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
Satyam Rajesh
Ashutosh Rana
Prasanna
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 and Satyam Rajesh in the titular roles with Ashutosh Rana and Prasanna.

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Plot

Mitra is a dedicated employee at a company where her manager, Rana, is attracted to her and makes an effort to win her over. He sets up numerous obstacles for her in an attempt to get her, and a mysterious person always comes to her rescue.

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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