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Venky (2004)

Venky poster
Original title
వెంకీ
Directed by
Srinu Vaitla
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 42m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A carefree young man and his friends join police training. They get caught up in a dangerous conspiracy and must fight to prove their innocence.

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What happens

Venky is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language comedy thriller film directed by Srinu Vaitla and produced by Atluri Purnachandra Rao. The script was written by Srinu Vaitla, Kona Venkat, and Gopimohan. It stars Ravi Teja, Sneha, and Ashutosh Rana. The film features an ensemble supporting cast including Srinivasa Reddy, Chitram Srinu, Brahmanandam, AVS, Venu Madhav, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Krishna Bhagavan, and Master Bharath. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. Marking Srinu Vaitla's first collaboration with writers Kona Venkat and Gopimohan, the film follows a carefree youth and his friends who join police training, only to become entangled in a dangerous conspiracy that forces them to fight for their innocence. Released on 26 March 2004, the film was a commercial success collecting a distributor's share of ₹11 crore at the box office. Its comedy scenes have since gained a cult following and are often referenced in Telugu internet culture and meme pages. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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