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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|the 1995 film|other uses|Pokkiri Raja (disambiguation){{!}}Pokkiri Raja}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Pokiri Raja<br />
| image = Pokiri_Raja.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[A. Kodandarami Reddy]]<br />
| producer = A. Venkat Rami Reddy<br />
| writer = [[Paruchuri Brothers]]<br>{{small|(dialogues)}}<br />
| story = [[David Dhawan]]<br />
| screenplay = [[A. Kodandarami Reddy]]<br />
| starring = [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]]<br>[[Roja (actress)|Roja]]<br>[[Pratibha Sinha]]<br />
| music = [[Raj-Koti]]<br />
| cinematography = V. Pratap<br />
| editing = [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]]<br />
| studio = L V S Productions<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1995|1|12|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.fridaycinemas.com/ViewMovie.aspx?mno=3591|title= Pokiri Raja (1995) - Telugu Movie Watch Online|publisher= fridaycinemas.com |accessdate= 23 November 2014}}</ref>}}<br />
| runtime = 145 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Pokiri Raja''''' is a 1995 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film]], produced by A. Venkat Rami Reddy under L V S Productions and directed by [[A. Kodandarami Reddy]]. It stars [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]], [[Roja (actress)|Roja]], [[Pratibha Sinha]], [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] with music by [[Raj-Koti]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Pokiri_Raja/18737 |title=Find Telugu Movie Pokiri Raja |work=Jointscene |accessdate=2012-01-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102072036/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Pokiri_Raja/18737 |archivedate=2 January 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Venkatesh played a double role in the film. It was a remake of the Hindi film ''[[Aankhen (1993 film)|Aankhen]] '' which was inspired from Kannada film ''[[Kittu Puttu]]'' which itself was based on Tamil film ''[[Anubavi Raja Anubavi]]''. The film was flop at the box office.<ref>http://www.cinejosh.com/news/3/38030/victory-venkatesh-hits-and-flops.html</ref><ref>http://www.mirchi9.com/movienews/venkatesh-hits-and-flops-list-1/</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
The story begins with the arrest of international stock market broker Ashok Kumar (K. Ashok Kumar), who has cheated the public of {{INR}}2000 crores, the court decides to keep him under the supervision of Chief Minister ([[Sarath Babu]]). A mafia gang leader Vicky (Mohan Raj) plans to help Ashok Kumar escape from jail, by doing plastic surgery to his younger brother Bhadram (again [[Sarath Babu]]), to look like the CM.<br />
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Simultaneously, a rich industrialist Ananda Rao Naidu ([[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]]) is always having problems with his mischievous son Chanti ([[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]]) and nephew Nani ([[Ali (actor)|Ali]]). The two are notorious slackers, always up to no good, and involved in elaborate practical jokes, they fall in love with Prathiba ([[Pratibha Sinha]]) and Nikita ([[Subhashri]]). It comes to Ananda Rao's attention that his son and nephew have been lying to him about their college grades in studies and sports. As a result, they are kicked out of college and ultimately from their home.<br />
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Later, they protect the CM's son from an accident and the CM invites them for coffee, at the same time Vicky plans an attack on the CM in which his wife and son die and the CM is injured. Chanti and Nani follow them and come to know everything regarding their plan, in the attack Nani escapes, but Chanti disappears, presumed dead, Nani gets involved with a conspiracy to kill Chanti and he is arrested. At the same time, the gangsters change CM from the hospital and replace him with their duplicate.<br />
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Meanwhile, in a small Indian village, Narasimha (again Satyanarayana), twin brother of Ananda Rao Naidu, who was separated in childhood, his son Balaraju (again Venkatesh) Chanti's identical cousin arrives in town with his fiancée Chandra Mukhi ([[Roja (actress)|Roja]]). At the same time, Chanti also found alive, both of them get exchanged which leads to hilarious misunderstandings and the remaining story is about who protects the CM in the climax.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] as Chanti & Balaraju (Dual role)<br />
* [[Roja (actress)|Roja]] as Chandramukhi (Voice dubbed by [[Roja Ramani]] )<br />
* [[Pratibha Sinha]] as Pratibha (Voice dubbed by Shilpa)<br />
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Nani<br />
* [[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]] as Ananda Rao Naidu & Narasimha (Dual role)<br />
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Raja<br />
* [[Sarath Babu]] as CM & Brahmam (Dual role)<br />
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Inspector Prem Chand<br />
* [[Mohan Raj]] as Vicky<br />
* [[Ashok Kumar (Telugu actor)|K. Ashok Kumar]] as Ashok Kumar<br />
* [[Chalapathi Rao]] as [[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|DCP]]<br />
* [[Maharshi Raghava]] as Ashok Kumar's brother<br />
* Vidyasagar as Security officer<br />
*[[Chitti Babu Punyamurthula|Chitti Babu]] as Lecturer<br />
*[[Gundu Hanumantha Rao]] as Thief<br />
* [[Ananth Babu]] as Thief<br />
* [[Chitti Babu Punyamurthula|Chitti Babu]] as Lecturer<br />
* [[Gautam Raju]]<br />
* [[Sarathi]] as Principal<br />
* K. K. Sharma<br />
* [[Kallu Chidambaram]] as Thief<br />
* [[Ironleg Sastri]] as Raja's father<br />
* [[Jenny (Telugu Actor)|Jenny]] as Lecturer<br />
* [[Subhashri]] as Nikitha<br />
* [[Sudha (Telugu actress)|Sudha]] as [[Chief Minister|CM]]'s wife<br />
* [[Jyothi Lakshmi]] as Kanya Kumari<br />
* [[Radha Kumari]] as Ananda Naidu's sister<br />
* [[Vichithra]] as Chitra<br />
* [[Telangana Shakuntala]] as Ramulamma<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Pokiri Raja<br />
| type = film<br />
| artist = [[Raj-Koti]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1995<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = Soundtrack<br />
| length = 31:26<br />
| label = SMARL SOURABH<br />
| producer = [[Raj-Koti]]<br />
| prev_title = Raja Simham<br />
| prev_year = 1995<br />
| next_title = God Father<br />
| next_year = 1995<br />
}}<br />
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Soundtrack was composed by [[Raj-Koti]]<ref name = "Pokiri Raja Songs">{{cite web | url = https://open.spotify.com/album/5evsCmTGIfA4F2pm076hpl | website = [[Spotify]] | title = Pokiri Raja | accessdate = 28 January 2021}}</ref><br />
{{Track listing<br />
| headline = Track list<ref name = "Pokiri Raja Songs" /><br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 31:21<br />
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| title1 = Gampa Kinda Kodi Petta<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]]<br />
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
| length1 = 5:15<br />
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| title2 = O Erratolu Pilla<br />
| lyrics2 = [[Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao]]<br />
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra<br />
| length2 = 5:00<br />
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| title3 = Okkokka Vana Chukka<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]<br />
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra<br />
| length3 = 5:07<br />
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| title4 = Kalaga Ochinavu<br />
| lyrics4 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry<br />
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra<br />
| length4 = 5:04<br />
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| title5 = Kottandayya<br />
| lyrics5 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry<br />
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
| length5 = 5:21<br />
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| title6 = Oye Oye<br />
| lyrics6 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry<br />
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra<br />
| length6 = 5:32<br />
}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1579659}}<br />
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{{A. Kodandarami Reddy}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1995 comedy-drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Raj-Koti]]<br />
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