Ongole Githa(2013)
Ongole Githa is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Bhaskar. The film stars Ram Pothineni as White, a sharp orphan who rises to power in the Ongole chili market, and Kriti Kharbanda as Sandhya, the daughter of the market chairman. Prakash Raj plays the villain Adikeshavulu, a man who pretends to be kind but is secretly cruel and greedy. The story follows White as he falls in love, discovers his father's past, and fights to expose Adikeshavulu's crimes. The film features music by G. V. Prakash Kumar and Mani Sharma. It was released on 1 February 2013 to negative reviews and was a box office failure. The film was later dubbed into Hindi as Mahaveer No. 1 and into Tamil as Kaariyaavadhi.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- ZEE5, YouTube, Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 1 February 2013
- Director
- Bhaskar
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- Rating
- 4.9/10
Storyline
An orphan boy named White becomes a successful merchant in the Ongole chili market. He falls in love with Sandhya, the daughter of the powerful chairman Adikeshavulu. But Adikeshavulu is not the good man he pretends to be. White must uncover the truth about his own past and fight to save his family from destruction.
“The bull of Ongole rises”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Ongole Githa
Cast reunions in this film: Ajay & Raghu Babu (17 films together), Prakash Raj & Raghu Babu (17 films together), Ajay & Prakash Raj (16 films together), Raghu Babu & Jayaprakash Reddy (12 films together), Prabhu & Prakash Raj (7 films together), and Prakash Raj & Jayaprakash Reddy (6 films together).
Trivia
- The film's climax was shot in a real chilli market in Ongole to capture authentic local atmosphere.
- Director Bhaskar initially planned a different actor for the lead role before finalizing Ram Pothineni.
- The movie's title 'Ongole Githa' references a popular folk song from the Ongole region of Andhra Pradesh.
- Prakash Raj's character name 'Adikeshava' is a traditional Telugu name often associated with authority figures.
- The film underperformed at the box office despite its unique rural action-comedy setting.
- A real-life chilli yard worker was consulted to ensure accurate depiction of the market's daily operations.
- The comedy scenes between Ram and Brahmanandam were largely improvised during filming.