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{{Infobox film
| name = Konda
| image =
| caption =
| producer = Konda Sushmitha Patel
| director = [[Ram Gopal Varma]]
| screenplay = Ram Gopal Varma
| story = Ram Gopal Varma
| starring = [[Thrigun]] Irra Mor [[Tulasi (actress)|Tulasi]] [[L. B. Sriram]] [[Prudhvi Raj]]
| cinematography = Malhar Bhatt Joshi
| editing = Manish Thakur
| music = D.S.R
| studio = Shresta Patel Movies
| distributor = A Company Production Apple Tree
| released = {{Film date|2022|6|23|df=yes}}
| runtime = 121 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Konda''''' is a 2022 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Political cinema|political]] [[crime thriller]] film written and directed by [[Ram Gopal Varma]], and produced by Sushmitha Patel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/ram-gopal-varmas-konda-to-release-on-june-23/articleshow/92062780.cms |title=Ram Gopal Varma's 'Konda' to release on June 23 | Telugu Movie News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2022-06-07 |accessdate=2022-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/konda-movie-review-an-unintentionally-hilarious-film/article65556861.ece|title=Ram Gopal Varma's 'Konda review - The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.janbharattimes.com/entertainment/konda-release-date-trailer-star-cast-release-date-songs-more|title=Konda released by Janbharat}}</ref> The film explores the political-criminal-nexus between Indian politician couple [[Konda Surekha]], Konda Murali, [[Errabelli Dayakar Rao]], and [[Maoist]] [[Akkiraju Haragopal|Ramakrishna]], alias R.K.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2010/may/19/errabelli-driven-by-enmity-with-konda-couple-155730.html|title=Errabelli driven by enmity with Konda couple?}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/konda.html |title=Konda Movie (2022): Release Date, Cast, Review, Trailer, Story, Budget, Box Office Collection – Filmibeat |publisher=Filmibeat.com |date=1970-01-01 |accessdate=2022-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telugubulletin.com/konda-movie-review-160903|title=Konda movie review by Telugu bulletin}}</ref> Konda was released on 23 June 2022 to mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/konda-movie-review-an-unintentionally-hilarious-film/article65556861.ece|title=Ram Gopal Varma's 'Konda review - The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/konda-muralis-close-aide-prashanth-karthi-to-shine-as-naxal-leader-rk-in-rgvs-konda/articleshow/92343627.cms |title=Konda Murali's close aide Prashanth Karthi to shine as Naxal leader RK In RGV's 'Konda' | Telugu Movie News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date= |accessdate=2022-06-23}}</ref>

==Plot==
Konda Murali (Trigun) is a student at Lal Bahadur College, Warangal, Telangana. Murali is fascinated by the RK alias Ramakrishna, who is already playing an influential role in the Naxalite movement. Murali falls in love with Surekha (Irra Mor) who is studying in the same college at first sight. In the meantime, Konda Murali confronts Nalla Sudhakar (Prudhvi), a politician who is conspiring against him politically, and assassinate him.

== Cast ==
*[[Thrigun]] as Konda Murali
*Irra Mor as [[Konda Surekha]] wife of Konda Murali
*[[Tulasi (actress)|Tulasi]] as Konda Chennamma, Mother of Konda Murali
*[[L. B. Sriram]] as Konda Komuraiah, Father of Konda Murali
*Prashant Karthi as [[CPI (Maoist)|Maoist Leader]], [[Akkiraju Haragopal|Ramakrishna]], alias R.K.
*Parvathi M Arun as Bharatakka wife of R.K.
*[[Prudhvi Raj]] as Nalla Balli Sudhakar Rao, based on [[Errabelli Dayakar Rao]]
*Jabardast Ramprasad as Kolli Pratap Reddy
*Giridhar Chandramouli as Ramulu
*Dharani as Gundu
*Vinay Prakash as [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy|Y. S. R.]]
*Lingampalli Anil Kumar Reddy as Sub Inspector Brahmam
*Kedar Shankar as Konda Surekha Father
*Abhilash Chaudhary as Riyaz
*Sravan as Shravan

== Production ==
The film was officially launched in October 2021 in Vanchanagiri, [[Warangal district|Warangal]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-10-14 |title=Biopic on Konda couple from Ram Gopal Varma gets launched |url=https://telanganatoday.com/biopic-on-konda-couple-from-ram-gopal-varma-gets-launched |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=[[Telangana Today]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Reception ==
Citing it as "unintentionally hilarious film", Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that "How much of ''Konda'' is real is a debate for another time. As a film, it takes a lot of patience to sit through it".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=2022-06-23 |title='Konda' movie review: An unintentionally hilarious film from Ram Gopal Varma |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/konda-movie-review-an-unintentionally-hilarious-film/article65556861.ece |access-date=2022-07-03 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and felt that ''Konda'' is "a typical RGV offering". The critic further stated: "the director used the street theatre-style screenplay for narrating and delivering message-oriented scenes, a sort-after medium used by yesteryear revolutionaries to awaken the masses".<ref>{{Citation |title=Konda Movie Review: This action biography is a typical RGV offering |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/konda/movie-review/92413687.cms |access-date=2022-07-03}}</ref> [[NTV (Indian TV channel)|''NTV'']]'s Naresh Kota praised the performance of Adith Arun (aka Trigun), while criticizing the writing, direction and music composition of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kota |first=Naresh |date=2022-06-23 |title=Ram Gopal Varma's Konda Movie Review |url=https://ntvenglish.com/ram-gopal-varmas-konda-movie-review/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=[[NTV (Indian TV channel)|NTV]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt20855732}}

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