Agni IPS

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}} {{Infobox film | name = Agni IPS | image = Agni IPS.jpg | caption = | director = Anand P. Raju | writer = Ravi Srivatsa (Dialogues) | screenplay = S. S. David | story = R. Selvaraj | starring = Saikumar<br /> Ranjitha <br /> B. Saroja Devi | producer = Rockline Venkatesh | music = Ram Chakravarthy | cinematography = J. G. Krishna | editing = R. Janardhan | studio = Rockline Productions | released = {{Film date|1997|01|28|df=yes}} | runtime = 132 minutes | language = Kannada | country = India | budget =  }}

'''''Agni IPS''''' is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Anand P. Raju, written by R. Selvaraj on a screenplay by S.S. David<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=Celebrated Kannada writer-director SS David dies of heart attack |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/celebrated-kannada-writer-director-ss-david-dies-of-heart-attack-10224447/ |access-date=2026-04-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Saikumar<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-08-18 |title=Sai Kumar to return as Agni IPS in the 25th anniversary year of Police Story |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/sai-kumar-to-return-as-agni-ips-in-the-25th-anniversary-year-of-police-story/articleshow/85397571.cms |access-date=2026-04-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> and Ranjitha, with B. Saroja Devi playing a supporting role. The film has musical score by Ram Chakravarthy, and the cinematography was by J. G. Krishna.

==Plot== Agni is an honest but short-tempered cop, who clashes with Kotwal, a dangerous gangster. While clearing a riot created by Kotwal on the streets, Agni loses his friend Baasha Khan. Agni marries Sneha after being stalked and troubled by her. The three students Raghupathi, Raghava, and Rajaram, who are responsible for ruining the college, are arrested by Agni.

Kotwal and a corrupt politician create a lot of troubles in which Baasha Khan's mother gets killed, and Sneha suffers a miscarriage, which leads to divorcing Agni by blaming him for the mess. In the end, Sneha and the lawyer gets kidnapped, where Agni saves them and kills Kotwal.

== Cast == {{Cast listing| * Saikumar as Agni IPS * Ranjitha as Sneha * B. Saroja Devi * Umashri as Baasha Khan's mother * Satya Prakash as Kotwal * Sudheer * Mandeep Roy * Shakti Prasad * Lakshman Rao * Param Gubbi * Joe Simon * Rockline Venkatesh as Baasha Khan * Vasudev Rao * B. Jayamma * Rathnakar }}

== Soundtrack == The music was composed by Ram Chakravarthy, with lyrics by S. Keshavamurthy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emp3z.ws/mp3/agni-i-p-s-song-saikumar.html |title=Agni I P S Song Saikumar mp3 |work=Emp3z.com}}</ref>

{{track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Dushta Janara Damana | extra1 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | lyrics1 = S. Keshavamurthy | length1 = | title2 = Biddaitho | extra2 = K. S. Chithra | lyrics2 = S. Keshavamurthy | length2 = | title3 = Jeevana Veene Nudiside | extra3 = K. S. Chithra | lyrics3 = S. Keshavamurthy | length3 = | title4 = Lokamathe Pranayadathe | extra4 = K. S. Chithra | lyrics4 = S. Keshavamurthy | length4 = | title5 = Hedarale Madadigoskara | extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | lyrics5 = S. Keshavamurthy | length5 = }}

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== External links == * {{IMDb title|3368858}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Agni IPS}} Category:1997 films Category:1997 Kannada-language films Category:1997 Indian films Category:Indian action films Category:Fictional portrayals of the Karnataka Police Category:1990s masala films Category:Indian police films Category:1997 action films Category:1990s police films Category:Rockline Entertainments films