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{{Infobox film
| name = Gamyam
| image = Gamyam poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = [[Krish (director)|Krish]]
| producer = Saibabu Jagarlamudi
| writer = [[Krish (director)|Krish]]<br />Nagaraju Gandham (dialogue)
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Allari Naresh]]<br />[[Sharwanand]]<br />[[Kamalinee Mukherjee]]
| narrator =
| music = E.S. Murthy<br />R. Anil
| cinematography = [[Hari Anumolu]]
| editing = Shravan Katikaneni
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|2|29}}
| studio = [[First Frame Entertainment]]
| runtime = 128 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Gamyam''''' ({{translation|Destination}}) is a 2008 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[road movie|road film]] written and directed by [[Krish (director)|Krish]].<ref name="interview">{{cite news|title=Postmortem - Gamyam|last=Jagarlamudi|first=Radhakrishna|work=Idlebrain.com|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/postmortem/gamyam.html|access-date=2010-01-15}}</ref> The film stars [[Allari Naresh]], [[Sharwanand]], and [[Kamalinee Mukherjee]].

Loosely inspired by [[The Motorcycle Diaries (film)|'' The Motorcycle Diaries'']] (2004), the plot follows the quest of Abhiram (Sharwanand), a rich and arrogant man to seek his love, Janaki (Mukherjee). He is joined by Gaali Seenu (Naresh), a road-side thief in a journey that ultimately results in his self-discovery.

The film received four [[Nandi Awards]], including [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]], and four [[Filmfare Awards South]]. It was later remade in Tamil as ''[[Kadhalna Summa Illai]]'' (2009), Bengali as ''[[Dui Prithibi (2010 film)|Dui Prithibi]]'' (2010) and Kannada as ''[[Savaari (2009 film)|Savaari]]'' (2009).

== Plot ==
Janaki is an orphan who crosses many hardships in her life. She manages to finish her MBBS degree and become a doctor. She understands everyday hardships of the common man and wants to serve people as much as she can, so she works in a hospital and spends much of her earnings and time to charity. On the other hand, Abhiram was the only son and heir of the multimillionaire GK. He grows up amongst all the luxuries and finishes his education in London. He comes back to Hyderabad and spends much of his time in parties and with women. He sees Janaki and gets attracted to her. Abhi accepts a challenge with his friends that he would woo Janaki and get her to bed. He starts to grow a relation with Janaki and becomes attracted to her, but her lifestyle is unlike his. On Abhi's birthday party, Janaki learns of his bet and confronts him. He accepts that he was involved in a bet, but he truly loves her and wants to spend his life with her. She angrily leaves the party, and Abhi comes to drop her at her hostel. Their quarrel continues, and they meet with an accident where a woman dies and her son is orphaned. Janaki survives the accident, but Abhi meets with injuries. When he wakes up at the hospital, he is told that Janaki left for her orphanage. Abhi wants to meet her and ask for her apology. In the process, he meets a goodhearted motorbike thief named Gaali Seenu who accompanies him in his journey. The journey Abhi takes changes his life drastically: he is exposed to the hard realities of rural life and its simple joys. The landscapes and the people he meets take him through an emotional journey that alters his perceptions forever and aid in his journey to self-discovery. Abhiram meets with Janaki in a railway station when Seenu says he had met with her in a clinic and are reunited.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Allari Naresh]] as Gaali Seenu
* [[Sharwanand]] as Abhiram / Abhi
* [[Kamalinee Mukherjee]] as Janaki
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Pessimist
* [[Rao Ramesh]] as Naxalite Sheshu
* [[Vijayachander]] as Bala
* [[Hema (actress)|Hema]] as Saraswathi
* [[Giri Babu]] as Poorna sir
* [[:te:అభిషేక్|Abhishek]]
* [[M. S. Narayana]]
* [[L. B. Sriram]]
* [[Krish (director)|Krish]] as Naxalite (guest role)
{{colend}}

== Production ==

=== Background ===
Director [[Krish (director)|Krish]] completed his graduate studies in the United States and returned to India with the sole intention of becoming a filmmaker. Because his parents were not supportive, he started an education consulting firm. Meanwhile, he worked as an assistant to Rasool, who directed ''[[Okariki Okaru]]''. After a year and a half of success, [[Krish (director)|Krish]] returned to his dream of making films. When travelling across the state of [[Maharashtra]] during research on a film topic, he connected with his vehicle driver. From here, he obtained the initial inspiration and wrote a story about two people with a different outlook towards life travelling together.<ref name="interview"/>

