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Ramarao on Duty
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Wikipedia article
'Ramarao on Duty' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language mystery action film written and directed by Sarath Mandava. Produced by SLV Cinemas and RT Team Works, it stars Ravi Teja in titular role alongside Divyansha Kaushik, Rajisha Vijayan, and Venu Thottempudi. The plot follows Ramarao, an honest civil servant, who is on mission to eradicate corruption to help the people suffering from poverty.
The film began began its production is July 2021 in Hyderabad with filming also taking place in Andhra Pradesh and Spain. 'Ramarao on Duty' was released theatrically on 29 July 2022 to negative reviews from critics.
Synopsis
In 1995, B. Rama Rao is a deputy collector turned M.R.O, who is posted to Chittoor. Upon arriving with his family and getting posted, his ex-girlfriend, Maalini, files a police complaint, stating that her husband is missing. Rama Rao learns about a few unsolved murder cases in the area and decides to crack them, along with helping Maalini, with the help of the local police department.
Whilst investigating the case, he learns that an illegal red sandalwood smuggling racket is behind the murders. How do Rama Rao and the police capture the illegal smuggling racket, with evidence, and how is all this related to Deepa's husband forms the crux of the plot.
Cast
* Ravi Teja as B. Ramarao, Deputy Collector
* Divyansha Kaushik as Nandini
* Rajisha Vijayan as Malini (Voice Dubbed by ' Chinmayi Sripaada')
* Venu Thottempudi as C.I Jammi Murali
* Nassar as Prasada Rao, Rama Rao's father
* Naresh as Rama Rao's father-in-law
* Pavitra Lokesh as Mahalakshmi, Rama Rao's mother
* John Vijay as SP Devanand
* Chaitanya Krishna as Surendra
* Tanikella Bharani as Collector
* Rahul Ramakrishna as Ananth
* Thotapalli Madhu as MLA Satyanarayana
* Sree
* Madhusudhan Rao
* Surekha Vani
* Prudhvi Raj
* Chammak Chandra
* Anveshi Jain as Seesa, a bar dancer (cameo appearance in the item song "Naa Peru Seesa")
Production
The film was tentatively titled as 'RT68' as it is intended to be Ravi Teja's 68th film as a lead actor. In July 2021, the film's official title was unveiled as 'Ramarao on Duty.' Principal photography of the film began on 1 July 2021 in Hyderabad. The film entered its final leg of shoot in October 2021. Filming also took place at Maredumilli forest, East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh. The production moved to Spain in March 2022 to picturize few songs.
Music
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The soundtrack and score of the film is composed by Sam C. S.
Release
Theatrical
The film was finally released theatrically on 29 July 2022. Earlier in December 2021, its release date was announced as 25 March 2022. In February 2022, the makers announced their intention to release the film on 25 March 2022 if 'RRR' was to be postponed from that date, else on 17 June 2022. In March, the film's release was postponed to on 17 June 2022. In May 2022, the film was postponed due to production delays.Home media
The digital streaming rights of the film were acquired by SonyLIV. The film was digitally streamed on SonyLIV from 15 September 2022 in Telugu and dubbed versions of Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada languages.Reception
'Rama Rao on Duty' received negative reviews from critics with criticism towards storyline and dull performances.
Ram Venkat Srikar of 'Cinema Express' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ramarao On Duty misses a great opportunity to blend the masala we love in Telugu films with a genre, and ends up underwhelming us on both fronts". Writing for 'The Hindu', Sangeetha Devi Dundoo stated that "The forest zone and a plot involving red sandalwood smuggling might remind us of 'Pushpa: The Rise', but this film just does not have that chutzpah. Neither is it as content driven as the makers would like to believe". Neeshita Nyayapati of 'The Times of India' rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "'Rama Rao on Duty' is a chore to sit through, meandering between being a proper thriller and a masala entertainer that's not engaging." Balakrishna Ganeshan of 'The News Minute' rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "'Rama Rao On Duty' is a glorious misfire and a superficial attempt with plenty of loopholes that leave you dissatisfied". A critic for 'The Hans India' rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "First half of the film is more of conversational and passive. The writing gives an overstuffed feeling".
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