Ravanna (film)

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Ravanna
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Directed by B. Gopal
Screenplay byB. Gopal
Story by Posani Krishna Murali
Produced byMaganti Gopinath
Dialogue byPosani Krishna Murali
Starring
CinematographyK. Prasad
Edited by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music by S. A. Rajkumar
Production
company
RK Films
Release date
  • 3 March 2000 (2000-03-03)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Ravanna is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by B. Gopal. Rajasekhar, Soundarya and Krishna played the lead roles. The film was released after a delay to negative reviews.

Contents

It was dubbed and released in Hindi as Jaan Ki Baazi 2 by Goldmines Telefilms on 23 January 2020. [1]

Plot

The movie story deals with Ravanna, a wayward youth, is misguided and used by the local MLA to threaten those who oppose his corrupt activities. The arrival of a retired army major and his sister in the village turns things around.

Cast

Production

To play the role of an army major, Prakash Raj and a real life Kargil soldier were considered. [2]

Soundtrack

Ravanna
Film score by
Released1 January 1993
Length20:59
Label Aditya Music
Producer S. A. Rajkumar

All music is composed by S. A. Rajkumar. [3]

Track list [3]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Nuvvante Chala Ishtam" Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Rajesh, K. S. Chithra 4:36
2."Okey Oka Asha"Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra4:01
3."Aadi Soma" Bhuvanachandra Shankar Mahadevan 3:51
4."Mathru Bhoomi" Veturi S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:16
5."Poolakomma"Sirivennela Seetharama SastryUdit Narayan, Sujatha 4:12
Total length:20:59

Reception

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film 1+12 out of 5 and wrote that "A must watch for Krishna fans for their matinee idol's brilliant performance and strictly recommended for others not to watch". [2] Griddaluru Gopalrao of Zamin Ryot criticised the film's cast and cinematography and some of the dialogues. [4]

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References

  1. Jaan Ki Baazi 2 (Ravanna) 2020 New Released Full Hindi Dubbed Movie | Rajasekhar, Soundarya, Krishna , retrieved 12 October 2021
  2. 1 2 Jeevi (3 March 2000). "Ravanna". Idlebrain.com . Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Ravanna". Spotify . Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. Gopalrao, Griddaluru (17 March 2000). "రవ్వంత కూడా బాగాలేని 'రవన్న' [Ravanna is not even a little good]" (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). p. 9,11. Retrieved 5 March 2024.