AK 47 is a 1999 Kannada-language Action Crime movie written by M. S. Ramesh and R. Rajashekhar. The movie is directed by Om Prakash Rao and produced by Ramu under the banner of Ramu Enterprises. Ram's life is in a mess when he gets convicted for getting involved in an arms deal and murdering a police commissioner. Ak 47 features Shivarajkumar, Chandini, Om Puri, Chandni, Girish Karnad, Ashish Vidyarthi and Michael Madhu. The screenplay is written by Om Prakash Rao. The music was composed by Hamsalekha. Cinematography was done by P. Rajan and editing by S. Manohar. The motion picture has a running time of 157 minutes. It was released on 18th June 1999. AK 47 was made on a budget of ₹4 crore and at the box office it grossed only ₹1 crore.