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{{Short description|2024 Indian historic action-drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Razakar
| image = Razakar – Silent Genocide of Hyderabad.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Yata Satyanarayana
| story = Yata Satyanarayana
| producer = Gudur Narayana Reddy
| screenplay = Yata Satyanarayana
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Bobby Simha]]
* [[Tej Sapru]]
* [[Makarand Deshpande]]
* [[Raj Arjun]]
* [[Vedhika]]
* [[Anasuya Bharadwaj]]
* Annusriya Tripathi
}}
| cinematography = Kushendar Ramesh Reddy
| editing = Tammiraju
| music = [[Bheems Ceciroleo]]
| studio = Samarveer Creations LLP
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2024|03|15|ref1=<ref>{{cite web | url=https://filminformation.com/releases/razakar-silent-genocide-of-hyderabad-1st-march-2024/ | title=RAZAKAR – SILENT GENOCIDE OF HYDERABAD 15th March, 2024 – Film Information | date=12 February 2024}}</ref>}}
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Razakar''''', also marketed as '''''Razakar: The Silent Genocide Of Hyderabad''''', is a 2024 Indian [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]]-language [[epic film|epic]] [[historical]] [[action drama film]] written and directed by Yata Satyanarayana based on the events leading to [[Annexation of Hyderabad]] in the erstwhile [[Hyderabad State|Princely state of Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/razakar-hindi-version-to-release-on-feb10/article67822521.ece | title='Razakar' Hindi version to release on Feb.10 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-access=subscription |date=8 February 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228005745/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/razakar-hindi-version-to-release-on-feb10/article67822521.ece |archivedate=28 February 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Pecheti 2024 h284">{{cite web | last=Pecheti | first=Prakash | title='Razakar: Silent Genocide of Hyderabad' Review: This right-wing Hindutva narrative falls into the 'commercial cinema' trap | website=The South First | date=2024-03-15 | url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/razakar-telugu-movie-review/ | access-date=2024-03-15}}</ref><ref name="Ravibabu 2023 t936">{{cite web | last=Ravibabu | first=M. | title=How the Movie 'Razakar – Silent Genocide of Hyderabad' Sets Out to Distort History | website=The Wire | date=2023-10-17 | url=https://thewire.in/film/how-the-movie-razakar-silent-genocide-of-hyderabad-sets-out-to-distort-history | access-date=2024-03-15}}</ref> The film is produced by Gudur Narayana Reddy, under Samarveer Creation LLP.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thewire.in/film/how-the-movie-razakar-silent-genocide-of-hyderabad-sets-out-to-distort-history | title=How the Movie 'Razakar – Silent Genocide of Hyderabad' Sets Out History }}</ref> It was released on 15 March 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-details/razakar-the-silent-genocide-of-hyderabad/movieshow/106291570.cms |title=Razakar: The Silent Genocide Of Hyderabad Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}}eTimes |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=29 February 2024}}</ref>

The film was criticized for its caste dynamics, promotion of right-wing [[Hindutva]] narrative and for distorting the historical realities.<ref name="Pecheti 2024 h284"/><ref name="Ravibabu 2023 t936">{{cite web | last=Ravibabu | first=M. | title=How the Movie 'Razakar – Silent Genocide of Hyderabad' Sets Out to Distort History | website=The Wire | date=2023-10-17 | url=https://thewire.in/film/how-the-movie-razakar-silent-genocide-of-hyderabad-sets-out-to-distort-history | access-date=2024-03-15}}</ref>

==Synopsis==

The film depicts the struggle in the erstwhile [[Hyderabad State]] after India gained independence on August 15, 1947. While the rest of the country celebrated freedom and liberation, the Hyderabad State remained under the control of the [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam]] for another year. During this time, Hindus faced oppression from the ruthless [[Razakars (Hyderabad)|Razakars]], who were formed primarily to oppose the Hindu majority’s wish of accession to India, and to keep Nizam under Muslim control. The film depicts the atrocities committed by the Nizam and Razakars with extreme fanaticism and the courageous acts of those who fought against them.{{Citation needed|date=May 2026}}

==Cast==
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* [[Bobby Simha]] as Rajireddy
* [[Tej Sapru]] as [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]]
* [[Makarand Deshpande]] as Nizam [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]]
* [[Raj Arjun]] as [[Kasim Razvi]]
* Annusriya Tripathi as one of Mir Osman Ali Khan's wives
* [[Vedhika]] as Shanthavva
* [[Anasuya Bharadwaj]] as Pochamma
* [[Indraja (actress)|Indraja]] as [[Chakali Ilamma]]
* [[Prema (Kannada actress)|Prema]] as Anthamma
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as [[Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi|K. M. Munshi]]
* Chandhunadh as [[Bhimreddy Narasimha Reddy]]
* Tarak Ponnappa as [[Narayan Rao Pawar]]
* [[Arav Chowdharry]] as [[Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri|Major General J. N. Chaudhuri]]
* [[John Vijay]] as [[Mir Laiq Ali]]
* Cheluva Raj as Baswa Manaiah
* Keshav Deepak as Shoaib Ullah Khan
{{div col end}}

==Production==

The film was shot at [[Ramoji Film City]], Hyderabad<ref name="Karri 2022 m433">{{cite web | last=Karri | first=Sriram | title=Razakar to aid BJP set context for Telangana on sets | website=Deccan Chronicle | date=2022-11-19 | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/181122/razakar-to-aid-bjp-set-context-for-telangana-on-sets.html | access-date=2024-04-01}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Ceremony date
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipients
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref.
|-
| rowspan="3" |Gaddar Telangana Film Awards 2024
|rowspan="3" | 14 June 2025
| Best Film in the Environment / Heritage
|Samarveer Creations LLP
|{{won}}
|rowspan="3" |<ref name="Gudur Narayana Reddy Happy Razakar Won 3 Gaddar Awards">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Gudur Narayana Reddy Happy Razakar Won 3 Gaddar Awards |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/gudur-narayana-reddy-happy-razakar-won-3-gaddar-awards-1882170 |access-date=30 May 2025 |work= |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=29 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250530152720/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/gudur-narayana-reddy-happy-razakar-won-3-gaddar-awards-1882170 |archive-date=30 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Best Music Director
|[[Bheems Ceciroleo]]
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Makeup Artist
|Nalla Sreenu
|{{won}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|29224742}}
* [https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/razakar/ Razakar] at [[Bollywood Hungama]]

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