''Poola Rangadu'' is a 2012 Indian

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written and directed by

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. The film stars

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and

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. Atchi Reddy has produced the film under Max India.

Plot

Ranga (

) leads a happy and normal life with his family members. One day two men offer him to buy 30 acres of land in partnership with Ranga. Ranga, who is unaware of the risk, agrees to the offer. He sells his home which was being kept for his younger sister's marriage to buy the land. The land which he buys is between 300 acres on either side belonging to Konda Reddy (Dev Gill) and Lala Goud ( Pradeep Rawat) both local criminals in that village who would kill whoever tried to buy the land. Ranga leaves his house and reaches the village to see his newly bought land. He doesn't yet know he got cheated by buying land which is under litigation. Soon after arriving the village, he meets his old friend Vasu (

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), who warns Ranga to leave the place and forget about his land, revealing the danger about that place. Ranga then decides to sell his land and get the money for his sister's marriage. Lala Goud's daughter Anitha falls in love with Ranga. However, Ranga is unaware that Anitha loves him. There is flashback revealing Konda Reddy's sister eloping with Lala Goud who was a servant under Konda Reddy's father before him. Now angry, Konda Reddy wants to take revenge on Lala Goud by marrying his daughter with the intent of torturing her. The story continues and in the end Ranga battles against Konda Reddy and wins his love and the land.

Cast

Soundtrack

The audio of the film was released on 17 January 2012 and the launch was held at Hotel Katriya in Hyderabad on same day. The soundtrack was composed by

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and it consists of six songs. Lyrics for two songs were written by

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and one song by Anantha Sriram and another by

Ramajogayya Sastry Darivemula Ramajogayya Sastry (born 24 August 1970) is an Indian film lyricist, known for his works in Telugu cinema and music. Early life Ramajogayya Sastry was born in Arepalli Muppalla, Ipuru Mandal near Narasaraopet of Palnadu distric ...

and remaining by

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, Chandrabose.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "No holds barred entertainment! That’s what “''Poolarangadu''” is all about. Sunil shows once again that given the right kind of script, he can carry a film on his muscular shoulders". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "''Poola Rangadu'' is a good, clean entertainer".

Box office

After the film ran for 50 days on 7 April 2012 in notable centres it had collected box office takings of 500 million. Movie makers have released a press note in this regard. The film has completed 100 days on 27 May 2012.

Accolades

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 2112231, title=Poola Rangadu 2012 films Indian comedy films 2010s Telugu-language films 2012 comedy films Telugu remakes of Malayalam films