''Agni IPS'' is a 1997 Indian

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-language

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by Anand P. Raju, written by R. Selvaraj and produced by

Rockline Venkatesh Thirupathi Narasimhalunaidu Venkatesh (born 23 March 1963), better known by his stage name Rockline Venkatesh, is an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Kannada, and Hindi cinemas. He is the founder and owner of the production and d ...

. The film stars Saikumar and

Ranjitha Ranjitha (born Sri Valli) is an Indian actress. She has acted in a number of Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. Career In 1991, Ranjita, did her first Telugu film, under the screen name Madhu Bala ''Kadapa Reddemma''. It was written by ...

, with

B. Saroja Devi Bangalore Saroja Devi (born 7 January 1938) is an Indian actress who has acted in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. She acted in around 200 films in over six decades. She is known by the epithets "''Abhinaya Saraswathi''" (Saraswathi of ...

playing a supporting role. The film has musical score by Ram Chakravarthy, and the cinematography was by J. G. Krishna. The film, upon release, met with hugely positive reviews and catapulted actor Saikumar's career to greater heights. The film's success led the makers to dub the film into Tamil, retaining the same title.

Plot

Agni is an honest and short-tempered cop, who clashes with Kotwal, a dangerous gangster. While clearing a riot created by Kotwal on the streets, Agni loses his friend Baasha Khan. Agni marries Ranjitha after being stalked and troubled by her. The three students Raghupathi, Raghava, and Rajaram, who are responsible for ruining the college, are arrested by Agni. Kotwal and a corrupt politician create a lot of troubles in which Baasha Khan's mother gets killed, and Ranjitha suffers a miscarriage, which leads to divorcing Agni by blaming him for the mess. In the end, Ranjitha and the lawyer gets kidnapped, where Agni saves them and kills Kotwal.

Cast

* Saikumar as Agni IPS *

as Sneha *

Umashri Umashree (born 10 May 1957) is an Indian actress and politician. She is known for her portrayal of film roles spoken in the Kannada language (over 400), particularly comic roles. She received National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as ...

as Baasha Khan's mother *

Satya Prakash Satya Prakash (born 1929) is an Indian plasma physicist and a former senior professor at the Physical Research Laboratory. He is known for his studies on Langmuir probes and other contributions in space and plasma sciences. A protégé of Vik ...

as Kotwal *

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Mandeep Roy Mandeep Rai is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Mandeep Rai as an actor include '' ...Re'' (2016), '' Aaptha Rakshaka'' (2010), ''Amrithadhare'' (2005), '' Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu'' (2001). Career Mande ...

* Shakti Prasad * Lakshman Rao * Param Gubbi *

as Baasha Khan * Vasudev Rao * B. Jayamma * Rathnakar

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ram Chakravarthy, with lyrics by S. Keshavamurthy.

References

External links

* 1997 films 1990s Kannada-language films Indian action films Fictional portrayals of the Karnataka Police 1990s masala films Indian police films 1997 action films 1990s police films {{1990s-Kannada-film-stub