Lakshyam | |
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Directed by | Sriwass |
Written by | M. Ratnam (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Sriwass Gopimohan (Co-Screenplay) |
Story by | Sriwass |
Produced by | Nallamalupu Bujji |
Starring | Gopichand Jagapati Babu Anushka Shetty |
Cinematography | Sekhar V. Joseph |
Edited by | Gautham Raju |
Music by | Mani Sharma |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Box office | ₹15 crore[1] |
Lakshyam (transl. Target) is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by Nallamalupu Srinivas (Bujji) on Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions and directed by Srivass. It stars Gopichand, Jagapati Babu, Anushka Shetty and music is composed by Mani Sharma. It was later remade in Tamil as Maanja Velu, in Bengali as Fighter, and in Bengali Bangladesh as Darowaner Chele, and in Kannada as Varadhanayaka.[2] The film won two Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award.
Chandu is a college student who lives happily with his brother ACP Bose, sister-in-law and parents. Bose investigates the case of a dreaded gangster "Section" Shankar, who is involved in illegal land dealings with others including DIG Hari Narayan. When the bank chairman (who has lent money for the deal) demand the money back as the deal hasn’t worked, Shankar eliminates him. The people who are customers of the bank take to the streets and try to damage the bank. Bose arrives and arrests the manager. Shankar discovers about the manager's location, where he and his men along with Hari Narayan kills Bose. Shankar asks his men to dump the body. On the way, Chandu gets involved and ultimately rescues his brother from a burning bus and Bose dies in Chandu's arms. The people assume that Bose has swindled all the money as they have been made to believe by Hari Narayan. Chandu seeks vengeance on the people who killed Bose, where he kills his friend and Shankar's sidekick Shafi and later kills Hari Narayan. Shankar kidnaps Bose's entire family where Chandu arrives and spills the beans that Bose is dead. Chandu kills Shankar under the supervision of the new DIG Ajay Prakash, who supports him wholeheartedly.
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Released | 10 June 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 25:00 | |||
Label | Aditya Music | |||
Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
Mani Sharma chronology | ||||
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The music was composed by Mani Sharma and was released with the Aditya Music label.[3]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sukku Sukku" | Chandrabose | Tippu, Sujatha | 4:11 |
2. | "Chekkara Keli" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Karthik, Shreya Ghoshal | 4:24 |
3. | "Gullo Devudu" | Chandrabose | Madhu Balakrishnan | 4:16 |
4. | "Niluvave" | Kosaraju | Hemachandra | 3:08 |
5. | "Yevadu Yevadu" | Chandrabose | Ranjith | 5:07 |
6. | "Sukku Sukku (Remix)" | Chandrabose | Tippu, Sujatha | 3:54 |
Total length: | 25:00 |
A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "The film is good with some good action and sentiment. And it does not bore the viewer".[4] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "First half is entertaining with perfect blend of entertainment and emotion. The tempo goes down a bit in second half because of formulaic narration and predictability in the story".[5]
Anushka's popularity increased because of her performance role in the film and it was declared a super hit at the box office.[6]