Laati (transl. Lathi) is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language action romance film directed by Gunasekhar in his debut,[1] starring Prashanth, Samyuktha Singh, and Raghuvaran. The film won three Nandi Awards. The film was released on 5 November 1992.[2] It was later dubbed in Tamil as Dawood Ibrahim.[3]
| Laati | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | Gunasekhar |
| Produced by | M. V. Muralikrishna |
| Starring | Prashanth Samyuktha Singh Raghuvaran |
| Cinematography | K. C. Diwakar |
| Edited by | Shankar |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
Production company | Murali Krishna Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editThis article's plot summary needs to be improved. (January 2025) |
Srinivas is a young boy (Prashanth) who dreams of becoming a police officer. He eventually joins a police training college and gets posted as a police constable in an area, where don Avinash (Raghuvaran) rules over the area. Srinivas wins over Avinash, encountering ordeals. He falls in love with Sangeetha (played by debutant Samyuktha).Avinash traps Srinivas in a fake case that removes Srinivas from police post. At the end Srinivas strikes back ending Avinash reign as underworld don.
Cast
edit- Prashanth as Srinivas
- Samyuktha Singh as Sangeetha
- Raghuvaran as Avinash
- Kitty as Circle Inspector Varma
- JD Chakravarthy as Ramana
- Chinna as Babji
- Brahmaji as Brahmaji
- Surya as Gopi
- Vinod Bala as Bhaskar
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Head Constable
- Sai Kumar as Prithvi
- Ravi Teja as Avinash's henchman
- Narsing Yadav as Avinash's goon
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by M. M. Keeravani.[citation needed]
| Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| "Goppa Kathe" | Keeravani |
| "Ikkadunnava" | K. S. Chitra |
| "Madhura Paragam" | Keeravani |
| "Music Bit" | |
| "Parugulu Pette" | Keeravani |
| "Parugulu Pette" | Chithra |
| "Ulikipadda Gundelona" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra |
Awards
edit- Best Editor – Shankar
- Best First Film Director – Gunasekhar
- Best Cinematographer – K. C. Divakar
References
edit- ↑ Tanmayi, Bhawana (16 April 2023). "'Shaakuntalam' director Gunasekhar: 'I wanted to tell a story of love and values'". Moneycontrol. Archived from the original on 25 November 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ "Laati". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Dawood Ibrahim Tamil Film Audio cassette by Maragathamani ( Oscar award winner MM keeramani)". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
