Simha Swapnam (transl. Nightmare) is a 1989 Indian Telugu-language crime film, produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under the Jagapathi Art Pictures banner and directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. It stars Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha, Jagapathi Babu, Vani Viswanath and Shantipriya, with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is a remake of the Hindi film Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988). This film is the debut of Jagapathi Babu as a hero, with double role performance, both the roles of Sanjay Dutt and Chunky Pandey are done by Jagapathi Babu in Telugu.[1][2]
| Simha Swapnam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | V. Madhusudhana Rao |
| Written by | D. Prabhakar (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | V. Madhusudhana Rao |
| Story by | M. D. Sundar |
| Based on | Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988) |
| Produced by | V. B. Rajendra Prasad |
| Starring | Krishnam Raju Jayasudha Jagapathi Babu Vani Viswanath Shantipriya |
| Cinematography | D. Prasad Babu |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
Production company | Jagapathi Art Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editSimha Swapnam is a rebel under the veil and uproars against savage bits with capital punishment. However, outwardly, he is a respectable industrialist, Krishnarjun. Now he rearwards, his true self is Balaram, one accustomed to a jollity life with his pregnant wife Annapurna and his devoted younger Sivaram. The sibling works as a truck driver for a company owned by Raghupati & Rangapati. He is unbeknownst to their actual shadow of honorable-seeming hoodlums, which Sivaram senses. Hence, they slaughter him and pin Balaram as the homicide mingling Inspector Bhujangam. Plus, they set on fire to his house, where Annapurna is reported dead. Therein, Balaram freaks on blackguards and gets away by chopping their hands & feet. Annapurna has escaped from death and is sheltered by a wise Inspector, Veerabhadram, who she gives birth to twins Rajesh & Harish. Annapurna bestows Harish on them since the Veerabhadram couple is childless and quits.
Rajesh is a professional photographer and jewel burglar who surrogates for a sly smuggler, Vaddikasula Varahala Rao. He is on a gravy train to recover his mother, who is in trauma. Once, he is acquainted with Rangapati's daughter Kavitha and falls for her. Harish is a sleuth who seeks to sneak upon criminals and woos for a lady doctor, Sunitha. As of today, Bhujangam turned into a cracksman Bhayankar eludes cops steals precious diamonds and is under cover of Rangapati & Rangapati. Being aware of it, Balaram moves for his vengeance, Varahala Rao decrees Rajesh to swipe the diamonds, and Harish walks to catch hold of him. At the crime, Balaram knocks out Bhayankar deleting his veil when Rajesh accomplishes his task, secretly gains his photograph, and flees. Harish backs him, and a brawl erupts, but afterward, they are detected as siblings. Besides, Balaram encounters Annapurna and recoups her normal with his idolization. Knowledging the facts, Rangapati & Raghupati abduct Annapurna for diamonds. At last, Balaram, Rajesh & Harish cease them. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the reunion of the family and Simha Swapnam surrendering before the judiciary.
Cast
edit- Krishnam Raju as Balaram / Krishnarjun / Simha Swapnam
- Jayasudha as Annapurna
- Jagapati Babu as Rajesh & Harish (dual role)
- Vani Viswanath as Kavita
- Shantipriya as Sunita
- Gummadi as DSP Raghuram
- Gollapudi Maruti Rao as Vaddikasula Varahala Rao
- Ranganath as Rangapati
- Giri Babu as Inspector Veerabhadram
- Ahuti Prasad as Raghupati
- Chalapathi Rao as Inspector Bhujangam / Bhayankar
- Thyagaraju as I.G.
- Ramana Murthy as Dr. Prakash
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Deen Dayal
- Pradeep Shakthi as Billa
- Vinod as Shishupal
- Madan as Shiva Ram
- Raj Varma as Kotlingam
- Jaya Bhaskar as Inspector Narayan
- Sarathi as Kanaka Rao
- K. K. Sarma as a priest
- Anitha as Lakshmi
- Sri Lakshmi
- Phani
- Vijayalakshmi
- Shyamala
Soundtrack
edit| Simha Swapnam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 25:47 | |||
| Label | AMC Audio | |||
| Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
| Chakravarthy chronology | ||||
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Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics written by Acharya Aatreya. Music released on AMC Audio Company.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kallalona Neeve Gundelona Neeve" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Chaliki Vaniki" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Jigi Jigi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Tholi Kougilintha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Urumi Urumi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:52 |
| 6. | "Kallalona Neeve" (Sad) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:23 |
References
edit- ^ "Victory Madhusudhan granddaughter in films". Idlebrain.com. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Jagapathi Babu: Favorite Family Hero!". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015.