Antham
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRam Gopal Varma
Written byAkash Khurana (Hindi dialogues)
Screenplay byRam Gopal Varma
Story byRam Gopal Varma
Produced byK. Prasad
Boney Kapoor
StarringNagarjuna
Urmila Matondkar
CinematographyTeja
Edited byShankar
Music byScore:
Mani Sharma
Songs:
R. D. Burman
Mani Sharma (1 song)
M. M. Keeravani (1 song)
Distributed byDrishya Creations
Release dates
  • 11 September 1992 (1992-09-11)
(Telugu)
  • 23 October 1992 (1992-10-23)
(Hindi)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesTelugu
Hindi

Antham (transl. The End) in Telugu is a 1992 Indian neo-noir crime film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma, filmed simultaneously in both Telugu and Hindi languages. It stars Nagarjuna, Urmila Matondkar, Danny Denzongpa. The soundtrack was composed by R. D. Burman, as well as Mani Sharma and M.M. Keeravani, who each composed one song. The background score, of the film, was composed by Mani Sharma. The Hindi version was titled Drohi (transl. The Traitor). However, it was released on 23 October 1992, on Diwali that year, a month after the release of the Telugu version.[1] Both the versions, as well as the music, received positive reviews upon release.[2][3]

Plot

Raghav (Nagarjuna) is an orphan and receives assignments from an underworld gangster, J.P. Shetty (Danny Denzongpa), who hired him for contract killing, as a full-time job. Raghav leads a calm and secretive life and there is no room for relationships, in it. At a particular instance, he meets Bhavna (Urmila Matondkar), an ornithologist student, and falls in love with her innocence and charm. He hides his real identity from her and she, too, reciprocates his feelings. When things start looking hopeful for a normal life, for Raghav, Bhav na discovers his real identity and distances herself from him. The rest of the film is about what happens to the ill-fated Raghav.

Cast

Soundtrack

Antham / Drohi
Film score by
R. D. Burman
Mani Sharma
Released1992
GenreSoundtrack
Length47:39
LabelSurya Audio
ProducerR. D. Burman
Mani Sharma

The songs were composed by R. D. Burman and the background score by Mani Sharma. The track Chalekki Undhanuko is composed by Mani Sharma and "Gundello Dhada Dhada" is composed by M. M. Keeravani. The lyrics were written by Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry and Javed Akhtar (Hindi) and the soundtrack was released by SURYA Audio company.[4]

Telugu Soundtrack

All tracks are written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry

No.TitleMusicArtist(s)Length
1."O Maina"R. D. BurmanK. S. Chithra6:20
2."Nee Navvu"R. D. BurmanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:49
3."Chalekki Undhanuko"Mani SharmaK. S. Chithra, Jojo4:50
4."Entha Sepaina"R. D. BurmanK. S. Chithra6:06
5."Gundello Dhada Dhada"M. M. KeeravaniK. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:59
6."Oohalevo Regey"R. D. BurmanMano, Kavita Krishnamurthy6:41
Total length:35:53
Hindi Soundtrack

All tracks are written by Javed Akhtar

No.TitleMusicArtist(s)Length
1."Panchi Gaaye Re"R. D. BurmanAsha Bhosle6:17
2."Aise Hamen Dekho"R. D. BurmanAsha Bhosle6:43
3."Jungle Dance"Mani SharmaK. S. Chithra, Jojo4:56
4."Dhadakti Mere Dil"M. M. KeeravaniK. S. Chithra, Vinod Rathod5:57
6."Tan Mein Agni"R. D. BurmanAmit Kumar, Kavita Krishnamurthy6:49
7."Tum Jo Mile"R. D. BurmanSuresh Wadkar5:49
8."Dooba Dooba"R. D. BurmanAsha Bhosle, Jolly Mukherjee6:28
Total length:47:39

References

  1. ^ "Drohi Review". Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  2. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 9781135943257 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Articles : Movie Retrospect : Retrospect : Money (1993)". Telugucinema.com. 31 July 2008. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2022. By then, Ramu's Raatri and Antham were completed, but both films flopped.
  4. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 9781135943257 – via Google Books.

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