Anjaneyulu is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Parasuram and produced by Bandla Ganesh. The film stars Ravi Teja and Nayantara, while Sonu Sood, Nassar, and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. the music was composed by S. Thaman with cinematography by K. Ravindra Babu and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The film released on 14 August 2009.[1][2] The Tamil dubbed version titled Adhiradi Arjun was released in Chennai on 29 July 2016.[3]

Anjaneyulu
Film poster
Directed byParasuram
Written byParasuram
Produced byBandla Ganesh
StarringRavi Teja
Nayantara
CinematographyK. Ravindra Babu
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Music byS. Thaman
Production
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Release date
  • 14 August 2009 (2009-08-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

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Employed with HMTV, Anjaneyulu lives in Hyderabad and is in constant touch with his retired father Krishnamurthy and mother. His boss Sudarshan Babu hires a creative consultant, Prabhakar. Their TV channel undergoes a number of changes, and Anjaneyulu gets to interview various people. He meets with Anjali, an Airtel employee, and both dramatically fall in love. While investigating corrupt politicians, he comes across evidence and decides to join the gang of a gangster named Bada. Still involved in gathering evidence, his world will come crashing around him when he will be told his parents and many others have been killed after their bus was torched by hooligans. He sets out to trace who was responsible behind their killing - not knowing that his life is also in danger.

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Soundtrack

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The music was composed by S. Thaman and released by Aditya Music. The song "Rajulakey Raraju" is based on the song "Uchimeedhu" from the Tamil film Sindhanai Sei, which was composed by Thaman.

Anjaneyulu
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedJuly 24, 2009
Recorded2009
GenreSoundtrack
Length26:30
LabelAditya Music
ProducerS. Thaman
S. Thaman chronology
Moscowin Kavery
(2008)
Anjaneyulu
(2009)
Eeram
(2009)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Olammi"BhaskarabhatlaKarthik, Sri Vardhini4:16
2."Anjali"ChandraboseShankar Mahadevan, Rahul Nambiar, Megha4:23
3."Em Vayaso"Krishna ChaitanyaNaveen, Jyotsna4:29
4."Dil Se Bhol"Krishna ChaitanyaRanjith4:32
5."Rajulakey Raraju"Krishna ChaitanyaRanjith, Suchitra5:03
6."Nuvve Kanta Padavante"Krishna ChaitanyaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam3:47
Total length:26:30

Reception

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Rediff has given an average rating of 2.5 out of 5 and described it as "Filled with masala, Anjaneyulu which is fairly slickly made is likely to go down well with the masses. Ravi Teja steals the show in Anjaneyulu".[4] Idlebrain gave 3/5 rating for this film.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Anjaneyulu Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Anjaneyulu by Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ^ "A treat for all". Thehindu.com. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Nayanthara on a high". Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ^ Rajamani, Radhika. "Ravi Teja steals the show in Anjaneyulu". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Anjaneyulu review - Telugu cinema Review - Ravi Teja & Nayana Tara". Idlebrain.com. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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