Rajakeeya Chadarangam

Rajakeeya Chadarangam (transl. Political Chess) is a 1989 Telugu-language action film, produced by G. Hanumantha Rao, G. Adiseshagiri Rao under the Padmalaya Studios banner, presented by Krishna and directed by P. Chandrasekhara Reddy. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna and Sujatha, with music composed by Raj–Koti. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film August 1 (1988), itself loosely based on the 1971 British novel The Day of the Jackal, by Frederick Forsyth.^[1][2]

Rajakeeya Chadarangam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	P. Chandrasekhara Reddy
Written by	Tripuraneni Maharadhi (dialogues)
Screenplay by	P. Chandrasekhara Reddy
Story by	S. N. Swamy
Based on	The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth August 1 by S. N. Swamy
Produced by	G. Adiseshagiri Rao G. Hanumantha Rao Krishna (Presents)
Starring	Akkineni Nageswara Rao Krishna Sujatha
Cinematography	Lakshman Gore
Edited by	Nageswara Rao, Satyanarayana
Music by	Raj–Koti
Production company	Padmalaya Studios
Release date	14 January 1989 (1989-01-14)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

The film begins with the formation of the new government when a rectitude, Satya Murthy, becomes Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. After that, he formed his government by selecting people with a clean image in his cabinet and bringing out several revolutionary changes in the state, overshadowing Joginatham, a strong aspirant for the chairs. They all covetously assemble with Contractor Papa Rao, a political lobbyist, and decide to assassinate CM. Papa Rao contacts a Professional Killer, Narang, for it and keeps the deadline till 1 November. The intelligence bureau detects the catastrophe. They specially appoint a stout-hearted cop, SP Pratap, to hide it. The rest of the story is about how SP Pratap shields CM from the secret killer.

Cast

• Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Chief Minister Satya Murthy
• Krishna as S.P. Pratap IPS
• Sujatha as Savitri
• Charan Raj as Professional Killer Narang / Ranjeet Kumar
• Nagabhushanam as President Parandhamaiah
• Gummadi as I.G. Surendra Nath IPS
• Prabhakar Reddy as Contractor Papa Rao
• M. Balaiah as D.I.G.Gupta IPS
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Joginadham
• Nutan Prasad as Thief
• Brahmanandam as Gopi
• Babu Mohan as M.L.A.
• Pradeep Shakthi as Jungle Jakka
• Tyagaraju as Dalal
• Vinod as Vinod
• Eshwara Rao as Journalist Gopal
• KK Sharma
• Ram Mohan as M.L.A.
• Chidatala Appa Rao as Butler
• Jamuna as Governor
• Sangeeta as Principal
• Srilakshmi as Thief
• Priyanka