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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Anukoni Prayanam<br />
| image = Anukoni Prayanam Theatrical Release Poster.jpeg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| writer = [[Paruchuri brothers]] {{small|(dialogues)}} <br />
| story = Dr. Jagan Mohan D.Y<br />
| screenplay = Venkatesh Pediredla<br />
| producer = Dr. Jagan Mohan D.Y<br />
| director = Venkatesh Pediredla<br />
| starring = [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]]<br />[[Narasimha Raju (Telugu actor)|Narasimha Raju]]<br />
| music = S Siva Dinavahi<br />
| cinematography = Mallikarjun Naragani<br />
| editing = Ram Tumu<br />
| studio = Apple Creations<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.andhrajyothy.com/telugunews/the-beginning-of-an-unexpected-journey-mrgs-chitrajyothy-1822040311183380 |title=అనుకోని ప్రయాణం ఆరంభం |work=Andhra Jyoti|date=3 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018084012/https://m.andhrajyothy.com/telugunews/the-beginning-of-an-unexpected-journey-mrgs-chitrajyothy-1822040311183380 |archive-date=2022-10-18 }}</ref><br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2022|10|28}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/anukoni-prayanam |title= Anukoni Prayanam (2022) |work=Moviebuff}}</ref><br />
| runtime = 118 mins<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Anukoni Prayanam''''' ({{translation|''An Unexpected Journey''}}) is 2022 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Philosophical fiction|philosophical film]], written and directed by [[Venkatesh Pediredla]]. It is produced by Jaganmohan DY, under the banner of Apple Creations. The film stars [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]], [[Narasimha Raju (Telugu actor)|Narasimha Raju]] in the lead roles<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntnews.com/cinema/rajendra-prasad-and-narasimharaju-are-starring-in-the-film-anukoni-prayanam-804251 |title=కరోనా వేళ ప్రయాణం |work=Namaste Telangana|date=18 October 2022 }}</ref> with music composed by S. Siva Dinavahi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/anukoni-prayanam-siva-dinavahi-madhukiran-maddikunta-rehman/xnqxz0k49fnlc |title=Anukoni Prayanam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |work=qobuz}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://prajasakti.com/Anukoni-Prayanam-Trailer-released |title='అనుకోని ప్రయాణం' ది బెస్ట్ చిత్రం : రాజేంద్ర ప్రసాద్ |work=Praja Shakti|date=17 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018083536/https://prajasakti.com/Anukoni-Prayanam-Trailer-released |archive-date=2022-10-18 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anukoni Prayanam - Official Trailer {{!}} Telugu Movie News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/telugu/anukoni-prayanam-official-trailer/videoshow/94915621.cms |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nandan |first=Deepthi |date=2022-10-28 |title=Anukoni Prayanam review: An emotional story set in the backdrop of death and Covid-19 lockdown |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/anukoni-prayanam-telugu-movie-review/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=The South First |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The film begins at [[Bhubaneswar]] [[Odisha]], where migrant laborers from various places work in a construction company. Among them are two best friends, Rajendra and Ramu. Rajendra views the world cynically, whereas Ramu firmly believes in relations. Ramu resides in a small village near Rajahmundry where his wife, their widowed daughter and grandson are staying. Once, their co-worker Nagulu is glad tidings birth of a baby girl. The supervisor refuses to grant leave as the bond. However, things changed quickly with the ambuscade of [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] when the Govt declared lockdown, and everyone was about to go to their native places. Thereby, Nagulu rushes, but hard luck strikes him, and he becomes an electric shock victim. Due to stipulations, the contractor does not even dispatch his body to his place. The same night, the mates discuss amidst alcohol setting when Ramu affirms that he discards this kind of death and longs for his funeral, engulfed in mourning around all his men. <br />
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The following day, Ramu requests Rajendra to accompany him; despite rejection initially, he too boards the bus. Suddenly, the burglars are onslaught when, as a flabbergast, everyone detects it is Ramu's corpse. Then, Rajendra expresses that, tragically, Ramu had broken down at the bus stop and left his breath caused by [[Cardiac arrest]]. Spotting, Rajendra laments with genuine hurt and pledges to fulfill his dear friend's last wish. Listening to it, the bandits salute their friendship and get down without harm. The passengers expel Rajendra with the stiff be frightened of the pandemic. Yet, with grit, Rajendra sets foot further by holding Ramu on his back. Ramu's family and his intimate Veerayya eagerly await his arrival. <br />
