Ankusam

Ankusam
Official poster
Directed byKodi Ramakrishna
Story byMS Arts Unit
Produced byShyam Prasad Reddy
StarringDr. Rajashekar
Jeevitha
Rami Reddy
CinematographyK. S. Hari
Edited byK. A. Marthand
Music bySatyam
Release date
  • July 1989 (1989-07)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Ankusam is 1989 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy. The film stars Dr. Rajashekar and Jeevitha, with Rami Reddy and M. S. Reddy in supporting roles.[1] It was a box-office blockbuster and marked a major breakthrough in Rajasekhar's career.[2][3] The film won three Nandi Awards.

Ravi Raja Pinisetty directed the Hindi and Kannada remakes, Pratibandh and Abhimanyu, in 1990, featuring Chiranjeevi and V. Ravichandran, respectively.[4]

  1. ^ Gopalrao, Griddaluru (21 July 1989). "అంకుశం" [Ankusam] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). p. 11. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Reel cops on patrol". Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Jeevitha Rajasekhar Birthday Special: రాజశేఖర్ విజయనాయిక… జీవిత". NTV (in Telugu). 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna's Hindi debuts were Telugu remakes". Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2017.