Initially, [[Krish (director)|Krish]] wanted to make this story in [[Hindi language|Hindi]]. With ''Aaj Jeeyenge'' as the title, one of his ideas was to picturise the story starting in [[Delhi]], travelling through [[Bihar]] and ending the film's climax in [[Chhattisgarh]]. On occasion, he met Nagaraju Gandham, a [[Nandi Award]]-winning theatre writer. With Gandham, [[Krish (director)|Krish]] prepared the script. When the daughter of a popular producer of [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films approached him if he had any scripts for a small-budget film, he narrated the story which was now based in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. To further tighten the loose ends in his script, [[Krish (director)|Krish]] consulted with his family, friends and well-wishers in the film industry such as [[K. Raghavendra Rao]], [[Gangaraju Gunnam]] and [[Sirivennela Sitaramasastri]]. After undergoing several modifications and changes, the eighth version of the script was decided to be the final one. Without commitment from any producer, he decided to produce the film.<ref name="interview"/> Eventually, his father Saibaba Jagarlamudi produced the film.<ref name="producer">{{cite news|title='Gamyam' to release on Feb 8|work=Indiaglitz.com|date=2008-01-29|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/36221.html|access-date=2010-01-16}}</ref>

== Themes and influences ==
The primary theme of the film is [[self-discovery]]. Noting that the film is inspired from [[The Motorcycle Diaries (film)|'' The Motorcycle Diaries'']] (2004), ''[[Sify]]'' wrote about the storyline: "A spoiled rich brat realizing the social responsibility by taking an unusual journey."<ref name=":2" /> ''[[Rediff.com]]''<nowiki/>'s Aditya Vardhan also noted its similarities with ''The Motorcycle Diaries.'' He added, "Krish weaves his own story around the basic theme and takes us on a journey capturing the mood of the countryside."<ref name=":3" />

==Soundtrack==
The Music Was Composed By E.S. Murthy, Anil.R and Released by Vel Records. The lyrics Written by [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]] Were Praised for their Motivational Value.

{{Infobox album
| name = Gamyam
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = E.S. Murthy, Anil.R
| cover =
| alt =
| released = December 17, 2007
| recorded = 2007
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 30:37
| label = Vel Records
| producer = E.S. Murthy, Anil.R
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 30:37
| title1 = One Way
| lyrics1 = E.S. Murthy
| extra1 = [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], [[Noel Sean]]
| length1 = 4:46
| title2 = Chaalle Gaani
| lyrics2 = [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]
| extra2 = Chaitanya, [[Sunitha Upadrashta]]
| length2 = 4:28
| title3 = Hatteri Chintamani
| lyrics3 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
| extra3 = Deepu, Gayatri
| length3 = 5:15
| title4 = Samayama
| lyrics4 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
| extra4 = [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length4 = 5:06
| title5 = Entha Varaku
| lyrics5 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
| extra5 = [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]]
| length5 = 5:03
| title6 = Interludes
| lyrics6 =
| extra6 = Instrumental
| length6 = 5:59
}}

== Reception ==
''[[Rediff.com]]'' critic G P Aditya Vardhan gave {{Frac|3|1|2}} stars out of 5 and stated: "Krish [..] has a serious theme and blended it with the right mixture of comedy and very good performances." While praising Allari Naresh's performance, Vardhan compared his role to [[Jagapathi Babu]]'s role in [[Anthahpuram]] (1998). "Allari Naresh has finally found his groove," he added.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Review: Gamyam|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/mar/03ssgam.htm|access-date=2020-12-28|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' rated 3.25/5 also opined the same by writing, "There are similarities between Gaali Seenu character in Gamyam and Jagapati Babu's role in Anthahpuram."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gamyam - Telugu cinema Review - Allari Naresh, Sharwanand & Kamalinee Mukherjee|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-gamyam.html|access-date=2020-12-28|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>

''[[Sify]]'' which rated 3/5, wrote: "''Gamyam'' is a good cinema with a touch of artistic values. The film's strengths are writing and direction. New director Radhakrishna shows that offbeat movies can be made entertainingly. He deserves praise for his honest effort and superb writing."<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Gamyam|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/gamyam-review-telugu-pclw5Ujjffgac.html|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Sify|language=en}}</ref>

== Awards ==
;[[Filmfare Awards South]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 2009: Best Telugu Movies, Best Actors, Actress, Singer and more|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/filmfare-awards-winners/telugu/2009/102|access-date=2020-12-28|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu|Best Film]] - Saibabu Jagarlamudi
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu|Best Director]] - [[Krish (director)|Krish]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu|Best Supporting Actor]] - [[Allari Naresh]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu|Best Lyrics]]- [[Sirivennela Sitaramasastri]] for "Enthavaraku"

;[[Nandi Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020 | language=Telugu}}</ref>
* [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film - Golden Nandi]] - Saibabu Jagarlamudi
* [[Nandi Award for Best Director|Best Director]] - [[Krish (director)|Krish]]
* [[Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] - Allari Naresh
* [[Nandi Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyrics]] - Sirivennela Sitaramasastri for "Enthavaraku"

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s drama road movies]]
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[[Category:Indian nonlinear narrative films]]
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[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films directed by Krish]]
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