''Lakshyam'' ( ''Target'') is a 2007 Indian
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
-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 ...
produced by Nallamalupu Srinivas (Bujji) on
Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions
Nallamalupu Bujji is an Indian film producer in Telugu cinema. In 2001, he ventured into film production under his production company, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions.He won two Nandi Awards.
Filmography
As Producer
Awards
; Nandi A ...
and directed by
Srivass. It stars
Gopichand,
Jagapati Babu
Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, , Kannada and Malayalam films. ...
,
Anushka Shetty
Sweety Shetty (born 7 November 1981), known by her stage name Anushka Shetty, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil films. She is the recipient of Three Filmfare Awards South, Two Nandi Award, and One Tamil ...
and music is composed by
Mani Sharma
Mani may refer to:
Geography
* Maní, Casanare, a town and municipality in Casanare Department, Colombia
* Mani, Chad, a town and sub-prefecture in Chad
* Mani, Evros, a village in northeastern Greece
* Mani, Karnataka, a village in Dakshina ...
. It was later remade in Tamil as ''
Maanja Velu
''Maanja Velu'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by A. Venkatesh. It stars Arun, Karthik, Prabhu and Dhansika, with Vijayakumar and Riyaz Khan playing supporting roles and Santhanam and Ganja Karuppu providing comical rel ...
'', in Bengali as ''
Fighter'', and twice in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
as ''Darowaner Chele'' and ''
Jaan Kurbaan
''Jaan Kurbaan'' ( bn, জান কোরবান; en, Life Sacrifice) is a 2011 Bengali romantic action film directed by M B Manik. The film is produced by Mehdi Hasan Siddiki Monir and features Shakib Khan and Apu Biswas in the lead roles. I ...
'' and in Kannada as ''
Varadhanayaka
''Varadhanayaka'' is a 2013 Indian Kannada film, Kannada-language action film Ayyappa P. Sharma and stars Sudeepa, Chiranjeevi Sarja, Sameera Reddy and Nikesha Patel. The film marks the Kannada debut of Sameera Reddy. The film is a remake of T ...
''. The film won two
Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...
and one
Filmfare Award
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by th ...
.
Plot
The film begins with Indu a plucky naughty girl fleeing from her enforced nuptial while she is chased by a cop
DIG
Digging, also referred to as excavation, is the process of using some implement such as claws, hands, manual tools or heavy equipment, to remove material from a solid surface, usually soil, sand or rock (geology), rock on the surface of Earth. Di ...
Hari Narayan. Besides, a valiant Chandu absconds from the police prison by smashing them. The two reach the outskirts where shockingly Chandu hits Hari Narayan and the story moves rearward. A couple of months ago
ACP Bose a stout-hearted cop newly deputed to the city. Here, he encounters a notorious Shankar that acts the crimes & settlements utilizing the sections in law and skips from a sentence. Therefore, he is famed as Section Shankar. Bose leads a jollity life with his parents, wife, daughter Pinky, and younger brother Chandu. Once, Indu is acquainted with Bose's family and nears them but she is unbeknownst of Chandu. Destiny makes them collegians and their cognizance of squabbles. After a series of donnybrooks, Indu is aware of the actuality and they fall in love.
Meanwhile, Shankar illegally harvests of loan from ''Good Luck Bank'' by entrapping the chairman with aid of his associate DIG Hari Narayan. However, Bose destroys his domain day by day, and as the balloon goes up the chairman pressures him to recoup the loan. As a result, the chairman is assassinated technically by Shankar's sidekick Shafi the bestie of Chandu that forges as upright. Shafi lusts for Indu for a long time and he requests Shankar for her in turn. Accordingly, Shankar forcibly takes Indu on the day of his idol's inauguration. Anyhow, Chandu safeguards her by crushing him and his idol. Later, Indu invites Chandu to her hometown for her cousin's wedding. Being conscious of it, Shankar ploy and instruct Shafi to be behind him along with his men. Whereupon, Shankar's men onslaught on Chandu and wounds him. Since he is ignorant of Shafi's diabolic shade, he asks him to get away with Indu from that place. Abstractedly, Indu moves with Shafi and he seizes her.
