A. K. 47 (1999 film)

A. K. 47
Poster of Kannada version
Directed byOm Prakash Rao
Written byM. S. Ramesh
R. Rajashekhar
(Dialogues)
Screenplay byOm Prakash Rao
Story byS. R. Brothers
Produced byRamu
StarringShiva Rajkumar
P. Sai Kumar
Chandini
Om Puri
CinematographyP. Rajan
Edited byS. Manohar
Music byHamsalekha
Production
company
Ramu Enterprises
Release date
  • 17 June 1999 (1999-06-17)
Running time
157 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesKannada
Telugu

A. K. 47 is an Indian action film directed by Om Prakash Rao and produced by Ramu. The film, which was the first film to use DTS in Kannada cinema, stars Shiva Rajkumar, alongside Chandni, Om Puri and Girish Karnad. The music was composed by Hamsalekha, while cinematography and editing were handled by P. Rajan and S. Manohar respectively.[1] The film was simultaneously made in Kannada and Telugu with P. Sai Kumar playing Shiva Rajkumar's role in Telugu version.[2][3]

A. K. 47 was released on 17 June 1999 and became a commercial success at the box office.[4] The Telugu version was dubbed in Tamil under the same name.[2] This film was remade in Hindi with the same title.[5][6]

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