Gaayam (1993)

Original title

గాయం

Directed by

Ram Gopal Varma

Genre

crime film, neo-noir

Country

India

Runtime

2h 16m

Rated

A

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man gets pulled into a violent political feud after his family is threatened. The story follows his struggle to protect his people in a corrupt system.

tensegrittyviolentbleakslow-burnemotionalpoliticaldark

What happens

Gaayam (transl. The Wound/Injury) is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language political crime thriller film, based on the 1980s Vijayawada Gang Warfare. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma and co-written by himself and Mani Ratnam, it stars Jagapathi Babu, Revathi, Urmila Matondkar with music composed by Sri. Upon its release, the film became commercially successful at box-office and won six state Nandi Awards in 1993. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Desam. The film is inspired by The Godfather (1972) which is based on Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather (1969). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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