Yagnam (2004 film)

2004 Indian action film

Yagnam

Movie poster

Directed by| A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary
Written by| Marudhuri Raja (dialogues)
Screenplay by| A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary
Story by| Eetharam Films unit
Produced by| Pokuri Babu Rao
Starring| Gopichand
Moon Banerjee
Cinematography| Ch. Ramana Raju
Edited by| Gautham Raju
Music by| Mani Sharma

Production
company

Eetharam Films

Release date

* 2 July 2004 (2004-07-02)

Running time

| 144 minutes
Country| India
Language| Telugu

Yagnam (transl. Ritual / Sacrifice) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by Pokuri Babu Rao on the Eetharam Films banner, directed by A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary. It was released on 2 July 2004. It stars Gopichand and Moon Banerjee (credited as Sameera Banerjee), with music composed by Mani Sharma. The film was remade in Tamil as Mannin Maindhan (2005) and in Odia as Mo Mana Khali Tori Pain (2005). The film won two Nandi Awards and was a blockbuster hit.

In 2007, the film was later dubbed and released in Hindi as Aaj Ka Raavan Raaj.

## Plot

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Seenu is a loyal servant and the right-hand man of faction leader Reddeppa. He and Sailaja, Reddeppa's daughter, grew up together. Nayudamma is an archrival of Reddeppa. Factional feuds between them have resulted in the loss of several lives among their groups. When Reddeppa realizes that his daughter and Seenu are in love, he swings into action, trying to kill Seenu. The rest of the story is about how Seenu secures Sailaja's hand in marriage and unites the forces of followers in both the warring groups to teach their masters (Reddeppa and Nayudamma) a lesson or two.

## Cast

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* Gopichand as Srinivas aka Seenu (Srinu)
* Master Vivek as Young Srinivas aka Seenu
* Moon Banerjee as Sailaja aka Sailu
* Baby Nikshipta Rao as Young Sailaja aka Sailu
* Prakash Raj as Inspector Pratap Reddy
* Devaraj as Redappa
* Vijaya Rangaraju as Nayudamma (credited as Raj Kumar)
* Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
* Narra Venkateswara Rao
* Raghu Babu as Suri, Seenu's rival
* Suman Setty as Dilli, Seenu's friend
* Jhansi as Suri's wife
* Jahnavi as Fathima
* Baby Trisha as Suri's daughter

## Production

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The filming occurred in and around Araku Valley, Vishakhapatnam, Ichchapuram, Srikakulam, and Vizianagaram in the Coastal Andhra area, the capital city Hyderabad, and in the outskirts of Kadapa and Kurnool cities in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh.

## Soundtrack

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Yagnam

Soundtrack album by

Mani Sharma

Released| 6 June 2004
Recorded| 2004
Genre| Soundtrack
Length| 26:41
Label| Maruthi Music
Producer| Mani Sharma
Mani Sharma chronology
| Samba
(2004)  | Yagnam
(2004)  | Sri Anjaneyam
(2004)

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The music was composed by Mani Sharma. The music was released on the Maruthi Music Company label.[1] The song "Chinnanaati Chelikade" is based on "Kanavu Kanalam" from Jai (2004).

No.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Chamak Chamakmani"| Suddala Ashok Teja| Sandeep, Mallikarjun| 5:13
2.| "Emchesavo Na Manasu"| Suddala Ashok Teja| S. P. B. Charan, Shreya Ghoshal| 5:37
3.| "Chinnanaati Chelikade"| Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shreya Ghoshal| 5:39
4.| "Haayiga Amma Vollo"| Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry| Gopika Poornima, Vardhini| 5:23
5.| "Thongi Thongi"| Suddala Ashok Teja| Hariharan, Swarnalatha| 4:34
Total length:| 26:41

## Reception

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B. Anuradha of IANS wrote that "Debutant director Ravikumar Choudury fuses a good love story into this anger-driven film with a message."[2] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "This film is definitely worth a watch for the brilliant performance of Gopichand and its first half."[3] A critic from Sify wrote that "On the whole Yagnam is a decent entertainer which will be lapped up by the mass audience".[4]

## Awards

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Nandi Awards \- 2004[5]

* Best Male Comedian \- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
* Best Female Comedian \- Jahnavi

## References

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1. ^ "Audio Function - Yagnam". Idlebrain.com. 6 June 2004.
2. ^ Anuradha, B. (12 July 2004). "Yagnam Telugu Movie Review". IANS - via Nowrunning.
3. ^ Jeevi. "Movie review - Yagnam". Idlebrain.com.
4. ^ "Review - Yagnam". Archived from the original on 27 January 2005.
5. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 - 2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964 - 2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 31 December 2020.(in Telugu)

## External links

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* Yagnam at IMDb

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