| Appatlo Okadundevadu | |
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| Directed by | Sagar K Chandra |
| Produced by | Prashanti KrishnaVijay |
| Starring | Sree Vishnu Nara Rohit Tanya Hope |
| Music by | Sai Karthik |
| Cinematography | Naveen Yadav |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
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Running time | 125 minute |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Appatlo Okadundevadu (transl. Once upon a time, there was a man) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action crime film directed by Sagar K Chandra and produced by Prashanti and Krishna Vijay under the banner of Aran Media Works. The film stars Sree Vishnu, Nara Rohit, and debutante Tanya Hope, while Brahmaji and Sasha Singh play supporting roles.[1] The plot follows the life of Railway Raju (Vishnu), an aspiring cricketer who is falsely framed as an naxalite.
Summary
Railway Raju, an aspiring cricketer, watches his dream of joining the Indian team going down in flames after he invites the ire of an ambitious police officer. Sadly, he turns to the world of crime.
The story follows the perspectives of various characters that have been a part of Railway Raju’s life in one way or the other. Riya, a national level woman cricketer turned journalist, goes on a search for the untold story of Railway Raju. She meets Solomon, a close acquaintance of Railway Raju in prison, who narrates her story about how Railway Raju was an aspiring cricketer. But his life turns upside down when Imtiyaz Ali, an honest cop, decides to target him in order to find out the whereabouts of his sister, who turns into a naxalite.
In a series of events, Raju turns into a gangster and is later split from his pregnant wife and is announced dead after a brawl with Imtiyaz. Riya manages to collect bits and pieces of Raju's story and finds out that Raju is still alive. The story ends when we find out that after having lost all hope, Raju put his fortune in a cricket academy which is now famously known as National Cricket Academy. The very Academy that has provided extremely talented players to the Indian National team. It is in this stadium that Raju is reunited with his daughter Riya. He looks on and cheers as she smacks a six out of the stadium, and his eyes sparkle with pride.
Cast
- Sree Vishnu as Railway Raju
- Nara Rohit as Imtiaz Ali
- Tanya Hope as Nithya
- Brahmaji as Vittal Seth
- Sasha Singh as Riya
- Rajiv Kanakala as Ashok Reddy
- Srinivasa Reddy as Srinu
- Raj Madiraju as an IPS officer
- Ajay as Nadayar
- Prabhas Sreenu as Solomon
- Master Sai Neeraj as Tester (Childhood)
- Manasa Himavarsha as Ahalya.
- G.V. Sudhakar Naidu as Baghwan Sas
- Ravi Varma as Savyasachi
- Ravi Prakash as Railway Raju's cricket coach
- Satya Prakash as Purushottham
- Kalicharan Sanjay
- Sameer Hasan as Chief cricket selection member
- Jeeva as IPS officer
- Jabaradasth Naveen
- TNR
- Rajyalakshmi as Raju's mother
- Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Riya's father
- Satyadev Kancharana as Praneeth Kumar / Tester (cameo appearance)
Soundtrack
| Appatlo Okadundevadu | ||||
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| Released | 26 November 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 21:07 | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Aran Music Divo | |||
| Producer | Sai Karthik | |||
| Sai Karthik chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack of the film was composed by Sai Karthik[2] and marketed by Aran Music along with Divo on 26 November 2016.
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| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Tomorrow" | Yazin Nizar | 4:11 | ||||||
| 2. | "Jaraa Itharavo" | Saketh Komanduri | 2:12 | ||||||
| 3. | "Pasi Puvunu" | Rohit Paritala | 2:35 | ||||||
| 4. | "Ee Kshanam" | Dinker kalvala, Saicharan Bhaskaruni | 3:38 | ||||||
| 5. | "Nee Navvu Leni" | Divija Karthik | 2:30 | ||||||
| 6. | "Jatharakeldaama" | Deepthi Pardhasaradhy | 1:25 | ||||||
| 7. | "Kannu Teriste" | Saicharan Bhaskaruni, Saketh Komanduri, Raghuram | 2:38 | ||||||
| 8. | "A Neeli Mabbullona" | Saicharan Bhaskaruni | 2:30 | ||||||
Total length: |
21:07 | ||||||||
Reception
Critical reception
The Times of India gave 3.5 out of 5 stars stating "Script and the screenplay are the heroes of this film. Appatlo Okadundevadu is a gripping story, high on action and emotion. A rare feat to achieve and yet delivered effectively".[3]
Suresh Kavirayani writing for Deccan Chronicle, awarded the film three stars and opined, "Appatlo Okadundevadu is an interesting film with an unexpected climax. Director Sagar K Chandra’s neat narration and the way he has handled the cast and the movie certainly speaks volumes about his skill."[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 kavirayani, suresh (1 January 2017). "Movie review 'Appatllo Okadundevadu': An excellent film that starts poorly". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ↑ "Appatlo Okadundevadu". JioSaavn. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ↑ "Appatlo Okadundevadu Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Appatlo Okadundevadu by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.