Jagadam

Jagadam (“Quarrel”) is a 2007 Telugu action film written and directed by Sukumar and produced by Aditya Babu, starring Ram Pothineni with Isha Sahani, Pradeep Rawat and Prakash Raj. Devi Sri Prasad composed its six songs. It was released on 16 March 2007 to mixed reviews, but Wikipedia notes that it has since gathered a cult following and is now counted among Sukumar’s best films.

What the story is about

Seenu has loved fighting since childhood. Where other boys want to be engineers, doctors or lawyers, he wants to be a goonda like Manikyam, the local strongman whom everyone, even his teacher, fears. Realising that a ruffian needs the backing of a politician or a big don, he gets himself introduced to Manikyam through an associate called Laddu and joins the gang.

Then Seenu falls for Subbalakshmi, and when she asks him to help her friend’s father settle a land deal, he finds the land is being illegally held by one of Manikyam’s own men. Keeping his word puts him on a collision course with his idol, and Seenu starts doing “settlements” on his own. The film follows a young man’s romance with violence and what it costs him.

Cast and crew

• Ram Pothineni as Seenu
• Isha Sahani as Subbalakshmi
• Pradeep Rawat as Manikyam
• Prakash Raj in a cameo as the police commissioner
• A. S. Ravikumar Chowdary as Laddu
• Raghu Babu and Saranya as Seenu’s parents
• Dhanraj, Chitram Srinu and Venu Yeldandi as Seenu’s friends
• Tanikella Bharani as PVR, an MLA

Writer and director: Sukumar. Producer: Aditya Babu. Music: Devi Sri Prasad. Runtime: 163 minutes.

Reviews and box office

Critics were divided. Sify gave it three stars out of five, calling it “not a plot driven film” and praising the cinematography and music while faulting a weak script and lacklustre characters. Rediff liked Sukumar’s screenplay and direction. Idlebrain commended him for taking up a different theme but found the second half slow and the climax weak. Ram’s performance and the music were widely liked, and the songs were popular.

Wikipedia states that the film failed at the box office and later found a cult following, but cites no source for either claim; we have not found a named outlet reporting its collections.

Where to watch Jagadam

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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Jagadam and the reviews it cites, linked above; our own cast and crew records.