"Kshana Kshanam (English: Every Second) is a 1991 Telugu neo-noir road film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film Starred Venkatesh, Sridevi and Paresh Rawal in the lead roles. The sound track and background score composed by M. M. Keeravani received rave reviews. The Comedy thriller film is one of the highest rated Telugu films on the Internet Movie Database. The narrative by Ram Gopal Varma, and the cinematography by S. Gopala Reddy, received positive reviews.

Produced by Durga Arts, the film went on to become a sleeper hit with its second theatrical release in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu, along with a dubbed Hindi version titled Hairaan which gathered positive reports from bollywood critics, and was featured at the International Film Festival of India, and the Fribourg International Film Festival.The path breaking film received critical acclaim which led to four state Nandi Awards, including the Nandi Award for Best Direction, the Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer, and a Filmfare Award South. Varma later remade the film in Hindi as Daud, and also donned films such as Thiruda Thiruda, Anaganaga Oka Roju and Road on the lines of Kshana Kshanam."