Lockup Death

This article is about the Indian action film. For deaths that occur in prison custody, see Death in custody.

Lockup Death
Directed byOm Prakash Rao
Written byM. S. Ramesh,
Kemparaj Bilidaale (Dialogues)
Screenplay byOmprakash Rao
Story byOmprakash Rao
Produced byRamu
StarringDevaraj
Nirosha
Prakash Raj
Shobaraj
CinematographySundarnath Suvarna
Edited byR. Janardhan
Music byHamsalekha
Production
company
Ramu Enterprises
Distributed byRamu Enterprises
Release date
  • 12 August 1994 (1994-08-12)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹ 1 crore to ₹1.5 crore

Lockup Death is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language action film directed and written by Om Prakash Rao starring Devaraj, Nirosha and Saikumar. The film was produced by Ramu for his Ramu Enterprises production banner.

It was one of the first Kannada films to be made with a budget of ₹1 crore. The film was critically acclaimed upon release and won laurels at the Karnataka State Film Awards. It was also a major commercial success heightening the popularity of Devaraj in action hero roles. Editor R. Janardhan was awarded with Best Editing and Thriller Manju was awarded for his action stunts.

The film was widely famous for its action scenes and became a trendsetter for action films in the Kannada film industry. The film was dubbed in Telugu with the same name.

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