Raakshasudu is a 1986 Telugu-language Action Drama movie written by M.v.s. Harnatha Rao, Veerendranath Yandamoori and M. V. S. Haranatha Rao. The movie is directed by Kodanda Rami Reddy A. and A. Kodandarami Reddy and produced by K. S. Rama Rao under the banner of Creative Commercials. The film opens with a widowed woman giving birth to a baby boy. The landlord does not approve of this and has the baby disposed of.. Raakshasudu features Chiranjeevi, Annapurna, Nagendra Babu, Kannada Prabhakar, Radha Rajasekaran Nair, Rajendra Prasad and Sumalatha Ambarish. The screenplay is written by A. Kodandarami Reddy which is inspired from Rakshasudu. The music was composed by National Award winner Ilaiyaraaja. Cinematography was done by Lok Singh and editing by M. Vallai Swamy. The movie has a running time of 146 mins. It was released on 2nd October 1986.