Andhrawala

Andhrawala
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPuri Jagannadh
Written byKona Venkat
(dialogues)
Story byPuri Jagannadh
Produced byGiri
StarringN. T. Rama Rao Jr.
Rakshitha
Sayaji Shinde
Rahul Dev
CinematographyShyam K. Naidu
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Music byChakri
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.

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
GenreSoundtrack
Length28:40
LabelAditya Music
ProducerChakri
Chakri chronology
Toli Choopulone
(2003) 		Andhrawala
(2004) 		Pedababu
(2004)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Nippu Tunakai"Bhaskarabhatla Ravi KumarChakri, Kousalya4:37
2."Gitchi Gitchi"KandikondaChakri, 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 KumarShankar Mahadevan4:44
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]

References

  1. ^ "When Tollywood tunes didn't mesmerise box-office". Business Standard India. 1 January 2005. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Telugu cinema Review - Andhrawala - NTR, Rakshita - puri jagan - giri". www.idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ Devulapalli, Rahul; Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (1 August 2014). "Jr.NTR, Puri Jagannadh come together after a decade". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021 – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. ^ Ogirala, Mohan Rao (24 June 2004). "It's raining flops on Tollywood's parade". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022. The flop parade started with NTR's Andhrawala, which was released on January 1. So miserably did the film flop that he had to come out with Samba to compensate distributors.
  5. ^ "Muhurat of NTR's Andhrawala". Idlebrain. 11 April 2003. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Audio release- Andhrawala". Idlebrain. 5 December 2003. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Jr NTR Reveals 10 Lakh Fans Attended Audio Release Of Andhrawala". News18. 6 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.