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Dharma Chakram
Dharma Chakram.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Suresh Krissna
Written by Suresh Krissna
M. V. S. Haranatha Rao (dialogues)
Produced by D. Ramanaidu
Starring Venkatesh
Ramya Krishna
Prema
Cinematography K. Ravindra Babu
Edited by K. A. Martand
Marthand K. Venkatesh
Music by M. M. Srilekha
Production
company

Suresh Productions
Release date
13 January 1996
Running time
2:24:34
Country India
Language Telugu

Dharma Chakram (transl. Wheel of Righteousness) is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language


action thriller film written and directed by Suresh Krissna, and produced by D.
Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner. The film stars Venkatesh, Ramya
Krishna, and Prema while Girish Karnad plays a pivotal role. The music was composed
by M. M. Srilekha. Venkatesh received the Nandi Award for Best Actor and won the
Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu). The film was dubbed in Tamil as Nakkeeran.[1]
The film was successful at the box office.[2]
Plot

Rakesh (Venkatesh) is an angry young man who is an honest lawyer, a disciple of


justice, and treated as a great personality by poor people. He lives with his
mother Sarada (Srividya), she is not only a mother but also a good friend to him.
Rakesh has strong animosity toward his father Mahendra (Girish Karnad), a MLA,
that's why he is separated from him. Sandhya (Ramya Krishnan), a journalist tries
for an interview with Rakesh, but he does not cooperate, so she follows him like
white on rice and falls in love with him. Sandhya tells of her love for Rakesh's
mother Sarada, then she reveals Rakesh's past.

4 years back, Rakesh is an energetic guy who enjoys day-to-day life, he falls in
love with a middle-class girl Surekha (Prema), but his father Mahendra fixes his
marriage with a big politician's daughter for his political growth. Rakesh rejects
that match and makes marriage arrangements with Surekha, and to stop it, Mahendra
traps Surekha and proves her as a prostitute in court, and for that, Surekha
commits suicide. In anger, Rakesh goes to kill Mahendra, but he leaves him for his
mother's sake and they both get separated from his father. After listening to this,
Sandhya still loves him, she expresses her love to him and slowly he also starts
liking her and prepares himself to marry her.

Meanwhile, Mahendra gets a problem with his political career because of his family
disturbances, he tries again to patch up with his family, but Rakesh turns down
him, so in frustration, he kills his keep Balamani (Krishnaveni). To escape from
the murder case, he asks Rakesh to take up the case, but Rakesh refuses, he
blackmails him a lot, and even then Rakesh doesn't come down. At last, Mahendra
plays with Sarada's emotions, which influence Rakesh to take up Mahendra's case,
which irritates Rakesh a lot because he knows that he is doing injustice.

Finally, his mother gives freedom to him to fight against Mahendra. Ultimately,
Rakesh proves that Mahendra is a culprit and preserves justice.
Cast

Venkatesh as Rakesh
Ramya Krishna as Sandhya (Voice dubbed by Roja Ramani)
Prema as Surekha (Voice dubbed by Silpa)
Girish Karnad as Mahendra
Srividya as Sarada
D. Ramanaidu as Party President
Brahmanandam
AVS as Gumastha Gurulingam
Rallapalli as Anjibabu
J. V. Somayajulu as Judge
Subbaraya Sarma as Surekha's father
MVS Harinath Rao as Singaram
Kota Shankar Rao as Public Prosecutor
Ananth Babu as Singaram's Henchman
Saradhi as TV Shop Owner
Telangana Shakuntala
Krishnaveni as Balamani
Ratna Sagar
Dubbing Janaki
Soundtrack
Dharma Chakram
Soundtrack album by M. M. Srilekha
Released 1996
Genre Soundtrack
Length 28:38
Label Supreme Music
Producer M. M. Srilekha
M. M. Srilekha chronology
Oho Naa Pellanta
(1996) Dharma Chakram
(1996) Navvulatha
(1997)

Music composed by M. M. Srilekha. Music released on SUPREME Music Company.


No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "Thama Soma Mama" Chandrabose S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:11
2. "Dheera Sammere" Veturi S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra 4:57
3. "Cheppana Cheppana" Chandrabose S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, M. M. Srilekha
5:03
4. "Hello Hello" Chandrabose S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra 4:31
5. "Sogasuchuda" Chandrabose S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra 4:51
6. "Aagadaye Ranam" Veturi S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 5:05
Total length: 28:38
Box office

It had a 100-day run in 19 centres.[3]

Awards

Nandi Awards[4]

Best Actor - Venkatesh


Best Cinematographer - Ravindra Babu
Best Art Director - Chanti

References

"Nakkeeran". YouTube.
"Success and centers list – Venkatesh". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
"Success and centers list - Venkatesh". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 16 December 2012.

"నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)]
(PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
(in Telugu)

External links

Dharma Chakram at IMDb

vte

Filmography of Suresh Krissna


Tamil

Sathyaa (1988) Raja Kaiya Vacha (1990) Annaamalai (1992) Rojavai Killathe
(1993) Vedan (1993) Veera (1994) Baashha (1995) Sivasakthi (1996) Aahaa..! (1997)
Oruvan (1999) Sangamam (1999) Aalavandhan (2001) Baba (2002) Gajendra (2004)
Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram (2007) Arumugam (2009) Ilaignan (2011)
Telugu

Prema (1989) Indrudu Chandrudu (1989) Sahasam (1992) Vasundhara (1992) Dharma
Chakram (1996) Master (1997) Auto Driver (1998) Aahaa..! (1998) Rayalaseema Ramanna
Chowdary (2000) Daddy (2001) Idi Maa Ashokgadi Love Story (2002) Raghavendra (2003)
Bhadradri Ramudu (2004) Astram (2006) Mestri (2009)

Kannada

Kadamba (2004) Jyeshta (2005) Katari Veera Surasundarangi (2012)

Malayalam

The Prince (1996)

Hindi

Love (1991) Jaagruti (1992) Abhay (2001) Rocky – The Rebel (2006)

Categories:

1996 filmsIndian courtroom filmsIndian legal filmsIndian crime thriller


filmsFilms about corruption in IndiaIndian films about revengeFilms directed by
Suresh KrissnaIndian action drama films1990s Telugu-language films1990s action
drama films1996 crime thriller filmsSuresh Productions filmsFilms scored by M. M.
Srilekha

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