Eureka (2020 film)

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Eureka
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Film poster
Directed byKarteek Anand
Written byKarteek Anand
Produced byPrashanth Tata
Lalitha Kumari Bodducherla
Starring
CinematographyN. B. Vishwakanth
Edited by Garry BH
P. Anil kumar
Music byNaresh Kumaran
Production
company
Lakshmi Prasad Productions
Release date
  • 13 March 2020 (2020-03-13) [1]
Running time
122 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Eureka is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language thriller film directed by Karteek Anand and starring Karteek Anand, Munna and Dimple Hayathi. The film follows the events at a college festival that go wrong after people split up into two factions. [2] [3]

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Cast

Production

Filming started in 2018 and completed in 2019. 90% of the film was shot in DRK Engineering College, Hyderabad. [4] The film is of the thriller genre and marks the directorial debut of the Karteek Anand.[ citation needed ]

Newcomer N. B. Vishwakanth handled the cinematography. Goodachari fame Garry BH and newcomer P. Anil Kumar edited the film. Naresh Kumaran scored the music.

Release and reception

The film was released on 13 March 2020, but was removed from theatres two days later due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

Pathi of The Times of India gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and stated that "Director Karteek Anand, who also played a lead role, must be appreciated for trying a new genre and building a light-hearted thriller that works for the most part". [6] A critic from 123 Telugu opined that "On the whole, Eureka is a murder mystery that has a few passable moments in the second half". [7]

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