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directed by

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. The film stars Suman,

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and Lizy, with

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in a cameo role. It is produced by R. V. Vijay Kumar under the Sri Sai Ram Creations banner. The music was composed by J. V. Raghavulu. The film is a portrayal of crime in the 20th century. The songs "Ammani Minchi Daivamunnada" and "Naa Prema Nava Parijatam" are chartbusters. The former is one of the best Telugu songs about the mother. The movie is a remake of the 1987 Malayalam movie ''

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'' starring

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, which was also remade in Kannada as Jackey (1989), starring

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reprised his role from the Kannada version. Suman later appeared in a villain role in ''

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'', the sequel of the original Malayalam film.

Cast

* Suman as Chandram / King *

as Suryam * Lizy as Rani *

*Gopi *

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as Suryam's uncle *R. V. Vijay Kumar *

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as Chandram's mother *

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*Bhavani Prasad *Koka Raghava Rao

Soundtrack

* "Ammani Minchi Daivamunnada" - *"20va Sathabdam" - *"Ammani Minchi Daivamunnada" (Sad) - *"Kaalina Manasuto" - *"Naa Prema Nava Parijatam" -

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1990 films 1990s Telugu-language films 1990s crime action films Indian crime action films Indian crime thriller films 1990 crime thriller films Indian political thriller films Films about organised crime in India Films about the illegal drug trade Films directed by Kodi Ramakrishna Films scored by J. V. Raghavulu Telugu remakes of Malayalam films 1990s political thriller films Films about the Narcotics Control Bureau {{1990s-Telugu-film-stub