''Virodhi'' is a 2011

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-language film directed by

G. Neelakanta Reddy Neelakanta is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in Telugu language, Telugu films director. He has received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, National Award in the screenwriting for the feat ...

. The film stars Srikanth,

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, Ajay and

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in pivotal roles. The film was showcased among the Indian panorama section, at the 2011

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. The film won two

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. The film was later dubbed in Hindi as ''Apradh Ke Aatank'' in 2013 by Goldmines Telefilms.

Plot

Political journalist Jayadev ( Srikanth) unearths several scams made by a politician (Ahuti Prasad) who in turn invites him to bribe him. The idealistic Jayadev refuses to relent, and as they discuss, a group of Naxals attack the politician and kill him off while Jayadev is taken hostage. Along with Jayadev, the group of Maoists led by Gogi ( Ajay) head to their base camp in a dense forest. During the journey, their ideologies are tested; good and bad are exposed, in a dramatic way.

Cast

* Srikanth as Jayadev *

as Sunitha * Ajay as Gogi *

as Hari * Kiran Varanasi as Ganesh * Sri Ramya as Myna *

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as Lakhsman *

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* Ahuti Prasad as Political Leader * Nagineedu as Commissioner * Moinuddin Mohammed as Karthik, Assistant Commissioner of Police *

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as Police Officer

Soundtrack

*"Adivamma Vesinadi" *"Edi Cheekati Edi Veluturu"

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and wrote that "A far cry from all the commercial fare that is being doled out these days, “Virodhi” is an intelligent flick. Neelakantha is the true star of this movie for his efforts to pull of something like this". Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' opined that "Director Neelakanta who has come up with engaging screenplay for films like ''Show'' and ''Missamma'' couldn’t handle in this film with interesting screenplay".

Awards

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* Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Anil Meka * Best Dialogue Writer - Neelakanta

References

External links

* {{G. Neelakanta Reddy 2011 films 2010s Telugu-language films Films about Naxalism Indian crime films Films about journalists Films about journalism Films about terrorism in India 2011 crime films