Dharma Chakram

Dharma Chakram
DVD Cover
Directed by Suresh Krishna
Produced by D. Ramanaidu
Written by M. V. S. Haranatha Rao (dialogues)
Screenplay by Suresh Krishna
Story by Suresh Krishna
Starring Venkatesh
Ramya Krishna
Prema
Music by M. M. Srilekha
Cinematography K. Ravindra Babu
Edited by K. A. Martand
Marthand K. Venkatesh
Production
company
Release date
 13 January 1996
Running time
 2:24:34
Country India
Language Telugu

Dharma Chakram (Wheel of Righteousness) is a 1996 Tollywood film produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner, directed by Suresh Krishna. The film stars Venkatesh in the lead role, Ramya Krishna as his love interest, and Girish Karnad as the father and antagonist. 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 recorded as a Hit at the box office.[2]

Plot

Rakesh (Venkatesh) an angry young man who is an honest lawyer, disciple of justice and treated as a great personality by poor people. He lives with his mother Sarada (Srividhya), she is not only a mother, but also a good friend to him. Rakesh has strong animosity to his father Mahendra (Girish Karnad), a MLA, that's why he is separated from him. Sandhya (Ramya Krishnan) a journalist tries for an interview of 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 to 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 separated from him. 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 to 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 he refuses, he blackmails him a lot, even then Rakesh doesn't come down. At last Mahendra plays with Sarada's emotions, which influence Rakesh to take up Mahendra's case, that 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

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.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Thama Soma Mama"ChandraboseSP Balu4:11
2."Dheera Sammere"Veturi Sundararama MurthySP Balu, Chitra4:57
3."Cheppana Cheppana"ChandraboseSP Balu, M. M. Srilekha5:03
4."Hello Hello"ChandraboseSP Balu, Chitra4:31
5."Sogasuchuda"ChandraboseSP Balu, Chitra4:51
6."Aagadaye Ranam"Veturi Sundararama MurthySP Balu5:05
Total length:28:38

Box office

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

References

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fw-TYaTF0A
  2. ↑ "Success and centers list - Venkatesh". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Success and centers list - Venkatesh". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
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