Anaganaga Oka Roju

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Anaganaga Oka Roju
File:Anaganaga oka roju.jpg
Directed byRam Gopal Varma
Produced byRam Gopal Varma
K.L.N. Raju
Written byRam Gopal Varma
Nadiminti Narsinga Rao
StarringJ. D. Chakravarthy
Urmila Matondkar
Raghuvaran
Brahmanandam
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Music bySri Kommineni
CinematographyVasu
Edited byBhanodaya
Distributed byVarma Creations Production
Release date
January 1996
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Anaganaga Oka Roju (transl.  Once upon a day) is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma.[1] The film stars J. D. Chakravarthy and Urmila Matondkar. Raghuvaran, Brahmanandam and Kota Srinivasa Rao play other pivotal roles.[2] [3] [4]

The film was opened to positive reviews by critics, and was a box office hit. Brahmanandam has garnered the state Nandi Award for best comedian.[5] The film was dubbed in Tamil as Andru Oru Naal.[6]

Plot[edit]

Chakri (J.D. Chakravarthy) and Madhu (Urmila Matondkar) are neighbors who love each other. Their parents, who fight each other all the time over petty issues, do not approve them of their love. They run away from the house.

The film involves the comic travails of a couple eloping and on the run from their parents. They get entangled as murder suspects of a politician. In a police and political mafia road hunt for an incriminating audio tape.

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by Sri Kommineni and released by Varma Audio. All lyrics were penned by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry.

Anaganaga Oka Roju
Soundtrack album by
Released1997
Recorded1997
GenreSoundtrack
Length26:10
LabelVarma Audio
ProducerSri Kommineni
Sri Kommineni chronology
Sindhooram
(1997)
Anaganaga Oka Roju
(1997)
Aavida Maa Aavide
(1998)
Track list
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Ema Kopama"  Chitra, Mano 5:17
2. "Edo Taha Taha"  Mano, Swarnalatha 4:51
3. "Love Is Blind"  Mano, Chitra 5:48
4. "Oopa Lenayo"  Chitra, Mano 5:28
5. "Endhammo"  Mano, Lalitha Sagari 4:43
Total length:
26:10

Awards[edit]

Nandi Awards

DVD[edit]

KAD Entertainment purchased the home video rights for this movie.

References[edit]

  1. "Rediff On The Net, Movies: 'I want to be a free bird'". rediff.com.
  2. "Anaganaga Oka Roju Songs — Yemma Kopama — J.D.Chakravarthy & Urmila -- Fun Time". funtime.co.in. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  3. "Anaganaga Oka Roju". flixster.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  4. "rajshritelugu.com".
  5. "Anaganaga Oka Roju movie review, Tollywood movie review, critic review, user review, Casting J. D. Chakravarthy, Urmila Matondkar". thecinebay.com.
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hiWD9wxnYE
  7. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in తెలుగు). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. p. 38. Retrieved 9 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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