Criminal (1995 film)
| Criminal | |
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 VCD Cover | |
| Directed by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Produced by |
K. S. Rama Rao (Telugu) Mukesh Bhatt (Hindi) |
| Written by |
Sainath Thotapalli (Telugu dialogues) Jay Dixit (Hindi dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Story by |
David Twohy (Original Story) Mahesh Bhatt (Adapted Story) |
| Based on |
The Fugitive by Roy Huggins |
| Starring |
Akkineni Nagarjuna Manisha Koirala Ramyah Krishna |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani (Credited as M. M. Kreem in Hindi) |
| Cinematography | S. Gopal Reddy |
| Edited by |
G. G. Krishna Rao (Telugu) Sanjay Sankla (Hindi) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | T-Series Films |
Release date |
(Telugu)
(Hindi) |
Running time | 142 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language |
Telugu Hindi |
Criminal is a 1995 Indian Telugu-Hindi bilingual, Action thriller film, produced by K. S. Rama Rao on Creative Commercials banner in Telugu[1] Mukesh Bhatt on Vishesh Films banner in Hindi directed by Mahesh Bhatt.[2] Starring Akkineni Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishna, Manisha Koirala in lead roles and music composed by M. M. Keeravani or MM Kreem.[3] both of the movies simultaneously shot in Telugu and Hindi, most of the scenes and artists are same in both the versions. The film is inspired by an English film The Fugitive (1993).[4] This is the last film of famous Bollywood actor Ajith
Plot
After witnessing the unfortunate death of a woman, who was unable to afford hospital treatment, Dr. Ajay Kumar (Akkineni Nagarjuna) cancels his U.S. immigration and instead sets out to work a plan to open a hospital that will be accessible to people who cannot afford treatment in regular hospitals, called "Amma Hospital". This draws quite an attention, and he becomes popular, especially with two young women, Swetha (Manisha Koirala) and Sub-Inspector Ramya (Ramya Krishna). He falls in love with Swetha and both get married, breaking Ramya's heart in the process. Shortly thereafter much to their delight, Swetha becomes pregnant.
When Swetha discovers a frightening organ-smuggling operation in her hospital while going through a friend's diagnostic report, she calls Ramya. Ramya calls the police for help as Swetha is being attacked, and names the attacker as "Ajay". Swetha eventually succumbs to the attack. The police arrive to find her dead body and arrest Ajay for murder. It seems that Ajay's motive for killing Swetha was money, as Swetha was a wealthy heiress. Ajay is convicted and sentenced to death. While being transported to prison, the police van meets with an accident and Ajay escapes. The police launch a manhunt for him but are unable to catch him. Ajay secretly meets with Ramya and tells her that he did not kill Swetha, and he wants her help to catch the real killer. The film ends with Ajay catching the real killer and finding out that he was hired by Ajay's friend Dr. Pratap (Sarath Babu), the man responsible for the organ smuggling operation.
