Released · Telugu film · 1996
Dharma Chakram
ధర్మచక్రం
Dharma Chakram release date: 13 January 1996 (theatres). Directed by Suresh Krishna; starring Venkatesh Daggubati, Ramya Krishnan and Prema.
- Film release
- 13 January 1996 · All 1996 films
- Director
- Suresh Krishna
- Music
- M. M. Srilekha
- Production
- Suresh Productions
- Producer
- D. Ramanaidu
- Writing credits
- M. V. S. Haranatha Rao
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
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Film release: 13 January 1996 · all 1996 Telugu films.
Source: the film’s Wikipedia article, checked 25 September 2026. It does not name a streaming platform or date; this page says so rather than guessing.
Dharma Chakram (“Wheel of Righteousness”) is a 1996 Telugu action thriller written and directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner. Venkatesh stars with Ramya Krishna and Prema, and Girish Karnad plays his father. M. M. Srilekha composed the music. It was released on 13 January 1996.
What the story is about
Rakesh is an angry young man and an honest lawyer whom the poor look up to as a champion of justice. He lives with his mother Sarada, who is also his closest friend, and has cut himself off from his father Mahendra, an MLA, out of deep bitterness. Sandhya, a journalist, chases him for an interview he refuses to give, and in following him she falls in love. When she confides in Sarada, his mother tells her what happened four years earlier to turn a carefree young man against his father, and the film builds towards a courtroom confrontation between father and son.
Cast and crew
- Venkatesh as Rakesh
- Ramya Krishna as Sandhya
- Prema as Surekha
- Girish Karnad as Mahendra
- Srividya as Sarada
- D. Ramanaidu as the party president and J. V. Somayajulu as the judge
- Brahmanandam, AVS, Rallapalli, M. V. S. Haranatha Rao and Telangana Shakuntala
Writer and director: Suresh Krissna. Producer: D. Ramanaidu. Music: M. M. Srilekha (soundtrack on Supreme Music).
Awards and box office
Venkatesh won both the Nandi Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Telugu), and the film also won Nandi Awards for cinematographer Ravindra Babu and art director Plenti. Its commercial result is less clear: Wikipedia calls it a success in one place and “an average grosser” in another, both times citing the same Idlebrain list of Venkatesh’s hits and centres. It was dubbed into Tamil as Nakkeeran.
Where to watch Dharma Chakram
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Cast of Dharma Chakram (1996)
- Venkatesh Daggubati
- Ramya Krishnan as Sandhya
- Prema as Surekha
- Girish Karnad as Mahendra
- Brahmanandam as Gurulingam's Enemy
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- AVS
- Telangana Shakuntala
- D. Ramanaidu
- Subbaraya Sharma as Surekha's Father
- J. V. Somayajulu as Judge
- Rallapalli
- Srividya as Sarada
- Sarathi as T.V. Shop Owner
- Ananth Babu as Singaram's Assistant
Also in the cast (TMDB): Venkatesh as Rakesh, Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam as Gurulingam, Rallapalli Narasimha as Anjibabu, MVS Harinath Rao as Singaram, Krishnaveni as Balamani, Kota Shankar Rao as Public Prosecutor, D. Rama Naidu as Party President.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Source record: Q5269222 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.