Nandanavanam 120km

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{{Infobox film
| name = Nandanavanam 120km
| image = Nandanavanam 120km.jpg
| image_size = 215px
| border = Yes
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[G. Neelakanta Reddy]]
| producer = G. Neelakanta Reddy
| writer = G. Neelakanta Reddy
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = 
| narrator = T. Karunasree
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Ajay Varma (actor)|Ajay Varma]]|[[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]|[[Talluri Rameshwari]]}}
| music = Vijay Kurakula
| cinematography = PG Vinda
| editing = V. Nagi Reddy
| studio = BLue Sky Films
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2006|06|30|India}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
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'''''Nandhavanam 120 km''''' (also known as '''''120 km''''') is 2006 [[Telugu language]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[thriller film]] written directed and produced by [[G. Neelakanta Reddy]].<ref name="The Hindu 1">{{cite news|last=Narasimham|first=M.L.|title=A shot at multiplex audience?|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/06/02/stories/2006060201810400.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216050642/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/06/02/stories/2006060201810400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2013|accessdate=16 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2 June 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kishore|title=Nandanavanam 120 km Review|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2963/telugu/nandanavanam-120-km/752/review.htm|accessdate=11 January 2013|newspaper=Now Running|date=23 March 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=staff|title=Nandanavanam 120 Km - An eventful journey|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/preview/8292.html|accessdate=13 January 2013|newspaper=Indiaglitz|date=4 May 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=staff|title=Nandanavanam 120 Km - Mystery mystique|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/review/8292.html|accessdate=13 January 2013|newspaper=Indiaglitz|date=8 July 2006}}</ref> The film was released on 30 June 2006.<ref>{{cite news|last=staff|title=Two films hit the silverscreen on 30 June|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/23173.html|accessdate=13 January 2013|newspaper=Indiaglitz|date=20 June 2006}}</ref>

==Plot==
Amar ([[Ajay Varma (actor)|Ajay]]) is a thief who makes a deal with Banerjee ([[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]) to scam the owners of the Nandanavanam estate for whom Banerjee works as an auditor. Benerjee promises a ransom of 1 lakh INR for Amar to act as Sandeep, a lookalike of Amar.
Benerjee convinces Amar that Sandeep has been kidnapped and will not return until their work at the estate is done. Amar who acts as Sandeep joins Sandeep's family and convinces everyone. One night when left alone in the estate, Amar realises that he is being trapped by Benarjee. He tries to convince Sandeep's family that he's a fake but in vain because of Benerjee's cautiousness.
In the midst of saving Sandeep and his family, Amar realises that he actually is Sandeep who left his estate as a child, adopted by a christian man who names him Amar. Benerjee is actually a psychiatrist who gives treatment to him and makes Amar remember his past.

==Production==
G. Neelakanta Reddy decided his script and story needed "fresh Faces" and so chose to use relative newcomers for this latest project. He also decided that, despite the use of "catchy tunes" in his 2003 film ''[[Missamma (2003 film)|Missamma]]'', with his being a "believer in the dominance of script over everything", this project would be a film without dependence on songs.<ref name="The Hindu 1"/> Due to her wish to perform in a Telugu film, [[Mumbai]] actress [[Talluri Rameshwari]] had begged Neelakanta for a role in this project.<ref name="The Hindu 2">{{cite news|last=Chowdhary|first=Y. Sunita|title=Once upon a star...|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/07/15/stories/2006071500980200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070318153312/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/07/15/stories/2006071500980200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 March 2007|accessdate=16 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 July 2006}}</ref>

==Cast==
* Ajay Varma as Amir
* [[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]]
* [[Manasa Radhakrishnan|Manasa]]
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Banerjee
* [[Talluri Rameshwari]]
* Prabhu as Amir's adoptive father
* Giridhar
* Surekha Vani
* Goutham Raju

==Reception==
Cinegoers.com gave 3.5 out of 5 stating "Not a masterpiece, but truly a good and fearless attempt."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cinegoer.com/reviews/nandanavanam.htm | title=Review of Nandhavanam 120km | accessdate=31 January 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
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==References==
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{{G. Neelakanta Reddy}}

[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:2006 psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:2000s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films set in forests]]

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