Yagnam
Movie poster
Directed byA.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary
Written byMarudhuri Raja (dialogues)
Screenplay byA.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary
Story byEetharam Films unit
Produced byPokuri Babu Rao
StarringGopichand
Moonmoon Banerjee
CinematographyCh. Ramana Raju
Edited byGautham Raju
Music byMani Sharma
Production
company
Esetharam Films
Release date
  • 2 July 2004 (2004-07-02)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Yagnam (transl. Ritual Sacrifice) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by Pokuri Babu Rao on the Eetharam Films banner, directed by A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary. It was released on 2 July 2004. It stars Gopichand and Moonmoon Banerjee (credited as Sameera Banerjee), with music composed by Mani Sharma. The film was remade in Odia as Mo Mana Khali Tori Paen (2005), Tamil as Mannin Maindhan (2005) and in Bengali Bangladesh as Priya Amar Jaan (2011). The film won two Nandi Awards.

Plot

Seenu is a loyal servant and the right-hand-man of faction leader Reddeppa. He and Sailaja, Reddeppa's daughter, grew up together. Nayudamma is an archrival of Reddeppa. Factional feuds between them have resulted in the loss of a number of lives among their groups. When Reddeppa realizes that his daughter and Seenu are in love, he swings into action, trying to kill Seenu. The rest of the story is about how Seenu secures Sailaja's hand in marriage and how he unites the forces of followers in both the warring groups to teach their masters (Reddeppa and Nayudamma) a lesson or two.

Cast

Production

The filming occurred in and around Araku Valley, Vishakhapatnam, Ichchapuram, Srikakulam, and Vizianagaram in the Coastal Andhra area, the capital city Hyderabad, and in the outskirts of Kadapa and Kurnool cities in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh.

Soundtrack

Yagnam
Soundtrack album by
Mani Sharma
Released6 June 2004
Recorded2004
GenreSoundtrack
Length26:41
LabelMaruthi Music
ProducerMani Sharma
Mani Sharma chronology
Samba
(2004)		 Yagnam
(2004)		 Sri Anjaneyam
(2004)

The music was composed by Mani Sharma. The music was released on the Maruthi Music Company label.[1] The song "Chinnanaati Chelikade" is based on "Kanavu Kanalam" from Jai (2004).

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Chamak Chamakmani"Suddala Ashok TejaSandeep, Mallikarjun5:13
2."Emchesavo Na Manasu"Suddala Ashok TejaS. P. B. Charan, Shreya Ghoshal5:37
3."Chinnanaati Chelikade"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shreya Ghoshal5:39
4."Haayiga Amma Vollo"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryGopika Poornima, Vardhini5:23
5."Thongi Thongi"Suddala Ashok TejaHariharan, Swarnalatha4:34
Total length:26:41

Reception

B. Anuradha of IANS wrote that "Debutant director Ravikumar Choudury fuses a good love story into this anger-driven film with a message."[2] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "This film is definitely worth a watch for the brilliant performance of Gopichand and its first half."[3] A critic from Sify wrote that "On the whole Yagnam is a decent entertainer which will be lapped up by the mass audience".[4]

Awards

Nandi Awards - 2004[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Audio Function - Yagnam". Idlebrain.com. 6 June 2004.
  2. ↑ Anuradha, B. "Yagnam Telugu Movie Review". IANS – via Nowrunning.
  3. ↑ Jeevi. "Movie review - Yagnam". Idlebrain.com.
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050127034821/http://sify.com/movies/telugu/review.php?id=13517068&ctid=5&cid=2430
  5. ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 - 2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964 - 2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 31 December 2020.(in Telugu)


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