Ashwamedham(1992)
'Ashwamedham' is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sobhan Babu, Meena, Nagma, and Amrish Puri. The story follows SP Abhimanyu, an honest police officer who captures a terrorist, only to face revenge from the terrorist's twin brother. The film explores themes of brotherhood, sacrifice, and revenge. It was produced by C. Aswani Dutt under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was a commercial success and was later dubbed into Hindi as 'Akhiri Intaqam' and into Tamil as 'Dharma Bhoomi'.
Quick Facts
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- Sun NXT, JioHotstar, Sony LIV, Airtel Xstream Play, YouTube, YuppTV
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1992
- Director
- K Raghavendra Rao
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 28m
- Rating
- 4.3/10
Storyline
SP Abhimanyu captures a dangerous terrorist named Vyaghra. But Vyaghra escapes and his twin brother Sunil seeks revenge. Sunil frames Abhimanyu, leading to his death. Abhimanyu's younger brother Kireeti must fight against time and poison to avenge his brother and stop Sunil's evil plans.
“Brotherhood. Revenge. Justice.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Ashwamedham
Cast reunions in this film: Kota Srinivasa Rao & Brahmanandam (90 films together), Brahmanandam & Nandamuri Balakrishna (21 films together), Brahmanandam & K. Raghavendra Rao (16 films together), Meena & Ilayaraja (14 films together), Kota Srinivasa Rao & Nandamuri Balakrishna (12 films together), and Meena & Brahmanandam (9 films together).
Trivia
- This was the only Telugu film where veteran Bollywood villain Amrish Puri played dual roles as twin brothers.
- The film's title 'Ashwamedham' refers to an ancient Vedic horse sacrifice ritual, symbolizing the hero's quest for justice.
- Director K. Raghavendra Rao reused the same basic plot from his earlier 1990 Hindi film 'Aaj Ka Arjun', but with significant changes for the Telugu audience.
- A real Indian Air Force helicopter was used for the filming of the key action sequence where the hero, a pilot, makes a dramatic landing.
- The movie marked one of the last major screen pairings of veteran actor Shobhan Babu and rising star Nandamuri Balakrishna.
- Despite being an action film, it featured a hit romantic duet 'Chandamama Raave' shot in picturesque Ooty, which became popular at the time.
- The film's climax involving multiple coordinated bomb blasts was considered a large-scale and expensive sequence for Telugu cinema in the early 90s.