Laggam

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Laggam
Laggam poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ramesh Cheppala
Written byRamesh Cheppala
Produced byT. Venugopal Reddy
Starring
CinematographyP. Balreddy
Edited byBonthala Nageswara Reddy
Music byCharan Arjun, Mani Sharma
Production
company
Subishi Entertainment
Distributed byAsian Suresh Entertainment
Release date
  • 30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
Country India
Language Telugu

Laggam [1] (transl. Marriage) is a 2024 Telugu-language emotional drama film directed by Ramesh Cheppala [2] and produced by T. Venugopal Reddy under the banner of Subishi Entertainments. The film stars Sai Ronak, Rajendra Prasad, Pragya Nagra, Rohini, Vadlamani Srinivas, Raghu Babu, LB Sriram, Saptagiri, Krishnudu, and Raccha Ravi in key roles. The film explores traditional Telangana wedding culture, its values, and the emotional journey of the main characters.

Contents

Plot

The story follows the dramatic journey of Chaitanya and Maanasa as they navigate the cultural ideologies and values of a traditional Telangana wedding. [3] The film opens with rituals and traditions but soon takes unexpected twists, leading the characters and their families through an emotional rollercoaster. [4]

Cast

Production

The production of Laggam [6] was led by Ramesh Cheppala, who took on the roles of writer and director. The film is produced by T. Venugopal Reddy under the banner of Subishi Entertainments. [7] The cinematography was handled by MN Balreddy. The editing process was overseen by Bonthala Nageswara Reddy, The background score, composed by Mani Sharma, while the music direction and lyrics handled by Charan Arjun. Choreography for the film’s dance sequences was managed by Ajay Siva Sankar. [8] [9]

Soundtrack

Laggam
Film score by
Charan Arjun
Released2024
StudioRushStudios
Jubilee 10 Studios
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length23:15
LanguageTelugu
Label Aditya Music
Charan Arjun chronology
Vimanam
(2023)
Laggam
(2024)
External audio
Nuvola apps arts.svg Laggam – Jukebox on YouTube

The soundtrack of Laggam is composed by Charan Arjun, [10] who also penned the lyrics for all the songs, where Mani Sharma issued the background score for the film.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Laga Laaga Laggam [11] "Charan Arjun Sri Krishna, Chinmayi Sripada, Shreenika Mahati3:46
2."Undalene Ammi"Charan ArjunYasaswi Kondepudi, Veeha3:25
3."Inthenemo Inthenemo"Charan Arjun K.S. Chithra, Ravi G4:16
4."Puttagane Pettaru Peru [12] "Charan ArjunCharan Arjun, Shreenika Mahati3:46
5."Elaagano"Charan ArjunSahithi Chaganti3:33
6."Mushayira"Sanjay Mahesh Nakash Aziz, Veeha4:29
Total length:23:15

Release

Theatrical

Laggam was originally slated for a theatrical release on 18 October 2024, [13] [14] but the date was later shifted to 25 October 2024 [15] [16] [17] [18] which was announced by Sudheer Babu. [19]

Home media

Laggam was officially scheduled to stream on Aha Video from November 22, 2024

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