''Adhinayakudu'' is a 2012 Indian

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, produced by M. L. Padma Kumar Chowdhary under Sree Keerthi Creations banner, directed by Parachuri Murali and cinematography by

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. The film stars

Nandamuri Balakrishna Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), simply known as Balakrishna or Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, producer and politician. He appeared in more than 100 Telugu films over forty years in a variety of roles and established himself as ...

, Jayasudha,

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, Sukanya, Saloni and music composed by

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. Balakrishna played a

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as a grandfather, father and son for the first time on screen in this film.

Plot

The film begins at Rayalaseema with the assassination of solid leader Harischandra Prasad in which his younger son Raghu is paralyzed. After 15 years, a wicked politician Kotappa with a sly cop DGP Jaya Prakash mingles with a brutal convict Nagulappa in jail. All of them, plot to wipe out Harischandra Prasad’s elder son Ramakrishna Prasad the prevailing umpire of the province for political gain. As it is inevitable to set off in that region the knaves targets Ramakrishna Prasad’s niece Deepti. Besides, Nagulappa molds a weapon at the post i.e., Bobby a professional killer, stunningly is the child of Ramakrishna Prasad. Now the tale shifts to

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where Bobby is reared by a mobster Dada as an orphan. Despite a hired gun Bobby abides by integrity and slays only barbaric of society. As of now, he is aware of the actuality, peril, and scheme of malefactors. So, he proceeds to safeguard his family who acquaints & shadows Deepti and guards her twice without her knowledge. Plus, Deepti identifies him as his missing cousin by his resemble features with her uncle & grandfather and the two crush. Henceforth, Nagulappa lets out catch hold of Deepti by backstabbing Bobby and gives a call to Ramakrishna Prasad. In the interim, Bobby attacks them when Deepti loses consciousness. On the verge of Nagulappa shooting Bobby, Ramakrishna Prasad acts up on him. Whereat, he enrages Bobby, warns him to never try to roll up with his family, and moves away with Deepti. Anyhow, Bobby cleverly intrudes into his house, meets his mother, & grandmother Lakshmi and gains their affection but Ramakrishna Prasad continues his loathe for him. At that point, he spots Ramakrishna Prasad noways to step into the house. Then, bobby seeks reason, and Lakshmi divulges. Indeed, Ramakrishna Prasad is her stepson, one time he faces the music of Lakshmi’s crime for which Harischandra Prasad ostracized him and till today on that ordinance. Meanwhile, the antagonist ruse and accuse Bobby is the homicide of Harischandra Prasad and incriminates Ramakrishna Prasad too. Here as a flabbergast, Ramakrishna Prasad states it as fact when the entire family and public expel them and they are seized. Realizing the fiasco, Raghu springs back to life and spins rearward. Harischandra Prasad is an arbiter who is esteemed as a deity. He aims to build a huge steel plant to eradicate factionalism so that the terrain flourishes from four sides with employment. Accordingly, Harischandra Prasad acquires foreign collaborators and fought to retrieve the govt lands squat by Nagulappa for the construction of the factory. Thus, he contests elections anti to the Govt and Nagulappa conspires to kill him. At every level, Ramakrishna Prasad shields Harischandra Prasad behind his back. So, to distract him Nagulappa abducts Bobby yet not he yields and assumes that his son is dead. Parallelly, NRI’s from various countries arrive whom Nagulappa grabs and notifies Harischandra Prasad to surrender the lands. Being cognizant of it, Ramakrishna Prasad assaults them and makes Nagulappa apprehended. But tragically a baby loses her parents in it, who is Deepti and he dotes her. A few years later, Once, a child stands in front of Harischandra Prasad’s residence. All of a sudden, holding him at gunpoint he fires. Forthwith, Nagulappa informs Ramakrishna Prasad hit man is his kid only. Listening to it, everyone regrets their deed. In bridge, Ramakrishna Prasad & Bobby get into a secret encounter with blackguards. At last, they cease them when Lakshmi apologizes, requests he should step into the house and take up his father’s position. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with Ramakrishna Prasad continuing Harischandra Prasad's legacy.

Cast

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as Harishchandra Prasad, Rama Krishna Prasad, and Bobby *

as Deepti * Jayasudha as Lakshmi * Sukanya as Rama Krishna Prasad's wife * Saloni as Shravani * Pradeep Rawat as Ramappa * Aditya Menon as Ramappa's brother *

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as Politician * Rahman as Rama Krishna Prasad's brother *

Murali Sharma Murali Sharma (born 9 August 1972) is an Indian actor who works predominently in Telugu and Hindi films. Sharma has starred in over 130 feature films, including Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam cinema. Sharma gained wide recognitio ...

as DGP *

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as Brahmi *

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as Professional Killer * Venu Madhav as Petty Thief * Kasi Viswanath as Minister *

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* John Kokken as Minister's son * Sabbah as Secretary

Crew

*Art: Chinna *Choreography: Nobel, Prem Rakshith, Raghu, Papi *Stills: Raghunath Jupalli *Fights: Ram Lakshman *Lyrics:

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*Playback:

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, Kalyani Malik, Rita, Chaitra Ambadipudi, Neha *Music:

*Editing:

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*Cinematography: T. Surendra Reddy *Producer: M. L. Padma Kumar Chowdhary *Story - Screenplay - Dialogues - Director: Parachuri Murali *Banner: Sree Keerthi Creations *Release Date: 1 June 2012

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Music released on ADITYA Music Company.

Release

The film was released on 1 June 2012 worldwide after so many postponements.

Critical reception

Film was critically panned by many reviewers for its lack of fresh ideas and presentation. It was viewed as a rehash of many of Balakrishna's previous movies. ''

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'' website gave an average rating of 2.5/5 for the film. The

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website stated that "''Adhinayakudu'' doesn't deserve any special mention due to its tried and tested old storyline". The

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Movies website stated that "Ironically, ''Adhinayakudu'' is a travesty of a film". The "SuperGoodMovies" website also gave an average rating of 2.5/5 for the film.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=2244697 2012 films 2010s Telugu-language films Indian action drama films 2012 action drama films Reliance Entertainment films