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Meanwhile, a truck solaces Rajendra, so he crosses all the states and steps in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. From there, a deaf-tempo driver drops them in the delusion that Ramu is in a faint state. He takes them to the hospital when Rajendra quietly skips and halts at a motel. Out of the blue, a thief heists his total sum with the phone by dumping him in defenseless form. In that period, Rajendra encounters an Ayurvedic Doctor, Sudhakar. By hiding Ramu, both mutually share their grief when Dr. Sudhakar clarifies Rajendra about the better half's eminence and provides a few chemicals to preserve the carcass. Hence, self-will Rajendra advances when confronting a frenzy cop; he detests lies and shoots them to death on the spot. Here, he tactically checkmates by forging Ramu as a strange patient who falls unconscious frequently. Next, Rajendra secures a woman from the goons; fortuitously, she is the cop's spouse, and they leave them till [[Vizag]]. Along the way, Rajendra somehow tricks by counterfeiting Ramu's existence. <br />
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Rajendra currently walks to the Govt hospital by veiling the body in a safe place, where Kasthuri, a nurse, stands by him after hearing his story. She follows up on all the required medical procedures and conveys them, arranging an ambulance. During this trial, Rajendra endears Kasthuri's benevolence and aspires to propose on his way back. Now, while Rajendra is collecting the body all at once, the cop surrounds him, but he lets him go, bowing down for his adherence to camaraderie. Ultimately, Rajendra reaches his goal by landing with Ramu's corpse, which sinks his family into deep sorrow. However, by bad fortune, no one presents themselves with [[Coronavirus|Corona]] 's terror. At last, Rajendra volunteers them by rousing humanity. Finally, the movie ends with Rajendra grandly performing Ramu's funeral as he pleases.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
*[[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]] as Rajendra<br />
*[[Narasimha Raju (Telugu actor)|Narasimha Raju]] as Ramu<br />
*[[Ravi Babu]] as SI<br />
*[[Subhalekha Sudhakar]] as Dr.Sudhakar<br />
*[[G. V. Narayana Rao|Narayana Rao]] as Veerayya<br />
*[[Prabhas Sreenu]] as Thief in Bus<br />
*Mahesh Achanta as Thief in Dhaba<br />
*[[Thagubothu Ramesh]] as Drunkard at crematorium<br />
*PD Srinivas as Doctor<br />
*[[Dhanraj (actor)|Dhanraj]] as Nagulu<br />
*[[Ananth Babu]] as Astroleger in Bus<br />
*Gemini Suresh as Tempo Driver<br />
*Kancharapalem Kishore <br />
*Jogi brothers as Villagers playing [[Snakes and ladders|Snakes & ladders]]<br />
*[[Prema (Kannada actress)|Prema]] as Gayatri<br />
*[[Tulasi (actress)|Tulasi]] as Raju's wife<br />
*[[Satya Krishnan]] as SI's wife<br />
*Sonia Chowdary as Sita<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Anukoni Prayanam<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = S Siva Dinavahi<br />
| cover = <br />
| alt = <br />
| released = 2022<br />
| recorded = 2022<br />
| venue = <br />
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 13:41<br />
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br />
| label = [[Aditya Music]]<br />
| producer = S Siva Dinavahi<br />
| prev_title = <br />
| prev_year = <br />
| next_title = <br />
| next_year = <br />
}}<br />
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The music was composed by S Siva Dinavahi. ADITYA Music Company released the music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wynk.in/music/album/anukoni-prayanam/am_A10400DAMTEFA2113N|title=Anukoni Prayanam (Songs) |work=Wynk Music}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp3aNl4bcpQ |title=Anukoni Prayanam (Jukebox) |work=Youtube|date=28 October 2022 }}</ref><br />
{{Track listing<br />
| collapsed =<br />
| headline =<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 13:41<br />
| all_writing =<br />
| all_lyrics =<br />
| all_music =<br />
| writing_credits =<br />
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| title1 = Ye Kadhanu Ye Kanchiki<br />
| lyrics1 = Madhukiran Maddikunta <br />
| extra1 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]<br />
| length1 = 3:39<br />
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| title2 = The Soul Of Anukoni Prayanam<br />
| lyrics2 = Madhukiran Maddikunta <br />
| extra2 = Harini Ivaturi<br />
| length2 = 3:53<br />
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| title3 = Kanta Neeru<br />
| lyrics3 = Madhukiran Maddikunta <br />
| extra3 = Parvathi<br />
| length3 = 1:31<br />
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| title4 = Sontha Ooru<br />
| lyrics4 = Rehman<br />
| extra4 = Siva Dinavahi<br />
| length4 = 4:38<br />
}}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
''Anukoni Prayanam'' received mixed reviews from critics. Deepthi Nandan from ''SOUTHFIRST'' gave a 2.5 out of five rating: "Rajendra Prasad is the pilot. Heavy drama entwined with comedy, and being old-school, appreciate its genuineness."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/anukoni-prayanam-telugu-movie-review/ |title= Anukoni Prayanam review: An emotional story set in the backdrop of death and Covid-19 lockdown |work=SOUTHFIRST|date= 28 October 2022 }}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' states it as "This well-intentioned dramedy is a lengthy commentary on life" with the same rating.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Anukoni Prayanam Movie Review: This well-intentioned dramedy is a lengthy commentary on life |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/anukoni-prayanam/movie-review/95142870.cms | first=Paul | last=Nicodemus | date=28 October 2022 |access-date=2025-02-22 |newspaper=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|21331256}}<br />
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[[Category:2022 films]]<br />
[[Category:2022 Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2022 Indian films]]<br />
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