Andhrawala

Andhrawala
Andhrawala
Soundtrack album by Chakri
Released	2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	28:40
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Chakri
Chakri chronology

Andhrawala
Andhrawala
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Puri Jagannadh
Written by	Kona Venkat ; (dialogues)
Story by	Puri Jagannadh
Produced by	Giri
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Jr.; Rakshitha; Sayaji Shinde; Rahul Dev
Cinematography	Shyam K. Naidu
Edited by	Marthand K. Venkatesh
Music by	Chakri
Production; company	Sri Bharathi Enterprises
Release date	2 January 2004 (India);
Running time	154 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹14 crore

Andhrawala (transl. Andhrite) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh and starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr. playing a dual role,^[2] while Rakshitha, Sayaji Shinde, and Rahul Dev play important roles. Music was composed by Chakri while cinematography was handled by Shyam K. Naidu. This film was simultaneously made in Kannada as Veera Kannadiga with Puneeth Rajkumar, directed by Meher Ramesh. The film created much hype as N. T. Rama Rao Jr. was acting in this film just after the blockbuster Simhadri. However the hype was not met and the movie was a disaster at the box office.^[3]^[4]

Plot

Shankar Pehalvan (N. T. Rama Rao Jr.) is a labour leader from Andhra in Mumbai. He fights with mafia don Bade Mia (Sayaji Shinde). However, Bade Mia later kills Shankar and his wife (Sanghavi). Basha (Banerjee), a trusted lieutenant of Shankar, takes away his child to rescue him from Bade Mia. When mafia goons follow him, Basha leaves the child on a footpath besides a beggar. The boy, Munna (N. T. Rama Rao Jr.), is raised in a slum area. While Basha is in search of Munna to safeguard him, Bade Mia is in search of him to avenge the death of his son (Mahesh Goyani) in the hands of Shankar. Thanks to the similarities in appearance of father and son, Basha and Bade Mia recognize that Munna is Shankar's son. Munna gets to know his identity and the story of his father and his death from Basha. Meanwhile, Bade Mia's men descend to Hyderabad to kill Munna. Munna goes to Mumbai to confront Bade Mia. The rest of the story is about how Munna kills his family's murderers.

Cast

N. T. Rama Rao Jr. as Munna / Shankar Pehlwaan (double role)
Rakshitha as Chitra
Sanghavi as Shankar's wife
Sayaji Shinde as Bade Mia
Rahul Dev as Dhanraj
Pasupathy as Bade's henchman
Banerjee as Basha
Nassar as Chitra's father
Brahmanandam as Home Minister
Mahesh Goyani as Bade Mia's son
M. S. Narayana as Dhanraj's assistant
Ramaprabha
Telangana Shakuntala
Pavala Syamala
Raghu Babu
Raghu Kunche
Ranganath
Rajiv Kanakala
Supreeth
Venu Madhav as Munna's friend
Jeeva
Uttej
G. V. Sudhakar Naidu
Bandla Ganesh
Raghava Lawrence (special appearance in the song "Naire Naire")

Music

The music was composed by Chakri and released by Aditya Music.

Track list
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Nippu Tunakai"	Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar	Chakri, Kousalya	4:37
2.	"Gitchi Gitchi"	Kandikonda	Chakri, Kousalya	4:43
3.	"Malleteegaroi"	Kandikonda	Chakri, Kousalya	5:28
4.	"Kokko Kolamissa"	Kandikonda	Chakri, Kousalya	4:31
5.	"Unga Unga"	Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar	Chakri, Kousalya	4:37
6.	"Nairey Nairey"	Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar	Chakri	4:44
Total length:				28:40

References

^ "When Tollywood tunes didn't mesmerise box-office". Business Standard India. 1 January 2005. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "Telugu cinema Review - Andhrawala - NTR, Rakshita - puri jagan - giri". www.idlebrain.com.
^ Devulapalli, Rahul; Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (1 August 2014). "Jr.NTR, Puri Jagannadh come together after a decade". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
^ Ogirala, Mohan Rao (24 June 2004). "It's raining flops on Tollywood's parade". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 September 2022. The flop parade started with NTR's Andhrawala, which was released on January 1. So miserably did the film flop that he had to come out with Samba to compensate distributors.

External links

Andhrawala at IMDb

[1] "When Tollywood tunes didn't mesmerise box-office". Business Standard India. 1 January 2005. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[2] "Telugu cinema Review - Andhrawala - NTR, Rakshita - puri jagan - giri". www.idlebrain.com.

[3] Devulapalli, Rahul; Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (1 August 2014). "Jr.NTR, Puri Jagannadh come together after a decade". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.

[4] Ogirala, Mohan Rao (24 June 2004). "It's raining flops on Tollywood's parade". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 September 2022. The flop parade started with NTR's Andhrawala, which was released on January 1. So miserably did the film flop that he had to come out with Samba to compensate distributors.

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