Gaayam

Gaayam
Gaayam
	DVD cover
Directed by	Ram Gopal Varma
Written by	Posani Krishna Murali (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Ram Gopal Varma
Story by	Ram Gopal Varma; Mani Ratnam
Produced by	Yarllagada Surendra
Starring	Jagapathi Babu; Revathi; Urmila Matondkar
Cinematography	Rasool Ellore
Edited by	Shankar
Music by	Sri
Production; company	S. S. Creations
Release date	22 April 1993;
Running time	136 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Gaayam (transl. The Wound/Injury) is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language political crime thriller film, based on the 1980s Vijayawada Gang Warfare. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, and story co-written by himself and Mani Ratnam, it stars Jagapathi Babu, Revathi, Urmila Matondkar and music composed by Sri.^[1] Upon its release, the film became commercially successful at box-office and won six state Nandi Awards in 1993.^[2] The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Desam.^[3]

The film is inspired by The Godfather (1972) which is based on Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather (1969).

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^ Ramanujam, D. S. (1 March 1996). "Cinema: Kalloori Vaasal/King/Dhesam". The Hindu. p. 27. Archived from the original on 21 December 1996. Retrieved 12 July 2023.