Adi Vishnu

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Adi Vishnu
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Directed byBharat Parepalli
Written by Dasari Narayana Rao
P. Rajendra Kumar (dialogues)
StarringDasari Arunkumar
Sneha
Cinematography T. Surendra Reddy
Edited byB. Krishnamraju
Music by M. M. Srilekha
Release date
  • 21 August 2008 (2008-08-21)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Adi Vishnu is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Bharat Parepalli and starring Dasari Arunkumar and Sneha. [1]

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Cast

Production

The film marks the directorial debut of Venugopal, who previously worked as an assistant director to Dasari Narayana Rao. [2] The film completed shooting as of 24 July 2008. [3]

Soundtrack

The audio launch for the film was held on 27 July 2008 with celebrities including Rajinikanth, Mohan Babu in attendance. [4] All songs were penned by Chandrabose except the song "Ramaa Ramaa" which Bhaskara Bhatla wrote.

Reception

A critic from Filmibeat wrote that "As a whole, Arunkumar has once again faced disappointment with poor storyline". [5] A critic from 123Telugu said that "It is tough to believe that he [Dasari Narayana Rao] is writing such regressive scripts for his son – almost seems like he does not want Arun to succeed in filmdom". [6] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "Aadi Vishnu is such a lousy movie, you have to watch 10 lousier movies after that and then watch it again to feel better about the money and time you spent on it". [7]

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