Razole, natively known as Razolu, is a town in

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district Konaseema district (officially Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district) is a district in Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is situated between the tributaries of the Godavari River in the Coastal Andhra. It was carved out of East ...

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

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: Director *

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: Director * Anjali: Actress *

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: character artist * Bandaru Ayyappa: IPL Cricketer represents Andhra in Ranji Trophy

Assembly

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

References

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