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Directed by | Bapu |
Produced by | Yalamanchali Sai Babu Sandeep Kiran |
Screenplay by | Bapu Mullapudi Venkata Ramana |
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Ramayana by Valmiki |
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Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Cinematography | P. R. K. Raju |
Edited by | G. G. Krishna Rao |
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Sri Sai Baba Movies
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Running time
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172 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | ₹32 crore (US$4.8 million) |
Box office | ₹77 crore (US$11 million)(gross) |
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Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja | ||||
Released | 15 August 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 50:25 | |||
Language | Telugu | |||
Label | Aditya Music | |||
Producer | Ilaiyaraaja | |||
Ilaiyaraaja chronology | ||||
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Sri Rama Rajyam is a 2011 Telugu epic devotional film directed by Bapu based on the epic Ramayana. It was Bapu's final directional venture. The film depicts Rama's rule of Ayodhya after he returns home from Lanka, his separation from Sita and her reclusive life in the forest as she raises their children Lava and Kusa. The film won seven Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards, including the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film – (Gold) for the year 2011. This film is a remake of a Telugu film Lava Kusha, released in year 1963. It was known as the first colour film in Telugu Cinema.
It features Nandamuri Balakrishna as Rama with Nayanthara as Sita in the lead roles. Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Srikanth and Roja appear in supporting roles. Music of the film is composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Yalamanchali Sai Babu produced the film under Sri Sai Baba Movies banner. The film was critically acclaimed and a commercial success in overseas. The film had a special screening at International Film Festival of India on 28 November 2011. The film was dubbed into Tamil in 2012 under the same title with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Sunitha Upadrashta voicing the roles of Balakrishna and Nayanatara respectively.