Veede
title: "Veede" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2000s-telugu-language-films", "2003-films", "telugu-remakes-of-tamil-films", "2003-action-drama-films", "indian-action-drama-films", "2000s-masala-films", "films-directed-by-ravi-raja-pinisetty", "films-scored-by-chakri"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veede" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Veede |
| image | Veede poster.jpg |
| writer | Dharani |
| screenplay | Kona Venkat (dialogue) |
| story | Dharani |
| based_on | Dhool (Tamil) |
| starring | Ravi Teja |
| Arti Agarwal | |
| Reema Sen | |
| Sayaji Shinde | |
| director | Ravi Raja Pinisetty |
| producer | Singanamala Ramesh Babu |
| music | Chakri |
| cinematography | R. Ramesh Babu |
| editing | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| studio | Kanakaratna Movies |
| distributor | K S Ramarao films |
| released | |
| runtime | 180 minutes |
| country | India |
| language | Telugu |
| :: |
| name = Veede | image = Veede poster.jpg | writer = Dharani | screenplay = Kona Venkat (dialogue) | story = Dharani | based_on = Dhool (Tamil) | starring = Ravi Teja Arti Agarwal Reema Sen Sayaji Shinde | director = Ravi Raja Pinisetty | producer = Singanamala Ramesh Babu | music = Chakri | cinematography = R. Ramesh Babu | editing = Marthand K. Venkatesh | studio = Kanakaratna Movies | distributor = K S Ramarao films | released = | runtime = 180 minutes | country = India | language = Telugu | budget = Veede ( Him) is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty. This film stars Ravi Teja, Arti Agarwal, Reema Sen, and Sayaji Shinde. The film is a remake of Tamil movie Dhool (2003).
Plot
Yedukondalu (Ravi Teja) is an uneducated, head strong youth in Bobbarlanka village. He and his village heads decide to close down the nearby factory by appealing to politicians as its letting out a lot of pollutants into the river which is the main source of food, water and livelihood for them. He and another girl Mangatayaru (Aarti Agarwal) are sent to Hyderabad to appeal to MLA of their constituency - Byragi Naidu (Sayaji Shinde). They stay at a friend's place, (Ali's house) and try to get their work done by the minister. In the process many hurdles come across them. Yedukondalu roughs up a few of the MLA's goons and is always at loggerheads with his henchmen. After all this, Byragi Naidu begins to show his true colors and plans to butcher Edu Kondalu as he is forming as an obstruction to his underground activities, unknowingly. Then, the protagonist of the story decides to teach the MLA a lesson, get his job done of closing down the factory. Swapna (Reema Sen) is a journalist who stays in Yedukondalu's locality and has a heavy crush on him. She also helps him in pinning down the minister. The remaining plot is how intelligently Yedukondalu outclasses the minister and earns good name. Also in the plot, the hero makes use of Shakeela's films to defame the minister and she herself makes an appearance in the film.
Cast
- Ravi Teja as Yedukondalu
- Aarti Agarwal as Mangatayaru "Manga"
- Reema Sen as Swapna
- Sayaji Shinde as MLA Byragi Naidu
- Brahmanandam as Ramakrishna, Yedukondalu and Mangatayaru's friend
- Ali as Sannasi Naidu aka Sunny
- Manoj K. Jayan as Venkateshwara Rao
- Nalini as Swarnakka
- Pasupathy as Swarnakka's younger brother and Byragi Nayudu's henchman
- Shakeela as herself
- MS Narayana as Bhadram, Yedukondalu's friend
- Venu Madhav as Venu, Yedukondalu's friend
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Subramanyam, Byragi Naidu's Friend
- Telangana Shakuntala as Shakuntala, Yedukondalu and Mangatayaru's, grandmother
- Suhasini Maniratnam as Parvathi, Yedukondalu and Mangatayaru's friend mother
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Jayprakash Garu, Yedukondalu and Mangatayaru's friend father
- Janaki Sabesh as Rajyalakshmi, Swapna's friend mother
- Tanikella Bharani as Narayana Murthy, Swapna's friend father
- Archana
- Raja Ravindra
- Rajitha as Susheela, Byragi Naidu's wife
- Baby Sri Divya
Production
The film's name was suggested by Puri Jagannadh. The film was shot in Mysore, Chikmagalur and Nekkad.
Soundtrack
| name = Veede | type = Soundtrack | artist = Chakri | cover = | alt = | caption = Soundtrack cover | released = 2003 | recorded = 2003 | venue = | studio = | genre = Feature film soundtrack | length = | label = | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year =
The music is composed by Chakri and released by Supreme. The song "Ammadi Yamma Yammare" was borrowed from the Tamil original. Lyrics by Bhaskarabhatla Ravikumar, Sahiti, and Suddala Ashokteja.
| extra_column = Singer(s) | total_length = | title1 = Adugadugo Vasthunadu | length1 = | lyrics1 = Suddhala Ashok Teja | extra1 = Telangana Shakuntala | title2 = Ammadi Yamma Yammare | length2 = | lyrics2 = Sahithi | extra2 = Ravi Verma | title3 = Andamaina Papa Peeru | length3 = | lyrics3 = Bhaskarbatla | extra3 = Shankar Mahadevan, Kousalya | title4 = Chanaknanchal | extra4 = Udit Narayan, Sunitha | length4 = | lyrics4 = Sahithi | title5 = Edurantu Lene Leni | extra5 = Chakri | length5 = | lyrics5 = Bhaskarbatla | title6 = Kinnerasani Vannelarani | extra6 = Hariharan, Kousalya | length6 = 05:01 | lyrics6 = Sahithi
Release
The Hindu opined that the film is "worth watching". Sify said that "* Veede* is a one-man show for Ravi Teja". Full Hyderabad gave the film a rating of seven-and-a-half out of ten. Idlebrain gave the film a rating of three-and-a-quarter out of five.
References
References
- (28 October 2003). "Breaking foreign fixation - HYDB - The Hindu". The Hindu.
- (3 November 2003). "Watchable remake - HYDB".
- (20 October 2003). "Chords & Notes". The Hindu.
- "Veede".
- "Veede Review".
- "Telugu cinema - Veede - Ravi Teja, Arti Agarwal, Reema Sen - Raviraja Pinisetty".
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