1989 Indian film
| Rajakeeya Chadarangam | |
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| Directed by | P. Chandrasekhara Reddy |
| Written by | Tripuraneni Maharadhi (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | P. Chandrasekhara Reddy |
| Story by | S. N. Swamy |
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| 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 |
| Production company | Padmalaya Studios |
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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 and directed by P. Chandrasekhara Reddy. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna and Sujatha, with music composed by Raj–Koti. 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.
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
- "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.
External links
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