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Rockford is a film of genre Drama directed by Nagesh Kukunoor released in USA on 7 september 1999 with Nagesh Kukunoor

Rockford (1999)

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Released in USA 7 september 1999
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Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating73% 3.6927753.6927753.6927753.6927753.692775

Rockford is a 1999 coming-of-age film directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. Upon release the film received positive reviews.

Synopsis

Thirteen-year-old Rajesh Naidu arrives at Rockford Boy’s High School. Having left home for the first time he is a bit sad. Rajesh's best friends are Selva, a good spirited boy, and David, an arrogant sports hero but with a good heart. The captain of the school - Raja, hates Rajesh. At school, Rajesh experiences the joy and agony of living in an all male boarding school, learning to fend for himself without the safety net of his parents. There he befriends PT Instructor Johnny Matthew, who teaches Rajesh a lot of lessons of life.

Actors

Nagesh Kukunoor

(Johnny Mathhew)
Nandita Das

(Lily Vegas)
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