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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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 75GoodWatch 71
IMDb7.5
Running time
2 h 41 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +52 min on the typical 109
typical 109161Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries
Released
1990
December 7, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
DramaActionCrimeLanguage
Hindi
Original language
Made in
- India
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 12 more16 people
- Nagarjuna AkkineniShiva
- Amala AkkineniAsha
- RaghuvaranBhavani
- Paresh RawalTilak Dhari
- J. D. ChakravarthiJD (Jagdish Dave)
- Tanikella BharaniNanaji
- Rohini HattangadiPrakash's Mother
- Goga KapoorKanta Prasad
IftekharCollege Principal
Chandrashekhar VaidyaLecturer (as Chandrasekar)
Beena BanerjeeShiva's Sister-in-law (as Bina Banerji)
Raj ZutshiPrakash
Ajit VachaniKrishna Rao
Brij GopalGanesh- CChinnaChottu
Puri JagannadhShiva's friend
Directing · 1
- Ram Gopal Varma Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- Iqbal Durrani Dialogue
Production · 3
- Akkineni Venkata Rathnam Executive Producer
- Ramesh Chalsani Executive Producer
- Venkat Akkineni Producer
Camera · 1
- S. Gopala Reddy Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Shankar Suri Editor
Sound · 1
- Ilaiyaraaja Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Thotta Tharani Art Direction
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