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Nene Raju Nene Mantri (2017)

Nene Raju Nene Mantri poster
Original title
నేనే రాజు నేనే మంత్రి
Directed by
Teja
Genre
tragedy, political film, political thriller film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 33m
Rated
UA
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man rises from poverty to become a powerful politician. He gets caught in a web of corruption and revenge.

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What happens

Nene Raju Nene Mantri (transl. I'm the King and I'm the Minister) is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language political action drama film written and directed by Teja, featuring Rana Daggubati and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles along with Catherine Tresa, Navdeep, and Ashutosh Rana in other pivotal roles. Production began in April 2016 and principal photography commenced in October 2016 in Karaikudi. The teaser was released on June 6, coinciding with the 81st birthday anniversary of D. Ramanaidu, Rana's grandfather. A special teaser celebrating 50 films of Kajal Aggarwal was released on her birthday, June 19. The film was dubbed in Hindi as Main Hi Raja Main Hi Mantri, Tamil as Naan Aanaiyittaal and Malayalam as Raaja Kireedam. The Tamil version featured scenes re-shot with local actors. It released on 11 August 2017 to positive reviews and was considered as a comeback film for Teja. The film was a blockbuster at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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