Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Biddalu (transl. Sons of Kadapa in the mother's kingdom), originally titled Kamma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Reddlu (transl. The Reddys of Kadapa in the Kamma kingdom),[2][3] is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language political satire film directed by Siddartha Thatolu and Ram Gopal Varma and produced by Ajay Mysore. The film stars Ajmal Ameer, Dhananjay Prabhune, Brahmanandam, and Ali.[4]
| Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Biddalu | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Siddartha Thatolu Ram Gopal Varma |
| Written by | Ram Gopal Varma Karun Venkat |
| Produced by | Ajay Mysore |
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| Cinematography | Jagadeesh Cheekati |
| Edited by | Anwar Ali |
| Music by | Ravi Shankar |
Production companies | TigerProduction Ajay Mysore Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Premise
editThe plot depicts the political rivalry between the two dominant castes of Andhra Pradesh, namely, Reddy and Kamma, at the onset of 2019 Legislative Assembly election.[3]
Cast
edit- Ajmal Ameer as V. S. Jagannnath Reddy, (based on Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy)
- Dhananjay Prabhune as Babu, (based on N. Chandrababu Naidu)
- Brahmanandam as Rambabu, driver of Babu
- Ali as speaker Pammineni Ram (based on Thammineni Seetharam)
- Srikanth Iyyengar as politician Dayaneni Rama (based on Devineni Uma)
- K. V. Dheeraj as Aakash Babu, Babu's son (based on Nara Lokesh)
- Nidhi Kushalappa as Ramani, Aakash's wife (based on Nara Brahmani)
- Kathi Mahesh as Special officer
- Swapna as Police Inspector
- Dhanraj as Gangaveeti Bhavani (based on Jr. Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga)
- Rakesh Bhavsar as Paul (based on K. A. Paul)
- Jaffar Babu as himself
- Ram Gopal Varma as himself
- Prudhvi Raj in a cameo appearance as Political expert Durgeswar (based on Professor K. Nageshwar)
Soundtrack
edit| Kamma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Reddlu | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Ravi Shankar | ||||
| Released | 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 27:17 | |||
| Producer | Ravi Shankar | |||
| Ravi Shankar chronology | ||||
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Music is composed by Ravi Shankar. The song "Pappu Laanti Abbayi" is based on "Chukkalanti Ammayi" from Abhinandana (1988).[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kamma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Reddlu" | Sirasri | Ravi Shankar | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Caste Feeling" | Sirasri | Ram Gopal Varma / RGV | 7:05 |
| 3. | "Babu Champesthaadu" | Sirasri | Ram Gopal Varma / RGV | 4:44 |
| 4. | "Nene KA Paul" | Sirasri | Ravi Shankar | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Pappu Laanti Abbayi" | Sirasri | 2:47 | |
| 6. | "Dhandam" | Sirasri | Hamsika Iyer, Sakshi holkar, Harman Nazim | 3:45 |
| Total length: | 27:17 | |||
Release
editThe film, originally titled Kamma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Reddlu, was scheduled to release on 29 November 2019,[6] but postponed due to censor issue[7] and Telangana High Court has put a stay to change the title of the film.[8] After censor clearance Ram Gopal Varma announced the release date as 12 December 2019.[9]
Marketing
editA first look poster was released on 7 September 2019.[10] Another poster was released on 25 October 2019 revealing the characters and announcing the trailer release date and time.[11] The trailer was released on the occasion of Diwali,[12] 27 October 2019.
Reception
editThe Times of India gave 1.5 of 5 stars and stated, "Be it movies or politics, the only thing people of this country want is entertainment,” says RGV in a grand statement, "but where is the entertainment in ARKB, we ask? All we see is a film that's a hot mess of random scenes stitched together."[13] The Hans India gave 2 of 5 stars and stated, "The movie doesn't have a solid story which will be the biggest minus point of this film. Director Siddharth Thatholu along with the supervision of Ram Gopal Varma focused more on the unnecessary elevations for the hero and the slow-paced narration will test the patience of the audience. The performances are decent but the story execution is very poor. The screenplay is also terrible and most of the scenes don't have any connection. Also, the violence and the bloodshed in the film will irk some sections of the audience. Especially, the second half is extremely slow and some of the scenes are just logicless".[14]
References
edit- ^ "SYNOPSIS". Times of India. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Ram Gopal Karma's "Kamma Raajyam lo Kadapa Redlu" is now called "Amma Rajyam lo Kadapa Biddalu"". Times of India. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ a b Lasania, Yunus Y. (3 December 2019). "Ram Gopal Varma's upcoming movie on Andhra politics whips up a storm". livemint. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Ajmal Amir to star as Jaganmohan Reddy in Ram Gopal Varma film". TimesofIndia. 28 October 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Pappu Laanti Abbayi Video Song is an Insult but Hilarious!".
- ^ "'Kamma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Reddlu': Release date locked". India Glitz. 10 November 2019. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Kamma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Reddlu postponed due to Censor Issue as Mr Indrasena Chowdary filed an objection on it". Tollywood.net. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Telangana HC puts stay on Ram Gopal Varma's Kamma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Redlu; asks him to change the film's title". Times Now. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Amma Rajyamlo Kadapa Biddalu Gets Censor Clearance". GreatAndhra. 7 December 2019. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Ram Gopal Varma releases the first look poster of Kamma Rajyam lo Kadapa Reddlu". Times of India. 7 September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "RGV reveals looks of Pawan Kalyan, Chandrababu Naidu, Jagan Reddy's roles in KRKR before its trailer". ibtimes. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Kamma Rajyamlo Kadapa Redlu Trailer review". tollywood.net. 27 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Biddalu Movie Review : Nothing entertaining about AP politics". The Times of India. 12 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Ram Gopal Varma's Amma Rajyam lo Kadapa Biddalu Movie Review & Rating". The Hans India. 12 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
