Rajanna

Rajanna
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Directed by	V. Vijayendra Prasad S. S. Rajamouli (Action Sequences)
Produced by	Nagarjuna Akkineni
Written by	G. Ajay Kumar (dialogues)
Screenplay by	V. Vijayendra Prasad
Story by	V. Vijayendra Prasad
Starring	Nagarjuna Akkineni Sneha Baby Annie
Narrated by	Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Music by	M.M. Keeravani
Cinematography	Shyam K. Naidu Anil Bandhari Kandru Poorna
Edited by	Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Production company	Annapurna Studios
Release date	22 December 2011 (2011-12-22)
Running time	2:09:32
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Rajanna is a 2011 Telugu historical film written and directed by V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film is produced by Nagarjuna Akkineni, and starred Nagarjuna Akkineni, Sneha, and child artist Baby Annie. The film is partially inspired by Razakars movement, and freedom fighter Suddala Hanmanthu. Rajanna was released to positive reviews and critical acclaim, with soundtrack composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film recorded as Above Average at the box office. The film has won six state Nandi Awards, including the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film – Silver.

The film is set in the Nelakondapalli village of Adilabad district in Nizam Princely State of Hyderabad of the late 1940s. The feudal society is under the vice-like grip of an aristocratic family and its head, a Dorasani (Shwetha Menon). Mallamma (Baby Annie) is the darling of the village, who is living in perpetual humiliation. They seek solace in her songs. Brought up by Sambayya, an old man, she develops a mysterious attachment to a basil tree which is regarded as holy by the entire village.

She happens to sing a song in the Dorasani's house which enrages her. Since nobody can have a skill which her daughter has not been able to acquire, she decrees that Mallamma cannot sing if she wants to be alive. However, singing is in her very marrow. After all, she is the daughter of Rajanna, who had inspired hundreds of villagers to revolt against the evil lords through his revolutionary songs.

When the Dorasani finds Mallamma singing for another time, she decides to hound her and kill. The grandpa wants to take her away, but Mallamma refuses to oblige. It is then when she tells him that she cannot abandon the village where she Rajanna meets her every day. Dorasani, who overhears Sambayya telling her that she is Rajanna's progeny, kills him. A heroine that she is, Mallamma stages an escape with the help of the music teacher (Nassar), who tells her that the only way to get rid of Dorsani is to meet Jawaharlal Nehru at Delhi. She sets off to do the same. After overcoming many challenges, she reaches, is taken care of by a young lady, and sets off to meet Nehru with a rose. But, the crowd rushes past her and crushes the rose. She then writes to her music teacher and tells him that she met a musician who will introduce Mallamma to Nehru in a singing contest on his birthday. Unfortunately, Dorasani catches hold of the letter, captures Mallamma, and locks her in a shed with her music teacher, who tells her the story of Rajanna as follows: