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{{Infobox film
| name = Sri Rama Rajyam
| image = Sri Rama Rajyam.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Bapu (director)|Bapu]]
| producer = Yalamanchali Saibabu
| screenplay = [[Bapu (director)|Bapu]]-[[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana|Ramana]]
| story = [[Bapu (director)|Bapu]]-[[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana|Ramana]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Ramayana]]m''|[[Valmiki]]}}
| starring ={{ubl|[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]|[[Nandamuri Balakrishna]]|[[Nayanthara]]|[[Meka Srikanth|Srikanth]]}}
| narrator =
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = P. R. K. Raju
| editing = G. G. Krishna Rao
| studio = Sri Sai Baba Movies
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|11|17|ref1=<ref name="RD">{{Cite web |title=Sri Rama Rajyam Movie Official Blog |url=https://sriramarajyam2011.blogspot.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426010452/http://sriramarajyam2011.blogspot.com/ |archive-date=26 April 2012 |access-date=25 November 2011 |publisher=Naga Chaitanya}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 172 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget = {{INRConvert|32|c}}{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
| gross = {{INRConvert|72|c}}(India)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bala Krishna Sri Rama Rajyam Total Collections |url=http://tollyrevenue.com/2013/04/bala-krishna-sri-rama-rajyam-tota/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119151627/http://tollyrevenue.com/2013/04/bala-krishna-sri-rama-rajyam-tota/ |archive-date=19 November 2015 |access-date=22 April 2013 |publisher=Tollyrevenue}}</ref>
}}
'''''Sri Rama Rajyam''''' ({{translation|''The Kingdom of Lord Rama''}}) is a 2011 Indian [[Telugu-language]] [[devotional film]] directed by [[Bapu (director)|Bapu]] (in his last venture) who co-wrote the film with [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]], and produced by Yalamanchali Saibabu. The film stars [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]], [[Nayanthara]], [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Meka Srikanth|Srikanth]], and its music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], which won him [[Nandi Award for Best Music Director]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nandi Award Winners List 2011 |url=http://telugu.way2movies.com/newssingle_telugu/Nandi%20Award%20Winners%20List%202011-4-256060.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208155047/http://telugu.way2movies.com/newssingle_telugu/Nandi%20Award%20Winners%20List%202011-4-256060.html |archive-date=8 December 2015 |access-date=2015-11-29 |publisher=Telugu.way2movies.com}}</ref> Sri Rama Rajyam is a reboot of the 1963 blockbuster film ''[[Lava Kusa (1963 film)|Lava Kusa]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Suresh Krishnamoorthy |date=18 November 2011 |title=Reliving the magic of 'Lava Kusa' |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/andhra-pradesh/article2638709.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121003207/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/andhra-pradesh/article2638709.ece |archive-date=21 November 2011 |access-date=18 November 2011 |work=The Hindu |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

