Vangaveeti (film)

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Vangaveeti
Film poster
Directed byRam Gopal Varma
Screenplay byRam Gopal Varma
Story byRam Gopal Varma
Produced byDasari Kiran kumar
StarringSandeep Kumar
Vamsi Nakkanti
Vamsi Chaganti
Naina Ganguly
Kautilya
Shritej
Narrated byRam Gopal Varma
CinematographyRahul Srivastav
K. Dilip Varma
Surya Chowdhary
Edited bySiddhartha Thatholu
Music byRavi Shankar
Production
company
Bad-Cow films
Distributed byRamadutha Creations
A.K.S. Global Media LLC
Release date
  • 23 December 2016 (2016-12-23)[1]
Running time
139 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Vangaveeti is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language biographical action film[2] written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma.[3][4] The film is based on the life of politician Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga, and his elder brother Vangaveeti Radha Krishna and their altercation with communist dominated Vijayawada of the 1970s-80s in Andhra Pradesh.[5][3][6][7][8]

The film stars Sandeep Kumar, Vamsi Nakkanti, Kautilya, Shritej, Vamsi Chaganti, and Naina Ganguly.[5][9] The theatrical trailer of the film was released on 2 October 2016 in Hyderabad,[3] and the film was released on 23 December 2016.

Plot[edit]

Set up in the 1970s Vijayawada, Vangaveeti Ranga's elder brother, Vangaveeti Radha also known as "Bustand Radha", gets associated with Communist Party of India, secretary for Vijayawada, Venkata Rathnam. After few years, conflicts arise between Venkata Rathnam, and Vangaveeti Radha, to get a hold on the Vijayawada transport business, dominated by the followers of Venkata Rathnam.

In 1972, Venkata Rathnam was murdered by Vangaveeti Radha and his supporters. These events, in turn, leads to the retaliation by a rival group, and the murder of Vangaveeti Radha. Upon the death of Vangaveeti Radha, his brother Mohana Ranga takes over the leadership of United independent Organization with the support of student union leaders Devineni Gandhi, and Devineni Nehru.

However, leadership issues and power struggles between politically powerful Mohana Ranga, and the Devineni Family leads to the splitting of the United independent organization, and in retaliation, Mohana Ranga's associate's murder Devineni Gandhi in 1979. At this juncture, Mohana Ranga's political career begins in 1981, when he contests in the municipal election when the Indian National Congress Party withdrew its official candidate in his favour. Later, his rival in the district, Nehru, gets sponsored by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which was dominated by the Kamma caste, while Ranga becomes a leader from Kapu community and stood for downtrodden. Ranga becomes an MLA for the Congress Party in 1985; Nehru becomes a TDP MLA, and eventually a minister.

Starting in 1983, both leaders implicate themselves in gang warfare, which was fed by caste rivalry between Kamma and Kapu; while N. T. Rama Rao was at the time the first Kamma chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. In 1988, Devineni Nehru's younger brother, Devineni Murali, was murdered by Mohana Ranga's associates in retaliation for his killings of few Ranga's associates. Subsequently, while on a hunger strike in support of issues of farmers, a group of men led by political rivals in the region, attack Mohana Ranga's camp in the early hours of 25 December 1988.

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by Ravi Shankar and released by Mango Music.

Vangaveeti
Soundtrack album by
Ravi Shankar
Released3 December 2016
Recorded2016
GenreSoundtrack
Length38:56
LabelMango Music
ProducerRavi Shankar
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Na Pere Kumari"Sira SriGeetha Madhuri3:49
2."Ammalaganna Amma Durgamma"Sira SriSaket Bairoliya3:25
3."Pelli Aha Pelli"Sira SriHema Chandra, Srikanth, Malavika, Srushti Bandari3:59
4."Maranam Adi Tadhyam"Sira SriRam Gopal Varma4:36
5."Vangaveeti Katti"Sira SriRajasekhar Pannala4:06
6."Mounam"Chaitanya PrasadKarunya, Saket Bairoliya3:09
7."Kasi Kasi"Chaitanya PrasadNavraj Hans4:01
8."Champara"Chaitanya PrasadRam Gopal Varma5:09
9."Ayigiri Nandini"Sri Adi SankaracharyaVinayaka, Lokesh, Anurag, Puishmora2:10
10."Revenge"Sira SriRam Gopal Varma, Saket Bairoliya4:32
Total length:38:56

See also[edit]

  • Gaayam, a 1993 action film based on Vijaywada Gang Warfare, directed by Ram Gopal Varma
  • Gaayam 2, a 2010 sequel to Gaayam, directed by Praveen Sri
  • Bejawada, a 2011 action film directed by Vivek Krishna

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Vangaveeti Telugu Movie, Wiki, Story, Review, Release Date, Trailers - Filmibeat".
  2. ^ Vangaveeti - Genre: Biopic/Action | Idlebrain.com
  3. ^ a b c "Vangaveeti trailer out: Ram Gopal Varmas crime drama looks raw and gritty".
  4. ^ Admin, Press Ks (2 October 2016). "RGV Vangaveeti Movie Trailer Released Today 5Pm - Press News Release".
  5. ^ a b "Vangaveeti movie review: A film on power and revenge replete with bloodbath". 24 December 2016.
  6. ^ Rao, G Venkataramana. "Vangaveeti rekindles memories". The Hindu.
  7. ^ shiva (24 December 2016). "RGV Vangaveeti Movie Review, Rating (3.75/5) Public Talk Hit or Flop - Total Blood Bath - Press News Release".
  8. ^ admin (22 December 2016). "Vangaveeti - Movie Review".
  9. ^ "Ram Gopal Varma to explore Vijayawada gang wars in crime thriller Vangaveeti, watch trailer". 3 October 2016.

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