Josh (2009)

Original title

జోష్

Directed by

Vasu Varma

Genre

action film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 57m

Rated

UA

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man gets drawn into student politics where he clashes with corrupt politicians. The film follows his journey and the personal cost of standing up for his beliefs.

passionateearnestpolitically chargedemotionalyouthfuldramaticmethodicalmorally serious

What happens

Josh (transl. zeal) is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age political action drama film directed by Vasu Varma in his debut, and produced Dil Raju. The film marks the debuts of Naga Chaitanya (son of Nagarjuna) and Karthika (daughter of Radha) in lead roles, whilst prominent actor J. D. Chakravarthy plays antagonist role. The film's music is scored by Sandeep Chowta. The plot explores student politics, and the vested interests of politicians in such activities. Released on 5 September 2009, to highly positive reviews for its direction, emotional weight of the story, screenplay, Chaitanya & Prakash Raj's performance, soundtrack & social message, but received criticism for its lengthy runtime. Despite receiving positive reviews, film was not commercially successful. Over the years, the film attained cult following among the youth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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