Ankusam

Ankusam is 1989 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy. The film stars Dr. Rajashekar and his wife Jeevitha in lead roles, while Rami Reddy and M. S. Reddy play supporting roles. The film is about an honest cop who fights against his enemies and saves the life of his mentor, who is the chief minister by sacrificing his life. The film became a blockbuster at the box office and provided a major breakthrough in the career of Rajasekhar and Kodi Ramakrishna. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as "Idhuthaanda Police", which also became successful. Ravi Raja Pinisetty directed the Hindi and Kannada remakes - "Pratibandh" and "Abhimanyu" with Chiranjeevi and V. Ravichandran respectively in 1990.
Legacy.
The film became successful at box office and provided a major breakthrough in the career of Rajasekhar. Rajasekhar's portrayal of honest and short-tempered police officer received critical acclaim and he went on to be typecast in similar roles throughout his career. Both director and actor again teamed up for "Nayakudu", which failed to repeat the success of "Ankusam". Ramireddy also became famous as a villain and did similar characters in other films.
Srinu Vaitla said that: "Two films – RGV's "Shiva" and Kodi's "Ankusam" – deeply influenced me and directly or indirectly prompted me to become a director".