Complaint filed on Balagam director Venu
Balagam is a small-budget movie which turned out to be a blockbuster in recent times. The director of the film Venu Yeldandi was praised for his work. Despite the success, he was caught in some trouble recently. A group of Mandal Parishad Territorial constituency (MPTC) members of Ibrahimpatnam mandal in Jagityal district have filed a complaint on Venu.
MPTC members claim that Venu has portrayed them in a demeaning manner. Venu is yet to respond to the complaint. Pridarshi and Kavya Kalyanram were the lead actors in the film and Dil Raju’s daughter Hanshita Reddy is the producer of this Telangana-based emotional drama.
Low-budget Tollywood movie ‘Balagam’ gets two LACA awards
After the success of ‘RRR’ internationally, it is the turn of yet another Tollywood movie to get noticed on foreign shores.
In contrast to the big-ticket S.S. Rajamouli directorial, ‘Balagam’ (titled ‘The Group’ in the U.S.) is a relatively low-budget movie, but it did win two awards at the Los Angeles Cinematography Awards (LACA) for March 2023.
Produced by Harshith and Hanshitha Reddy under the Dil Raju Productions banners, ‘Balagam’ was given the awards for best feature film and best cinematography (Acharya Venu). The certificates were presented to the film’s director, Venu Yeldandi.
The movie starring Priyadarshi and Kavya Kalyanram was a surprise hit. Interestingly, Megastar Chiranjeevi and several other Tollywood stalwarts, who had seen the movie, predicted that ‘Balagam’ would win awards and they have been proved right.
Balagam Team Overwhelmed with Support of KTR
Balagam’ Starring Priyadarshi and Kavya Kalyanram play the lead roles in the film. The movie is written and directed by Venu Yeldandi, also known as “Jabardasth Venu.” This is his directorial debut. The film is produced by Dil Raju Productions. Recently released songs and trailer wowed the audience. The film is releasing worldwide on March 3rd. Ahead of the film’s release makers arranged a grand pre release event at Bathukamma Ghat, Siricilla.
Telangana IT minister Kalvakuntla Taraka RamaRao attended the event as chief guest. Siddhu Jonnalagadda also attended the event. The DJ tillu actor Sidhu Jonnalagadda said ‘Our Telangana culture is more than money. It was shown in this movie. This movie made me understand how great Telangana culture is. KTR is taking Telangana to international level. I think our Ramanna is the coolest politician. And I wish the blockbuster success for the whole team.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister KTR expressed his wish that the public would recognise the new talents in this film. He said “Thank you brother Venu for showing the beauty of Sircilla. Any emotion that stirs the depths of the heart is bound to elicit a response from the masses. Human relationships are explored in depth in this film. Small films like this are causing quite an uproar in India. Famous people like C. Narayana Reddy, recipient of the Gnanpeeth Award, and Midde Ramulu were born on the Siricilla soil.”
Telangana is currently experiencing a cultural renaissance, with many upcoming artists from Telangana shining on the big screen. These people would not have had these opportunities if there had been no separate state. Telangana government has a lot to do with cinema. All of them will be implemented in the future. I believe that this film will highlight the culture of Telangana villages as well as the incredible talent of Telangana artists. On the 3rd of this month, all of the theatres should be full,’ he said. He also blessed the entire team and wished them luck on March 3rd.
