''Vijetha'' () is a 2018 Indian

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film, starring debutant

Kalyaan Dhev Kalyaan Dhev Kanuganti is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. He made his debut as a lead in the film ''Vijetha'' (2018). Early and personal life On 28 March 2016, he married Sreeja Konidela, younger daughter of actor Chiranjeevi. ...

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and Malavika Nair. Rakesh Sashii is the director, and Sai Korrapati and Rajani Korrapati are the producers. The film was released on 12 July 2018. Dhev won

SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best acting done by an actor in a leading role in his debut Telugu film. The award was first giv ...

at the 8th SIIMA for his role in the film.

Plot

Ram, a careless youth, grows up oblivious to the sacrifices his father makes in order to fulfil all his desires.He falls in love with the girl living next door to him,when he sees her making dosa in someone else's store to win a challenge.However, a major incident motivates him to change his ways of living and respect his father's hardwork.

Cast

as Ram * Malavika Nair as Chaithra *

as K. Sridhar Rao, Ram's father *

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as K. V. Raghunathan, A photographer *

Tanikella Bharani Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet and playwright who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including few in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi; while he was al ...

as Mohan Prasad, K. Sridhar Rao's friend *

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as Lakshmi, Ram's mother *

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as Chaithra's mother * Harshitha Chowdary as Kirti, Ram's sister * Sivannarayana as K. Sridhar Rao's friend * Jayaprakash as Company Chairman *

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as Rajiv, Chairman's 1st son * Gayatri Bhargavi as chairman's daughter-in-law *

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as Kiran, chairman's 2nd son * Surya Sreenivas as chairman's third son/Ram's brother-in-law *

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as Ram's friend *

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as Ram's friend * Snigdha as company manager *

Satyam Rajesh Rajesh Babu, better known as Satyam Rajesh, is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu films. He has worked in more than 350 films. Rajesh got the moniker 'Satyam' following his appearance in the 2003 film of the same name. Early lif ...

as Chaithra's uncle *

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as Police SI * Sanjay Reddy as a businessman

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Harshavardhan Rameshwar, and released on Vel Records company.

Reception

Neeshita Nyayapati of ''

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'' rated the film 2/5 stars and wrote, "While the story of Kalyaan Dhev’s character has the potential to be a relatable coming-of-age track, it fails to engage mostly due to the actor’s inability to emote. .. A gripping, subtle and relatable screenplay is what the film needed and lacked majorly." Giving the same rating, Murali Krishna CH of ''

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'' wrote, "''Vijetha'' is the kind of film which is completely derailed by its shortcomings due to its stretched plot. It reminds us why we are tired of watching movies with outdated themes over and over again. Although it’s not an awful film, it’s thoroughly boring!" Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''

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'' wrote, "‘Vijetha’ has a potentially heartwarming story lost in a middling narrative".

References

External links

* 2010s Indian films 2018 action drama films Indian action drama films 2010s Telugu-language films Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram films {{2010s-Telugu-film-stub