Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Biddalu

Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Biddalu (transl. Sons of Kadapa in the mother's kingdom), originally titled Kamma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Reddlu (transl. The Reddys of Kadapa in the Kamma kingdom),[2][3] is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language political satire film directed by Siddartha Thatolu and Ram Gopal Varma and produced by Ajay Mysore. The film stars Ajmal Ameer, Dhananjay Prabhune, Brahmanandam, and Ali.[4]

Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Biddalu
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySiddartha Thatolu
Ram Gopal Varma
Written byRam Gopal Varma
Karun Venkat
Produced byAjay Mysore
Starring
CinematographyJagadeesh Cheekati
Edited byAnwar Ali
Music byRavi Shankar
Production
companies
TigerProduction
Ajay Mysore Productions
Release date
  • 12 December 2019 (2019-12-12)
Running time
133 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Premise

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The plot depicts the political rivalry between the two dominant castes of Andhra Pradesh, namely, Reddy and Kamma, at the onset of 2019 Legislative Assembly election.[3]

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Kamma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Reddlu
Soundtrack album by
Ravi Shankar
Released2019
Recorded2019
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length27:17
ProducerRavi Shankar
Ravi Shankar chronology
Bhairava Geetha
(2018)
Kamma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Reddlu
(2019)
Beautiful
(2019)

Music is composed by Ravi Shankar. The song "Pappu Laanti Abbayi" is based on "Chukkalanti Ammayi" from Abhinandana (1988).[5]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kamma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Reddlu"SirasriRavi Shankar4:25
2."Caste Feeling"SirasriRam Gopal Varma / RGV7:05
3."Babu Champesthaadu"SirasriRam Gopal Varma / RGV4:44
4."Nene KA Paul"SirasriRavi Shankar3:30
5."Pappu Laanti Abbayi"Sirasri 2:47
6."Dhandam"SirasriHamsika Iyer, Sakshi holkar, Harman Nazim3:45
Total length:27:17

Release

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The film, originally titled Kamma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Reddlu, was scheduled to release on 29 November 2019,[6] but postponed due to censor issue[7] and Telangana High Court has put a stay to change the title of the film.[8] After censor clearance Ram Gopal Varma announced the release date as 12 December 2019.[9]

Marketing

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A first look poster was released on 7 September 2019.[10] Another poster was released on 25 October 2019 revealing the characters and announcing the trailer release date and time.[11] The trailer was released on the occasion of Diwali,[12] 27 October 2019.

Reception

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The Times of India gave 1.5 of 5 stars and stated, "Be it movies or politics, the only thing people of this country want is entertainment,” says RGV in a grand statement, "but where is the entertainment in ARKB, we ask? All we see is a film that's a hot mess of random scenes stitched together."[13] The Hans India gave 2 of 5 stars and stated, "The movie doesn't have a solid story which will be the biggest minus point of this film. Director Siddharth Thatholu along with the supervision of Ram Gopal Varma focused more on the unnecessary elevations for the hero and the slow-paced narration will test the patience of the audience. The performances are decent but the story execution is very poor. The screenplay is also terrible and most of the scenes don't have any connection. Also, the violence and the bloodshed in the film will irk some sections of the audience. Especially, the second half is extremely slow and some of the scenes are just logicless".[14]

References

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  1. ^ "SYNOPSIS". Times of India. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Ram Gopal Karma's "Kamma Raajyam lo Kadapa Redlu" is now called "Amma Rajyam lo Kadapa Biddalu"". Times of India. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Lasania, Yunus Y. (3 December 2019). "Ram Gopal Varma's upcoming movie on Andhra politics whips up a storm". livemint. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Ajmal Amir to star as Jaganmohan Reddy in Ram Gopal Varma film". TimesofIndia. 28 October 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Pappu Laanti Abbayi Video Song is an Insult but Hilarious!".
  6. ^ "'Kamma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Reddlu': Release date locked". India Glitz. 10 November 2019. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Kamma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Reddlu postponed due to Censor Issue as Mr Indrasena Chowdary filed an objection on it". Tollywood.net. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Telangana HC puts stay on Ram Gopal Varma's Kamma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Redlu; asks him to change the film's title". Times Now. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Amma Rajyamlo Kadapa Biddalu Gets Censor Clearance". GreatAndhra. 7 December 2019. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Ram Gopal Varma releases the first look poster of Kamma Rajyam lo Kadapa Reddlu". Times of India. 7 September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  11. ^ "RGV reveals looks of Pawan Kalyan, Chandrababu Naidu, Jagan Reddy's roles in KRKR before its trailer". ibtimes. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Kamma Rajyamlo Kadapa Redlu Trailer review". tollywood.net. 27 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Biddalu Movie Review : Nothing entertaining about AP politics". The Times of India. 12 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.     
  14. ^ "Ram Gopal Varma's Amma Rajyam lo Kadapa Biddalu Movie Review & Rating". The Hans India. 12 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.