Raja Vikramarka

<p>Raja Vikramarka is the prince of Skanda Dweepam, a small kingdom. As he is a prince, he is not allowed to live his own free life. His father Raja Bhupathi arranges his marriage with another kingdom’s princess. She turns out to be nothing more than a sycophant, one without a brain or spine of her own. Vikramarka leaves the kingdom along with his trusted friend, Jockie, to live his own life. In the modern big city, he finds a friend and works as a mechanic, during which time he saves a woman Rekha from two attempts on her life. Her uncle Vishwanatham hires him as her bodyguard. Viswanatham later reveals to him that he was in fact the assassin trying to kill her for her money. To thwart his plot, Vikramarka agrees to handle the murder attempts, while at the same time trying to save her. After being thrown out of the house, Viswanatham, along with his allies Kanaka Rao and Raja Kotappa join forces to kill Vikramarka and his parents. Vikramarka saves the day and rules as king of his land. {{Cast listing| The production of began on August 7, 1989, in . The film marked the only collaboration between and , with also playing a lead role. , who was in Bangalore at the time, attended the launch as the chief guest and gave the inaugural clap for the film. During the production of , Chiranjeevi committed to his debut Hindi film, (1990), leading to overlapping schedules. Producer Amaranatha Reddy reassured him and adjusted the timelines, allowing Chiranjeevi to complete during the dates originally allocated for . Interestingly, the ‘s director, Ravi Raja Pinisetty, also directed . The production faced further delays due to various factors. Amala traveled to the , while Radhika left for during the filming. As a result, the film, which began in 1989, took 13 months to complete and release. is a remake of the 1989 film , which itself is based on a story by . A particular scene from the film was reportedly inspired by the 1988 American film . The soundtrack was composed by the duo , their 100th soundtrack as composers. The album consists of six songs. Lyrics for all songs were penned by . Despite its grand scale, innovative backdrop, and significant budget, did not achieve the anticipated success at the box office.</p>