Music director, actor, and singer Raghu Kunche plays the title role in “Gedela Raju.” The film also stars Ravi Anand Chinnibilli, Ramachandram, Shravy, Vikash, and Mounika in key roles. Presented by Raghu Kunche under the Moturi Talkies banner, the movie is directed by Chaitanya Moturi and produced by Vani Ravikumar Moturi. The trailer launch event was held grandly in Hyderabad today with journalists.
Actress Shravy said – “We are happy to have our trailer released by journalist friends. We hope you take our film to the audience. Acting alongside Raghu Kunche was a great experience. My character in this film will impress everyone.”
Actress Mounika said – “The movie is even better than how interesting the trailer looks. Raghu Kunche has given great music for this film. I played an important role. Please watch the movie in theaters on the 17th and share your response.”
Actor Ravi Anand Chinnibilli said – “Our entire team worked very passionately on this film. Most of the crew are from Kakinada. Raghu Kunche guided us well and led from the front. We hope for your support for newcomers like us.”
Co-producer Tadala Veerabhadra Rao said – “Along with great music, Raghu Kunche will impress everyone with his acting. ‘Gedela Raju’ has all the elements audiences expect and will entertain thoroughly in theaters.”
Producer Vani Ravikumar Moturi said – “Director Chaitanya Moturi is my son. We produced this film to encourage his passion for cinema. The trailer is receiving great appreciation. We hope you bless him as a director and support our film.”
Actor Ramachandram said – “I’ve known director Chaitanya since working as an assistant director. This is my first film as an actor. We are very confident about the movie, which is why we released the trailer with the media. Please come to theaters on the 17th—you will definitely enjoy it.”
Actor Kishtayya said – “Is there anything Raghu Kunche cannot do? You will see his versatility in this film. He reminds one of legends like SVR and Kaikala Satyanarayana in acting, and singers like SP Balasubrahmanyam and Ghantasala in voice. His composing reminds me of Ilaiyaraaja.”
Actor and Presenter Raghu Kunche said – “Everyone says they worked hard on their film and that it’s good. But ultimately, only content brings audiences to theaters. If the audience feels the film has good content, they will support it. We believe our film has strong content. If you like the trailer, please come to theaters on the 17th and make our film a success.”
Director Chaitanya Moturi said – “Our tagline says, ‘One truth if you watch, a hundred doubts if you don’t.’ That itself reflects the story. It’s a murder mystery and crime thriller presented crisply within 2 hours and 1 minute. The story engages from the first scene. There are no heroes or villains—only characters and their lives. The last 40 minutes are very strong. We didn’t want to waste even a minute or a rupee of the audience’s time. We experimented a lot, including using new rural singers. Raghu Kunche composed the music and also played the lead role and sang a song. The background score is superb. We shot across 84 locations and staged a 2.5-minute fight sequence with 60 newcomers. We also filmed among real crowds in Kakinada. I would need a book to thank everyone involved—I’ll speak about them at the success meet.”
Cast: Raghu Kunche, Ravi Anand, Chinnibilli, Ramachandram, Shravy, Vikash, Mounika, and others.
Technical Team:
Co-producers – Ravi Anand Chinnibilli, Tadala Veerabhadra Rao, Geetarth Kunche
Executive Producers – Kiran Tatapudi, Divya Moturi
Publicity Designer – AJ Arts Ajay
VFX – Kothapalli Sunil
Lyrics – Giridhar Ragolu, Lalitha Kantharao
Editor – Sudheer Edla
Costume Designer – Sindhu Dhilisha
PRO – Shiva Mallala, Murthy Mallala
Art – Amar Talari
Chief Associate – Gauri Shankar
Co-director – Shekhar Kumpatla
Music – Raghu Kunche
Producer – Vani Ravikumar Moturi
Story, Dialogues, Screenplay, Direction – Chaitanya Moturi
