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Venky(2004)
Telugu162 mins
Venky (2004) is a 162-minute Telugu film directed by Sreenu Vaitla. Starring Dharmavarupu Subramanyam, Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam and Sreenu Vaitla. With an audience rating of 6.5/10, Venky stands as one of the notable Telugu releases of 2004.
Director:Sreenu Vaitla
Mood:
funnysuspensefuluplifting
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 26 March 2004
- Director
- Sreenu Vaitla
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 42m
- GudVibe Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
A man travels to Hyderabad to become a police officer. On the train, he gets caught up in a double murder case. At the police academy, he discovers his commanding officer is the killer.
“A rookie cop's first case is his own boss.”
Film Details
6.5Rating
162Minutes
TeluguLanguage
Release Date26 March 2004
Release Typetheatrical
Also Known AsPolice Police
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnysuspensefuluplifting
Themes
justicecorruptionfriendshipidentity
Tonegritty
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitylight
Audiencemass
Best Withfriends
Violence3
Emotion2
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
6.5/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
#1
Ravi TejaActor
→#2SnehaActor
→#3Ashutosh RanaActor
→#4BrahmanandamActor
→#5
D
Dharmavarupu SubramanyamActor
→#6
#7A
Amanchi Venkata SubrahmanyamActor
→S
Sreenu VaitlaDirector
→#8Srinu VaitlaDirector
→#9V
Venu MadhavActor
→Trivia
- The film's title 'Venky' was inspired by the lead actor's real-life nickname, as Ravi Teja is often called 'Mass Maharaja' but also 'Venky' by close friends.
- Sreenu Vaitla and Ravi Teja collaborated for the first time in this film, starting a successful director-actor partnership that later included hits like 'Dubai Seenu'.
- The train sequence where the double murder occurs was shot on a specially designed set to mimic a moving train, as filming on a real train was logistically difficult.
- Actress Trisha, who played the female lead, was already a major star in Tamil cinema but this was one of her early Telugu films, helping boost her popularity in Andhra Pradesh.
- The comedy track involving Brahmanandam as a fake Swamiji was improvised on set, with many of his dialogues becoming popular among audiences.
- The film's soundtrack, composed by Devi Sri Prasad, included a song 'Chamaku Chamaku' that was filmed in Thailand, which was a rare foreign location shoot for Telugu comedies at the time.
- Despite mixed reviews, the film performed well at the box office, especially in rural areas, due to Ravi Teja's energetic performance and the comedy scenes.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Venky
Actor-Nippu Nagaraju42 films →
Actor-Actor23 films →
Actor-Suri Babu12 films →
Director-Actor9 films →
Director-Actor8 films →
Director-Director8 films →
Actor-Nippu Nagaraju7 films →
Actor-Actor5 films →
Actor-Ramana4 films →
Actor-Suri Babu4 films →
Actor-Nippu Nagaraju3 films →
Actor-Actor2 films →
Director-Actor2 films →
Director-Suri Babu2 films →
Director-Nippu Nagaraju2 films →
Suri Babu-Nippu Nagaraju2 films →
Suri Babu-Ramana2 films →
Nippu Nagaraju-Director2 films →
Nippu Nagaraju-Ramana2 films →