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| Directed by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Screenplay by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Story by | David Twohy |
| Dialogue by | Sainath Thotapalli (Telugu) Jay Dixit (Hindi) |
| Based on | The Fugitive by Roy Huggins |
| Produced by | K. S. Rama Rao (Telugu) Mukesh Bhatt (Hindi) |
| Starring | Nagarjuna Ramya Krishna Manisha Koirala |
| Cinematography | S. Gopal Reddy |
| Edited by | G. G. Krishna Rao (Telugu) Sanjay Sankla (Hindi) |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani (credited as M. M. Kreem in Hindi) |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | T-Series Films |
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Running time | 142 mins |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Telugu Hindi |
Criminal is a 1994 Indian action thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishna and Manisha Koirala. Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi languages, the film was produced by K. S. Rama Rao under the Creative Commercials banner in Telugu, and by Mukesh Bhatt under the Vishesh Films banner in Hindi with the music composed by M. M. Keeravani (credited as MM Kreem in Hindi). Criminal was inspired by the 1993 American film The Fugitive.[1][2]
The Telugu version released on 14 October 1994, while the Hindi version released on 21 July 1995. Criminal was the last film of the Hindi film actor Ajit Khan. The Telugu version was not commercially successful.[3]
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KSR: I liked the subject, and so we did that film. I still like that film though it was a flop.