Napoleon (2017 film)

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Napoleon
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Directed byAnand Ravi
Written byAnand Ravi
Produced byBhogendra Gupta
Starring
Music bySidharth Sadasivuni
Release date
  • 24 November 2017 (2017-11-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Napoleon is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language thriller film directed by Anand Ravi starring himself, Komalee Prasad and Ravi Varma.

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Cast

Production

Writer Anand Ravi, who previously worked on Prathinidhi (2014), decided to make his acting debut with this film. [1] [2]

Reception

A critic from Cinema Express opined, "The film, which tells the story of a man who has all kinds of quirks, starts out strong but loses the plot in the second half". [3] A critic from The Week wrote, "The movie makes for an interesting watch but slightly drags in the second half". [4] A critic from 123telugu said, "On the whole, Napoleon is a crime thriller which has some interesting moments here and there". [5]

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References

  1. Adivi, Sashidhar (2017-08-07). "Napoleon is a thriller". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  2. Adivi, Sridhar (19 August 2017). "Writer Anand turns Napolean, the man who lost his shadow". The Times of India .
  3. CH, Murali Krishna (25 November 2017). "Napolean: Lost in shadow". Cinema Express .
  4. Devulapalli, Rahul (24 November 2017). "An unconventional outing". The Week .
  5. "Review : Napoleon – Thrills only in bits". 123telugu . 24 November 2017.