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Aatagallu (transl. "Players") is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film produced by Vaasireddy Ravindra, Vaasireddy Sivaji, Vaddapudi Jithendra, and Makkina Ramu under the Friends Movie Creations banner. The film was directed by Paruchuri Murali.[3][4] The film stars Jagapathi Babu, Nara Rohit, Darshana Banik in the lead roles [5] and music composed by Sai Karthik. Editing and Cinematography was handled by Marthand K. Venkatesh and Vijay C. Kumar respectively.[5] The film was released on 24 August 2018.

Aatagallu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paruchuri Murali
Written by	G.G.V.K.Chiranjeevi (Gopi) (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Paruchuri Murali
Story by	Paruchuri Murali
Produced by	Vaasireddy Ravindra Vaasireddy Sivaji Vaddapudi Jithendra Makkina Ramu
Starring	Jagapathi Babu Nara Rohit Darshana Banik
Cinematography	Vijay C. Kumar
Edited by	Marthand K. Venkatesh
Music by	Sai Karthik
Production company	Friends Movie Creations[1]
Release date	24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)[2]
Running time	135 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

The film begins with Siddharth a reputed filmmaker being accused of assassinating his wife, Anjali. Anyhow, he affirms himself as not guilty. Here, a valiant criminal lawyer Veerendra, who never knows a defeat is appointed as a prosecutor and he has all the evidence against Siddharth. However, as a rectitude, he believes that Siddharth is virtuous. So, he calls for a reinvestigation and uncovers, Munna, ex-lover of Anjali, as the culprit, and acquits Siddharth. Soon after a flabbergasted Veerendra, comes to know that Siddharth is indeed the culprit. Siddharth is a man of self-pride and cannot take any taint on his image. Once, he had a clash with a farmer Dharma Rao who slaps him on the road. A enraged Siddharth knocked him out. The incident makes a severe impact on Anjali and she decides to divulge the truth, so, he slaughtered her too. Right now, Veerendra targets Siddharth and brings out his true identity. Finally, the movie ends with self-esteemed Siddharth committing suicide.

Cast

Production

The shooting of the film began on 11 October 2017 at Ramanaidu Studios, Hyderabad, Telangana, India,[6] with the "first look" poster releasing on 11 May 2018. On 9 June 2018, a 67-second teaser was released, followed by [7][8] the first song, "Nee Valle," on 10 June from Red FM at Mango Music.[9] Finally, the theatrical trailer was launched on 30 June 2018.[10]

Soundtrack

Aatagallu
Soundtrack album by Sai Karthik
Released	10 June 2018
Recorded	2018
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	8:44
Language	Telugu
Label	Mango Music
Producer	Sai Karthik
Sai Karthik chronology
Ego (2018) Aatagallu (2018) Natakam (2018)

The music was composed by Sai Karthik and was released on Mango Music Company.[11]

Reception

The Times of India rated 1.5/5, stating that “There's no reason why you should suffer.” Everyone got impressed with Nara Rohit’s acting, Jagapathi Babu’s stern & serious looks worked out good for him and Darshana Banik as Cameo.[12] 123telugu.com rated 2.5/5, announcing Aatagallu–Same old murder mystery: The film has nothing new to offer, making it a routine and outdated watch.[13] Whereas Mirchi-9 granted 1.25/5 stating it as Playing with Audience Patience.[14] Greatandhra.com declared 1/5 and named the film as "Totally Substandard".[15] Telugu Mirchi accorded 2.75/5 professing "Aatagallu is an outdated, boring plot. Yet, interesting with gripping twists, but the director should not have revealed the twists so early.”[16] Cine Josh affirmed the movie as a mindless film with countless negatives going with 2/5.[17]

References

External links

• Aatagallu at IMDb

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