Upon its release, ''Sri Rama Rajyam'' received positive reviews and became a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite news |last=M Suganth |date=13 November 2011 |title=Sri Rama Rajyam in demand |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-13/news-interviews/30393730_1_telugu-film-sri-rama-rajyam-prabhu-deva |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529132557/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-13/news-interviews/30393730_1_telugu-film-sri-rama-rajyam-prabhu-deva |archive-date=29 May 2013 |access-date=13 November 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Sri Rama Rajyam garnered seven State [[Nandi Awards]], including the [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]]; three [[Filmfare Awards South]], and one [[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=2011 Nandi Awards winners list |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/2011-Nandi-Awards-winners-list/articleshow/16797289.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627090518/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-13/news-interviews/34430644_1_sri-rama-rajyam-dookudu-jai-bolo-telangana |archive-date=27 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film was featured at the [[42nd International Film Festival of India|42nd IFFI]] on 28 November 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I cast actors according to the requirement of the script |url=http://www.iffi.nic.in/03Dec2011.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216033827/http://www.iffi.nic.in/03Dec2011.pdf |archive-date=16 December 2011 |access-date=15 January 2012 |website=IFFI daily}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sri Rama Rajyam at IFFI |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/tollywood/sri-rama-rajyam-iffi-410 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127172943/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/tollywood/sri-rama-rajyam-iffi-410 |archive-date=27 November 2011 |access-date=27 November 2011 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> The film was simultaneously dubbed into Tamil, and Malayalam with the same title, and in Hindi as Ayodhyapati Sri Ram.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prakash |first=Mythili |date=2 April 2012 |title=SPB and Chinmayi voice for Balakrishna and Nayanthara in Sri Rama Rajyam movie - Tamil Cinema News - Latest News on Kollywood |url=https://tamilcinemanews123.blogspot.com/2012/04/spb-and-chinmayi-voice-for-balakrishna_02.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613014603/http://tamilcinemanews123.blogspot.com/2012/04/spb-and-chinmayi-voice-for-balakrishna_02.html |archive-date=13 June 2018 |access-date=18 July 2018 |website=Tamilcinemanews123.blogspot.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
[[Lord Rama]] returns to [[Ayodhya]] after killing the demon king [[Ravana]] along with his rescued wife [[Goddess Sita]] to be crowned as the emperor and settles down to a harmonious lifestyle. When his spies inform him that his reputation may be at stake as Sita had spent over a year in Ravana's prison, he asks his brother [[Lakshmana]] to ensure that Sita is sent to exile. A devastated, pregnant, and distraught Sita is exiled to the forest, but is rescued by the saint [[Valmiki]], who takes her to his hermitage by renaming her Lokapavni, where she subsequently gives birth to twin sons [[Lava (Ramayana)|Lava]] and [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha]]. Lord [[Hanuman]] also accompanies Sita and serves her in the disguise of a tribal child named Balaraju. Valmiki trains Lava and Kusha in every possible way, including knowledge, warfare, and religion. Ten years later, the twins, not knowing that Rama is their father and Sita is their mother, decide to visit a drought and famine-ravaged Ayodhya to get the blessings of Rama and Sita as well as recite the Ramayana, and here they find that Srirama has exiled Sita, and they return home disappointed and refuse to recite the Ramayana any more. The twins then stop the [[Ashvamedha|Ashwamedha]] horse, not realising that they will soon be thrust into a confrontation with Lakshman, Rama, and the entire army of Ayodhya. After that, they find out that their father is Rama himself. Sita reunites her two sons Kusha and Lava with their father Rama and tearfully returns to her mother [[Bhūmi|Bhudevi]]. Rama and his brothers renounce the throne and crown Rama's sons, Lava and Kusha, king. Rama returns to [[Vaikuntha]]. As he merges into his original form, [[Vishnu]], he is reunited with Sita in her original form, [[Lakshmi]].

==Cast==
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* [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]] as [[Rama]] / [[Vishnu]]
* [[Nayanthara]] as [[Sita]] / [[Lakshmi]]
* [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as [[Valmiki]]
* [[Meka Srikanth|Srikanth]] as [[Lakshmana]]
* [[Sameer Hasan]] as [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]]
* [[K. R. Vijaya]] as [[Kausalya|Kousalya Devi]]
* [[Shanoor Sana]] as [[Kaikeyi]]
* Sandhya Janak as [[Sumitra]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Tollywood's favorite mommy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/tollywoods-favorite-mommy-sandhya-janak/articleshow/13034616.cms |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
* [[Vindu Dara Singh]] as [[Hanuman]]
** Pavan Sriram as [[Hanuman|Balaraju]] (Young Hanuman)
* Gaurav as [[Lava (Ramayana)|Lava]]
* Dhanush Kumar as [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha]]
* [[Murali Mohan]] as [[Janaka|Janaka Maha Raju]]
* [[Sudha (Telugu actress)|Sudha]] as [[Sunayana (Ramayana)|Sunayana]]
* [[M. Balaiah]] as [[Vashistha|Maharshi Vashistha]]
* [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]] as [[Bhūmi|Bhudevi]]
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Chakali Tippadu
* [[Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam|AVS]] as [[Narada]]
* [[Hema (actress)|Hema]] as [[Mandodari]]
* [[Nagineedu]] as [[Rishyasringa|Rishyashrunga]]
* [[Raghunatha Reddy]]
{{colend}}

==Production==
===Development===
Veteran director Bapu announced that he would remake the 1963 film ''Lava Kusa'' with Balakrishna who reprises the role of Lord [[Rama]] which was enacted by his father [[N. T. Rama Rao]] in the original film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bapu's Lava Kusa with Balakrishna |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bapus-lava-kusa-with-balakrishna-news-telugu-kkgu9riibhdsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612150148/http://www.sify.com/movies/bapus-lava-kusa-with-balakrishna-news-telugu-kkgu9riibhdsi.html |archive-date=12 June 2015 |access-date=18 July 2018 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Bapu's friend, Mullapudi Venkata Ramana, wrote the screenplay and dialogues for the film and it was notably his last film as he died before the film's release.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 February 2011 |title=Writer Mullapudi passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Writer-Mullapudi-passes-away/article15458327.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413075718/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Writer-Mullapudi-passes-away/article15458327.ece |archive-date=13 April 2023 |access-date=18 July 2018 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> Bapu said that the title of the film was inspired from 1943 Hindi film ''Ram Rajya''.<ref name="preview">{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. l |date=12 November 2011 |title=Preview: Epic comes full circle |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/preview-epic-comes-full-circle/article2621449.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925163053/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/preview-epic-comes-full-circle/article2621449.ece |archive-date=25 September 2021 |access-date=18 July 2018 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>

