chandra Shekar / Chandu, an ace aviator, lives his life jollity by carrying out daredevil antics with flights. Suri, one more pilot, is his sole companion in the world. Chandu is also highly cordial to his mentor, Jagadiswara Rao. Indu is the daughter of tycoon Prasada Rao, and her soulmate is Padma Jagadiswara Rao's daughter. She is fiercely learning to fly and trickly admits the club without her father's knowledge. Jagadiswara Rao assigns Chandu as her instructor, whose acquaintance opens with the altercation, which hikes daily. Parallelly, Suri & Padma are in love, and Jagadiswara Rao decides to knit her Chandu, but the two feel like siblings. Chandu & Indu fray haywire, and he receives a slap from her.
Hence, frenzy Chandu insists on not turning their flight while coaching until Indu apologizes, but she also stays stubborn. Suddenly, the flight crashes because birds attack, out of the zone in the Himalayan Ranges. From there, the two move forward on an adventurous journey. Suri & Padma are tense about their whereabouts and start search operations with Indian Aviation support. Besides, Chandu & Indu are in dire straits from absconding from a terrible bear hunt—additionally, the love blossoms between them. Chandu spots a battered jet, gains a Parachute, and the two jump from the mountain's edge, wearing it since they are at the gates of death by the bear. Anyhow, Suri & Jagadiswara Rao secure them, and they return. Soon after, Chandu joined at Indian Airforce & Suri attached to Civil Aviation. They wed their love interests, which is blissful, and the ladies conceive.
Tragically, Indu becomes a car accident victim, and the doctors remove her uterus. Later, Padma delivers twins Ram & Lakshman when Suri's couple bestow Ram to Chandu & Indu as their friendship's token, showering its eminence. The two pairs lead a life of delight with their kids, and Indu is mollycoddled & overprotective towards Ram. After a few years, they all met to celebrate the duo's birthday. On the eve, with hard luck, Lakshman is diagnosed with Acute Leukemia and essential to undergo bone marrow transplantation by Ram as the doner. However, clinging, Indu denies it and flees to Delhi with Ram because of Chandu's obstinacy. Forthwith, Chandu provides a final notice to get back when she regrets viewing Ram set foot with the intent to guard his younger, and they are on board. Now, havoc arises by ISI militants hijacking Indian Airlines Flight 814 the aircraft. The flip side is that Lakshman's health deteriorates. Thus, the Govt put in place a One Man Commando Operation to deligated Chandu, who gallantly entered the flight from another. At last, he ceases terrorists safely land the aircraft, and Lakshman recoups via Ram. Finally, the movie ends happily with the family's reunion.
Cast
- Nagarjuna Akkineni as Chandu / Chandra Shekar
- Raveena Tandon as Indu
- Rajendra Prasad as Suri Babu
- Kasthuri as Padma
- Rahul Dev as Terrorist
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as G.K.
- Sudhakar as Mohan
- Mallikarjuna Rao as Bhajanlal
- Giri Babu as Jagadiswara Rao
- Chalapathi Rao as Airforce chief
- A.V.S as Advocate
- M. S. Narayana as Flight Passenger
- Lakshmi Ratan as Prasad Rao
- Kaushal Manda as Terrorist
- Raghunatha Reddy as Airforce officer
- Shankar Melkote
- Ironleg Sastry as himself
- Jenny as Kamala's father
- Siva Parvathi as G.K's wife
- Sri Lakshmi as Flight Passenger
- Rajitha as Kamala
- Madhurisen as Air Hostess
- Teja Sajja as Ram & Laksham (dual role)
Production
It was reported by the media that Singeetam lost interest in the project midway and that R. R. Shinde completed the film.
Soundtrack
| Akasa Veedhilo | ||||
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| Film score by M. M. Keeravani | ||||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 27:26 | |||
| Label | Mayuri Music | |||
| Producer | M. M. Keeravani | |||
| M. M. Keeravani chronology | ||||
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Music composed by M. M. Keeravani.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vennello Aadapilla" | Chandrabose | Devi Sri Prasad, Ganga Sitharasu | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Yem Strokichavu Guru" | Bhuvanachandra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 4:48 |
| 3. | "Mallechinukula Vanalle" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | Shashi Preetam, Ganga Sitharasu | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Hottara Bera Bera" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | Suresh Peters | 5:00 |
| 5. | "Babre Babre" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | Shashi Preetam, Ganga Sitharasu | 4:33 |
| Total length: | 27:26 | |||
References
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- "Number Five Blooper of the year 2001 - Akasa Veedhilo". Idlebrain.com.
- "Aakasa Veedhilo (2001)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2021.