Nene Raju Nene Mantri
| Nene Raju Nene Mantri | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Teja |
| Produced by | D. Suresh Babu Kiran Reddy Bharath Chowdary |
| Written by | Teja Lakshmi Bhupal (dialogues) Shivgopal Krishna (hindi dialogues) |
| Starring | Rana Daggubati Kajal Aggarwal Catherine Tresa Navdeep Ashutosh Rana Shivaji Raja |
| Music by | Anoop Rubens |
| Cinematography | Venkat C. Dileep |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
Production company | Suresh Productions Blue Planet Entertainments LLP |
| Distributed by | Suresh Productions |
Release date | 11 August 2017 |
Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹12 crore[1] |
Nene Raju Nene Mantri (I'm the King and I'm the Minister) is a 2017 Indian Telugu political thriller film written and directed by Teja, featuring Rana Daggubati in the lead role along with Kajal Aggarwal, Catherine Tresa, and Navdeep in other important roles.[2]
Production began in April 2016[3] and principal photography commenced in October 2016 in Karaikudi.[4] The teaser was released on June 6, coinciding with the 81st birthday anniversary of D. Ramanaidu, Rana's grandfather.[5] A special teaser celebrating 50 films of Kajal Aggarwal was released on her birthday, June 19. The film was dubbed in Hindi as Main Hi Raja Main Hi Mantri,[6]Tamil as Naan Aanaiyittaal and Malayalam as Raaja Kireedam with some scenes re-shot with local actors.[7]
It released on 11 August 2017 and received positive critics as political gripper with unwanted overdose of emotions.[8]
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Soundtrack
5 Critical reception
6 Awards
7 References
8 External links
Plot
A love triangle between Jogendra, Radha and Devika. With certain plot twists and turns, the movie is engaging and lives up to the expectation of Nene Raja Nene Mantri.
A political movie which shows how an ordinary money lender enters politics then what he do for power.In the mean time how he is affected by emotions.
Jogendra and Radha are happily married, however they do not have any children. When they are finally blessed and Radha gets pregnant, they are overjoyed. When they go to the temple to pray for the well-being of the baby, Radha lights a holy lamp. The leader of the village they live in comes along to the temple with his wife, his wife sees that Radha lit the lamp and becomes enfuriated as she is always the one who does it. She pushes Radha down the steps of the temple and Radha has a miscarriage. Both Radha and Jogendra are dismayed, Jogendra goes to the leaders house and persuaded him to let him join in his political campaign, Jogendra cleverly wins and this angers the leader. The leader tried to kill him but Jogendra shoots him when he mentions that he will also kill Radha.
Cast
Rana Daggubati as Jogendra
Kajal Aggarwal as Radha
Catherine Tresa as Devika Rani
Navdeep as Siva
Ashutosh Rana as Subbarayudu
Tanikella Bharani as the Chief Minister
Jaya Prakash Reddy as the jailor
Pradeep Rawat as Sarpanch
Shivaji Raja as Radha's father- Parachuri Venkateswara Rao as the jail lawyer
Satya Prakash as MLA Choudappa
Posani Krishna Murali as Muniappa
Ajay as Hema Chander
Raghu Karumanchi as Chandramouli- Naveen Neni as Ravi
- Josh Ravi as Tirupathi
Bithiri Sathi as News Reporter- Bindu Chandramouli as Sarpanch's wife
- Tamil scenes
- Nassar
- Mayilswamy
- Jagan
Production
In February 2016, filmmaker Teja signed Telugu actor Rajasekhar to play a negative role in his directorial Aham. Sneha was approached to play the female lead in the film.[9] It was shelved in April 2016 due to both creative and personal differences. P. Satyanarayana Reddy, the film's producer, wanted another actor to play the lead role.[10] Teja approached Rana Daggubati and gained his consent. Rana's father Daggubati Suresh Babu suggested Kajal Aggarwal for the female lead role, who was signed later.[11] Daggubati was completing his portions in The Ghazi Attack (2017) and was about to join the sets of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion when Teja approached him. They worked on the script for eight months, writing different versions.[12] Lyricist Lakshmi Bhoopal, who was supposed to work with Teja for three of his earlier films, was chosen to pen the dialogues.[13] Teja also approached R. Rathnavelu to handle the film's cinematography.[11]
The film was titled Nene Raju Nene Mantri; Venkat C. Dileep and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao were recruited as the cinematographer and editor respectively. Anoop Rubens composed the film's soundtrack and background score.[14] Babu, along with Kiran Reddy and Bharath Chowdary, jointly bankrolled the film under their banners Suresh Productions and Blue Planet Entertainments.[15]Nene Raju Nene Mantri was Aggarwal's 50th film as an actor. Catherine Tresa, Navdeep and Ashutosh Rana were cast in supporting roles.[16]
