Ankusam

1989 Indian film

July 1989 (1989-07)

Running time

135 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTelugu

Ankusam is 1989 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy. The film stars Dr. Rajashekar and his wife Jeevitha, while Rami Reddy and M. S. Reddy play supporting roles.^[1] The film became a box-office blockbuster and was a major breakthrough in Rajasekhar's career.^[2] Ravi Raja Pinisetty directed the Hindi and Kannada remakes - Pratibandh and Abhimanyu with Chiranjeevi and V. Ravichandran, respectively, in 1990.^[3] The film won three Nandi Awards.

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 Inspector Vijay
Jeevitha as Parvati, Vijay's wife
Rami Reddy as Neelakantam
M. S. Reddy as CM Raghuviah Master
Babu Mohan
Prasad Babu
Ahuti Prasad as Circle Inspector (C.I.)

Soundtrack

Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics
"Idi Cheragani Prema"	S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Mallemaala
"Goranta Deepam"	S. Janaki	Mallemaala
"Ayyaloo Jaagarata"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Mallemaala
"Chinnaari Kasigandu" (dwepada)	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Mallemaala
"Nenu Tappu Cheyaledu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Mallemaala

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.^[4] The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Idhuthaanda Police, which also became a huge hit.^[5]

Both director and actor again teamed up for Nayakudu, which failed to repeat the success of Ankusam.^[6] Ramireddy also became famous as a villain and did similar characters in other films.^[7]

Film maker Srinu Vaitla said that, "Two films – RGV's Shiva and Kodi's Ankusam – deeply influenced me and directly or indirectly prompted me to become a director".^[8]

Awards

Nandi Awards - 1989^[9]

Best Villain - Rami Reddy
Second Best Story Writer - Shyam Prasad Reddy
Best Lyricist - M. S. Reddy

References

^ Gopalrao, Griddaluru (21 July 1989). "అంకుశం" [Ankusam] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). p. 11. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^ "Reel cops on patrol". Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ "Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna's Hindi debuts were Telugu remakes". Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ "'Mahamkali' Review: Horrible And Unbearable". Greatandhra.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ Raghavan, Nikhil (11 June 2011). "Repeat success?". The Hindu.
^ "Nayakudu - Telugu cinema Review - Rajasekhar, Namitha". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ "Villain Ram Reddy dies of cancer". Greatandhra.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ "Ek police launch - Telugu cinema - Nagababu". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)