1990

2h 41m

6.5(12 votes)

Drama

Action

Crime

Overview

Shiva, a fresher at VAC College, is forced to stand up against the students' union president and a group of gangsters who have made the college environment increasingly violent.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Nagarjuna Akkineni

Shiva

Amala Akkineni

Asha

Raghuvaran

Bhavani

Paresh Rawal

Tilak Dhari

J. D. Chakravarthi

JD (Jagdish Dave)

Tanikella Bharani

Nanaji

Rohini Hattangadi

Prakash's Mother

Goga Kapoor

Kanta Prasad

Iftekhar

College Principal

Chandrashekhar Vaidya

Lecturer (as Chandrasekar)

Creative team

Directed by: Ram Gopal Varma
Written by: Ram Gopal Varma
Produced by: Venkat Akkineni

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