Viswamitra (film)

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Viswamitra
Viswamitra poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Raj Kiran
Produced byMadhavi Addanki
S Rajinikanth
Raj Kiran
Starring Nanditha Raj
Prasanna
Satyam Rajesh
Ashutosh Rana
CinematographyAnil Bhandari
Edited byUpendra
Music by Anup Rubens
Production
companies
Raaja Kiran Cinemas
Madhuram Movie Creations
Release date
  • 14 June 2019 (2019-06-14)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Viswamitra is a 2019 Telugu-language horror thriller film directed by Raj Kiran. The film stars Nanditha Raj, Prasanna, Satyam Rajesh and Ashutosh Rana.

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Cast

Production

Director Raj Kiran announced that he would make a film based on true events that happened in the United States, Switzerland, and New Zealand. [1] [2] [3] Nanditha Raj was roped in to play one of the lead roles. [4] The film was made in a horror genre similar to Raj Kiran's previous films, Geethanjali and Tripura . [3]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Anup Rubens. [5]

Release and reception

The trailer was released in February of 2019. [6] The film was scheduled to release on 21 March 2019, but was further delayed to release in May of 2019. [7] [2] However, the film released on June 14. [8]

A critic from 123telugu said that "On the whole Vishwamitra is a typical horror thriller which lacks the basic flow". [9]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "'Viswamitra': The Raj Kiran directorial gets a release date". The Times of India.
  3. 1 2 "Raj Kiran's 'Viswamitra' launched: Director opts for preferred genre once again". The Times of India.
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  7. "'Viswamitra': The Nandita Raj starrer is set for a May release". The Times of India.
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