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Autonagar Surya (2014)

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Original title
ఆటోనగర్ సూర్య
Directed by
Deva Katta
Genre
action film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 37m
Rated
UA
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows a common man confronting societal and political corruption. It centers on his struggle to navigate a system that works against ordinary people.

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What happens

Autonagar Surya is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language Periodic political action drama film directed by Deva Katta. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, with Brahmanandam and Sai Kumar in pivotal roles. The film was produced by K. Atchi Reddy, under Max India Productions, while R. R. Movie Makers initially presented the film, but later disassociated themselves with the film owing to the delays. It is the second film in Deva Katta's quadrilogy of society, which show's the perspective of a common man on society. Anoop Rubens composed the music for the film while Srikanth Naroj, known for his work in the 2011 film Hostel handled the cinematography. Gautham Raju handled the editing. The principal photography started officially on 14 October 2011 at Hyderabad. After Filming continuously till December 2012, the film's shoot was halted due to the Financial turmoil of the producers ultimately reviving in September 2013, Wrapping the entire shooting by 30 November 2013. The film was scheduled for a worldwide release on 27 June 2014 in theaters. Upon release, the film opened to mixed-to-negative reviews from the critics and audience, due to which the film was trimmed by 12 minutes. However, over time, it received much appreciation on satellite. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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