Arddhanaari (transl. Half-Woman) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language vigilante action drama film written and directed by Bhanushanker Chowdary. The film stars newcomers Arjun Yajath as Transgender and Mouryaani. The film was dubbed into Hindi under the same name by Wide Angle Media Pvt. Ltd.[2][3]
Arddhanaari | |
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Directed by | Bhanushanker Chowdary |
Written by | Bhanushanker Chowdary |
Produced by | M. Ravi Kumar |
Starring | Arjun Yajath Mouryaani Mirchi Madhavi Gharshan Sreenivasan Harikrisna |
Cinematography | Sai Srinivas Gadhiraju |
Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswar Rao |
Music by | Ravi Varma |
Production company | Patthikonda Cinemass |
Release date | 1 July 2016 [1] |
Running time | 139 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Arddhanaari revolves around the protagonist who takes the disguise as Hijra and leads the fight against social injustice and turns punisher as well.
Arddhanaari was released in 300 screens with mixed reviews.[4] Indiaglitz rated the film with 2.5/5 stars stating that the film may enjoyed by C-class audience for its outmoded narration style,[5] while iluvcinema gave 3 stars mentioning it as an interesting, realistic revenge story of a transgender.[6]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Nandi Awards | Best Makeup Artist | Ranjith | Won | |
2016 | Nandi Awards | Best Dubbing Artist |
Vaasu |
Won | [7] |
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