Lakshmi's NTR
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Agasthya Manju
Narendra Chary
Deepthi Balagiri
Yagna Shetty
Sritej
| Lakshmi's NTR | |
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| Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma Agasthya Manju |
| Written by | Ram Gopal Varma Narendra Chary |
| Produced by | Rakesh Reddy Deepthi Balagiri |
| Starring | J.K.Vijay Kumar Yagna Shetty Sritej |
| Cinematography | Rammy |
| Edited by | Ballu Saluja |
| Music by | Kalyani Malik |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | NH Studioz |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹2.5 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹7 crore[1] |
Lakshmi's NTR is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language biographical drama film based on the life of former film actor and chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh, N. T. Rama Rao[2][3] from the perspective of his second wife, Lakshmi Parvati as well as Rao during his last days. It is co-directed by Ram Gopal Varma, and Agasthya Manju.[4]
- P Vijay Kumar as N. T. Rama Rao
- Yagna Shetty as Lakshmi Parvathi
- Sritej as Nara Chandrababu Naidu
- Aningi Rajasekhar as Rama Subba Reddy
- Vj Balu as Balakrishna
- Swarnakanth as Devineni Nehru
Production
On 4 July 2017, RGV announced through his YouTube channel that he would be directing NTR's biopic with the title RGV's NTR, in which Nandamuri Balakrishna was to act. Due to differences they both did two different movies on NTR. The film's title was later changed to Lakshmi's NTR.
Casting
After various speculation and rumours as to who would be cast in the lead roles, it was revealed that P Vijay Kumar[5] as N. T. Rama Rao, Sritej[6] as Nara Chandrababu Naidu and Yagna Shetty[7] as Lakshmi Parvathi would reprise their roles.[8]
Soundtrack
| Lakshmi's NTR | ||||
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| Released | 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Label | Mango Music | |||
| Producer | Kalyani Malik | |||
| Kalyani Malik chronology | ||||
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Music is composed by Kalyani Malik and released on Mango Music label.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vennupotu" | Sira Sri | Kalyani Malik | 03:16 |
| 2. | "Endhuku" | Sira Sri | Kalyani Malik, Sri Krishna | 04:54 |
| 3. | "Nee Uniki" | Sira Sri | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 02:12 |
| 4. | "Avasaram" | Sira Sri | Wilson Herald | 02:06 |
| 5. | "Garjana" | Sira Sri | P. Ravi Shankar | 02:29 |
| 6. | "Vijayam" | Sira Sri | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mohana Bhogaraju | 01:36 |
| 7. | "Nenem chesano" | Sira Sri | Uma Neha | 02:01 |
| 8. | "Gelupu Votami" | Sira Sri | Shweta Mohan | 06:43 |
| 9. | "Sisiraniki" | Sira Sri | Kalyani Malik, Chinmayi | 03:56 |
Release
Initially it was scheduled to release on 22 March 2019.[9][10][11] There are many political pressures on Election Commission and Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to stop the release of the movie in the mode of the conduct basis. As RGV fought back against the EC and CBFC, the petitions against the release of the movie were filed in the Telangana High Court.[12] The HC after a thorough inquiry, directed that every individual has the right to express his feelings so the release of the movie cannot be stopped. Due to some Post production and Pre-release formalities it was rescheduled to release on 29 March 2019 in Telangana[13][14] and on 1 June in Andhra Pradesh. 'Weekend Cinema' released the movie overseas.
Marketing
First track ‘Vennupotu’(Backstabbing) was released on 21 December 2018, which went on to make controversies. A case was filed by TDP MLA from Pithapuram S V S N Varma saying that it was aiming at Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Nara Chandra Babu Naidu. So the High Court issued notices to censor board and producer of Lakshmi's NTR.[15][16]
The second track ‘Enduku’(Why?) was released on 8 January 2019, questioning why did NTR marry Lakshmi Parvathi.[17]
On 18 January 2019, A teaser was released which gives a brief glance into the characters.[18]
First official trailer was released on 14 February 2019, at 9:27 AM by Ram Gopal Varma on Valentine's Day signifying the love between NTR and Lakhsmi Parvathi.[19][20]
Home media
After the release of the trailer, a big Telugu channel acquired the satellite rights for ₹3 Crore.[citation needed]
