Antham


Antham is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language neo-noir crime film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film starred Akkineni Nagarjuna, Urmila Matondkar in the lead roles. The soundtrack and background score was composed by R.D. Burman, Mani Sharma and M.M. Keeravani. The film was bilingual and the Hindi-language version was titled Drohi, and was released on 25 October 1992. Both versions and the soundtrack received positive reviews upon release.

Plot

Raghav is an orphan and he gets timely help from underworld gangster who hires him for contract killing after growing up. Raghav has a very calm life and there is no room for relationships for him. Just at that juncture, he meets Bhavana, an ornithologist student and falls in love with her innocence and charm. He hides his real identity from her and she starts loving him too. When things look hopeful for Raghav, Bhavana comes to know the real identity of him and starts moving away from him. Rest of the film is about what happens to the ill-fated contract killer, Raghav.

Cast

The music was composed by R. D. Burman and the background score by Mani Sharma. The track Chalekki Undhanuko is composed by Mani Sharma and "Gundello Dhada Dhada" is composed by M.M. Keeravani. The lyrics were written by Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry and the soundtrack was released by SURYA Audio company.
;Telugu Soundtrack
;Hindi Soundtrack