Aakhari Poratam
| Aakhari Poratam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Produced by | C. Ashwini Dutt |
| Written by | Jandhyala (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Story by | Yandamuri Veerendranath |
| Starring |
Sridevi Akkineni Nagarjuna Suhasini Amrish Puri |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prakash |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
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Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Aakhari Poratam (lit. The final battle) is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Based on the novel Aakhari Poratam, written by Yandamuri Veerendranath, the film stars Sridevi and Akkineni Nagarjuna in the lead roles. Suhasini, Amrish Puri and Chandra Mohan are featured in supporting roles. The film was a box office success as well as critically acclaimed especially for Sridevi's performance. The film was premiered at the 12th International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.[1]
Plot
The story is about CBI officer Pravallika (Sridevi) trying to expose the illegal activities of a notorious criminal Anantananda Swamy (Amrish Puri). Stage artiste Vihari (Akkineni Nagarjuna) helps Pravallika in this mission.
Cast
- Sridevi as Pravallika
- Akkineni Nagarjuna as Vihari
- Suhasini as Sunadha Mala
- Chandra Mohan as Padmakar
- Amrish Puri as Anantananda Swamy
- Satyanarayana as Parameshwaram
- Jaggayya as Pratap Rao
- Nutan Prasad as Surya Rao
- Pradeep Shakthi
- Suthi Velu
- P. J. Sarma as Dr. Murthy
- Peketi Sivaram as CBI Chief
- Jayanthi as Vardhani
- Mamatha
- Nirmalamma
- Master Rajesh as Swamy
Soundtrack
| Aakhari Poratam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film score by Ilaiyaraaja | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 24:27 | |||
| Label | Echo Music | |||
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja | |||
| Ilaiyaraaja chronology | ||||
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Songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Lyrics written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. All the songs are blockbusters. Music released on ECHO Music Company. Here, singer K. S. Chitra does her debut song Abha Deeni Sooku in Telugu, in spite of many Tamil-Telugu dubbed films, this film is considered as her first song in Telugu, giving her a huge success and fan following from first song itself.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thella Cheeraku" | SP Balu, Lata Mangeshkar | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Swathi Chinuku" | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 5:33 |
| 3. | "Gundelo Thakita" | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Abba Deenisoku" | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:43 |
| 5. | "Eppudu Eppudu" | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:38 |
| Total length: | 24:27 | ||
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