Rangasthalam Movie Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Genre | Action Drama Romance |
| Release date | 30 March 2018 |
| Running time | 2hr 54min |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Starring | Ram Charan Samantha Akkineni Aadhi Pinisetty |
| Directed by | Sukumar |
| Written by | Sukumar |
| Produced by | Naveen Yerneni Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar Mohan Cherukuri (CVM) |
| Cinematography by | R. Rathnavelu |
| Edited by | Naveen Nooli |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
| Production Company | Mythri Movie Makers |
| Distributor | Eros International (Wide release) Konidela Production Company (India) |
Rangasthalam Movie Cast & Characters:
- Ram Charan as Chelluboina Chitti Babu
- Samantha Akkineni as Ramalakshmi (Voice dubbed by Jyothi Varma)
- Aadhi Pinisetty as Chelluboina Kumar Babu
- Jagapathi Babu as President Phanindra Bhupathi
- Prakash Raj as MLA Dakshina Murthy
- Anasuya Bharadwaj as Kolli Rangamma attha (Aunt), Later becomes President.
- Naresh as Koteswara Rao
- Rohini as Kantham, mother of Chittibabu, Kumar Babu and Chinni
- Pujita Ponnada as Padma, Kumar Babu’s love interest (Cameo Appearance).
- Baby Annie as Chinni, sister of Chittibabu and Kumar Babu
- Brahmaji as Tehsildar
- Banerjee as Dr. Sitaram, Dakshina Murthy’s doctor
- Satya as Veera Babu, a grey-shaded villager
- Ajay Ghosh as Sheshu Naidu
- Mahesh Achanta as Mahesh
- Shatru as Kashi, well-wisher of Kumar Babu and Chittibabu
- Amit Sharma as Srimannarayana, Dakshina Murthy’s Close confident.
- Naga Mahesh as Ramalakshmi’s father
- Chatrapathi Sekhar as Ganapathi, a saint who warns Chittibabu about Bhupathi
- Noel Sean as Erra Srinu
- Rajeev Kanakala as Ramprasad, Rangamma’s late husband
- Pooja Hegde in a special appearance in the song “Jigelu Rani”
Storyline:
The film is set in 1980’s rural India. Chittibabu, a pure and innocent guy with partial deafness, earns his livelihood by supplying water to agricultural lands in the fictional village of Rangasthalam. The crux of the story forms when his brother decides to contest against the President who had been ruling the village for 30 years by usurping the lands of the innocent villagers. Chittibabu, on the other hand, is only concerned for his brother’s safety and will go to great lengths to safeguard his life.
Rangasthalam Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | ₹60 crore |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹216 crore |
About Rangasthalam Movie:
Rangasthalam is a Telugu period action drama film written and directed by Sukumar. Produced by Y. Naveen, Y. Ravi Shankar, and C. V. Mohan for the company Mythri Movie Makers, the film stars Ram Charan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu with Aadhi Pinisetty, Jagapathi Babu, Prakash Raj, Naresh, and Anasuya Bharadwaj in key supporting roles.
Sukumar started working on the film’s script after completing Nannaku Prematho (2016), and collaborated with R. Rathnavelu, who served as the director of photography. Devi Sri Prasad composed the film’s soundtrack and score; Naveen Nooli edited the film.
One of the first few Indian films to be entirely shot using Red Helium 8K cameras.
Rangasthalam’s principal photography began in April 2017 with the working title RC11 and lasted until March 2018. Majorly filmed in a village set worth ₹5 crore erected in Hyderabad, ten percent of the film’s footage was shot in and around Rajahmundry.
Though the film was initially named “Rangasthalam 1985”, it was later rechristened to Rangasthalam.
The film was made on a budget of ₹60 crore.
In December 2017, the makers announced that Rangasthalam would release globally on 30 March 2018. The global theatrical rights were sold for ₹80 crore (US$10 million), and the film was scheduled to release on 1200 screens. Rangasthalam was released across 600 screens in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, 200 screens in the rest of India, and 350 screens in overseas markets. In April 2018, the makers announced that the film would be dubbed into Tamil, Malayalam, Bhojpuri, and Hindi languages with the same name. In March 2019, a Kannada-dubbed version of the film titled Rangasthala was announced, making Rangasthalam the second Telugu film after Mayabazar (1957) to have a dubbed release in Karnataka. It was released in 150 screens on 12 July 2019. The film’s Tamil dubbed version was later released on 30 April 2021. The film’s Hindi dubbed version is expected to release in theatres by Goldmines Telefilms along with AA Films in February 2022.
Rangasthalam received positive reviews from critics who were particularly appreciative of Sukumar’s writing and the performances of the ensemble cast, especially of Ram Charan and Jagapathi Babu.
The film was commercially successful, grossing a total of ₹216 crore, and is among the highest-grossing Telugu films.
It also won the National Film Award for Best Audiography.
A Kannada-dubbed version of the film titled Rangasthala was released on 12 July 2019.
The film is considered one of the “25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade” by Film Companion.
At the 66th National Film Awards, the film won the Best Audiography. It won ten awards at Zee Cine Awards Telugu. The film won many awards at Filmfare Awards South and South Indian International Movie Awards.
Star Maa purchased the satellite rights. The film registered a TRP rating of 19.5 on its television premiere. Amazon Prime Video acquired the film’s digital rights, and made it available online on 12 May 2018, much before the 50th day of theatrical release.
