Andhrawala

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Andhrawala
Andhrawala poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Puri Jagannadh
Written by Kona Venkat
(dialogues)
Story by Puri Jagannadh
Produced byGiri
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
  • 1 January 2004 (2004-01-01)(India)
Running time
154 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
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.

Contents

Andhrawala created much hype as N. T. Rama Rao Jr. was acting in this film just after the blockbuster Simhadri . However the movie was a disaster at the box office. [3] [4]

Plot

Munna is a slum dweller in Hyderabad who learns from a person named Basha that his father is Shankar Pehalwan, a labourer who fought against a gangster named Bade Mia for the rights of Andhra people in Mumbai. Shankar and Bade Mia's enmity rapidly developed due to Shankar and his men accidentally killed his son. During the naming ceremony of Munna, Bade Mia assassinated Shankar and his wife, but Shankar's subordinate Pasha managed to escape with Munna where he places Munna on a footpath besides a beggar. Learning about this, Munna wages a war against Bade Mia, where he finally finishes Bade Mia and his empire, thus avenging Shankar's death.

Cast

Production

The film was launched on 11 April 2003 at Annapurna Studios. [5]

Music

The music was composed by Chakri and released by Aditya Music. The audio launch was held at N. T. Ramarao's birth place, Nimmakuru, on 5 December 2003. [6] It was said to be the first audio launch where 10 lakhs people participated in it. [7]

Andhrawala
Soundtrack album by
Chakri
Released2004
Recorded2004
Genre Soundtrack
Length28:40
Label Aditya Music
Producer Chakri
Chakri chronology
Toli Choopulone
(2003)		Andhrawala
(2004)		 Pedababu
(2004)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Nippu Tunakai" Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar Chakri, Kousalya 4:37
2."Gitchi Gitchi" Kandikonda Chakri, Kousalya4:43
3."Malleteegaroi"KandikondaChakri, Kousalya5:28
4."Kokko Kolamissa"KandikondaChakri, Kousalya4:31
5."Unga Unga"Bhaskarabhatla Ravi KumarChakri, Kousalya4:37
6."Nairey Nairey"Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar Shankar Mahadevan 4:44
Total length:28:40

Reception

Idlebrain wrote "First half of the film is OK. Interval bang is interesting. The second half is dull. The flashback episode - that is supposed to justify the title of film - could not evoke the right emotion". [2]

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