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Anukokunda Oka Roju
DVD cover
Directed byChandra Sekhar Yeleti
Written byChandra Sekhar Yeleti
Gangaraju Gunnam (dialogues)
Produced byGangaraju Gunnam
Venkat Dega
StarringJagapathi Babu
Charmy
Shashank
CinematographySarvesh Murari
Edited byMohan
Rama Rao
Chandra Shekar G. V.
Music byM. M. Keeravani
Production
company
Just Yellow Media
Release date
  • 30 June 2005 (2005-06-30)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹2.9 crore[1]

Anukokunda Oka Roju (transl. By chance one day) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language neo-noir mystery-thriller film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti and produced by Gangaraju Gunnam and Venkat Dega. The film stars Jagapathi Babu, Charmy and Shashank with the music composed by M. M. Keeravani.[2]

The film received critical acclaim, winning two Nandi Awards (including Second Best Feature Film), a Filmfare Award South, and a Santosham Film Award. It was remade as Sunday (2008) in Hindi language.[3]

Plot

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The film starts with some people following a little boy coming from school. It is revealed to be ex-inspector Suresh Reddy with his colleagues busting a drug smuggler, but he later takes a bribe from him. On the other hand, Sahasra is a chorus singer struggling to make a career in playback singing.

One night, she attends a rave at the behest of her friend. The next day, life seems as usual for Sahasra. However, she is oblivious to a tiny detail: the next day is the day after. She is also completely unaware of what happened during that one missing day.

She realizes that something is amiss only when, a few days later, she is chased by unidentified men who try to assassinate her. Meanwhile, she meets Rajesh, a cab driver who tells her she should give him the money back, and Suresh himself when she gets attacked by an unknown person. He reveals that he knew her and her family as they sent him a marriage proposal but later rejected him when she got a photo of her in his car. She hears something strange from her audio recorder, which she believes she never said. She also gets weird dreams and gets attacked;

  1. at the theatre when she was going to see Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. with children in her flat
  2. near a clinic
  3. near a shop
  4. and in Rajesh's house by his brother himself.

They also find a strange symbol. Suresh helps Sahasra in every way he can. At last, the mystery of the symbol is revealed in a flashback to 1997, when Suresh was an inspector. He meets Surya Swami, a former teacher who is dropping chits in the fire, which contains to call god to earth. After observing him, he understands that he is a mad man. Suresh beats him on the spot and sends him to an asylum. Now, it is revealed that the night when Sahasra is drunk, she unknowingly reaches Surya Swami's secret ashram and disturbs the practices. Then the mad man orders his mad deciples to kill her, for disturbing his practice, who is about to commit suicide to call God to earth.

A man called Dojo, who intoxicated Sahasra, traveled in another car after Rajesh's trip was killed while saving her. At last, she is abducted by Surya Swami's men and is about to be killed. Ultimately, she is saved by Machavarapu Abbulu, a theatre actor, the witness of Sahasra traveling in Rajesh's car. Under the guidance of Suresh. By setting him up as a messenger from God, giving a message that "abandoned his Astram, and disciples, do meditation peacefully and don't ever think or try kill Sahasra because she is a Goddess who came to observe your practice". Then Surya Swami orders them to dismantle and sends them back, and then the asylum staff comes takes him under their custody.

The film ends with Suresh reveals to Sahasra that in the early hours of the missing day, an older man at Sahasra's apartment found her dizzy in the street when he went to a medical shop as he had a headache the previous night. And took her to the house. Thus, the puzzle of the missing one-day mystery is solved.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Anukokunda Oka Roju
Film score by
M.M. Keeravani
Released13 May 2005
GenreSoundtrack
Length21:48
LabelAditya Music
ProducerM.M. Keeravani
M.M. Keeravani chronology
Paheli
(2005) 		Anukokunda Oka Roju
(2005) 		Kasak
(2005)

The music was composed by M.M. Keeravani.[4] The soundtrack was released on ADITYA Music Company.[5]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Evaraina Chusuntara"Sirivennela Sitarama SastrySmita3:18
2."I Wanna Sing"M.M. Keeravani, Ganga Raju, MaruthSunidhi Chauhan, Dominique Cerejo4:08
3."Humming"InstrumentalChorus2:10
4."Shaina Na Na Na"M.M. Keeravani, Ganga RajuSunidhi Chauhan5:17
5."Needalle Tharumuthuvundi"M.M. Keeravani, Ganga RajuShreya Ghoshal4:06
6."Righto Lefto"M.M. Keeravani, Ganga RajuShreya Ghoshal2:49
Total length:21:48

Awards

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The film has won the following awards:

Nandi Awards - 2005[6]
Filmfare Awards
Santosham Film Awards

Release

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The film was released with 24 prints in Andhra Pradesh and two prints in the U.S.A.[8] Producer Gangaraju mentioned in an interview that the film was made on a budget of ₹2.9 crore and that they incurred a loss of ₹90 lakh on the film.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Interview with Gangaraju Gunnam about Amrutham Chandamamalo". Idlebrain.com. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  2. ^ Varma, Sankeertana (5 November 2018). "How Chandra Sekhar Yeleti's films bring layers and moral ambiguity to Telugu cinema | The News Minute". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  3. ^ Ge On, Krupa (10 October 2019). "Silverscreen Recommendation: Ten Fantastic Telugu Movies And Where To Stream Them". Silverscreen.in. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. ^ Raaga.com. "Songs Download, All MP3 Songs, Raaga.com All Songs". www.raaga.com. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. ^ "France Dairies! Vijay Deverakonda takes a break from foreign shoot; spends time with family - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  6. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 - 2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964 - 2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. p. 74. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Singer Smita turns nostalgic; remembers her first song with MM Keeravani - Times of India". The Times of India. June 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Cycle Stand - Telugu Cinema Trade Story". Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
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