Simultaneously, Bose uncovers the chairman's death as murder, and the bank seals down when the victims crumble & revolt. Bose succeeds in catching of Manager and secretly hides him to recover every penny of depositors. Now, Shankar & DIG are under anxiety as their names may come out but incapable of detecting his whereabouts. Then, they tactically find out Bose's location is at the general hospital via Shafi, and 3 of them land therein, backstab Bose, and slay the Manager. Fortuitously, Chandu who is recovering at the same place spots his brother at death's door and backs the knaves. Furthermore, DIG poses Bose as an outlaw before the media that has vanished with the depositors' amount by killing the manager. Bearing this in mind, the public conducts riots where Shankar's men taking Bose struck. So, they frame him in a scary toy thrown into a burning bus. Chandu perceives it, as some drops of Bose's blood falling on him and efforts to protect his brother but in vain. Bose leaves his breath in Chandu's lap letting him a locket. At the same time, his wife gives birth to a baby boy when Chandu thresholds his pain and hides Bose's expiry.
Forthwith, Chandu discovers the locket is owned by Shafi and blows up on his home where he relieves captured Indu. After getting complete knowledge of his brother's murder, eliminates Shafi on behalf of Bose and also warns the remaining. Frightened, Shankar & DIG, confirm that bose is still alive viewing the CCTV footage on the day of the protest. The next day, Chandu with Indu hatch a plan to lure the DIG to a highway. Yet suddenly, Chandu is hauled by DIG into custody. Plus, abruptly Indu's father fixes her espousal, wherefrom, she escapes which is shown prior. Presently, a new DIG Ajay Prakash a rectitude takes charge and announces apprehend of Bose. As a result, Bose's family & people strike before the DIG office allowing them to see Bose when they notify his flight risk. In that chaos, Shankar catches hold of Bose's family and threatens Chandu to get Bose out. Thus, Chandu in tears bursts out, divulges the actuality, and is about to slaughter Shankar. Just as, Ajay Prakash arrives and Shankar strives to counterfeit him. On this, Ajay proclaims that he knows all because of his wisdom toward Bose's sincerity and seeks Chandu to finish off Shankar. At last, Chandu ceases him after winning back a total of depositors. Finally, the movie ends with all maintaining Bose alive forever to act beyond the law.
Cast
*
Gopichand as Chandu
*
Jagapati Babu
Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, , Kannada and Malayalam films. ...
as
ACP Bose
*
Anushka Shetty
Sweety Shetty (born 7 November 1981), known by her stage name Anushka Shetty, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil films. She is the recipient of Three Filmfare Awards South, Two Nandi Award, and One Tamil ...
as Indu
*
Yashpal Sharma as Section Shankar
*
Amit Tiwari
Amit Tiwari is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his negative roles in Telugu films in addition to a few Tamil and Kannada films. Some of his notable roles are in films such as ''Vikramarkudu'' (2006), '' ...
as Shafi
*
Ashish Vidyarthi
Ashish Vidyarthi (born 19 June 1962) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Odia, Marathi and Bengali films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he received t ...
as
DIG
Digging, also referred to as excavation, is the process of using some implement such as claws, hands, manual tools or heavy equipment, to remove material from a solid surface, usually soil, sand or rock (geology), rock on the surface of Earth. Di ...
Ajay Prakash
*
Devraj
Devaraj (born 20 September 1953) is an Indian actor and theatre actor who works in Indian film industry. He has largely featured in Kannada films performing various roles as a lead character, supporting character and villainous character. He ha ...
as
DIG
Digging, also referred to as excavation, is the process of using some implement such as claws, hands, manual tools or heavy equipment, to remove material from a solid surface, usually soil, sand or rock (geology), rock on the surface of Earth. Di ...
