Gamyam
| Gamyam | |
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| File:Wp1gamyam800.jpg Promotional poster for the film | |
| Directed by | Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi |
| Written by | Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi Nagaraju Gandham (dialogues) |
| Produced by | Saibaba Jagarlamudi |
| Starring | Allari Naresh Sharwanand Kamalinee Mukherjee Rao Ramesh |
| Cinematography | Hari Anubolu |
| Edited by | Shravan K. |
| Music by | E. S. Murthy R. Anil |
Release date | February 29, 2008 |
Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Gamyam (Telugu: గమ్యం, English translation: Destination) is a 2008 Indian drama film directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi, his debut venture in Telugu. Having returned from the United States with the sole intention of becoming a filmmaker, Jagarlamudi's inspiration for this film came mainly from Easy Rider and The Motorcycle Diaries.[1] The film stars Allari Naresh, Sharwanand and Kamalinee Mukherjee in prominent roles. The filming was completed in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Abhiram (Sharwanand), a son of a rich businessman, is a narcissist and has no time for others' problems. He likes Janaki, a doctor (Kamalinee Mukherjee) whose nature is to help others in need. A clash of their personalities leads them to go astray. In an attempt to reach out to her, Abhiram starts out in a search for her on his motorcycle. En-route he meets Gali Srinu, a bike-lifter who offers to help find Janaki. Both criss-cross the countryside in search of her and in the process learn the meaning of life.
The film was generally well received by critics and the audiences. Besides winning multiple awards at the regionally prominent Filmfare Awards — South, the film was a nominee for India's official entry to the Oscars.[2]
Plot
Abhiram or Abhi, (Sharwanand) as called by his friends and family, is the son of a multi-millionaire called GK (ArunKumar). He is born and brought up in comfort and luxury and for him life is just a game and he is accustomed to lavish lifestyle. He is portrayed to be a happy go lucky character and quite popular with the female kind. He comes across Janaki (Kamalinee Mukherjee), a young & charming doctor. Abhi challenges his friends that he would make her fall in love within few days. Abhi invites Janaki for coffee after a dance programme and proposes to her.
Janaki, being an orphan, is very kind towards the poor people and is a good Samaritan. She mingles with poor people and provides succor to them. But, being a rich boy, Abhi hates those people. However, Janaki's free-spirited nature takes him very near to her and he develops an intimate friendship. At the same time, Janaki keeps maintaining some distance and does not express her love. Though she likes him, she can't love him for he's not sensitive to the people and things around him. A privileged upbringing makes him myopic to the hard realities of life. By the time, she wants to express her love, she learns that Abhi has challenged his friends about his love and decides to keep herself off.
While dropping her at her hostel on his car after a party, Abhi tries to convince her that he is really in love with her but she does not listen to him. In the process, Abhi has an accident, where a woman dies and her son is orphaned. Janaki survives the accident, while Abhi wakes up from injuries in hospital. After gaining consciousness, Abhi cannot find Janaki and he decides to go in search of her on his bike.
In the process, he happens to meet a motorbike thief called Gaali Seenu, brilliantly played by Allari Naresh. Though Seenu is a vehicle thief, he is good at heart. The journey Abhi takes changes his life drastically: as he is exposed to the hard realities of rural life and yet its simple joys. The landscapes and the people he meets takes him through an emotional journey that alters his perceptions forever. Be it is a teacher, who supports orphan kids; a disillusioned ex-militant, a prostitute who craves for love, or his own companion Gaali Sreenu, they all aid in his journey of self-discovery.
Production
Background
Director Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi completed his graduate studies in the United States and returned to India with the sole intention of becoming a filmmaker. Because his parents were not supportive, he started an educational consulting firm. Meanwhile, he worked as an assistant to Rasool, who directed Okarikokaru. After 1.5 years of success, Jagarlamudi returned to his dream of making films. When traveling across the state of Maharashtra during a research on a film topic, he connected with his vehicle driver. From here, he obtained the initial inspiration and wrote a story about two people with different outlook towards life traveling together.[1]
Initially, Jagarlamudi wanted to make this story in Hindi. With Aaj Jeeyenge as the title, one of his ideas was to picturise the story starting in Delhi, traveling through Bihar and ending the film's climax in Chattisgarh. On occasion, he met Nagaraju Gandham, a Nandi Award-winning theater writer. Together with Gandham, Jagarlamudi prepared the script. When the daughter of a popular producer of Telugu films approached him if he had any scripts for a small-budget film, he narrated the story which was now based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. To further tighten the loose ends in his script, Jagarlamudi consulted with his family, friends and well-wishers in the film industry such as K. Raghavendra Rao, Gunnam Gangaraju and Sirivennela Sitaramasastri. After undergoing several modifications and changes, the eighth version of the script was decided to be the final one. Without commitment from any producer, he decided to produce the film.[1] Eventually, his father Saibaba Gangaraju produced the film.[3]
Awards
This film won many awards Filmfare Awards — South
- Best film
- Best Director
- Best lyric-"enthavaraku"-by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri
- Best Film(Golden Nandi)
- Best Director
- Best supporting actor Allari Naresh
- Best lyric-"enthavaraku"-by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri
References
- ^ a b c Jagarlamudi, Radhakrishna. "Postmortem - Gamyam". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
- ^ Bhandari, Rohini (2008-09-20). "Aamir's Taare Zameen Par is India's official Oscars entry". Businessofcinema.com. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
- ^ "'Gamyam' to release on Feb 8". Indiaglitz.com. 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
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