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Vedam (2010)

Vedam poster
Original title
వేదం
Directed by
Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 15m
Rated
UA
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 44 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Five different people have their lives intersect at a hospital in Hyderabad on New Year's Eve. The film follows their separate struggles and how they come together.

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What happens

Vedam (transl. Chant) is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language hyperlink action drama film written and directed by Krish, and produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni under their banner Arka Media Works. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Allu Arjun, Manchu Manoj, Anushka Shetty, Manoj Bajpayee, Saranya Ponvannan, Nagayya, Deeksha Seth, and Lekha Washington. M. M. Keeravani composed the music while Gnana Shekar V. S. did the cinematography. Vedam follows the lives of five main characters whose paths cross on a New Year’s Eve at a hospital in Hyderabad. The film released on 4 June 2010, where it was critically acclaimed and won multiple awards, including four Filmfare Awards (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress). Film Companion included Vedam in their list of 25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade. Krish later remade the film in Tamil as Vaanam (2011). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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