Anaganaga O Athidhi (transl. Once upon a guest) is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language thriller film written and directed by Dayal Padmanabhan and produced by Raja Ramamurthy and Chidambaram Natesan, under the banner Trend Loud. The film stars Payal Rajput, Chaitanya Krishna, Veena Sunder, and Ananda Chakrapani. The film is a remake of the director's own Kannada film Aa Karaala Ratri (2018), which itself is based on a Kannada play by Mohan Habbu translated from the English play Lithuania by Rupert Brooke. The music was composed by Arrol Corelli. The film released on 20 November 2020 via Aha to negative reviews.
| Anaganaga O Athidhi | |
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| Directed by | Dayal Padmanabhan |
| Screenplay by | Dayal Padmanabhan |
| Story by | Dayal Padmanabhan |
| Produced by | Raja Ramamurthy Chidambaram Natesan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Rakesh B. |
| Edited by | Preethi Mohan Babu A. Srivatsava |
| Music by | Arrol Corelli |
Production company | Trend Loud |
| Distributed by | Aha |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast
edit- Payal Rajput as Mallika
- Chaitanya Krishna as Sreenivas
- Veena Sunder as Annapoorna
- Ananda Chakrapani as Subbaiah
- Venu Yeldandi as Kannappa
- Thotapalli Madhu as Vaddi Veerayya
- Ashok Kumar as Pravachakulu
- Naveen Krishna as Budabukkalodu
- Vasu Inturi as Head Constable
- Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Kaasi
- Jabardasth Ramu as Supplier
- Malla Reddy as President
- Y. M. Vamsi Krishna as Constable
- Raj Royal as Ramana
- Bekkem Ravinder as Driver
- Kalyana Madhavi as President's wife
- Sri Lakshmi as Villager
- Ayesha as Pregnant Woman
- Master Chandrasekhar as Young Srinivas
- Baby Aradhya as Young Malli
Production
editThe first look of the film was released by Vamshi Paidipally in October 2020.[1] The film was earlier scheduled to premiere on 13 November 2023[2] on Aha but later it postponed and started streaming from 20 November 2023.[citation needed]
Reception
editThe film received negative reviews from the critics.
Navein Darshan of The New Indian Express gave 1.5 stars out of 5 and stated that "This is a film that bets on its final reveal and feels force-fitted into the feature film format".[3] Thadhagath Pathi of The Times of India gave 2 stars out of 5 and wrote that "Anaganaga O Atihidhi is sadly a thriller with many loopholes in it, but with a better script they could’ve been overlooked. This remake is a case of wasted opportunity with many beats of the original lost in translation."[4]
A critic from 123telugu noted that "But don’t expect anything special."[5]
References
edit- ^ Vyas (29 October 2020). ""Anaganaga O Athidhi" first look out". www.thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Anaganaga O Athidhi to Premiere on Aha Video on November 13". Silverscreen India. 29 October 2020. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "'Anaganaga O Athidhi' film review: An overlong, testing drama". The New Indian Express. 24 November 2020. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Anaganaga O Athidhi Review : A half-baked thriller that lacks fresh treatment". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Anaganaga O Athidhi Telugu Movie Review". 123telugu.com. 21 November 2020. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.