Dharma Kshetram

Dharma Kshetram
Dharma Kshetram
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. Kodandarami Reddy
Screenplay by	A. Kodandarami Reddy
Story by	Paruchuri brothers
Produced by	K. C. Reddy
Starring	Balakrishna; Divya Bharti;
Cinematography	A. Vincent; A. Venkat
Edited by	D. Venkataratnam
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production; company	Sri Rajeev Productions
Release date	14 February 1992;
Running time	147 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Dharma Kshetram (transl. Field of Righteousness) is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language legal action film, produced by K. C. Reddy under the Sri Rajeev Productions banner and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna and Divya Bharti, with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was released on 14 February 1992,^[1] and was not commercially successful.^[2]

Plot

The film begins in a city in jeopardy of a political war between two dreadful goons, Durga Prasad & Pandu. The two weasels intrude and flaw the students' union in which Durga Prasad's sibling Sambhu Prasad butchers Pandu's brother Prabhakar. A lecturer, Bharati, witnesses the crime and prepares to testify. Amid, her kid brother Nagaraju, sidekick of Durga Prasad, obstructs her. Nevertheless, she stands firm and is under assault by a rotter near the court premises. Advocate Banerjee, a rectitude & rebel, shields Bharati and succeeds in forfeiting the culprits. He has an ideal family; his sister and brother-in-law serve as SP. Plus, he crushes on a charming Maithili, the daughter of a judge. Unfortunately, his younger brother, Kiran, is clutched by Pandu's gang. As an avenge, Sambhu Prasad molests & kills Bharati; when Nagaraju rages and slaughters him, he too is severely wounded.

Here, Banerjee tactically makes the two black hats with one-on-one sides to simply put cases. Mainly, Pandu murdered Sambhu Prasad. Pandu covers Nagaraju, who forces him to state that Durga Prasad stabbed him. At trial, they guilefully abscond by mingling together. As of today, the party's high command allows Durga Prasad to compete in Mayor elections. So, Banerjee catches hold of Nagaraju, builds a new case to disable Durga Prasad, and is apprehended. Despite that, Pandu acquits him as innocent of scandalous conduct and wiping out Nagaraju. At election time, Kiran outrages, powerless to resist when the miscreants slay him. At this point, Banerjee pledges to impede their anarchies and starts his murder spree. Step by step, he slaughters all acolytes of Durga Prasad, including Pandu, outside the law in self-defense. Now, Durga Prasad enrages, seizes, and tortures Banerjee. Next, he triumphs in elections. At last, Banerjee onslaughts while his swearing ceremony ceases him. Finally, the movie ends with Banerjee surrendering before the judiciary.

Cast

Nandamuri Balakrishna as Advocate Banerjee
Divya Bharati as Maithili
Jaggayya as Judge
Nassar as S.P.
Rami Reddy as Durga Prasad
Devan as Pandu
Srihari as Sobhanadri
Brahmaji as Sambhu Prasad
Sakshi Ranga Rao as Madhava Rao
Prasanna Kumar as Prabhakar
Posani Krishna Murali as Citizen
Jayalalita as Lawyer Kamakshi
Jyothi as Banerjee's Sister
Sudha Rani as Bharathi
Radhabai as Banerjee's grandmother

Soundtrack

Music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[3] The song "Enno Ratrulosthayi" was taken from Ilaiyaraja's own song, "Maasimaasam" from the Tamil film Dharma Durai (1991).^[4] The song was remixed by Ghibran for Amigos (2023).^[5]

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Enno Ratrulosthayi Gani"	Veturi	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	5:01
2.	"Cheli Nadume Andam"	Veturi	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	5:07
3.	"Mudduto Srungara Beetu"	Veturi	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	4:41
4.	"Are Inka Janka"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	5:42
5.	"Pelliki Munde Okka Sari"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	4:59
6.	"Kora Meenu Komalam"	Veturi	Mano, K. S. Chithra	5:05
Total length:				30:25

References

^ "Dharma Kshetram". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ Sunil, Sreya. "Telugu Heroines – They drizzled, they sizzled and they fizzled". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^ "Dharma Kshetram". JioSaavn. 12 December 1992. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ Karthik (4 February 2023). "Milliblog Weeklies, Week 209 – February 5, 2023". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ Devi Dundoo, Sangeetha (10 February 2023). "'Amigos' movie review: Interesting idea undone by lacklustre narration". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

External links

Dharma Kshetram at IMDb

[1] "Dharma Kshetram". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[2] Sunil, Sreya. "Telugu Heroines – They drizzled, they sizzled and they fizzled". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

[3] "Dharma Kshetram". JioSaavn. 12 December 1992. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

[4] Karthik (4 February 2023). "Milliblog Weeklies, Week 209 – February 5, 2023". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

[5] Devi Dundoo, Sangeetha (10 February 2023). "'Amigos' movie review: Interesting idea undone by lacklustre narration". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

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