Laati
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{{Infobox film
| image = Laati.jpg
| caption = Title card
| director = Gunasekhar
| producer = M. V. Muralikrishna
| starring = Prashanth
Samyuktha Singh
Raghuvaran
| cinematography = K. C. Diwakar
| editing = Shankar
| music = M. M. Keeravani
| studio = Murali Krishna Movies
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1992|11|5}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}
Laati ({{translation|Lathi}}) is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language action romance film directed by Gunasekhar in his debut,{{Cite web |last=Tanmayi |first=Bhawana |date=April 16, 2023 |title='Shaakuntalam' director Gunasekhar: 'I wanted to tell a story of love and values' |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/shaakuntalam-director-gunasekhar-interview-10420781.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125083933/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/shaakuntalam-director-gunasekhar-interview-10420781.html |archive-date=25 November 2024 |access-date=1 January 2025 |website=Moneycontrol}} starring Prashanth, Samyuktha Singh, and Raghuvaran. The film won three Nandi Awards. The film was released on 5 November 1992.{{Cite web |title=Laati |url=https://indiancine.ma/AGYG/info |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250101145237/https://indiancine.ma/AGYG/info |archive-date=1 January 2025 |access-date=1 January 2025 |website=Indiancine.ma}} It was later dubbed in Tamil as Dawood Ibrahim.{{Cite web |title=Dawood Ibrahim Tamil Film Audio cassette by Maragathamani ( Oscar award winner MM keeramani) |url=https://mossymart.com/product/dawood-ibrahim-tamil-film-audio-cassette-by-maragathamani-oscar-award-winner-mm-keeramani/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417150729/https://mossymart.com/product/dawood-ibrahim-tamil-film-audio-cassette-by-maragathamani-oscar-award-winner-mm-keeramani/ |archive-date=17 April 2024 |access-date=1 January 2025 |website=Mossymart |language=en}}
Plot
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Srinivas is a young boy (Prashanth) who dreams of becoming a police officer. He eventually joins a police training college and gets posted as a police constable in an area, where don Avinash (Raghuvaran) rules over the area. Srinivas wins over Avinash, encountering ordeals. He falls in love with Sangeetha (played by debutant Samyuktha).
Cast
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- Prashanth as Srinivas
- Samyuktha Singh as Sangeetha
- Raghuvaran as Avinash
- Kitty as Circle Inspector Varma
- JD Chakravarthy as Ramana
- Chinna as Babji
- Brahmaji as Brahmaji
- Surya as Gopi
- Vinod Bala as Bhaskar
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Head Constable
- Sai Kumar as Prithvi
- Ravi Teja as Avinash's henchman
- Narsing Yadav as Avinash's goon
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Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by M. M. Keeravani.{{Cn|date=January 2025}}
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! Song !! Singer(s) | |
| "Goppa Kathe" | Keeravani |
| "Ikkadunnava" | K. S. Chitra |
| "Madhura Paragam" | Keeravani |
| "Music Bit" | |
| "Parugulu Pette" | Keeravani |
| "Parugulu Pette" | Chithra |
| "Ulikipadda Gundelona" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra |
Awards
;Nandi Awards{{Cite web |title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) |trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |archive-date=23 February 2015 |access-date=21 August 2020 |publisher=Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh |language=Telugu}}
- Best Editor – Shankar
- Best First Film Director – Gunasekhar
- Best Cinematographer – K. C. Divakar
References
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