Hari Narayan
*
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. As a former politician, Rao has s ...
as Chandu and Bose's father
*
Kalyani as Bose's wife
*
Brahmanandam
Kanneganti Brahmanandam (born 1 February 1956), known mononymously as Brahmanandam, is an Indian actor, comedian, impersonator, and voice actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is particularly known for his comic performa ...
as Restaurant Owner
*
Ali
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...
as Bokkana
*
Venu Madhav as Venu
*
Ahuti Prasad
Ahuti Prasad (born Adusumilli Janardhan Vara Prasad; 2 January 1958 – 4 January 2015) was an Indian actor who worked in Telugu film industry. He was renowned for the wide variety of roles he played, including father-figure, comedian, and anta ...
as Indu's father
*
Surya
Surya (; sa, सूर्य, ) is the sun as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchayatana puja and a m ...
as Bank Manager
*
Raghu Babu
Yerra Raghu, known professionally as Raghu Babu, is a Telugu comedian well known for his comic expressions and timing. He has worked in many successful films in Telugu industry. He is the eldest son of famous comedian and character actor Giri B ...
as Shankar's henchman
*
Ravi Babu
Ravi Babu is an Indian actor, director, writer and producer in the Telugu film industry. He has written and directed 15 films and starred in over 75 films.
Career
His work earned an invitation to participate in a course at the Sony Institute ...
as Satti Babu
*
Chalapathi Rao
Chalapathi Rao (8 May 1944 – 24 December 2022) was an Indian actor and producer known for comedy and villainous roles in Telugu cinema. He acted in different roles in more than 600 films.
Personal life and death
Rao hailed from Baliparru, K ...
as Satti Babu's father
*
Srinivasa Reddy
Venkateswara, also known by various other names, is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu. Venkateswara is the presiding deity of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, located in Tirupati, Sri Balaji District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Etymology
Venkatesw ...
as Satti Babu's friend
*
Pragathi
Pragathi Mahavadi (born April 17, 1975) is Indian film and television actress who has acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam languages.
Personal life
Pragathi was born in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh.
Career
Pragathi started her career as a model fo ...
as Indu's mother
*
Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam (20 September 1954 – 7 December 2013) was a popular Indian actor, comedian and film director who worked in Telugu cinema. He was established as one of the highly paid and top most leading comedians in Telugu film in ...
as police officer supporting Chandu and Bose
*
Shankar Melkote
Shankar Melkote is an Indian comedian, supporting actor who appears in Telugu films and CEO of a marketing company in Hyderabad. He started his film career with Jandhyala's ''Srivariki Premalekha'' and went on to appear in 180 films. He is one o ...
*
Lakshmipati
Lakshmipati () is an epithet of the Hindu deity Vishnu. It refers to his status of being the consort of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, as well as being associated with her attribute of prosperity.
Legend
After the events of the Samudra Manthana, ...
as Indu's father's assistant
*
Fish Venkat
Fish Venkat is a film actor who works in the Telugu film industry. He was born in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He is also a comedy actor and he strongly uses a Telangana dialect
The term dialect (from Latin , , from the Ancient Greek word , ...
* Giridhar
* Chitti
* Vijaya Singh
* Padma Jayanthi
* Revathi
* Nandini
* Ramya
* Kavya
* Vinitha Rao
* Baby Kalvi Mitra as Pinky
Soundtrack
Music composed by
Mani Sharma
Mani may refer to:
Geography
* Maní, Casanare, a town and municipality in Casanare Department, Colombia
* Mani, Chad, a town and sub-prefecture in Chad
* Mani, Evros, a village in northeastern Greece
* Mani, Karnataka, a village in Dakshina ...
. Music released on ADITYA Music Company.
Box office
Anushka's popularity increased because of her performance role in the film and it was declared a Super Hit at the box office.
Awards
;
Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...
- 2007
*
Third Best Feature Film - Bronze -
Nallamalupu Bujji
Nallamalupu Bujji is an Indian film producer in Telugu cinema. In 2001, he ventured into film production under his production company, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions.He won two Nandi Awards.
Filmography
As Producer
Awards
; Nandi Awa ...
*
Best Supporting Actor -
Jagapati Babu
Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, , Kannada and Malayalam films. ...
;
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry encompassing ...
*
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films.
The award was introduced and first given at the 50th South Filmfare Awards in 2002, with Prakash Raj being t ...
-
Jagapati Babu
Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, , Kannada and Malayalam films. ...
References
External links
*
{{Sriwass
2007 films
Telugu films remade in other languages
Indian action films
2000s masala films
2000s Telugu-language films
Films scored by Mani Sharma
2007 directorial debut films
Films directed by Sriwass
2007 action films