Gaayam

1993 2h 16m TE

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7.4

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7.5

IMDB

★7.4TMDB · 8★7.5IMDB · 502

CrimeRomance

Synopsis

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Durga is in love with Anith; he is all set to marry her and settle down in life. But things change when his brother Mohanakrishna is killed by a rival gang supported by Gurunarayana, the local MLA. Durga wants to settle the scores with the rival gand and in turn becomes a gangster. But Anitha does not approve of his ways and leaves him to marry a cop. Their paths cross again when the cop is posted to the same city where Durga is a leading gangster.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jagapati Babu
Durga
Revathi
Anitha
Urmila Matondkar
Chitra
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Guru Narayan
Banerjee
Banerjee
M. Balayya
Charigaaru
Tanikella Bharani
Lawyer Saab
Rami Reddy
Sarkar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Writers: Mani Ratnam, Ram Gopal Varma, Mani Ratnam
Languages: Telugu
Countries: India

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, shot by Rasool Ellore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sri Kommineni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shankar Suri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jagapati Babu and Revathi and Urmila Matondkar carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0262430 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Ram Gopal Varma directs. Rasool Ellore behind the camera. Sri Kommineni scores. Shankar Suri cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Telugu.

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Things worth knowing

133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, shot by Rasool Ellore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Sri Kommineni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Shankar Suri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jagapati Babu and Revathi and Urmila Matondkar carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0262430 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.