Rakshakudu is a 2011 Telugu-language Action Adventure motion picture written by Jeeva and Crazy Mohan. The movie is directed by Jeeva and Praveen Gandhi and produced by Sunanda Murali Manohar, K. T. Kunjumon and Francis Joseph under the banner of Kunjumon Studios. Rakshakudu features Nagarjuna in the lead role along with Sushmita Sen, Kangana Ranaut and Raai Laxmi in supporting roles. The screenplay is written by Praveen Gandhi. The music was composed by A. R. Rahman. Cinematography was done by Ajayan Vincent and editing by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan. The film has a running time of 154 minutes. It was released on 1st January 2011. Rakshakudu was made on a budget of ₹18 crore. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Gentleman Film International.