Razole is a town in

Konaseema district Konaseema district, officially known as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, is a district in Coastal Andhra between the tributaries of the Godavari river in the Konaseema region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was carved out of E ...

of Andhra Pradesh, India. The town is surrounded by the river Vashishta (

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) and is known for its coconut and palm trees. Several Tollywood directors have used the region around Razole as a backdrop for films, including ''

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'', '' Chanti'', ''Kabaddi Kabaddi'', and ''Vinayakudu''. The resort of Dindi is located on the banks of the Godavari. Razole has a good number of schools. ZP Boys high school is the oldest, celebrating its 100th year anniversary in 2018. Sobhana High school, Narayana e-Techno, Ravindra Bharathi, and Akshara are the most popular schools in the locality. Sobhana and Ravindra Bharathi are the oldest of all these schools. Sobhana_English_medium_high_school

When it comes to colleges in Razole, the town is home for colleges like Sri Chaitanya junior college, Narayana college, Andhrapradesh social welfare college (gurukul) and Government junior & degree college, Razole.

Notable people

Sukumar Bandreddi Sukumar (born 23 January 1970) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his complex, multi-layered screenplays and for infusing grey shades in the character sketches of his pro ...

: Director *

Vamsy Vamsy is an Indian film director, screenwriter and music director known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1985, he received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, National Film Award for ''Sitaara''. Vamsy has his own styl ...

: Director * Anjali: Actress * Hema: character artist *

Bandaru Ayyappa Bandaru Ayyappa (born 27 October 1992) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Andhra Pradesh. In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Blue for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy. In December 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals ...

: IPL Cricketer represents Andhra in Ranji Trophy

Assembly

Razole is one of the 175 Assembly Constituencies in Andhra Pradesh. The current MLA is Rapaka Vara Prasad from Jana Sena Party.

References

Villages in Razole mandal {{Konaseema-geo-stub