Gaayam

Gaayam (English: The Wound) is a 1993 Telugu political thriller film, based on the 1980s Vijayawada Gang Warfare. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, and story co-written by himself and Mani Ratnam, it stars Jagapathi Babu, Revathi, Urmila Matondkar in the lead roles and music composed by Sri.[1] Upon its release, the film received positive reviews, with six state Nandi Awards, and recorded as Super Hit at the box office.[2]

Gaayam
VCD Cover
Directed byRam Gopal Varma
Produced byYarllagada Surendra
Written byPosani Krishna Murali (dialogues)
Screenplay byRam Gopal Varma
Story byRam Gopal Varma
Mani Ratnam
StarringJagapathi Babu
Revathi
Urmila Matondkar
Music bySri
CinematographyRasool Ellore
Edited byShankar
Production
company
S. S. Creations
Release date
  • 22 April 1993 (1993-04-22)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

Durga (Jagapathi Babu) is in love with Anitha (Revathi). He is all set to marry her and settle down in life, but things change when his brother Mohana Krishna (Charan Raj) is killed by Guru Narayan (Kota Srinivasa Rao), the local MLA who wants to settle the score with the mafia. Anitha does not approve of his way, so she marries a cop. Durga and the cop become enemies of Guru Narayan. Guru Narayan is finally killed after a scuffle between Durga, Sarkar and the inspector.

Cast

Soundtrack
Gaayam
Soundtrack album by
Sri
Released1993
Recorded1993
GenreSoundtrack
Length25:45
LabelSURYA Audio
ProducerSri

Music composed by Sri. Lyrics were penned by Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry. All songs are hit tracks. Music released on Surya Audio Company.

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Nizam Pori"Mano, Chitra, Eeswar5:20
2."Niggadeesi Adugu"SP Balu2:06
3."Alupannadi Unda"Chitra5:41
4."Swarajyam Endukani"SP Balu4:56
5."Cheli Mida Chitikedu"Mano,Chitra6:59
Total length:25:45

Awards
Nandi Awards

Sequel

After the film's huge success, Ram Gopal Varma and Jagapathi Babu planned to release a sequel titled Gaayam 2. Ram Gopal Varma was the producer in the sequel while Praveen Sri was the director. Vimala Raman was the heroine as Kota Srinivasa Rao again plays as the antagonist.

gollark: Let us all ignore TJ09's opinions on dragon size. Mints are better tiny.
gollark: Not my favourites, but they have a nice greenness about them.
gollark: Me too. They are mintful.
gollark: That still isn't actually a very consistent or even documented policy.
gollark: ... via the API?

References
  1. "Jagapathi to do 'Gaayam-2'". IndiaGlitz. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  2. "Retrospect: Gaayam (1993)". Telugu Cinema. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.