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Baanam is a film of genre Drama with Rohit Nara

Baanam (2009)

Baanam
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Length 1h50
Genres Drama,    Action
Rating71% 3.559933.559933.559933.559933.55993

Baanam (English: Arrow) is a Tollywood film which released on 16 September 2009. This film stars Nara Rohit and Vedhicka in the lead roles. Chaitanya Dantuluri directed this film and Priyanka Dutt produced this film on Three Angels Studio Pvt Ltd Banner. The film was a debut for Nara Rohith as lead actor and Chaitanya Dantuluri as director. The Movie was an average at the box office but brought some praises for the film-makers and got so many critics.

Synopsis

The story is set in the town of Ranasthali, in year 1989. Bhagat Panigrahi (Nara Rohit) is preparing to become a police officer. His father Chandrasekhar Panigrahi (Sayaji Shinde), a former Naxalite returns after 20 years before giving up his fight for the society for the reasons only known to him. He comes back home and questions his son's ambition of becoming a Police Officer. Meanwhile a local don, Shakti Patnaik (Randhir Gatla) is slowly building his empire, terrorizing police and anyone who opposes him. One day, Bhagat meets Subbalaxmi (Vedhicka) at the railway station and rescues her from the tragedy of her life. When her ex-husband involves Shakti's gang to abduct her, it triggers a series of consequences between Bhagat and Shakti. The rest is about how Bhagat never gives anything for his ambition, which inspires others to stand up for the fight against the tyranny of Shakti.

Actors

Rohit Nara

(Bhagat Panigrahi)
Vedhika

(Subha Lakshmi)
Sayaji Shinde

(Chandrasekar Panigrahi)
Rajiv Kanakala

(Gudipudi Venkateswara Rao)
Bhanu Chander
Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam (AVS)
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