Aranyakanda
Aranyakanda (transl. Jungle Chapter) is a 1986 Telugu-language action thriller film, produced by C. Penchal Reddy under the Ushodaya Enterprises banner and directed by Kranthi Kumar. It stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Ashwini, Rajendra Prasad in the lead roles and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was recorded as a flop at the box office.[1]
| Aranyakanda | |
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| Directed by | Kranthi Kumar |
| Produced by | C. Penchal Reddy |
| Written by | Ganesh Patro (dialogues) |
| Story by | Komanappali Ganapathi Rao |
| Starring | Akkineni Nagarjuna Ashwini Rajendra Prasad |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
| Cinematography | Hari Anumolu |
| Edited by | B. Krishnam Raju |
Production company | Ushodaya Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
The entire story revolves a forest where the protection of a tribe against a tiger and deadly gangsters by a forest officer Chaitanya (Akkineni Nagarjuna). Chaitanya goes to the jungle to solve the case of the tiger killing the local tribals. There, he meets a love birds Sanga (Rajendra Prasad) & Neeli (Tulasi) but they cannot marry due to caste problem. After going through the case, Chaitanya comes to know that the tiger is not doing any harm to the people, but there are some cowardly people who are doing all this. Rest of the story forms how he eradicates the evil activities and what he has to pay for it.
Cast
- Akkineni Nagarjuna as Chaitanya
- Ashwini as Preethi
- Rajendra Prasad as Sangadu
- Charan Raj as Bukutha
- Prabhakar Reddy as Preethi's father
- Rallapalli as Chinna Bukutha
- P. J. Sarma as DFO
- Bob Christo as Rowdy
- Radhika as Poornima
- Annapurna as Chaitanya's mother
- Tulasi as Neeli
- Sri Lakshmi as Chinna Dorasani
Soundtrack
| Aranya Kanda | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 20:30 | |||
| Label | Saptaswar Audio | |||
| Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
| Chakravarthy chronology | ||||
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The music was composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. Music released on SAPTASWAR Audio Company.
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
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| 1 | "Idhe Aranyakanda" | SP Balu | 3:32 |
| 2 | "Bagunnava" | P. Susheela,Srinivas Chakravarthy | 4:28 |
| 3 | "Jabilliga" | P. Susheela | 4:03 |
| 4 | "Suryudu Jabili" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:25 |
| 5 | "Puvvumeedha" | P. Susheela,Srinivas Chakravarthy | 4:02 |
References
- "Aranyakanda (1987)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 31 August 2012.