Operation Gold Fish

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Operation Gold Fish
Operation Gold Fish.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sai Kiran Adivi
Written bySai Kiran Adivi
Produced byPrathiba Adivi
Padmanabha Reddy
Ashish Reddy
Keshav Swaroop
Garry BH
Satsh Degala
Starring Aadi
Nithya Naresh
Sasha Chettri
Karthik Raju
Aashu mahantam Raju
Krishnudu
Abburi Ravi
Manoj Nandam
CinematographyJaipal Reddy
Edited by Garry BH
Music by Sricharan Pakala
Production
company
Vinayakudu Talkies
Release date
  • 18 October 2019 (2019-10-18)
Running time
126 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Operation Gold Fish is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Sai Kiran Adivi and produced by Vinayakudu Talkies, U&I Entertainments. The story is inspired by true events of mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley in the 1990s. [2] [3] [4] The film starring Aadi as an NSG commando, Nithya Naresh, Sasha Chhetri, Karthik Raju and Parvateesam, has Abburi Ravi, the Telugu writer, as the antagonist. [4] The patriotic thriller has Aadi playing an NSG commando.

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With the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the script has been changed to suit the current scenario, and new scenes were shot reflecting the aspirations of Kashmiri Pandits. The film was released on 18 October 2019. [5] This movie got mixed reviews from critics and was also a box-office bomb

Cast

Production

The film was shot in various locations, including Araku, Lambasingi, Chintapalli, Kashmir, Delhi, Kakinada Port, and Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. [6]

Soundtrack

Operation Gold Fish
Soundtrack album by
Released9 September 2019
Recorded2019
StudioStudio 102, Melody Sstudio
Genre Soundtrack
Length7:53
Label Aditya Music
Sricharan Pakala chronology
Chanakya
(2019)
Operation Gold Fish
(2019)
Aswathama
(2020)

The soundtrack of the film is composed by Sricharan Pakala and lyrics by Ramajogayya Sastry.

Track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Paluke Bangarama"Yamini Ghantasala2:33
2."Mahatma" M. M. Keeravani 2:39
3."Friendship Song"Sricharan Pakala, Nithya Naresh2:41
Total length:7:53

Reception

Operation Gold Fish got mixed reviews from critics

A critic from 123telugu.com rated the film 2.75 out of 5 and wrote, "Operation Gold Fish is a passable patriotic drama which has a select few good moments. The setup is good but a disappointing screenplay and unnecessary scenes take away the grip from the proceedings." [7]

Neeshita Nyayapati from The Times of India rated the film 2 out of 5 and wrote, "Operation Gold Fish just ends up being a hot mess that could’ve been handled with a little more sensitivity." [1]

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