Ranam (transl. War) is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film produced by Pokuri Babu Rao by on Eetharam Films banner and directed by Amma Rajasekhar. It stars Gopichand and Kamna Jethmalani and features music composed by Mani Sharma. The film is the debut of Amma Rajasekhar as a director. The film was remade in Kannada as Bhadra.
| Ranam | |
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| Directed by | Amma Rajashekhar |
| Written by | Marudhuri Raja (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Amma Rajashekhar |
| Story by | Amma Rajashekhar |
| Produced by | Pokuri Babu Rao |
| Starring | Gopichand Kamna Jethmalani |
| Cinematography | Ch. Ramana Raju |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | Eetharam Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
It was dubbed in Hindi as Surya Jalta Nahi Jalata Hai. It was dubbed in Oriya as Fighter.
Plot edit
Chinna moves to the city for higher studies, where he has an altercation with Bhagawati's gangsters. He finds himself in trouble when he falls in love with Maheswari, Bhagawati's sister.
Cast edit
- Gopichand as Chinna
- Kamna Jethmalani as Maheswari / Mahi
- Biju Menon as Bhagawati
- Chandra Mohan as Chinna's father
- Ali as Gokul
- Rama Prabha as Mahi's grandmother
- Venu Madhav as Venu
- Suman Setty as Student
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Principal
- Pruthvi Raj as Inspector
- Jeeva as Inspector
- G. V. Sudhakar Naidu as Masthan
- Vajja Venkata Giridhar as Student
- Amith as Student
- Venu Yeldandi as Bhagawati's henchmen
- Chitti as Chinna's brother
- Tarzan as Gowri
- Vijaya Singh as Chinna's mother
- Jahnavi as Mahi's friend
Soundtrack edit
| Ranam | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 18 January 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 27:26 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
| Mani Sharma chronology | ||||
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Music composed by Mani Sharma. The music was released by Aditya Music company.[1] All tracks recorded, mixed and mastered by SV Ranjit.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cheli Jabili" | Kandikonda | Naveen, Suchitra | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Varevva" | Suddala Ashok Teja | Mallikarjun, Mahalakshmi Iyer | 4:35 |
| 3. | "Hey Chinna" | Bhasha Sri | Tippu, Anuradha Sriram | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Bulligownu" | Bhasha Sri | Jassie Gift | 5:36 |
| 5. | "Nallanimabbu" | Bhasha Sri | Vardhini | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Gana Gana" | Chandrabose | KK, Sangeetha | 3:37 |
| Total length: | 27:26 | |||
Reception edit
Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "On a whole, there are no boring moments in Ranam and you may watch it".[2] Kishore of IANS wrote that "On the whole Ranam is an entertaining movie, worth watching once".[3]
Box office edit
The film had a 100-day run in 24 centres.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "Audio release - Ranam". Idlebrain.com. 18 January 2005.
- ^ Jeevi (10 February 2006). "Ranam - Telugu cinema Review - Gopichand & Kamna Jetmalani". Idlebrain.com.
- ^ Kishore (14 November 2005). "Ranam Telugu Movie Review". IANS – via Nowrunning.