Soundtrack
| Nene Raju Nene Mantri | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Anup Rubens | ||||
| Released |
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| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 18:02 | |||
| Label | Junglee Music | |||
| Producer | Anup Rubens | |||
Anup Rubens chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Devuditho Samaram" | Lakshmi Bhupal, Surendra Krishna | Anoop Rubens | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Jogendra Jodendra" | Surendra Krishna | Master Rishon Rubens, Divya | 1:28 |
| 3. | "Kathulatho" | Lakshmi Bhupal | Anoop Rubens | 2:14 |
| 4. | "Radhamma Radhamma" | Surendra Krishna | Vijay Yesudas, Divya Spandana | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Sukhibhava Annara" | Surendra Krishna | Shreya Ghoshal, Rohith | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Sumangalai" | Surendra Krishna | Sravani | 2:24 |
| Total length: | 18:02 | |||
Critical reception
Purnima Sriram Iyer of The New Indian Express termed Nene Raju Nene Mantri a "riveting political drama"; Iyer found the narration "gripping and enthralling" and the dialogues "hard-hitting". She added that Teja writing was effective enough to let even a politically-ignorant person "enlightened about the subject".[17] Hemanth Kumar, writing for Firstpost, called Nene Raju Nene Mantri the "cinematic equivalent of Newton's Third Law of Physics" where "every action is met with an equal and opposite reaction". Kumar noted that the leads' performances and Teja's writing are the film's strengths, adding that Aggarwal's portrayal of Radha was the "biggest revelation".[18] Karthik Kumar of Hindustan Times noted that the entire film is built on the bonding between the lead characters, with the political backdrop used only "to give the story a solid padding". Kumar was appreciative of Daggubati's performance: "[His] powerful screen presence takes everything up a notch and it's a treat to watch him turn from good to grey."[19] Suresh Kavirayani of Deccan Chronicle praised the performances and the portrayal of emotions such as love, hatred, smartness and cruelty handled by Jogendra. He, however, felt that the second half suffered from an "overdose of sentiment".[20]
Writing for The Hindu, Sangeetha Devi Dundoo opined that the film's later segments lacked the sharpness of the initial moments. She termed Jogendra as one of the "most intriguing characters Rana [Daggubati] has played" and found its actions troubling the narrative.[21] Neeshita Nyayapati, reviewing for The Times of India, found Nene Raju Nene Mantri a good love story of Radha and Jogendra than an effective political drama; she stated that the political angle "seems like a pesky annoyance in an otherwise beautiful movie". Nyayapati was also critical of Rani's characterisation, calling it a "messy" one with "no thought put into it at all".[22]Sify noted that the film turns "tedious and predictable" post intermission and criticised the script's lack of logic in the later portions. The reviewer added that Daggubati's portrayal of Jogendra was a "stunning act" and "very intense" in crucial scenes.[23]
Criticising the lack of cohesiveness, Nagarjuna Rao of Gulf News added that the addition of few irrelevant characters and implausible situations in the later portions "drain the viewer much before the climax, which turns out to be a denouement". Rao also found Rubens' score "too loud, to the point of being irritating".[24] Manoj Kumar R, writing for The Indian Express, was critical of Teja's direction. He found the climax "cringe worthy" because of Teja's attempt to "underplay the gravity of crimes Jogendra committed". He also added that Teja's reservations failed to give Rana's character a logical conclusion.[25] K. Naresh Kumar of The Hans India found the film a "patchy effort" and criticised its indifferent treatment: "Building up the hero as a crusader for the common man, despite his questionable and violent tactics in retaining his political status is the main contradiction that one feels, the film suffers from."[26] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute opined that the narrative "simply does not hold together" and found the CGI "patchy". Rajendran too felt that the film doesn't allow Jogendra's devolution "to really punch [the viewers] in the gut, because it wants to simultaneously hail him as a hero."[27]
Awards
| Best Actress Female | Kajal Aggarwal |
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References
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External links
Nene Raju Nene Mantri on IMDb
