Laggam(2024)
Telugu127 mins
Manasa and Chaitanya are engaged to be married, but when Chaitanya quits his job, will the wedding go through?
Director:Ramesh Cheppala
Mood:
emotionalupliftingfunny
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, Aha Video, Airtel Xstream, Plex
- Theatrical Release
- 25 October 2024
- Director
- Ramesh Cheppala
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Rating
- 5.0/10
Storyline
A couple is engaged to be married. When the groom decides to leave his job, it creates uncertainty about whether their wedding will actually happen.
“Will love survive when the future is uncertain?”
Film Details
5.0Rating
127Minutes
TeluguLanguage
Release Date25 October 2024
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftingfunny
Themes
lovefamilyidentityfriendship
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withwith-partner
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor3
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
KrishnuduActor
→#2Raghu BabuUncle
→#3Rajendra PrasadManasa's Father
→#4Sai RonakChaitanya
→#5
P
Pragya NagraManasa
→#6
#7A
AnjibabuActor
→SaptagiriActor
→#8RohiniChaitanya's Mother
→#9Kireeti DamarajuActor
→#10C
Chammak ChandraActor
→#11
R
Ramesh CheppalaDirector
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Laggam
Cast reunions in this film: Raghu Babu & Saptagiri (12 films together), Rajendra Prasad & Raghu Babu (11 films together), Raghu Babu & Chammak Chandra (8 films together), Saptagiri & Chammak Chandra (6 films together), Rajendra Prasad & Krishnudu (3 films together), and Rajendra Prasad & Saptagiri (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Laggam' refers to the traditional engagement ceremony in Telugu culture, which is central to the plot.
- Director Ramesh Cheppala previously worked as an assistant director on several popular Telugu films before making his directorial debut with this movie.
- The lead actors, Manasa and Chaitanya, are played by relatively new faces in the Telugu film industry, chosen for their fresh appeal.
- Parts of the film were shot in real-life wedding venues in Hyderabad to capture authentic South Indian wedding atmospheres.
- The story was inspired by contemporary discussions about career pressures and marital expectations among young couples in urban India.
- The film's soundtrack features a mix of classical and modern music, composed by a debutant music director.
- It had a limited theatrical release but gained attention through streaming platforms shortly after its cinema run.