''Antham'' () is a 1992 Indian

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crime film written and directed by

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, filmed simultaneously in both Telugu and Hindi languages. The film starred

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, and

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. The soundtrack was composed by

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, as well as,

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and

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, who each composed one song. The background score, of the film, was composed by Mani Sharma. The

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version was titled ''Drohi'' (). However, it released on 23 October 1992, on Diwali that year, a month after the release of the Telugu version. Both the versions, as well as the music, received positive reviews upon release.

Plot

Raghav (

) is an orphan and receives assignments from an underworld gangster, J.P. Shetty (

), who hired him for contract killing, as a full-time job. Raghav leads a calm and secretive life and there is no room for relationships, in it. At a particular instance, he meets Bhavana (

), an ornithologist student, and falls in love with her innocence and charm. He hides his real identity from her and she, too, reciprocates his feelings. When things start looking hopeful for a normal life, for Raghav, Bhavana discovers his real identity and distances herself from him. The rest of the film is about what happens to the ill-fated Raghav.

Cast

as Raghav / Shekhar *

as Bhavana, Inspector Krishna's sister *

as J.P. Shetty *

as Inspector Krishna, Bhavana's brother * Akash Khurana as Mayor * Rallapalli as Hotel Receptionist *Gokkina Rama Rao *

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*Horse Babu *Jaliil *

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as special appearance in the song "Entha Sepaina" *

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Soundtrack

The songs werecomposed by

and the background score by

. The track ''Chalekki Undhanuko'' is composed by

and "Gundello Dhada Dhada" is composed by M. M. Keeravani. The lyrics were written by Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry and Javed Akhtar (Hindi) and the soundtrack was released by SURYA Audio company. ;Telugu Soundtrack ;Hindi Soundtrack

References

External links

* * {{Ram Gopal Varma, state=collapsed 1992 films Indian vigilante films Films directed by Ram Gopal Varma Films scored by R. D. Burman Films scored by M. M. Keeravani Films scored by Mani Sharma Indian gangster films 1990s Telugu-language films Films about contract killing Films about contract killing in India Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police Films about murder Indian action films Films about corruption Indian multilingual films 1990s Hindi-language films Fictional portrayals of the Andhra Pradesh Police 1992 multilingual films