Balakrishna was assigned to play [[Rama]]. [[Mamta Mohandas]] was the original choice <ref>{{Cite web |date=17 February 2023 |title=నాకు ఇంకా కాన్సర్ అని ప్రచారం చేస్తున్నారు | Mamta Mohan das Emotional Exclusive Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am3oyYx8P0Y |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226031128/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am3oyYx8P0Y |archive-date=26 February 2023 |access-date=26 February 2023 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> after considering [[Jyothika]], [[Anushka Shetty]] and [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]]. But she couldn't do it owing to her cancer treatment, after which Nayanthara was selected to play [[Sita]]. Balakrishna said that when Saibabu approached him for the role the moment he said that Bapu is to direct the film, without any questions, he immediately said ‘yes'.<ref name="preview" /> For the character, Balakrishna had to shave off his mustache.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhat |first=Prashanth |title=Balakrishna's close shave |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/Balakrishnas-close-shave/articleshow/8175662.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810235831/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/Balakrishnas-close-shave/articleshow/8175662.cms |archive-date=10 August 2018 |access-date=18 July 2018 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> Sandhya Janak was selected to play the role of queen Sumithra.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chowdhary |first=Y. Sunita |date=3 December 2011 |title=Juggling multiple roles |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/juggling-multiple-roles/article2684385.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521090631/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/juggling-multiple-roles/article2684385.ece |archive-date=21 May 2021 |access-date=18 July 2018 |website=Thehindu.com}}</ref> Saikumar was initially approached to enact the character of Bharatha but he was eventually replaced by Sameer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murthy |first=Neeraja |date=20 February 2011 |title=His own voice |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/His-own-voice/article15451575.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413075722/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/His-own-voice/article15451575.ece |archive-date=13 April 2023 |access-date=18 July 2018 |website=Thehindu.com}}</ref> Gaurav, Dhanush, and Pawan were selected to play the characters of Lava, Kusa and young Hanuman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murthy |first=Neeraja |date=18 December 2011 |title=The epic wonders |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/the-epic-wonders/article2724816.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413075714/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/the-epic-wonders/article2724816.ece |archive-date=13 April 2023 |access-date=18 July 2018 |website=Thehindu.com}}</ref>

===Filming===
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| source = —Yalamanchili Saibabu about the set designs of the film.<ref name="RFC">{{Cite news |title=Ramoji Film City: A world of fantasy |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/Ramoji-Film-City-A-world-of-fantasy/articleshow/11180974.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810235844/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/Ramoji-Film-City-A-world-of-fantasy/articleshow/11180974.cms |archive-date=10 August 2018 |access-date=18 July 2018 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
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The filming began on 22 November 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sri Rama Rajyam shoot from November 22 |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sri-rama-rajyam-shoot-from-november-22-news-telugu-klplgxbeeehsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612150203/http://www.sify.com/movies/sri-rama-rajyam-shoot-from-november-22-news-telugu-klplgxbeeehsi.html |archive-date=12 June 2015 |access-date=18 July 2018 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The costumes for the film was designed by [[Anu Vardhan]]. Anu stated that for Nayanthara, she went and picked up tulasi mala from authentic places. Balakrishna had used his father's accessories and jewellery and Anu replicated it to match with the heroine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chowdhary |first=Y. Sunita |date=11 December 2011 |title=Customising fashion |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/customising-fashion/article2705252.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413075714/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/customising-fashion/article2705252.ece |archive-date=13 April 2023 |access-date=18 July 2018 |website=Thehindu.com}}</ref> Yugandhar Tammareddy of Pixelloid said that Bapu and his team gave storyboards down to the last detail. Along with 100 of his team members, Yugandhar had his task cut out. "The breathtaking palace, the pushpaka vimanam, the Bhoodevi sequence…" were all created by his team. Yugandhar said: "For the palace, we asked the filmmakers to erect a 12-foot palace set just so that there is authenticity when people walk on the floor, lean against a wall or touch a piece of furniture. The rest was done on visual effects".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=8 December 2011 |title=Photo finish |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/photo-finish/article2698176.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018010518/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/photo-finish/article2698176.ece |archive-date=18 October 2021 |access-date=18 July 2018 |website=Thehindu.com}}</ref> The film was entirely shot at Ramoji Film City with a set erected resembling a kingdom.<ref name="RFC" />