Cast
Telugu Cast
- Akkineni Nagarjuna as Dr. Ajay Kumar
- Manisha Koirala as Dr. Swetha
- Ramya Krishna as A.C.P. Ramya
- Satyanarayana as Adavocate Chandra Shekar
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Srinivasa Rao
- Nassar as S.P. Teja
- Sarath Babu as Dr. Pratap
- Sudha as Yashoda
- Gulshan Grover as Robert Rakesh Kumar
- Trishna as item number
- Brahmanandam as Componder Chitti Babu
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Inspector
- Johnny Lever as himself
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Compounder Tinku
- Devdasu Kanakala as Commissioner
- Kota Shankar Rao as Lawyer
- Garimalla Visweswara Rao as Servant
- Husain as Prisoner
- Jenny as Inspector Nanda Gopal
Hindi Cast
- Nagarjuna as Dr. Ajay Kumar
- Manisha Koirala as Dr. Swetha
- Ramya Krishna as ACP Ramya
- Gulshan Grover as Robert
- Nassar as S. P. Teja
- Sharat Babu as Dr. Pratap
- Trishna as Item number
- Johnny Lever as Changu
- Laxmikant Berde as Mangu
- Ajit Khan as Jagdish Prasad
- Palav Vyas as Advocate
- Gurbachan
- Mukesh Pandey
- Zaheer as Advocate Varma (Ajay's father)
- Beena as Ajay's mother
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Inspector
- Devdasu Kanakala as Commissioner
- Garimalla Viswaswara Rao as Servant
- Husain as Prisoner
- Jenny as Inspector
Crew
- Art: Peketi Ranga
- Choreography: Chinni Prakash, Raju, Saroj Khan
- Fights: Horse Babu
- Dialogues:Sainath Thotapalli
- Lyrics: Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry, Vennelakanti
- Playback: SP Balu, Chitra, Sujatha, M. M. Keeravani
- Music: M. M. Keeravani
- Associate Director: YVS Chowdary
- Editing: G.G.Krishna Rao
- Cinematography: S. Gopal Reddy
- Producer: K. S. Rama Rao
- Story – Screenplay – Director: Mahesh Bhatt
- Banner: Creative Commercials
- Release Date: 14 October 1994
Soundtrack
Telugu Version
| Criminal | ||||
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| Film score by M. M. Keeravani | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 25:50 | |||
| Label | AKASH Audio | |||
| Producer | M. M. Keeravani | |||
| M. M. Keeravani chronology | ||||
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Music composed by M. M. Keeravani. Music released on AKASH Audio Company. All songs were block busters. The track "Telusa Manasa" sung by S.P.Balasubrahmanyam & K.S.Chitra gained much popularity & proved to be an instant chart buster and remained as one of the evergreen songs in Telugu. It was known that Chitra took 4 days to learn that German styled humming in the beginning of the song.[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hello Guru" | Vennelakanti | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:48 |
| 2. | "Papiki Papiki" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | SP Balu, M. M. Keeravani, Chitra | 4:48 |
| 3. | "Mudante Vadante" | Vennelakanti | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:57 |
| 4. | "Jama Jama Jama" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | SP Balu, Sujatha | 5:04 |
| 5. | "Thelusa Manasa" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | SP Balu, Chitra | 6:13 |
| Total length: | 25:50 | |||
Hindi Version
| Criminal | ||||
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| Film score by M. M. Kreem | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 38:16 | |||
| Label | HMV Audio | |||
| Producer | M. M. Kreem | |||
| M. M. Kreem chronology | ||||
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Music composed by M. M. Kreem. Lyrics written by Indeevar. All songs are blockbusters. Music released on HMV Audio Company. The humming sung by Chitra in the Telugu version of "Telusa Manasa" was retained as it is in all Hindi versions. "Tu Mile Dil Khile (Telusa Manasa)" was made into different versions one by male, female and other one was a duet & all the versions turned into block busters.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tu Mile Dil Khile" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Chitra(Humming) | 6:03 |
| 2. | "Janu Janu Janu" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Tu Mile Dil Khile (Male)" | Kumar Sanu, Chitra(Humming) | 6:13 |
| 4. | "Mujhko Chhupa Le" | Kumar Sanu, Alisha Chinai | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Kisi Ka Tu Hoja" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Chitra | 5:00 |
| 6. | "Keemti Keemti Keemti Hai Zindagi" | SP Balu, Chitra, Alka Yagnik | 5:01 |
| 7. | "Tu Mile Dil Khile (Female)" | Alka Yagnik, Chitra(Humming) | 5:57 |
| Total length: | 38:16 | ||
Release
The film was also later dubbed and released in Tamil as Ellame En Kadhali.
References
- ↑ "Criminal (Banner)". IQLIK.com.
- ↑ "Criminal (Direction)". Know Your Films.
- ↑ "Criminal (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- ↑ "Criminal (Review)". The Cine Bay.
- ↑ manasa song from Criminal movie (Telugu) http://www.youtube.com/title=Telusa manasa song from Criminal movie (Telugu) Check
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