Aithe 2.0

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Aithe 2.0
Aithe 2 poster.jpg
Official poster
Directed by Raj Madiraju
Produced byDr.Hemanth Vallapu Reddy
Dr.Ravi N Rathi
K.Vijaya Rama Raju
Starring
CinematographyKaushik Abhimanyu
Edited byKarthik Palle
Music byArun Chiluveru
Production
companies
Firm 9 Pictures
Planet Earth Entertainment (United States) [1]
Release date
  • 16 March 2018 (2018-03-16)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Aithe 2.0 is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language techno-thriller directed by Raj Madiraju. [2] [3] The film stars newcomers Bengali-Hindi actor Indraneil Sengupta (in his Telugu debut), [4] Zara Shah, Abhishek, Kartavya Sharma, Neeraj, Mrunal, Mridanjli and Dr. Srikanth. [5] [6] The film was simultaneously shot in Hindi as Pirates 1.0; however, the Hindi version was never theatrically released. [7] The film is a reboot of Aithe (2003). [7]

Contents

Cast

Soundtrack

Music by Arun Chilveru and songs by Naresh Iyer, Dev Negi and Rituraj. [9]

Release and reception

The film released on 16 March 2018. [10]

A critic from The Hindu opined that "The interesting premise of ‘Aithe 2.0’ is undone by amateurish execution". [11] A critic from The Times of India gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and stated that "On the whole, Aithe 2.0 is a good attempt by Raj Madiraju that will appeal to niche audiences". [12] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "Although the plot was good, the execution falls flat". [13] A critic from 123 Telugu said that "On the whole, Aithe 2.0 is a good concept gone wrong". [14]

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