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{{short description|2014 Telugu slasher film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Anukshanam
| image = Anukshanam_Movie_First_Look_Poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Ram Gopal Varma
| producer = [[Vishnu Manchu]]
| writer = Ram Gopal Varma
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* Vishnu Manchu <ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmcircle.com/anukshanam-review/ |title=Anukshanam Review - Anukshanam Movie Review and Rating |work=Filmcircle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913172855/http://filmcircle.com/anukshanam-review/ |archive-date=13 September 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Revathi]]
* Surya
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]
* [[Brahmanandam]]
* [[Navdeep]]
* [[Tejaswi Madivada]]
* [[Madhu Shalini]]}}
| music =
| cinematography = Nani Chamidisetty
| editing = Santosh Bammidi<br />Kamal R
| studio = [[24 Frames Factory]]
| distributor = [[24 Frames Factory]] (worldwide) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/118352.html|title=24 frames factory bags 'Erra Bus' worldwide release rights|publisher= indiaglitz.com |date= 11 November 2014|access-date= 11 November 2014}}</ref>
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|09|13|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/anukshanam.html|title=Anukshanam|work=Oneindia Entertainment}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 82 minutes
| country = India
| language =Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''Anukshanam''' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]:అనుక్షణం, ''English'': ''Every second'') is a 2014 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[crime thriller film]] written and directed by [[Ram Gopal Varma]], starring [[Vishnu Manchu]] and [[Revathi]] in lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Anukshanam-censored-with-A-certificate/articleshow/40279500.cms|title=Anukshanam censored with A certificate|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/reviews/2014/anukshanam-movie-review-159241.html|title=Anukshanam - Movie Review|work=www.filmibeat.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Anukshanam-gets-into-the-mind-of-a-serial-killer-RGV-says/articleshow/42282525.cms|title=Anukshanam gets into the mind of a serial killer, RGV says|work=The Times of India}}</ref> Ram Gopal Varma has started a new distribution system with this film by auctioning this movie through a website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Vishnu-Manchu-thrilled-with-Anukshanam-auction-response/articleshow/39610881.cms|title=Vishnu Manchu thrilled with Anukshanam auction response|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hyderabadjunction.com/2014/08/03/anukshanam-movie-wallpaper/|title=Anukshanam Movie Wallpaper|access-date=5 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808054408/http://hyderabadjunction.com/2014/08/03/anukshanam-movie-wallpaper/|archive-date=8 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Released on 13 September 2014 without an [[intermission]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/No-interval-for-RGVs-Anukshanam/articleshow/41628920.cms|title=No interval for RGV's Anukshanam|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=15 January 2017}}</ref> the film opened to a mixed reception, with praise for Vishnu’s performance, the script and screenplay, but criticism of the gore, bloodshed and lack of characterisation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/anukshanam-movie-review-roundup-watch-it-vishnus-performance-608998|title='Anukshanam' Movie Review Roundup: Watch it for Vishnu's Performance|date=13 September 2014|work=International Business Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apherald.com/MOVIES/Reviews/63800/Anukshanam-Telugu-Movie-Review-Rating/|title=Anukshanam Telugu Movie Review, Rating|author=CM [Common Man]|date=13 September 2014|work=APHerald [Andhra Pradesh Herald]}}</ref><ref>Anukshanam Movie Review http://www.aptoday.com/moviereviews/review-anukshanam/53/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913082917/http://www.aptoday.com/moviereviews/review-anukshanam/53/ |date=13 September 2014 }}</ref> The film had a lukewarm reception at the box-office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/news/2014/power-anukshanam-3-days-collection-at-usa-box-office-159464.html|title=Power, Anukshanam 3 Days Collection At USA Box Office|work=www.filmibeat.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/61142/tollywood/anukshanam-movie-review-movie-review-details|title=ANUKSHANAM Movie Review|access-date=14 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914113358/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/61142/tollywood/anukshanam-movie-review-movie-review-details|archive-date=14 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Plot==
Inspired by a real-life incident, the film is based on a serial killer who sends a wave of panic across [[Hyderabad]]. The story starts with the murder of a young woman. Even as the police try to investigate the case and the news is splashed all over television channels and media, more murders take place. In comes special officer, Gautam ([[Vishnu Manchu]]) who gets onto the case and tries to figure out what could have led to the murders. Meanwhile, a series of murders take place and there is furore among the public and pressure on police to trace the killer. The murderer is known to be a taxi driver and Gautam informs the media, but later due to the pressure from the Home minister ([[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]), Gautam takes his statement back. The murders continue and later Gautam advises the people not to roam outside after dark. But the serial killer continues the murders in daylight. The serial killer is traced when he tries to murder a TV reporter. The police arrive in time to arrest him, but he escapes and in the process kills two officers. Later the media is given the photo of the serial killer. The serial killer's mother is arrested and is interrogated, in the process revealing that about her son's childhood that he had killed animals in the same way as he is killing the girls. The serial killer then goes to Gautam's house and kills his wife. The serial killer is traced out when he tries to murder Sailaja (Revathi) and another girl, Gautam enters the scene and tries to murder him the same way as he had murdered the girls. But before he does that, Shailaja stops him saying that he needs mental help. In the end, the serial killer is arrested by the police and Gautham walks away.

==Cast==
* [[Vishnu Manchu]] as DCP Gautam, Crime Branch Special Officer
* Surya as Psychopath Killer
* [[Revathi]] as Shailaja, a Psychologist
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Harish Reddy, Home Minister
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Shailaja's brother
* [[Navdeep]] as Ajit (in a cameo appearance)
* [[Tejaswi Madivada]] as Satya, Gautam's wife
* [[Madhu Shalini]] as Asha, TV 6 News Reporter

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|3949630}}
{{Ram Gopal Varma |state=collapsed}}
* http://www.india-daily.com/

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s serial killer films]]
[[Category:Indian slasher films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Telangana]]
[[Category:Films about psychopaths]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ram Gopal Varma]]
[[Category:Indian serial killer films]]
[[Category:2014 films]]
[[Category:Films set in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:2010s Telugu-language films]]

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