==Music==
{{Main|Sri Rama Rajyam (soundtrack)}}
The audio of the film was released on 15 August 2011 and the launch was held at Bhadrachalam under Bhadradri Ramayya and Seetamma's Sannidi on the same day. The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and it features 15 tracks. The lyrics for the Telugu version were written by [[Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao]], while Mankombu Gopalakrishnan and Piraisoodan penned the lyrics for the Malayalam and Tamil versions respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sri Rama Rajyam (2011) Tamil Movie CD-Rip 320KBPS MP3 Songs Music By Ilaiyaraaja |url=http://starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_listen_download.asp?MovieId=1224 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227130926/http://starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_listen_download.asp?MovieId=1224 |archive-date=27 February 2017 |access-date=18 July 2018 |website=Starmusiq.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Raaga.com |title=Sriramarajyam Songs Download, Sriramarajyam Malayalam MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Malayalam Songs |url=https://www.raaga.com/malayalam/movie/sriramarajyam-songs-M0002653 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003073147/https://www.raaga.com/malayalam/movie/sriramarajyam-songs-M0002653 |archive-date=3 October 2019 |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=www.raaga.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Release==
=== Theatrical ===
The film was released on 17 November 2011.<ref name="RD" /> The film was released in Tamil on 27 July 2012. The Malayalam version was released as well. Initially scheduled to be released on 10 November but was postponed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sri Ramarajyam postponed |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/isri-ramarajyami-postponed-news-news-lkvm9rdgbibsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914084034/http://www.sify.com/movies/isri-ramarajyami-postponed-news-news-lkvm9rdgbibsi.html |archive-date=14 September 2015 |access-date=18 July 2018 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>{{When|date=February 2021}} Producer Sai Babu has said that a good response has come from Malayalam movie lovers and that he planned to release the Hindi version.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}

=== Marketing ===
The film was promoted with posters attached in tricycles. P. V. V. Raghavendra Babu, general manager of Prathima Multiplex told "We want to bring back olden days of publicity for the latest mythological movie of ''Sri Rama Rajyam'' and get film lovers back to the theatres".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dayashankar |first=K. M. |date=24 November 2011 |title=Bringing back publicity through tricycles |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/bringing-back-publicity-through-tricycles/article2655374.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413075716/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/bringing-back-publicity-through-tricycles/article2655374.ece |archive-date=13 April 2023 |access-date=18 July 2018 |website=Thehindu.com}}</ref>

== Reception ==
===Box office===
The film completed 50 days on 5 January 2012 in 49 centres at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SRR completes 50 days |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/tollywood/srr-completes-50-days-181 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108084812/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/tollywood/srr-completes-50-days-181 |archive-date=8 January 2012 |access-date=6 January 2012 |publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
The film received positive reviews from critics. ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' which gave a four stars, said "''Sri Rama Rajyam'' is one film that the Telugu film industry can be proud of. ''Sri Rama Rajyam'' is a well-known story, so it's a challenge to remake such a classic, but Bapu's good work turns the remake into another classic. Filmgoers, who look for classics, should not miss this film".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telugu Review: 'Sri Rama Rajyam' is a must watch |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/telugu-review-sri-rama-rajyam-is-a-must-watch/204138-8-69.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122051451/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/telugu-review-sri-rama-rajyam-is-a-must-watch/204138-8-69.html |archive-date=22 November 2011 |access-date=20 November 2011 |publisher=CNN-IBN}}</ref>

''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' rated three stars explains "Superstar Balakrishna finally stepped into his legendary father NTR's shoes and impressed audiences playing the role of Lord Rama. Veteran director Bapu deserves all the praise he gets for remaking the classic ''[[Lava Kusa (1963 film)|Lava Kusa]]'' (1963) and retaining the soul of the original".<ref>{{Cite web |last=B.V.S. Prakash |title=Sri Rama Rajyam review: Glimpses of NTR in Balayya's role |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/tollywood/sri-rama-rajyam-review-glimpses-ntr-balayya%E2%80%99s-role-441 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119193433/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/tollywood/sri-rama-rajyam-review-glimpses-ntr-balayya%E2%80%99s-role-441 |archive-date=19 November 2011 |access-date=19 November 2011 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> ''[[NDTV]]'' described as "In all, ''Sri Rama Rajyam'' is a feel-good film that brilliantly showcases our ancient culture".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Review in pics: Sri Rama Rajyam |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=12&ID=11667#talk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715081817/http://movies.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=12&ID=11667%23talk |archive-date=15 July 2012 |publisher=NDTV}}</ref>

