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directed by R. Suresh Varma. The film stars Rajasekhar,

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and

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. The film was a box office success. It was later dubbed in Tamil as ''Thalaiva''. It was also remade in Hindi as ''

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'', and in Kannada as ''Dandanayaka''.

Plot

A villager, Sivayya goes to the city for the sake of his sister's education. The friendly neighborhood sweet shop owner has a daughter Sirisha, who promptly falls in love with Sivayya impressed by our hero's muscular features. Now the local market is under the control of the evil Jyothi and his equally evil brother Poorna. Sivayya clashes with them and attempts to terminate their terror. But thanks to a backstabbing friend, his cause is doubted. And in the midst of much mindless violence, which leaves our Sivayya half-dead, his sister is raped by these rowdies. Roja is a police inspector who previously had an affair with Sivayya's. Sivayya married his father's friend's daughter for the sake of father's death promise. During pregnancy she misunderstood Sivayya and Roja's relationship. Finally she understands Sivvayya. She dies in an accident. After the flashback, Roja helps Sivayya to fight against Poorna.

Cast

* Rajasekhar as Sivayya *

as Inspector Roja *

as Sirisha *

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* Chitti Babu *

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* Narasimha Raju *

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* Krishnaveni * Bangalore Padma *

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* Siva Parvathi

Soundtrack

The soundtrack were composed by

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. The soundtrack, released in 1998, features five tracks with lyrics written by C. Narayana Reddy and Chandrabose.

Awards

;

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after the monolithic ...

* Best Male Dubbing Artist A. Srinivasa Murthy for Rajashekar

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 27161697 1998 films 1990s Telugu-language films 1998 action drama films Indian action drama films Films scored by M. M. Srilekha Films produced by D. Ramanaidu Telugu films remade in other languages