By Ambili S [ February 19, 2010 ]
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Vishnuvardhan's Aptha Rakshaka on Friday

Kannada superstar Vishnuvardhan's 200th and last film Aptha Rakshaka will grace theatres on Friday. The film is releasing in nearly 120 screens across Karnataka.

Aptha Rakshaka, the sequel of Apthamitra (which was remade in Tamil as Chandramukhi with superstar Rajinikanth in the lead), is directed by P. Vasu and Gurukiran has scored the music. The film stars Dr. Vishnuvardhana, Vimala Raman, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Bhavana, Sandhya, Komal Kumar, Srinivasamurthy, Avinash and others. The producer is Krishna Prajwal.

Coincidentally Soundarya who starred in Apthamitra passed away in a plane crash few days before the release of the film in 2004 and now Vishnuvardhan passed away before the release of the sequel.