Inspector Pratap
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Muthyala Subbaiah
Written by	M. V. S. Haranatha Rao (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Muthyala Subbaiah
Story by	Krishna Chitra Unit
Produced by	Y. Anilbabu
Starring	Nandamuri Balakrishna Vijayashanti
Cinematography	Nandamuri Mohana Krishna
Edited by	Gautham Raju
Music by	Chakravarthy
Production company	Krishna Chitra
Release date	15 January 1988 (1988-01-15)
Running time	149 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Inspector Pratap is a 1988 Telugu-language action film, produced by Y. Anilbabu under the Krishna Chitra banner and directed by Muthyala Subbaiah. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vijayashanti and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was recorded as a Hit at the box office.^[1][2][3]

Plot

The film begins in a town where a spirited cop Pratap is a newly deputed one that swears to protect the integrity & sovereignty of the nation. Pratap is brought up by his elder brother Ramanatham an artful Advocate. Yet, he reveres him & sister-in-law Janaki and dotes on their kid Baby. Pratap takes charge when he is acquainted and darlings a plucky girl Chukka that runs a tea stall opposite his station. Besides, Viswaroopam is malignant and undertakes malpractice as rectitude. Pratap antagonizes him, and the battle erupts. Once, he red-handedly apprehends his roguish son Raakhi but he escapes with the fake alibis created by Ramanatham when a rift arises between the siblings. Simultaneously, Kranti & his faction of rebels take up arms against Viswaroopam. But he counterfeits them for his crimes as dacoits. Now Pratap has charged to grab them. Meanwhile, Viswaroopam ruses by clutching Ramanatham as his business ally and fixes his Baby's alliance with Raakhi. As a result, Pratap quits the house along with Janaki & Baby because they opposed it. Following, Pratap catches hold of Kranti, when he is aware as Chukka is his sister. Plus, Kranti & men are not-guilty, the actual owl is Viswaroopam when Pratap house arrests them to get the truth. Whereupon, Janaki showers concern, and affection on them. After a while, Pratap ascertains the actuality and associates them with him. Parallelly, Janaki becomes terminally ill and must be quickly operated for which a tidy sum is compulsory. Pratap denies Ramanatham's aid and gains the amount by endangering his life. At that time, tragically, Baby is molested by Raakhi when Ramanatham freaks out on knaves and he is kicked out. Accordingly, he attempts suicide when Pratap bars, boosts up his courage and mingles him. All of them issue an ultimatum to Viswaroopam, step-by-step, collapse his domain. At last, Pratap publicly uncovers the diabolic shade of Viswaroopam and proves Kranti innocent. Finally, the movie ends with the government honoring Inspector Pratap.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Chakravarthy. The music was released on LEO Audio Company.

References