''[[Oneindia.in]]'' noted "''Sri Rama Rajyam'' is a feel good film that showcases our ancient culture, heritage and values. The way Bapu managed to make the film into a visual and musical delight is extraordinary and it is a film that can give you an enriching experience while entertaining you in good measure".<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 November 2011 |title=Sri Rama Rajyam – Movie Review |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/reviews/2011/sri-rama-rajyam-review-171111.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526080934/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/reviews/2011/sri-rama-rajyam-review-171111.html |archive-date=26 May 2013 |access-date=17 November 2011 |website=Oneindia}}</ref> [[Rediff]] gave three stars said "Kudos to Bapu and Saibabu for recreating the Ramayana magic on celluloid. Only Bapu, the veteran director, could have executed this mammoth task so well. Sri Ramarajyam is an optical feast. Go for it".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radhika Rajamani |title=Review: Sri Ramarajyam is a visual treat |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-sri-ramarajyam/20111117.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619020451/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-sri-ramarajyam/20111117.htm |archive-date=19 June 2012 |access-date=17 November 2011 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' gave verdict as "Good" and says "The movie holds ample strength to live up to the expectations at the box office. Bapu and his associate Ramana does not deviate much from Lava Kusa, and they took great pains to see that the element of exaggeration is completely checked".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sri Ramarajyam review |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sri-ramarajyam-review-review-telugu-14983681.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201051940/http://www.sify.com/movies/sri-ramarajyam-review-review-telugu-14983681.html |archive-date=1 December 2013 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> ''The Hindu'' wrote: "The director Bapu should be applauded for re-inventing the mythological and using a glitzy starcast and getting an understated performance from all of them".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nanisetti |first=Serish |date=19 November 2011 |title=Return of the mythological |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Return-of-the-mythological/article12642778.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305165218/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Return-of-the-mythological/article12642778.ece |archive-date=5 March 2021 |access-date=18 July 2018 |website=Thehindu.com}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Ceremony
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Nandi Awards of 2011|Nandi Awards - 2011]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nandi awards for year 2011 - Telugu cinema news |url=https://idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/nandiawards2011.html |website=idlebrain.com}}</ref>
|[[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film – Gold]]
| Sai Babu
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Nandi Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Nayanthara]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Nandi Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[Ilaiyaraaja]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Nandi Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematography]]
|Raju
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Nandi Award for Best Makeup Artist|Best Make Up]]
|P. Ram Babu
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Nandi Award for Best Female Dubbing Artist|Best Female Dubbing Artist]]
|[[Sunitha Upadrashta|Sunitha]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Nandi Award for Best Choreographer|Best Choreographer]]
|Sreenu
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[59th Filmfare Awards South]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list) |url=http://filmfare.com/news/59th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-winners-list-809.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712073106/http://filmfare.com/news/59th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-winners-list-809.html |archive-date=12 July 2012 |access-date=9 July 2012 |publisher=[[Filmfare Awards]]}}</ref>
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu|Best Actress – Telugu]]
|[[Nayanthara]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu|Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu]]
|{{ubl|[[Shreya Ghoshal]] | ("Jagadhananda Karaka") }}
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu|Best Lyricist – Telugu]]
|{{ubl|[[Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao]] | ("Jagadhananda Karaka") }}
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[1st South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|[[SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer (Telugu)]]
|P. R. K. Raju
|{{won}}
|}

==Legacy==
Director [[K. Viswanath]] compared the duo Bapu and Ramana to "technically perfect and smooth Rolls Royce".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chowdhary |first=Y. Sunita |date=18 December 2011 |title=Back on screen |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/back-on-screen/article2724877.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413075716/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/back-on-screen/article2724877.ece |archive-date=13 April 2023 |access-date=18 July 2018 |website=Thehindu.com}}</ref> A novel of the film based on the screenplay was released in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kolanu |first=Manjula |date=23 March 2012 |title=Epic on a storyboard |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/epic-on-a-storyboard/article3156372.ece |access-date=18 July 2018 |website=Thehindu.com}}</ref> ''Rediff'' included the film in their list "Top Five Telugu Films of 2011".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Top Five Telugu Films Of 2011 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-top-telugu-films-of-2011/20111213.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718204902/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-top-telugu-films-of-2011/20111213.htm |archive-date=18 July 2018 |access-date=18 July 2018 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1783377}}

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