Antham
1992 film by Ram Gopal Varma
Antham (transl. The End) is a 1992 Indian neo-noir crime film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi languages, it stars Nagarjuna, Urmila Matondkar and Danny Denzongpa. The Telugu version was released on 11 September 1992, while the Hindi version, titled Drohi (transl. The Traitor), was released on 30 October 1992, coinciding with Diwali.
The film's soundtrack was composed by R. D. Burman, with one song each by Mani Sharma and M.M. Keeravani, while the background score was provided by Mani Sharma. The film was a box-office failure.
01Plot
Raghav (Nagarjuna) is an orphan and receives assignments from an underworld gangster, J.P. Shetty (Danny Denzongpa), who hired him for contract killing as a full-time job. Raghav leads a calm and secretive life, and there is no room for relationships in it. At a particular instance, he meets Bhavana (Urmila Matondkar), an ornithologist student, and falls in love with her innocence and charm. He hides his real identity from her, and she, too, reciprocates his feelings. When things start looking hopeful for a normal life, for Raghav, Bhavana discovers his real identity and distances herself from him. The rest of the film is about what happens to the ill-fated Raghav.
02Cast
- Nagarjuna as Raghav / Shekhar
- Urmila Matondkar as Bhavana
- Danny Denzongpa as J.P. Shetty
- Salim Ghouse as Inspector Krishna
- Akash Khurana as Mayor
- Rallapalli as Hotel Receptionist
- Gokina Rama Rao
- Narra Venkateswara Rao
- Horse Babu
- Jaliil
- Dubbing Janaki
- Silk Smitha as a special appearance in the song "Entha Sepaina"
03Soundtrack
| Antham / Drohi | |
|---|---|
| Film score by R. D. Burman Mani Sharma | |
| Released | 1992 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 47:39 |
| Label | Surya Audio |
| Producers | R. D. Burman Mani Sharma |
The songs were composed by R. D. Burman and the background score by Mani Sharma. The track Chalekki Undhanuko is composed by Mani Sharma and "Gundello Dhada Dhada" is composed by M. M. Keeravani.
The lyrics were written by Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry (Telugu) and Mehboob (Hindi), and the soundtrack was released by Surya Audio company.
- Telugu Soundtrack
All tracks are written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry.
| No. | Title | Music | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "O Maina" | R. D. Burman | K. S. Chithra | 6:20 |
| 2. | "Nee Navvu" | R. D. Burman | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:49 |
| 3. | "Chalekki Undhanuko" | Mani Sharma | K. S. Chithra, Jojo | 4:50 |
| 4. | "Entha Sepaina" | R. D. Burman | K. S. Chithra | 6:06 |
| 5. | "Gundello Dhada Dhada" | M. M. Keeravani | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:59 |
| 6. | "Oohalevo Regey" | R. D. Burman | Mano, Kavita Krishnamurthy | 6:41 |
| Total length: | 35:53 | |||
- Hindi Soundtrack
All tracks are written by Mehboob.
| No. | Title | Music | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Panchi Gaaye Re" | R. D. Burman | Asha Bhosle | 6:17 |
| 2. | "Aise Hamen Dekho" | R. D. Burman | Asha Bhosle | 6:43 |
| 3. | "Jungle Dance" | Mani Sharma | K. S. Chithra, Jojo | 4:56 |
| 4. | "Dhadakti Mere Dil" | M. M. Keeravani | K. S. Chithra, Vinod Rathod | 5:57 |
| 5. | "Tan Mein Agni" | R. D. Burman | Amit Kumar, Kavita Krishnamurthy | 6:49 |
| 6. | "Tum Jo Mile" | R. D. Burman | Suresh Wadkar | 5:49 |
| 7. | "Dooba Dooba" | R. D. Burman | Asha Bhosle, Jolly Mukherjee | 6:28 |
| Total length: | 47:39 | |||
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