Ramarao on Duty

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Ramarao on Duty
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sarath Mandava
Written bySarath Mandava
Produced bySudhakar Cherukuri
Starring
Cinematography Sathyan Sooryan
Edited by Praveen K. L.
Music by Sam C. S.
Production
companies
  • Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Cinemas
  • RT Team Works
Distributed by B4U Films
Release date
  • 29 July 2022 (2022-07-29)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹39−41 crore [1]

Ramarao on Duty is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language mystery action drama film written and directed by Sarath Mandava. [2] Produced by SLV Cinemas and RT Team Works, it stars Ravi Teja in title role alongside Divyansha Kaushik, Rajisha Vijayan (in her Telugu debut), Chaitanya Krishna and Venu Thottempudi. The plot follows Ramarao, an honest civil servant, who is on a mission to eradicate corruption to help the people struggling in poverty.

Contents

The film began its production in July 2021 in Hyderabad with filming also taking place in Andhra Pradesh and Spain. Ramarao on Duty was released theatrically on 29 July 2022, which received mixed to negative reviews from critics and ended up as a box office failure. [3]

Premise

B. Ramarao, a deputy collector turned M.R.O posted at Chittoor, begins to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend Malini's husband Surendra, where he learns about unsolved murder cases in the area and an illegal red sandalwood smuggling racket's connection with the murders.

Cast

Production

The film was tentatively titled RT68 as intended to be Ravi Teja's 68th film as a lead actor. In July 2021, the film's official title was unveiled as Ramarao on Duty. [4] [5] Principal photography of the film began on 1 July 2021 in Hyderabad. [6] [7] The film has wrapped for its final schedule of the shoot in October 2021. [8] Filming also took place at Maredumilli forest, East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh. [9] The production moved to Spain in March 2022 to picturize few songs. [10]

Music

Ramarao On Duty
Soundtrack album by
Sam C. S.
Released5 August 2022 (2022-08-05)
Recorded2021–2022
Genre Soundtrack
Length18:20
Language Telugu
Label T-Series
Lahari Music
Sam C. S. chronology
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
(2022)		Ramarao On Duty
(2022)		 Yenni Thuniga
(2022)
External audio
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Singles from Ramarao on Duty
  1. "Bul Bul Tarang"
    Released: 10 April 2022
  2. "Sottala Buggallo"
    Released: 7 May 2022
  3. "Naa Peru Seesa"
    Released: 2 July 2022
  4. "King of the Crowd - Ramarao on Duty Title Song"
    Released: 22 July 2022

The soundtrack and score of the film is composed by Sam C. S.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Bul Bul Tarang" Rakendu Mouli Sid Sriram 3.35
2."Sottala Buggallo"Kalyan Chakravarthy Haripriya, Nakul Abhyankar 4:11
3."Naa Peru Seesa" Chandrabose Shreya Ghoshal, Sam C. S. 3:31
4."King of the Crowd - Ramarao on Duty Title Song" Sarath Mandava Lavita Lobo3:26
5."Usuraagithe"Kalyan Chakravarthy Sreerama Chandra 3:28
Total length:18:20

Release

Theatrical

The film was released theatrically on 29 July 2022, after postponing 2 times from 25 March 2022 to 17 June 2022. It is rumoured that the movie underwent too many hassles in post production [11] Earlier in December 2021, its release date was announced as 25 March 2022. [12] In February 2022, the makers announced their intention to release the film on 25 March 2022 if RRR was to be postponed from that date, else on 17 June 2022. [13] In March, the film's release was postponed to on 17 June 2022. [14] In May 2022, the film was postponed due to production delays. [15]

Home media

The digital streaming rights of the film were acquired by SonyLIV. The film was digitally streamed on SonyLIV from 15 September 2022 in Telugu and dubbed versions of Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada languages. [16]

Reception

Rama Rao on Duty received negative reviews from critics and audience with criticism towards the storyline and dull performances. [3]

Ram Venkat Srikar of Cinema Express rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ramarao On Duty misses a great opportunity to blend the masala we love in Telugu films with a genre, and ends up underwhelming us on both fronts". [17] Writing for The Hindu , Sangeetha Devi Dundoo stated that "The forest zone and a plot involving red sandalwood smuggling might remind us of Pushpa: The Rise , but this film just does not have that chutzpah. Neither is it as content driven as the makers would like to believe". [18] Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Rama Rao on Duty is a chore to sit through, meandering between being a proper thriller and a masala entertainer that's not engaging." [19] Balakrishna Ganeshan of The News Minute rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Rama Rao On Duty is a glorious misfire and a superficial attempt with plenty of loopholes that leave you dissatisfied". [20] A critic for The Hans India rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "First half of the film is more of conversational and passive. The writing gives an overstuffed feeling". [21]

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