| Director: | R Rajashekar Reddy |
| Producer: | Raaj Bheemreddy |
| Starring: | Raaj Bheemreddy, Zara Khan, Chammak Chandra, Mukhtar Khan, Ramaraju, Sameer, C. V. L. Narasimha Rao, Ananth, Gagan Vihari |
| Cinematography: | Jayapal Reddy Nimmala |
| Editing: | Pamaraju Janakiramarao |
| Music: | Sandeep Kanugula, Suresh Bobbili |
| Studio: | The Bheemreddy Creations |
| Distributor: | One Media Et Pvt Ltd |
| Runtime: | 128 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
The Indian Story is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by R Rajashekar Reddy in his directorial debut and produced by Raaj Bheemreddy and co produced by Kamalahasan Patruni under The Bheemreddy Creations. The film features Raaj Bheemreddy, Zara Khan in the lead roles alongside Chammak Chandra, Mukhtar Khan, Ramaraju, Sameer, C. V. L. Narasimha Rao.The film score was composed by Sandeep Kanugula while the cinematography was done by Jayapal Reddy Nimmala, and editing was handled by Pamaraju Janakiramarao, respectively.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The Indian Story was theatrically released on 3 May 2024 and distributed by One Media Et Pvt Ltd.
The story follows the Protagonist who arrives at old city Hyderabad, to sell a smuggled batch of gold but ends up with fake dealer and loses it all. In the midst of all this, he hooked up in the Gang of Zealots and becomes the youth leader of a religious party. Halfway through the movie a flashback of events from the protagonist's past reveals how his both close friends died, some huge twists and the rest of the story uncovers a huge scandal that reflects the current "Political Scenarios" in real life. [5]
The Muslim community suffers from the feeling that it is a minority and therefore oppressed. The Hindu community feels that the majority of the population is being harmed by the lack of unity. These two groups are attacking each other. Muslims are led by Kabir Khan (Mukhtar Khan) and Hindus are led by Shriram (Ramaraju). Attacks on Hindus and Muslims are increasing under the leadership of these two leaders. Noticing this, a journalist named Raj (Raaj Bheem Reddy) plans to put a full stop to religious hatred. There should be no conflict in the name of religion in the society. That’s what he did. How the protagonist reveals the biggest scandal and made the public aware of this political scandal is the story of "The Indian Story"[6]
The only song in the movie is “Aduge Saagaduu” is written by familiar lyricist Kasarla Shyam, music by prominent music director Suresh Bobbili and sung by Yasin Nizar. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
The Indian Story movie produced by Raaj Bheemreddy and acted as main lead under the production company "The Bheemreddy Creations" with production budget of Rs. 3 crores. This is the first movie from this production company and two other projects one is "Hey Poet" and the otger one is "Nijam" under production.
Movie has been released on 3 May 2024 in theatres and got a very good feedback from all over. This movie got great applauds from film critics for being handled the message and entertainment together in good manner. With this film director R Rajashekar Reddy, Producer Raaj Bheemreddy and entire crew of the movie got a good response and applauses from all over.[12]
The Hans India stated that "The Indian Story isThought-provoking storytelling with impactful performances". Reporter of 123telugu.com rated this film 2.5 stars out of 5 stars and stated that "emotions and message of this 'The Indian Story' which came as an emotional action drama in the background of religious hatred are impressive." Sakshi wrote that "The Indian Story is a needfull film for present society" and Zee News noted "Technically, the movie "The Indian Story" is impressive.[13] Cinematography and music are good. Finally, they tried to convey the message that being together as human beings is more important than religion through "The Indian Story".[14] [15] [16] [17] [18]