''Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL'' is a 2019 Telugu-language

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directed by G. Nageswara Reddy. The film stars

Sundeep Kishan Sundeep Kishan (born 7 May 1987) is an Indian actor and producer who has worked in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Early life and career Sundeep Kishan was born in a Telugu family in Madras (present-day Chennai). He is the nephew to the cine ...

Hansika Motwani Hansika Motwani (born 9 August 1991) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films. Motwani began her career as a child actor in Hindi films, and later went on to appear in lead roles in Telugu films, including '' ...

, and

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Varalaxmi Sarathkumar (born 5 March 1985) is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil, Telugu films, also appeared in a few Kannada, Malayalam films. She made her debut with the Tamil film '' Podaa Podi'' (2012). Early life and family Varalaxm ...

. This film marks the Telugu debut of Varalaxmi Sarathkumar.

Plot

Tenali Ramakrishna, a money-minded lawyer, loses or wins lawsuits depending on how he benefits from them. Things take a turn when he is tasked with a criminal case and decides to fight for justice that changes his life forever.

Cast

as Adv. Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL *

as Adv. Rukmini *

as Varalakshmi Devi, who has committed scam of 50 billions and Murderer of Journalist Bhupal * Ayyappa Sharma. P as Simhadri Naidu; rival to Varalakshmi Devi later joins hands with her. *

Raghu Babu Yerra Raghu, known professionally as Raghu Babu, is a Telugu comedian. He has worked in many films in Telugu industry. He is the eldest son of comedian and character actor Giri Babu. His native place is Ravinuthala. He is known for his ...

as Tenali Durga Rao, a broker and Ramakrishna's father *

Murali Sharma Murali Sharma (born 9 August 1972) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu language, Telugu and Hindi films. Sharma has starred in over 130 feature films including Telugu language, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil language, Tamil, Marathi lang ...

as Adv. Chakravarthy, a criminal lawyer and Rukmini's father, who opposes Tenali and Rukmini's relationship *

Vennela Kishore Bokkala Kishore Kumar (born 19 September 1980), known professionally as Vennela Kishore, is an Indian actor and director who works in Telugu cinema. Known for his comedic roles, he earned the moniker "Vennela" after his first feature film ''Ven ...

as Kovelakuntla Kishore * Y. Vijaya as Varalakshmi Devi's mother *

Prabhas Sreenu Prabhas Sreenu is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu films. He has won SIIMA Award for Best Comedian – Telugu for his performance in '' Gabbar Singh'' (2012). His notable films include ''Balupu'' (2013), ''Aagadu'' (2014), ''Sub ...

as Adv. Sreenu, Tenali Ramakrishna's colleague. *

Rajitha Mallela Rajitha is an Indian actress who works in Telugu films. She has been active since the late 1980s. Career Rajitha made her debut in film industry at the age of 18 with the Telugu movie, '' Brahma Rudrulu'' in which she portrayed Ak ...

as Mrs. Chakravarthy, Rukmini's mother * Saptagiri as Giri *

Posani Krishna Murali Posani Krishna Murali (born 22 January 1958) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, director and producer who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He worked as a writer for over 150 Telugu films and directed a number of films. In 2009, he also conte ...

as a Judge * Annapoorna as Kishore's grandmother *

Satya Krishnan Satya Krishnan is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She was born in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. She worked as a hotel management professional and entered the film industry with the film '' Dollar Dreams''. Mostly s ...

as Fake Witness *

Chammak Chandra Chammak Chandra is an Indian comedian and actor who works in Telugu films Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the ...

as Varalakshmi Devi's henchman *

Geetha Singh Geetha Singh is an Indian actress and comedian. Singh is from North India. She learned Telugu after settling in Telangana. She made her Telugu cinema debut with the 2005 film '' Evadi Gola Vaadidhi''. The following year she starred in '' Kitha ...

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Sai Karthik Sai Karthik is an Indian music composer and playback singer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Although he entered the film industry as a drummer for live shows, he soon turned film composer with the film ''Aboo Adavallu'' (2008 ...

Release

The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Naveena Thenali''.

Critical reception

''Sify'' wrote "This time-tested theme of a comedy-looking guy turning into a righteous person of an incident still has some scope to generate laughs, engage us but the writers' team has employed old tricks to provide comedy. They have relied more on one-liners." ''Times of India'' wrote "Tenali Ramakrishna BA BL is a sloppy courtroom drama that tries too hard to be funny. A huge thumbs down!". ''The Hindu'' wrote "Barring a couple of bright moments, this is a boring courtroom drama with a middling narrative". ''123Telugu'' wrote "On the whole, Tenali Rama Krishna is a comedy caper aimed at the target audience of single screens. The film has an impressive first half with good comedy and twists. But the second half is a let down because of jaded narration and over the top scenes".

References

External links

* 2019 films Indian comedy films Indian courtroom films 2019 comedy films Films directed by G. Nageswara Reddy 2010s Telugu-language films Films scored by Sai Karthik Films set in Kurnool Films set in Andhra Pradesh Films shot in Andhra Pradesh {{2010s-Telugu-film-stub