Dharma Chakram

Dharma Chakram
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Directed by	Suresh Krishna
Produced by	D. Ramanaidu
Written by	MVS Harinath Rao (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Suresh Krishna
Story by	Suresh Krishna
Starring	Venkatesh Ramya Krishna Prema
Music by	M. M. Srilekha
Cinematography	K. Ravindra Babu
Edited by	K.A. Martand Marthand K. Venkatesh
Production company	Suresh Productions
Release dates	13 January 1996
Running time	2:24:34
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Dharma Chakram (English: Wheel of Righteousness) is a 1996 Tollywood film produced by D. Ramanaidu on Suresh Productions banner, directed by Suresh Krishna. Starring Venkatesh, Ramya Krishna, Prema in lead roles and music composed by M. M. Srilekha. The film recorded as Super Hit at the box-office. Venkatesh received Nandi Award for Best Actor & won the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu).

Plot

Rakesh (Venkatesh) an angry young man who is an honest lawyer, disciple of justice and treated as great personality by poor people. He lives with his mother Sarada (Srividhya), she is not only a mother but also a good friend to him. Rakesh has strong animosity with his father Mahendra (Girish Karnad) a MLA that's why he is separated from him. Sandhya (Ramya Krishnan) a journalist tries for Rakesh interview, but he does not cooperate so she follows him like white on rice and falls in love with him. Sandhya tells her love to Rakesh's mother Sarada then she reveals Rakesh's past.

Rakesh is an energetic guy 4 years back who enjoys day-to-day life, he falls in love with a middle-class girl Surekha (Prema), but his father Mahendra fixes his marriage with a big politician's daughter for his political growth. Rakesh rejects that match and makes marriage arrangements with Surekha, to stop it Mahendra traps Surekha and proves her as a prostitute in court for that Surekha commits suicide. In the anger, Rakesh goes to kill Mahendra but he leaves him for his mother's sake and they both separated from him. After listening to this Sandhya still loves him, she expresses her love to him and slowly he also starts liking her and prepares himself to marry her.

Meanwhile, Mahendra gets a problem to his political career because of his family disturbances, he tries again to patch up with his family but Rakesh turns down him, in that frustration he kills his keep Balamani (Krishnaveni). To escape from the murder case he asks Rakesh to take up the case but he refuses, he blackmails him a lot even then Rakesh doesn't come down. At last Mahendra plays with Sarada's emotions which influences Rakesh to take up Mahendra's case, that torches Rakesh a lot because he knows that he is doing injustice.

Finally, his mother gives freedom to him to fight against Mahendra. Ultimately Rakesh proves that Mahendra is a culprit and protects the justice.

Cast

• Venkatesh as Rakesh
• Ramya Krishnan as Sandhya
• Prema as Surekha
• Girish Karnad as Mahendra
• Srividhya as Sarada
• D. Ramanaidu as Party President
• Brahmanandam
• AVS as Gumastha Gurulingam
• Rallapalli as Anjibabu
• J. V. Somayajulu as Judge
• Subbaraya Sharma as Surekha's Father
• MVS Harinath Rao as Singaram
• Kota Shankar Rao as Public Prosecutor
• Ananth as Singaram's Henchmen
• Saradhi as TV Shop Owner
• Telangana Shakuntala
• Krishnaveni as Balamani
• Ratna Sagar
• Dubbing Janaki

Soundtrack

Dharma Chakram
Soundtrack album by M. M. Srilekha
Released	1996
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	28:38
Label	Supreme Music
Producer	M. M. Srilekha
M. M. Srilekha chronology
Oho Naa Pellanta (1996) Dharma Chakram (1996) Navvulatha (1997)

Music composed by M. M. Srilekha. Music released on SUPREME Music Company.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Thama Soma Mama"	Chandrabose	SP Balu	4:11
2.	"Dheera Sammere"	Veturi Sundararama Murthy	SP Balu, Chitra	4:57
3.	"Cheppana Cheppana"	Chandrabose	SP Balu, M. M. Srilekha	5:03
4.	"Hello Hello"	Chandrabose	SP Balu, Chitra	4:31
5.	"Sogasuchuda"	Chandrabose	SP Balu, Chitra	4:51
6.	"Aagadaye Ranam"	Veturi Sundararama Murthy	SP Balu	5:05
Total length:				28:38

External links

• Dharma Chakram at the Internet Movie Database