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written and directed by

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. Produced by SLV Cinemas and RT Team Works, it stars

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in titular role alongside

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(in her Telugu debut), Chaitanya Krishna, 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 its production is July 2021 in

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with filming also taking place in

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and

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. ''Ramarao on Duty'' was released theatrically on 29 July 2022 to mixed to negative reviews from critics.

Plot

In 1995, B. Ramarao is a deputy collector turned M.R.O, who is posted to Chittoor. Upon arriving with his family and getting posted, his ex-girlfriend Malini files a police complaint, stating that her husband Surendra is missing. Ramarao learns about a few unsolved murder cases in the area and decides to crack them, along with helping Malini, with the help of the local police department. Whilst investigating the case, he learns that an illegal

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smuggling racket is behind the murders. How do Ramarao and the police capture the illegal smuggling racket, with evidence, and how is all this related to Surendra forms the crux of the plot.

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