Gulf is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language film directed by P. Sunil Kumar Reddy and starring Chetan Maddineni and newcomer Dimple Hayathi.[1] The film is about Indians who move to the Gulf in search of jobs.[2][3] The film depicts several real incidents.[4]
| Gulf | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | P. Sunil Kumar Reddy |
| Produced by | Yekkali Ravindra Babu Ramani Kumar |
| Starring | Chetan Maddineni Dimple Hayathi |
| Music by | Praveen Immadi |
Production company | Sravya Films |
Release date | 13 October 2017 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
The director collected experiences of Indian working in the Gulf through email.[5] The film (which was initially planned as a multilingual) is based on the struggles of Indians in the Gulf and stars Chetan (as a weaver's son).[6][7] The film was mostly shot in Dubai and Ras-Al-Khaima.[8]
Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 2.2 out of 5 stars and wrote that "He [The director] manages to touch upon sensitive topics like physical and sexual abuse of the Indian workers in the Gulf, and does an effective job of it".[9] A critic from 123Telugu gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that "On the whole, Gulf is a very realistic film about the problems that Indians face in the Gulf countries".[10]