Jai Bolo Telangana

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Jai Bolo Telangana
Chakri
Production
company
Mahalakshmi Arts
Release date
  • 4 February 2011 (2011-02-04)
Running time
141 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Jai Bolo Telangana (transl. Hail Telangana!) is a 2011

Hyderabad into state of Andhra Pradesh, and the circumstances that arose since then, the movie covered the significant events until the tumultuous days at Osmania University in 2009. With the police beating up many peaceful Telangana agitators and Telangana people committing suicide for the formation of a separate Telangana state- all real life incidents. It also shows how politicians from Seemandhra region have manipulated and bribed the media often.[1]

The film has won five Andhra Pradesh state

Nandi Awards, including the Sarojini Devi Award for a Film on National Integration,[2] and was screened at the 6th South Asian Film Festival, held in Goa during September 2011.[3][4]

Plot

The film begins with Bandhagi Gopanna, a rebel whose life's meaning is the liberation of Telangana. Plus, his family dedicated and sacrificed their lives for it by the previous three generations. Gopanna's movement blazes from 4 sides when malevolent political forces assassinate him. Years roll by, and Jayamma, wife of Gopanna, runs an organization, Amma Odi, which feeds the poor students and unemployed youth. As well as she still has red parrots for Telangana, but her son Varshith feels it is futile to fall for an Andhra girl, Sahaja. Once, Varshith tours around ancestral villages where he spots people suffering from apathy and negligence. After soul-searching, he realizes the concrete way out is the formation of Telangana—Parallelly, KCR uproars the Telangana revolutionary movement, and he is apprehended. Hence, as a counterattack, a youth named Chari self-immolates when Varshith outrages hail to Telangana. From there, it conducts student agitation at Osmania University under the leadership of Varshith.

Anyhow, self-centered politicians plot to torpedo, which leads to severe destruction. Gradually, it became stronger by amalgamating officials, bureaucrats, advocates, and the police. Besides, the elders forcibly carry Sahaja to her hometown, spitting love birds by holding the regional barrier. Chanti, a vicious youth leader, conspires to knit with Sahaja by clutching her brother Sunil for his political gain. They seize Varshith & his supporters, who abscond. During this plight, Jayamma carries out a hunger strike, which is a fiery insurgence. This minute, the public collapsed the crown on wayward politicians. Day by day, Jayamma's health condition deteriorates and hauls her to the hospital. Being aware of it, Varshith proceeds, even Sahaja revokes the match and moves to Hyderabad. On the way, Varshith faces a police encounter, and Chanti stabs Sahaja. Despite that, they reach the camp and leave their breath, continuing Jayamma's mission. At last, it states that these leaders will change, and the Jayamma family will win. Finally, the movie ends with KCR's Maha Garjana Sabha and Parliament accepting the Telangana formation bill.

Cast

Production

The producers, who originally agreed to do the film, backed out at the eleventh hour, as there ‘was no commercial element’ in it. They said they cannot release the film in the Seemandhra region. I sold my properties and made the movie.

— N. Shankar on the movie, 2023[6]

Meera Nandan initially rejected the film due to her tight schedule, but later accepted the film after several months passed by.[7]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by music director

Chakri.[8] The song, "Garadi Chestundru" was written by K. Chandrashekar Rao.[6]

No.TitleLyricsPerformer(s)Length
1."Jai Bolo Telangana"
Pavni Pandey
5:42

Reception

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote, "On a whole, Jai Bolo Telangana attempts at realistic portrayal of struggle and mindset of people in Telanagana".[9] Radhika Rajamani rated the film 2/5 stars and wrote, "On the whole, the film is a straightforward depiction of the Telangana statehood issue and presents a uni-dimensional picture of proceedings".[10]

Awards

Nandi Awards

Legacy

The film is remembered as being one of the films that highlighted the Telangana struggle prior to Telangana statehood.

K. Chandrasekhar Rao as an actor and lyricist; he later became the first chief minister of Telangana.[5][6] Smriti Irani is affectionately called Telangana Thalli every time she visits Telangana due to her role in the film.[11]

References

  1. ^ Nanisetti, Serish (5 February 2011). "Everything for a cause - Jai Bolo Telangana". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  2. ^ "2011 Nandi Awards winners list". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Jai Bolo Telangana selected for South Asian Film Festival - Telugu cinema". www.idlebrain.com.
  4. ^ "South Asian Film Festival begins in Goa | NDTV Movies.com". Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  5. ^ a b c archive, From our online (16 May 2012). "'Jai Bolo Telangana' makes waves". The New Indian Express.
  6. ^ a b c d "Jai Bolo Telangana' added zest". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  7. ^ archive, From our online (16 May 2012). "Jai Bolo Meera". The New Indian Express.
  8. ^ "Jai Bholo Telangana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Chakri on Apple Music". 1 January 2011 – via music.apple.com.
  9. ^ "Jai Bolo Telangana film review - Telugu cinema Review - Jagapati Babu". www.idlebrain.com.
  10. ^ Rajamani, Radhika. "Jai Bolo Telangana is uni-dimensional". Rediff.
  11. ^ "Smriti Irani reveals being addressed as 'Telangana Thalli' after doing South film 'Jai Bolo Telangana'". 30 April 2024 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
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