Raja Vikramarka is a 1990 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty, starring Chiranjeevi, Radhika and Amala.[1][2] The film is inspired by the 1988 American film Coming to America.[3] It was dubbed in Tamil as Sathiyama Naan Kavalkaran and in Hindi as Daulat Ki Duniya.[4]
| Raja Vikramarka | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ravi Raja Pinisetty |
| Screenplay by | Ravi Raja Pinisetty |
| Story by | Ravi Raja Pinisetty Satyanand |
| Based on | Coming to America |
| Produced by | P. Amaranath Reddy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Lok Singh |
| Edited by | Vellaiswamy |
| Music by | Raj–Koti |
Production company | Skhandha Arts |
| Distributed by | Geetha Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editRaja Vikramarka is the prince of Skanda Dweepam, a small kingdom. As he is a prince, he is not allowed to live his own free life. His father Raja Bhupathi arranges his marriage with another kingdom's princess. She turns out to be nothing more than a sycophant, one without a brain or spine of her own. Vikramarka leaves the kingdom along with his trusted friend, Jockie, to live his own life.[5] In the modern big city, he finds a friend and works as a mechanic, during which time he saves a woman Rekha from two attempts on her life. Her uncle Vishwanatham hires him as her bodyguard. Vishwanatham later reveals to him that he was in fact the assassin trying to kill her for her money. To thwart his plot, Vikramarka agrees to handle the murder attempts, while at the same time trying to save her. After being thrown out of the house, Vishwanatham, along with his allies Kanaka Rao and Raja Kotappa join forces to kill Vikramarka and his parents. Vikramarka saves the day and rules as king of his land.
Cast
edit- Chiranjeevi as Raja Vikramarka, a prince
- Radhika as Maya
- Amala as Rekha
- Rao Gopal Rao as Vishwanatham, Rekha's uncle and an assassin
- Kaikala Satyanarayana as Raja Bhupathi
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Raja Kotappa
- Allu Rama Lingaiah as Joginatham
- Brahmanandam as Janaki / Jockey
- Gollapudi Maruti Rao as Kanaka Rao
- Sudhakar as Kireeti
- King Kong as Tarjan
- K. R. Vijaya as Queen
- Annapurna as Savitri
- Sri Lakshmi as Mangala
- Srilatha
- Sandhya
- Narayana Rao as Ganapathi
- Hari Prasad as Hari
- Prasad Babu as Thangavelu
- Manik Irani as Billa
- Nalinikanth
- Arun Kumar
- Vijay Kumar
- Jaggarao
- Ashok Kumar
- Anjaneyulu
- Seshagiri Rao
- Madhava Rao
Soundtrack
edit| Raja Vikramarka | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1990 |
| Recorded | 1990 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Label | Aditya Music |
| Producer | Raj–Koti |
The soundtrack was composed by the duo Raj–Koti, their 100th soundtrack as composers.[6] The album consists of six songs. Lyrics for all songs were penned by Veturi.[7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Erraroi" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:48 |
| 2. | "Ellelo" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 5:05 |
| 3. | "Gagana Kirana" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Radhika | 6:04 |
| 4. | "Aanatinundi" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:52 |
| 5. | "Naginivo" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, | 5:27 |
| 6. | "Bhala Changu Bhala" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 6:35 |
| Total length: | 31:35 | |||
References
edit- ^ Venkateswaran, Anand (10 February 2013). "Rahman versus Ilaiyaraja". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Chiranjeevi Zindabad! Happy 63rd Birthday To The Superstar". NDTV. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Chiranjeevi's hottest romantic scenes on silver screen. See here". News 24. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Daulat Ki Duniya (1990)".
- ^ "Birthday Special! Brahmanandam: Tracing the journey of the popular comedian in Tollywood so far". The Times of India. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Kartikeya's new film titled Raja Vikramarka". Telugu Cinema. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Raja Vikramarka". Gaana. Retrieved 14 September 2021.