Pape Naa Pranam

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Pape Naa Pranam
Directed byB.V. Ramana
Produced byN. Ramadas Naidu
Starring J. D. Chakravarthy
Meena
Ashish Vidyarthi
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Jaya Sudha
Chandra Mohan
Baby Ayushi
CinematographyA. Srinivasa Reddy
Music by Koti
Release date
  • 16 October 1998 (1998-10-16)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Pape Naa Pranam is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language thriller film starring J. D. Chakravarthy. It is a remake of the 1995 American film Nick of Time . [1] The film was dubbed into Hindi and Tamil as Aaj Ka Baadshah and Kolai Kutram.

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Cast

Music

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Alli Billi Oohallo" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki  
2."Yede Mounam"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
3."Chetti Potti"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
4."Vidhio Gaayama"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
5."Gaya Naala Kegina"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 

Release and reception

The film initially released without a title with the director stating that he would rename the film in fifteen days after the release based on the audience's opinion. [2]

A critic from Zamin Ryot wrote that "Despite the name, the film is great!" [3]

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References

  1. "Copycats in Tollywood". 30 January 2017.
  2. "The year gone by 'Twas good for some and bad for most". Andhra Online. Archived from the original on 28 April 1999.
  3. http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1998/Oct/30-Oct-1998.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]