Major Chandrakanth(1993)
Major Chandrakanth is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao in the title role, alongside Mohan Babu, Nagma, Ramya Krishna, Sarada, and Amrish Puri. The story follows a decorated army officer who returns home to fight corruption after his friend's death. The film was produced by Mohan Babu under the Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures banner and features music by M. M. Keeravani. It was a major commercial success and marked N. T. Rama Rao's final acting performance. The film released on 23 April 1993.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sun NXT, Hungama, Airtel Xstream Play, YouTube, JioTV, Plex
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1993
- Director
- K. Raghavendra Rao
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Rating
- 6.4/10
Storyline
Major Chandrakanth is a war hero who returns home after winning the Param Vir Chakra. He discovers that his town is controlled by a corrupt politician. He must fight to save his family and fulfill a promise to his dying friend. But the politician will stop at nothing to destroy him.
“A hero's final battle for justice.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Major Chandrakanth
Cast reunions in this film: Ramya Krishnan & Brahmanandam (25 films together), Mohan Babu & Brahmanandam (21 films together), Srihari & Brahmanandam (17 films together), Brahmanandam & K. Raghavendra Rao (16 films together), Brahmanandam & M. M. Keeravani (16 films together), and K. Raghavendra Rao & M. M. Keeravani (15 films together).
Trivia
- This was the only film where N.T. Rama Rao and Mohan Babu shared the screen as co-leads.
- The film's music composer M.M. Keeravani reused some tunes from his earlier Kannada film 'Muthina Haara'.
- It was produced by Mohan Babu and presented by his then-young son, Manoj Kumar, credited as 'Baby Manoj Kumar'.
- The film marked a rare collaboration where the Paruchuri brothers wrote for a K. Raghavendra Rao directorial.
- Despite N.T. Rama Rao's busy political schedule, the film completed shooting and became a silver jubilee hit.
- Actress Nagma, who played a key role, was a prominent Hindi film actress making a foray into Telugu cinema.
- The film's art director, Bhaskara Raju, was a frequent collaborator with K. Raghavendra Rao in the 1990s.