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Aakasmika (1993)

Aakasmika poster
Original title
ಆಕಸ್ಮಿಕ
Directed by
T. S. Nagabharana
Genre
action thriller
Country
India
Runtime
2h 26m
Rated
U
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in unexpected events that turn into a thrilling struggle. The story is based on three novels about crime and its consequences.

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What happens

Aakasmika (transl. Unexpected) is a 1993 Indian Kannada language action thriller film directed by T. S. Nagabharana. The film stars Rajkumar, Geetha and Madhavi. The film was based on Ta Ra Su's trilogy Aakasmika – Aparadhi – Parinama thereby becoming the second Kannada movie to be based on three novels, the first being 1973 movie Naagarahaavu which incidentally was based on three novels of the same writer. The movie was produced by S. A. Govindaraju and has music and lyrics written by Hamsalekha. The film opened to packed houses across Karnataka for many months and won many awards and critical acclaim. The film was highly successful at the box office. The movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks. At the age of 64, Rajkumar won his 8th Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada Category. The song "Huttidare Kannada" is still considered one among the top Kannada songs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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