Classmates (2007 film)
Classmates is a 2007 Telugu drama feature film starring Sumanth, Ravi Varma, Sharwanand, Sadha, Sunil, and Kamalinee Mukherjee. K. Vijaya Bhaskar directed the film and Sravanthi Ravi Kishore produced it. The film released on 20 April 2007. It is a remake of the 2006 Malayalam movie Classmates.
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| Directed by | K. Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Produced by | Sravanthi Ravi Kishore |
| Written by | James Albert Abburi Ravi |
| Starring | Sumanth Ravi Varma Sharwanand Sadha Kamalinee Mukherjee |
| Music by | Koti |
| Cinematography | Hari Anumolu |
| Edited by | Sreekar Prasad |
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| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Ravi (Sumanth), Raaji (Sadha), Satish (Ravi Varma), Razia (Kamalinee Mukherjee), and Baddu (Sunil) were classmates and a group of friends in the 1990s. after several years, they all meet again at their 10-year reunion. Everyone is present except for Murali (Sharwanand), who died during their last semester.
Back in college, Ravi and Raaji fall in love with each other. Satish, eager to join politics, wants to marry Raaji, who is the daughter of a powerful politician. He encourages Raaji to stand in the college elections, opposing Ravi, hoping to drive a wedge between the couple. He eventually succeeds in doing so. In an ensuing incident, Murali dies suddenly. Everybody thinks that Murali died of an asthmatic attack. Subsequently, Ravi abruptly drops out of college and leaves without telling anyone. Raaji thinks that Ravi left because of their ongoing conflict. She tries to find his whereabouts but fails.
In the present, somebody tries to kill Ravi by strangulation. The police investigate but find no clue. Later it is revealed that Razia, the shy and reserved girl in the group, was the one responsible. Her reason is that she happens to overhear Ravi's confession to Raaji, where he reveals that he was accidentally responsible for Murali's death. Razia and Murali were secretly lovers, and her motivation was revenge. Ravi and Razia subsequently reconcile. So do Raaji and Ravi and they decide to get back together. Once the truth is revealed, the entire group reconcile. They leave the college reunion happy, promising that they would all meet again.
Cast
- Sumanth as Ravi
- Sadha as Rajeshwari "Raji"
- Sharwanand as Murali
- Kamalinee Mukherjee as Razia
- Ravi Varma as Satish
- Sunil as Baddu
- Shiva Reddy as Satish's friend
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Murali's father
- Giri Babu as principal
- Tanikella Bharani as hostel warden
- Sudha as Murali's mother
- Uttej as hostel boy
- Chitti Babu as peon
- Karuna as Baddu's wife
- Ahuti Prasad
- Raghu Babu as Police Inspector
Reception
The movie was critically acclaimed and a hit.
Soundtrack
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Gunde Chatuga (Male)" | Vedala Hemachandra | |
| 2. | "Mounamendhuku" | Mallikarjun, Anjana Sowmya | |
| 3. | "Gunde Chatuga" | Chaitra H. G. | |
| 4. | "Naranallo" | Tippu | |
| 5. | "Boogolam" | Hemachandra, Sandeep, Kousalya |