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Directed by | Vamsee |
Written by | Vamsee Srikanth Vissa |
Dialogues by | Srikanth Vissa |
Produced by | Abhishek Agarwal |
Starring | Ravi Teja Anupam Kher Jisshu Sengupta Renu Desai Nupur Sanon |
Cinematography | R. Madhi |
Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
Music by | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Production company | Abhishek Agarwal Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 182 minutes [1] 157 minutes (trimmed version) [2] |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | ₹50 crore [3] |
Box office | ₹48 crore [4] |
Tiger Nageswara Rao is a 2023 Telugu-language period action thriller film written and directed by Vamsee and produced by Abhishek Agarwal. The film stars Ravi Teja in the title role alongside Anupam Kher, Jisshu Sengupta, Nupur Sanon (in her film debut), Renu Desai (in her comeback role), Gayatri Bhardwaj and Murali Sharma.
The film was released worldwide theatrically on 20 October 2023 to generally mixed reviews from critics. [5]
During the 1970s, Tiger Nageswara Rao is a thief who dominates the realm of terror in Stuartpuram and masterminds a series of daring heists, where his ingenious methods of outwitting the cops become the stuff of local legend. The rest of the story revolves around Tiger's thrilling escapades and the captivating cat-and-mouse game between him and the cops (led by CI Mouli).
In December 2017, Vamsee stated that he wanted to make a biographical film of Tiger Nageswara Rao, who was a thief and lived in the 1970s. [6] In early March 2018, Rana Daggubati was reported to portray the role of Tiger Nageswara Rao. [7] However, the sources were dismissed as in early June, Nani was reported to portray the role, [8] but were later dismissed as in late April 2021, it was reported that Vamsee had met Ravi Teja in Hyderabad, while Teja was filming for Khiladi (2022), and narrated a script which impressed the actor. [9] However, it was unclear whether it was the script of Tiger Nageswara Rao or a new script. On 3 November, a public announcement was made by Abhishek Agarwal, who is producing the project under the banner Abhishek Agarwal Arts. The announcement further stated that the title is Tiger Nageswara Rao, confirming it to be the biological film, G. V. Prakash Kumar would compose the score, while R. Madhi and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao would handle the cinematography and editing, respectively. [10]
Principal photography of the film began on 2022 at a place of five acres near Shamshabad of Telangana and filming started in Hyderabad. [11] [12] During the shooting of the film, Ravi Teja was injured in an action scene and resumed filming after recovering from injury. [13] Nupur Sanon and Anupam Kher joined the filming in 2022. [14] [15] The film team wrapped off in July 2023. [16]
The music of the film is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The first single titled "Ek Dum Ek Dum" was released on 5 September 2023. The second single titled "Veedu" was released on 21 September 2023. The third single titled "Icchesukuntaale" was released on 12 December 2023.[ citation needed ]
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Released | 2023 | |||
Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
Length | 12:14 | |||
Language | Telugu | |||
Label | Saregama | |||
Producer | G. V. Prakash Kumar | |||
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Singles from Tiger Nageswara Rao | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ek Dum Ek Dum" | Bhaskarabhatla | Anurag Kulkarni | 4:20 |
2. | "Veedu" | Chandrabose | Anurag Kulkarni | 3:18 |
3. | "Icchesukuntaale" | Bhaskarabhatla | Sinduri Vishal | 4:36 |
The film was released on 20 October 2023, along with dubbed versions in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam languages.
The film's digital rights were bought by Amazon Prime Video in all languages. [17] On the platform, the film was premiered on 17 November 2023 in Telugu and dubbed versions of Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages. [18]
The Hindi version was trimmed to 144 minutes and released on YouTube, where it received high viewership. [19]
Raghu Bandi of The Indian Express rated the film with 2/5 stars and wrote "Tiger Nageswara Rao has big ambitions, but the heart of the film is not in the right place. The result is a movie that is not convincing enough." [20] Janani K of India Today rated the film with 2/5 stars and wrote "‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’ needed more punch to keep the audience glued to their seats throughout the film. Had the team concentrated on the film’s pacing, it could have achieved the desired impact. [21] Gautaman Bhaskaran of News 18 rated the film with 2/5 stars and wrote "Ravi Teja Starrer Loses Focus And Wanders All Over The Place". [22]
Balakrishna Ganeshan of The News Minute rated the film with 1.5/5 stars and wrote "presenting a sensitive subject in a commercial format without nuance results in Tiger Nageswara Rao ending up as a lousy film." [23] Mayur Sanap of Rediff.com rated the film with 1/5 stars and wrote "Despite Ravi Teja's relentless energy, the drama is bogged down by the tedious emotional beats in its dramatic moments. In its final stretch, when the film wants you to be moved, you only feel exasperated.". [24] The movie was reviewed by the Telugu newspaper Eenadu and they observed that, with the exception of a few scenes, the overall quality of the film falls short of expectations. [25]
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