Indrudu Chandrudu

1989 2h 38m TE

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

ComedyDramaCrime

Synopsis

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A corrupt assistant of an equally corrupt mayor murders his boss and hides the body in a freezer. He finds a look-alike and forces him to pretend to be the mayor. The young man has a different agenda.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kamal Haasan
G. K. Rayudu / Chandran
Vijayashanti
Durga
Srividya
Janaki
Charan Raj
Tripathi
Jayalalita
Veena
Janaki
Chandru's Mother
Divya
Chandru's Dance partner
Kuyili
Dancer in the song "Nachina Food"

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Suresh Krissna
Writers: Gopalakrishna Paruchuri, Kamal Haasan, Venkateswara Rao Paruchuri
Languages: Telugu
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 158 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Suresh Krissna, shot by P.S. Prakash. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ilaiyaraaja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Thanigachalam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kamal Haasan and Vijayashanti and Srividya carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0251139 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Suresh Krissna directs. P.S. Prakash behind the camera. Ilaiyaraaja scores. Thanigachalam cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Telugu.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 158 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Suresh Krissna, shot by P.S. Prakash. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ilaiyaraaja. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Thanigachalam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kamal Haasan and Vijayashanti and Srividya carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0251139 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.