*ing Dr. Raja Sekhar, Namita, Nassar, Rami Reddy, Riaz Khan, Raghubabu, Giri Babu, GV Sudhakar, Benarjee, KR Vijaya, Jeeva, Ahuti Prasad, O Kalyan, Ramesh, Harsha, Pruthvi, Varsha, Amit Kumar...
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	Producer: V Sagar (Banner - Sravani Cinema)
	Director: Kodi Rama Krishna
Music: Koti
Year of release: September 2005

'Nayakudu' is a remake of malayalam hit 'Runaway'. But the combination of Raja Sekhar - Kodi Rama Krishna who gave super hit Ankusam is a complete let down this time around. Direction and screenplay of the film is mediocre. Dialogues by Ravi and Cinematography by Ramana Raju is OK. The movie might have good collection in B and C centers only.

Story:
Raju (Raja Sekhar) is the elder son in a family, drowned in debts. His family consists of a widow mother, a brother and a sister. Raju makes his family believe that he is in Dubai by regularly sending them money. But the truth is that he is a jail inmate accused of a murder. Raju changes his name as Spirit Sambasiva and becomes a smuggling kingpin later. His brother becomes a cop. He traces Spirit Sambasiva out and realizes that he is none other than his brother. The rest of the story is all about how Raju becomes victorious.

Performance:
Raja Sekhar perfectly fits into the character. His performance is excellent. is good. Namitha is back in Telugu films after a long gap and she gave a commendable performance. Riaz is adequate as brother. Rami Reddy did the role of villain and interestingly his voice is dubbed by a dubbing artist. Nassar is OK. Raghu Babu's comedy is good.

Music:
Music by Koti is just average. The song 'Kanne Chilaka' is the pick of the lot.
Verdict:
Average.