Dharma Chakram

Dharma Chakram
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Directed by	Suresh Krishna
Produced by	D. Ramanaidu
Written by	M. V. S. Haranatha Rao (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Suresh Krishna
Story by	Suresh Krishna
Starring	Venkatesh Ramya Krishna Prema
Music by	M. M. Srilekha
Cinematography	K. Ravindra Babu
Edited by	K.A. Martand Marthand K. Venkatesh
Production company	Suresh Productions
Release date	13 January 1996
Running time	2:24:34
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Dharma Chakram (English: Wheel of Righteousness) is a 1996 Tollywood film produced by D. Ramanaidu on Suresh Productions banner, directed by Suresh Krishna. The film stars Venkatesh in the lead role, Ramya Krishna as his love interest, and Girish Karnad as the father and antagonist. The music composed by M. M. Srilekha. The film recorded as Super Hit at the box-office. Venkatesh received Nandi Award for Best Actor & won the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu). The film was dubbed in Tamil as Nakkeeran.

Rakesh (Venkatesh) an angry young man who is an honest lawyer, disciple of justice and treated as great personality by poor people. He lives with his mother Sarada (Srividhya), she is not only a mother but also a good friend to him. Rakesh has strong animosity with his father Mahendra (Girish Karnad) a MLA that's why he is separated from him. Sandhya (Ramya Krishnan) a journalist tries for Rakesh interview, but he does not cooperate so she follows him like white on rice and falls in love with him. Sandhya tells her love to Rakesh's mother Sarada then she reveals Rakesh's past.

Rakesh is an energetic guy 4 years back who enjoys day-to-day life, he falls in love with a middle-class girl Surekha (Prema), but his father Mahendra fixes his marriage with a big politician's daughter for his political growth. Rakesh rejects that match and makes marriage arrangements with Surekha, to stop it Mahendra traps Surekha and proves her as a prostitute in court for that Surekha commits suicide. In the anger, Rakesh goes to kill Mahendra but he leaves him for his mother's sake and they both separated from him. After listening to this Sandhya still loves him, she expresses her love to him and slowly he also starts liking her and prepares himself to marry her.