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Ratchakan

  • 1997
  • 2h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
454
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Nagarjuna Akkineni and Sushmita Sen in Ratchakan (1997)
TamilActionRomance

Ajay, a short tempered young man falls in love with soniya daughter of a bigshot. Things take a turn for the worse when soniya's father puts a condition that Ajay has to control his temper f... Read allAjay, a short tempered young man falls in love with soniya daughter of a bigshot. Things take a turn for the worse when soniya's father puts a condition that Ajay has to control his temper for 3 months while working in his company.Ajay, a short tempered young man falls in love with soniya daughter of a bigshot. Things take a turn for the worse when soniya's father puts a condition that Ajay has to control his temper for 3 months while working in his company.

  • Director
    • Praveenkanth
  • Writers
    • K.T. Kunjumon
    • Crazy Mohan
  • Stars
    • Nagarjuna Akkineni
    • Sushmita Sen
    • Girish Karnad
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    454
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Praveenkanth
    • Writers
      • K.T. Kunjumon
      • Crazy Mohan
    • Stars
      • Nagarjuna Akkineni
      • Sushmita Sen
      • Girish Karnad
    • 2User reviews
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    Nagarjuna Akkineni
    Nagarjuna Akkineni
    • Ajay
    Sushmita Sen
    Sushmita Sen
    • Soniya
    Girish Karnad
    Girish Karnad
    • Sriram
    S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
    S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
    • Ajay's Dad
    Subhalekha Sudhakar
    Subhalekha Sudhakar
    • Satish
    Manager Cheena
    • MRF Santhakumar
    Chinnijayanth
    Chinnijayanth
      Kavitha
      • Sonia's mom
      Vijay Krishnaraj
      • Police Officer
      Raghuvaran
      Raghuvaran
      • Gnaneswar
      Brendan Schindler
      • Boy in Restaurant
      Sukumari
      Sukumari
      Vadivelu
      Vadivelu
      Vinodhini
      • Director
        • Praveenkanth
      • Writers
        • K.T. Kunjumon
        • Crazy Mohan
      • All cast & crew
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        Soniya Soniya
        Composed by A.R. Rahman

        Performed by Udit Narayan, Unnikrishnan & Harini

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      Details

      • Release date
        • October 30, 1997 (India)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Official site
        • Wikipedia
      • Languages
        • Tamil
        • Telugu
      • Also known as
        • Rakshakudu
      • Production company
        • Gentleman Film International
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      Box office

      • Budget
        • ₹150,000,000 (estimated)
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      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 2h 34m(154 min)
      • Color
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