''Ankusam'' is 1989 Indian Telugu-language

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directed by

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and produced by

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. The film stars Dr. Rajashekar and Jeevitha, with Rami Reddy and M. S. Reddy in supporting roles. It was a box-office blockbuster and marked a major breakthrough in Rajasekhar's career. The film won three

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directed the Hindi and Kannada remakes, ''

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'' and ''

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'', in 1990, featuring

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and V. Ravichandran, respectively.

Premise

Vijay ( Dr. Rajasekhar) is an honest police officer who learns that an assassin named Neelakantam ( Rami Reddy) is assigned to kill his former mentor-turned- CM Master Raghuviah ( M. S. Reddy) and sets out to thwart Neelakantam's plans.

Cast

* Rajasekhar as

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Vijay * Jeevitha as Parvati, Vijay's wife (Voice dubbed by Saritha) * Rami Reddy as Neelakantam * M. S. Reddy as CM Raghuviah Master *

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(C.I.)

Soundtrack

Legacy

The film became successful at box office and provided a major breakthrough in the career of Rajasekhar. Rajasekhar's portrayal of honest and short-tempered police officer received critical acclaim and he went on to be typecast in similar roles throughout his career. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Idhuthaanda Police'', which also became a huge hit. Both director and actor again teamed up for ''Nayakudu'', which failed to repeat the success of ''Ankusam''. Ramireddy also became famous as a villain and did similar characters in other films. Director

Srinu Vaitla Srinu Vaitla (born 24 September 1972) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work in Telugu cinema, particularly in the action comedy genre. He has received several accolades, including five Nandi Awards—three for Nandi Aw ...

said, "Two films – RGV's ''Shiva'' and Kodi's ''Ankusam'' – deeply influenced me and directly or indirectly prompted me to become a director".

Awards

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- 1989(in Telugu) * Best Villain - Rami Reddy * Second Best Story Writer -

* Best Lyricist - M. S. Reddy

References

External links

* 1989 action films Indian action films Films directed by Kodi Ramakrishna Films scored by Satyam (composer) Telugu films remade in other languages Fictional portrayals of the Andhra Pradesh Police 1990s Telugu-language films 1990s Indian films {{1990s-Telugu-film-stub