K. L. Narayana Y. Lakshmana Chowdary S. Gopal Reddy (Presenter)
Starring
Venkatesh Sridevi Paresh Rawal Rami Reddy
Cinematography
S. Gopal Reddy
Edited by
Shankar
Music by
M. M. Keeravani
Production company
Sri Durga Arts
Release date
9 October 1991 (1991-10-09)
Running time
158 minutes[1]
Country
India
Language
Telugu
Kshana Kshanam (transl. Every Moment) is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language Neo-noir road comedy heist film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Venkatesh, Sridevi, Paresh Rawal, and Rami Reddy. The plot follows Satya (Sridevi), a young woman who is hounded by a gang of robbers headed by Nayyar (Rawal) and the police. With the help of a pickpocketer Chandu (Venkatesh), she escapes into the forests.[2]
Varma introduced road movie and film noir to Indian screen with Kshana Kshanam. Varma experimented with close-to-life performances by the lead actors, which bought a rather fictional storyline a sense of authenticity at a time when the industry was being filled with unnecessary commercial fillers.[3]
Featured at the Ann Arbor Film Festival, and the Fribourg Festival, it went on to gather a cult following.[4][5]
It won five state Nandi Awards, including Best Direction, Best Screenplay, and a Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu to Sridevi. Varma later adapted Kshana Kshanam in Hindi as Daud, and produced road movies such as Thiruda Thiruda,Anaganaga Oka Roju and Road.[3]
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