Vedam (film)

Vedam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKrish Jagarlamudi
Screenplay byKrish Jagarlamudi
Story byKrish Jagarlamudi
Produced byShobu Yarlagadda
Prasad Devineni
StarringAllu Arjun
Anushka Shetty
Manchu Manoj
Manoj Bajpayee
Saranya Ponvannan
Nagayya
Deeksha Seth
Lekha Washington
CinematographyGnana Shekar V. S.
Edited byShravan Katikaneni
Music byM. M. Keeravani
Production
company
Distributed bySri Venkateswara Creations
Release date
  • 4 June 2010 (2010-06-04)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Vedam (transl. Chant) is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language anthology hyperlink film[1][2][3] 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, Anushka Shetty, Manchu Manoj, Manoj Bajpayee, Saranya Ponvannan, Nagayya, Deeksha Seth, and Lekha Washington. M. M. Keeravani composed the music while Gnana Shekar V. S. did the cinematography.

Broadly falling into the hyperlink cinema genre, the film was critically acclaimed and won multiple awards, including four Filmfare Awards (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress).[4] Film Companion included Vedam in their list of 25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade.[5] Krish later remade the film in Tamil as Vaanam (2011).[6]

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  3. ^ "Anthology And Hyperlink Movies In Telugu". FilmiBeat. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. ^ "The Best Telugu Films of 2010". Rediff. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  5. ^ "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade | Film Companion". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Vaanam Tamil Movie Review – cinema preview stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes". IndiaGlitz. 29 April 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2012.