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Kalisundam Raa
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Kalisundam Raa release date: 14 January 2000 (theatres). Directed by Udayasankar; starring Venkatesh Daggubati, Simran and Kasinathuni Viswanath.
- Film release
- 14 January 2000 · All 2000 films
- Director
- Udayasankar
- Music
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Production
- Suresh Productions
- Producer
- D. Ramanaidu
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
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Film release: 14 January 2000 · all 2000 Telugu films.
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Kalisundam Raa (Kalisundham Raa, “Come, Let’s Be Together”) is a 2000 Telugu family drama directed by K. R. Udayasankar and produced by D. Suresh Babu for Suresh Productions. Venkatesh, Simran and K. Viswanath star, with music by S. A. Rajkumar. Released on 14 January 2000, it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and four Nandi Awards, and was remade in Hindi and Kannada.
What the story is about
Raghavayya and his brother-in-law Ram Mohan Rao have been enemies for years. As Raghavayya, nearing sixty, prepares for his Sashtipoorti, his wife persuades him to invite, for the first time, his daughter-in-law and grandchildren from Bombay, including Raghu, the grandson the family has never known. In the village of Ramapuram, Raghu is at first made to feel unwelcome, but his kindness slowly wins the family over, and his playful run-ins with the spirited Manga turn into a love neither of them admits. Raghu also sets out to understand, and end, the old feud that divides the two families.
Cast and crew
- Venkatesh as Raghu
- Simran as Manga
- K. Viswanath as Raghavayya
- Srihari as Erra Babu
- Ranganath as Ram Mohan Rao
- Annapurna as Janaki
- Brahmanandam, Ali, AVS and M. S. Narayana
- Achyuth as Bhaskar Rao, Raghu’s father
- A young Teja Sajja, credited as Master Sajja Teja, as Sandeep
Director: K. R. Udayasankar. Producer: D. Suresh Babu. Story: Dinraj and Udayasankar. Music: S. A. Rajkumar, released on Supreme Music.
Reviews
Jeevi of Idlebrain placed it in the genre of Ninne Pelladata but felt its impact was greater, comparing Raghu to Raj in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: “an optimist and unconditional good-doer” who “wins the hearts of all family members and the viewers”.
Box office and awards
Wikipedia says the film broke several Telugu box-office records and ran for 100, 175 and 200 days, but the record claim is sourced only to a celebrity-profile website, so treat it as unverified.
The awards are well documented. Besides the National Award at the 47th National Film Awards, it won Nandi Awards for Best Feature Film (Gold), Best Actor for Venkatesh, Best Supporting Actor for K. Viswanath and Best Story Writer, and Venkatesh received the Filmfare Special Jury Award. Suresh Productions remade it in Hindi as Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein (2002), and Udayasankar directed the Kannada remake, Ondagona Baa (2003).
Where to watch Kalisundam Raa
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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Kalisundam Raa and the review it cites, linked above; our own cast and crew records.
Cast of Kalisundam Raa (2000)
- Venkatesh Daggubati
- Simran as Manga
- Kasinathuni Viswanath as Raghavayya
- Srihari as Erra Babu
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Brahmanandam as Ramavadhani
- Teja Sajja as Sandeep
- Ali as Snake Man
- Raja Ravindra
- Annapoorna as Janaki
- Sudha
- M. S. Narayana as Lawyer Lingam
- Ahuti Prasad as Shankar Rao
- AVS
- Rama Prabha
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Barber
- Ranganath as Ram Mohan Rao
- Shanoor Sana
- Prasad Babu as Prasad
- Achyuth as Bhaskar Rao
- Gautam Raju
- Kalpana Rai
- Rallapalli
- Chitti Babu Punyamurthula as Subbavadhani
- Ananth Babu
Also in the cast (TMDB): Venkatesh as Raghu, Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam as Venkatadri, Rallapalli Narasimha as Govindu, Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Kausalya.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Source record: Q6353191 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.