Balagam: Venu Yeldandi's Directorial Debut Starring Priyadasri Wins Two International Awards At Los Angeles!

Balagam, written and directed by comedian Venu Tillu aka Venu Yeldandi, became a sensation in the Tollywood industry. The movie, which is made on a small budget and showcases the traditional and cultural aspects of the Telangana region won the hearts of many including movie lovers, filmmakers, and critics. Balagam is an honest attempt and the movie, which hit the OTT space recently was released amid zero buzzes but went on to become a blockbuster success.

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With appreciation and applause pouring in from all corners, the team's actors, technicians, and director are on cloud 9. Adding to these are the recently announced awards at the international level, for Balagam that made the producers even happier.

Balagam has won two awards at the Los Angeles Cinematography Awards event for the categories of 'Best Feature Film' and 'Best Cinematography.' The cinematographer of the movie Acharya Venu and director Venu Yeldandi are going to receive the awards at the award ceremony that will happen very soon.

So here is some great news from #TeamBalagam

Inka, #Balagam ki awardlu occhudu shuru annattey…

Two awards at the Los Angels Cinematography Awards #LACA

Best cinematography - @dopvenu
Best Feature Film - @VenuYeldandi9

Thank you all for rooting and hooting for US❤️ pic.twitter.com/ALCq8lOoaF

— Sailu Priyadarshi #Balagam (@priyadarshi_i) March 30, 2023

The movie dwells on the concept of a traditional practice in Telugu-speaking regions, especially Telangana, where, the dead are offered their favourite food and drink to appease their spirit, which is believed will appear in the form of a crow and eat what has been offered. If a crow eats the offered food, it is assumed that the dead person's soul is satisfied and is ready to attain moksha. This practice is rampant among the communities. Balagam touches on the sensitive human egos and clashes between families by tying them around this 'Pitta Muttadam' concept.

Balagam stars Priyadarshi, Kavya Kalyanram, Sudhakar Reddy, and Muraleedhar Goud among others in crucial characters. After the film's unprecedented success, comedian Venu, who is now a proven director, was offered a big film by producer Dil Raju under his Sri Venkateswara Creations banner.

The crew of Balagam includes Acharya Venu as the cinematographer, Bheems Ceciroleo as the music director, and Madhu as the editor. Balagam is a production venture of Harshith Reddy and Hanshitha Reddy under the Dil Raju Productions banner. Balagam is made on a budget of Rs 4 Crore.