Kondaa(2022)

Storyline

Ram Gopal Varma turns the lens on real power in this gripping Telugu biopic that chronicles the rise of Konda Murali and Konda Surekha — two names that became synonymous with political ambition and survival in Warangal's charged landscape. Rooted in the soil of Telangana's turbulent socio-political history, *Kondaa* captures how ordinary people from a specific place and time can shape — or be shaped by — the machinery of power. It's the kind of story that hits differently when you know it actually happened, making every scene feel less like drama and more like reckoning.

“A couple's fight for justice changes a nation.”

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Cast & Crew

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Sravan RaghavendraActor

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Irra MorKonda Surekha

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TulasiActor

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L. B. SriramActor

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Prudhvi RajActor

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ThrigunKonda Murali

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Prashant KarthiRK

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Abhilash ChaudharyActor

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Ram Gopal VarmaDirector

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Reunion Meter

Frequent partnerships reunited for Kondaa

Cast reunions in this film: Thrigun & Tulasi (2 films together).

ThrigunActor

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TulasiActor

Thrigun × Tulasi — 2 films together →

Trivia

• The film's title 'Kondaa' is a play on the real-life couple's surname Konda, with the extra 'a' added for stylistic impact.
• Ram Gopal Varma shot the entire film in just 15 days, a remarkably short schedule even for his fast-paced style.
• It was filmed almost entirely in and around Warangal to authentically capture the locations central to the couple's political journey.
• The lead actors, Karthik Rathnam and Anitha Chowdary, are not major stars, which was a deliberate choice to keep focus on the real-life characters.
• The film faced legal challenges from the real Konda Surekha, who objected to its portrayal before its release.
• Unlike typical biopics, the narrative is presented in a hyper-stylized, dramatic format characteristic of Varma's later filmmaking.
• The soundtrack was composed by Ravi Shankar, who is a frequent collaborator with Ram Gopal Varma on many projects.