Inspector Vikram (1989 film)

Inspector Vikram
Promotional poster
Directed byDinesh Baboo
Written byChi. Udayashankar (Dialogues)
Screenplay byDinesh Baboo
Story byDinesh Baboo
Produced byRaghavendra Rajkumar
StarringShiva Rajkumar
K. S. Ashwath
Chi Guru Dutt
Aparna
Kavya
Sundar Krishna Urs
CinematographyDinesh Baboo
Edited byP. Bhakthavatsalam
Music byVijay Anand
Production
company
Nikhileshwari Cine Combines
Distributed byVajreshwari Combines
Release date
  • 25 May 1989 (1989-05-25)
Running time
142 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Inspector Vikram is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language comedy thriller film directed and filmed by Dinesh Baboo, written by Chi. Udaya Shankar and produced by Raghavendra Rajkumar under the banner of Nikhileshwari Cine Combines.The film stars Shiva Rajkumar in the title role with Kavya, Chi Guru Dutt, Aparna and K. S. Ashwath in other supporting roles.[1] It revolves around an undisciplined, but intelligent police inspector, Vikram. It is regarded as the first Kannada film of the comedy thriller genre and the first cop-comedy movie of Kannada cinema.[2]

Inspector Vikram was the second film produced by Raghavendra Rajkumar under the production banner, Nikhileshwari Cine Combines after Shruthi Seridaaga. It was distributed by Parvathamma Rajkumar's Vajreshwari Combines. The film marks the first collaboration between scriptwriter Chi. Udaya Shankar and Shiva Rajkumar, and also the first collaboration between Dinesh Baboo and Shiva Rajkumar. It was predominantly shot in Bangalore (now Bengaluru). The film features original songs composed by Vijay Anand. The editing of the film was done by P. Bhakthavatsalam.[3]

Inspector Vikram was released on 25 May 1989. It was an average grosser at the box office at the time of release, but has over the years accumulated a cult following. The film has been praised for incorporating an element of recklessness and humor to the cop role, as by then cop roles where portrayed in a serious tone.[4] A spiritual successor of the same name was released in 2021.[5] The core plot was loosely based on the 1983 American movie Eddie Macon's Run.[6] Shiva Rajkumar is set to reprise the character of Inspector Vikram in IV - Returns.[7]

  1. ^ "- Cast and Crew". Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "ಅಮೃತವರ್ಷಿಣಿ" ಹೆಚ್ಚೆಂದರೆ ಒಂದು ವಾರ ಓಡಬಹುದು ಅಷ್ಟೇ ಅಂದಿದ್ದರು.. | Dinesh Babu Interview Part 02. YouTube.
  5. ^ "Inspector Vikram: It is Prajwal Devaraj's paisa vasool show all over - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  6. ^ "ಸಿನಿಮಾ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ: ಕಾಮಿಡಿ-ಭಾವನೆಗಳ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಇನ್‌ಸ್ಪೆಕ್ಟರ್‌ ವಿಕ್ರಂ". Vijay Karnataka. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. ^ Sharadhaa, A. (12 July 2023). "Shivarajkumar's Inspector Vikram makes a comeback with 'IV Returns'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.