Andhrawala
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Andhrawala | |
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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 |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | ₹14 crore[1] |
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.
Andhrawala | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 28:40 | |||
Label | Aditya Music | |||
Producer | Chakri | |||
Chakri chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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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