Abhimanyu (1990 film)

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Abhimanyu
Directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty
Story by Kodi Ramakrishna
Based on Ankusham (1990) by Ravi Raja Pinisetty
Produced bySri Sudarshan Productions
Starring V. Ravichandran
Ananth Nag
Seetha
CinematographyLok Singh
Edited byVemoori Ravi
Music by Hamsalekha
Production
company
Sri Sudarshan Productions
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Abhimanyu is a 1990 Indian Kannada-language action drama film written and directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty. The film starred V. Ravichandran, Seetha and Ananth Nag, while many other prominent actors featured in supporting roles. [1] The soundtrack and score composition was by Hamsalekha.

Contents

The film was a remake of the Telugu film Ankusam , released in the same year (1990). In a protest sequence, Ravi Teja appeared as a student leader in a small scene.

Premise

Inspector Abhimanyu (V. Ravichandran) learns that a thug-for-hire named "Spot" Naga (Rami Reddy) is assigned to kill his former mentor-turned-Chief Minister G.K.S Master (Anant Nag). Abhimanyu sets out to thwart Naga's plans.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed and lyrics were written by Hamsalekha and audio was bought by Lahari Music. [2]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kallige Praana" Hamsalekha S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manjula Gururaj  
2."Usira Mele"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manjula Gururaj 
3."Desha Hinge Aadre"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
4."Kele Kele Bharatha Mathe"Hamsalekha K. J. Yesudas, Chandrika Gururaj  

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References

  1. Ravichandran filmography
  2. "Southoldmp3: Abhimanyu(1990) Kannada Movie Mp3 Songs Free Download". 17 December 2013.