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Gaddalakonda Ganesh (2019)

Gaddalakonda Ganesh poster
Directed by
Harish Shankar
Genre
action thriller
Country
India
Runtime
2h 53m
Rated
UA
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wannabe gangster sets out to make a crime film. He goes undercover with a real mobster. Things get chaotic as the lines between fiction and reality blur.

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What happens

Gaddalakonda Ganesh is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Harish Shankar and produced by Ram Achanta and Gopichand Achanta under the 14 Reels Plus banner. It is a remake of the 2014 Tamil film Jigarthanda which itself was inspired by the 2006 South Korean film A Dirty Carnival. The film stars Varun Tej, Atharvaa, Pooja Hegde, and Mirnalini Ravi. The film marks the Telugu debut of Atharvaa and Mirnalini Ravi. Principal photography began in February 2019 and wrapped in September 2019. The film has music composed by Mickey J. Meyer, cinematography was handled by Ayananka Bose, and editing by Chota K. Prasad. Gaddalakonda Ganesh was released on 20 September 2018. The film received positive response from both critics and audiences praising cast performances, action, direction, story and screenplay. The film was commercially successful, grossing ₹45 crore at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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