Nakshatram (film)
Nakshatram (English: Star) is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language cop action-drama film which is written and directed by Krishna Vamsi in his 20th directorial film. Jointly produced by K. Srinivasulu, S. Venugopal and Sajju, it features Sundeep Kishan, Tanish, Regina Cassandra, Pragya Jaiswal, and Prakash Raj in the lead roles, while J. D. Chakravarthy and Sivaji Raja play supporting roles with Sai Dharam Tej in an extended special appearance.[3][4] It was released on 4 August 2017 to negative reviews.[5]
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| Directed by | Krishna Vamsi |
| Written by | Krishna Vamsi |
| Produced by | K. Srinivasulu S. Venugopal Sajju |
| Starring | Sundeep Kishan Tanish Regina Cassandra Pragya Jaiswal Prakash Raj |
| Cinematography | Srikanth Naroj |
| Edited by | Siva Y. Prasad |
| Music by | Bheems Ceciroleo |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Rama Rao (Sundeep Kishan) is an aspiring police officer who was born in a police family - his great-grandfather, grandfather, and father have all served in the police department. To carry out the family legacy, he dreams of becoming an SI and serving the society, so he strives hard to achieve his goal. He, however, was not able to qualify for the job for various reasons. That is when he decides to perform the duties of a cop even without wearing the uniform.
Meanwhile, following a bomb blast that claims many innocent lives, Parasuramaiah IPS (Prakash Raj), the honest police commissioner of Hyderabad, vows to rid the city of terrorist activities. He forms a crack team led by dynamic cop Alexander IPS (Sai Dharam Tej) for the purpose. Meanwhile, Rama Rao gets into a tiff with Rahul (Tanish), the wayward son of Parasuramaiah.
Due to the quarrel, Rama Rao when going for interview gets attacked by Rahul ending in late entry for police exam thus getting non selected. Grieved RamaRao wears police uniform gifted from his love Jamuna and starts police duty himself. During one such act, he stops a explosive filled car that explodes accidentally. Investigating this explosion thru cctv footage, Parasuramiah notices police uniform with Alexander labelled and sends Kiran to bring Rama Rao to him. Rama Rao infront of Parasuramaiah confesses he did police duty but Parasuramaiah wants to know where is Alexander. While coming back, Rama Rao questions Jamuna's father police constable Sitharaman who previously was a true police officer turned into heavy drunkard. Constable SithaRaman tells flashback of how Alexander got killed by Rahul and his friends brutally by injecting him from all sides heavy narcotic poison and fits a time bomb on him and releases him in the centre of market , as narcotics Alexander falls on women and gets beaten and humiliated but Alexander runs to the top floor of a building and explodes and dies. Rama Rao hearing this flashback decides to end Rahuls evil but finally gets attacked in same way like Alexander and gets released to the middle of function as human bomb to a function attended by home minister ,with remote control on mobile phone of Rahul. Constable SithaRaman hits the mobile phone away meanwhile Rama Rao manages to enter a car of minister that has mobile signal jammer . Now Parasuramaiah surprised at this behaviour stands in doubt but Rahul tries to enter and wants to kill Rama Rao but Kiran who though injured previously, gunshots and kills Rahul.
Cast
- Sundeep Kishan as Rama Rao
- Tanish as Rahul
- Regina Cassandra as Jamuna
- Pragya Jaiswal as Kiran Reddy IPS
- Prakash Raj as Parasuramaiah IPS
- J. D. Chakravarthy as Ramachandra Naidu
- Sivaji Raja as Constable Sitharam
- Raghu Babu as Ramdas
- Brahmaji as Gopaldas
- Thulasi Shivamani as Rama Rao's mother
- Viva Harsha as Dance Master
- Mukhtar Khan as Mukhtar
- Duvvasi Mohan as Auto driver
- Nalla Venu
- Sai Dharam Tej as Alexander IPS (cameo appearance)
- Shriya Saran as an item number in the song "Time Ledu Guru"
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Bheems Ceciroleo and released by Aditya Music.
| Nakshatram | ||||
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| Released | Jul 5, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 19:09 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Bheems Ceciroleo | |||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Laayire Laayire" | Kasarla Shyam | Bheems Ceciroleo, Kasarla Shyam, Raghuram | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Pedaviki Nuvvante" | Ananta Sriram | Nayana Nair, Anurag Kulkarni | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Hello Pillagada" | Sri Mani | Aishwarya Dasari, Saisharan | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Ey Papa" | Ananta Sriram | Bheems Ceciroleo | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Sudigalalley" | Balaji | Hari Gowra | 2:27 |
| 6. | "Time Ledu Guru" | Kasarla Shyam | Mohana Bhogaraju | 3:14 |
| Total length: | 19:09 | |||
Reception
A critic from The Hindu wrote that "After 166 minutes of watching one too many gun shots, hearing full-throated cries, high decibel dialogue deliveries and loud music, it felt good when it all ended".[6] A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Nakshatram is clearly Krishna Vamsi’s tribute to the ‘men in khaki’. Having said that, barring Rama Rao’s aspirations and characterisation, the drama evokes a sense of déjà vu".[7]
References
- ^ Nakshatram Telugu Movie, Wiki, Story, Review, Release Date, Trailers, Nakshatram 2017. Filmibeat. Retrieved on 25 December 2017.
- ^ Vamsi, Krishna (19 October 2016). . The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ . The Indian Express. 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ [Tanish playing villain in 'Nakshatram'?]. Sakshi (in Telugu). 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (28 April 2016). . Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nakshatram-is-an-agonisingly-loud-cop-drama/article19427351.ece
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/nakshatram/movie-review/59913432.cms