| Kshana Kshanam | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Written by | Story & Screenplay: Ram Gopal Varma Dialogues: Satyanand |
| Produced by | K. L. Narayana Y. Lakshmana Chowdary S. Gopal Reddy (Presenter) |
| Starring | Venkatesh Sridevi Paresh Rawal Rami Reddy |
| Cinematography | S. Gopal Reddy |
| Edited by | Shankar |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
Production company | Sri Durga Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Kshana Kshanam (transl. Every Moment) is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language road comedy heist film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Venkatesh, Sridevi, Paresh Rawal, and Rami Reddy. The plot follows Satya (Sridevi), a young woman who is hounded by a gang of robbers headed by Nayyar (Rawal) and the police. With the help of a pickpocketer Chandu (Venkatesh), she escapes into the forests.[2]
Varma introduced road and film noir to Indian screen with Kshana Kshanam. Varma experimented with close-to-life performances by the lead actors, which bought a rather fictional storyline a sense of authenticity at a time when the industry was being filled with unnecessary commercial fillers.[3]
Featured at the Ann Arbor Film Festival, and the Fribourg Festival, it went on to gather a cult following.[4][5] It won five state Nandi Awards, including Best Direction, Best Screenplay, and a Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu to Sridevi. Varma later adapted Kshana Kshanam in Hindi as Daud, and produced road films such as Thiruda Thiruda, Anaganaga Oka Roju and Road.[3]
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- ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 503. ISBN 0-19-563579-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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- ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Cannes critic on RGV's filmography at Fribourg". Indiatoday.in. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2023.