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romantic thriller film, written by Ganapathi Rao Kommanapall and directed by Gopichand Nadella. The film stars Anand, Kasthuri, and Vikram in the leading roles, while

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plays a supporting role. The film was later dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Miss Madras'' by Sai Bhagyashree Films, and titled as such owing to the actress's triumph at the Miss Madras beauty pageant in 1994.

Cast

* Anand as Naveen * Kasthuri as Prema * Vikram as Guru *

* Mallikarjuna Rao * Siva Parvathi *

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Production

The film was loosely based on the 1991 English psychological thriller film, ''

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''. During the making of the film, the writer Kommanapalli Ganapathi Rao associated with newcomer

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on working on the script and the pair worked together for ten days. Srinivas later became disassociated with the project as a result of not being paid and the team's shift to shoot portions in

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Soundtrack

The soundtrack album was composed by

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. Lyrics by Seetharama Sastry,

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and

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References

External links

* 1990s Telugu-language films 1996 films Indian romance films 1990s romance films https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8bUmJYj0ts {{1990s-Telugu-film-stub