Ala Vaikunthapurramloo (2020)

Original title

అల వైకుంఠపురములో

Directed by

Trivikram Srinivas

Genre

action film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 45m

Rated

12

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 112 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man named Bantu grows up feeling unloved by his father. He discovers he was switched at birth and is actually the son of a wealthy family, which changes his life completely.

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What happens

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (transl. There in Vaikuntapuram) is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. It was produced by Allu Aravind and S. Radha Krishna under their banners Geetha Arts and Haarika & Hassine Creations, respectively. The film stars Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde alongside a supporting cast of Jayaram, Tabu, Sushanth, Nivetha Pethuraj, Murali Sharma, Sachin Khedekar, Samuthirakani, Navdeep, Sunil, Harsha Vardhan, and Govind Padmasoorya. It follows Bantu, a young man who endured criticism from his father his whole life. His world is turned upside down upon discovering that he was the real son of a millionaire switched at birth. Production of the film began in April 2019, and wrapped up in December 2019. It was filmed across Hyderabad, with songs being shot overseas. The film's soundtrack was composed by S. Thaman, while cinematography and editing were handled by P. S. Vinod and Naveen Nooli, respectively. After premiering in the United States on 11 January 2020, the film was released theatrically on 12 January, coinciding with Sankranti. Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo received critical acclaim, with praise for performances of the cast, Thaman's music, entertainment value, and Trivikram's writing and direction. It was commercially successful and grossed ₹262–280 crores worldwide becoming the fourth highest-grossing Telugu film of all time at the time of its release (behind the Baahubali series and Saaho), third highest-grossing film in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (behind the Baahubali series) at the time of its release, highest-grossing Telugu film of 2020 and the second highest grossing Indian film of 2020. Thaman won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction. The film also won ten South Indian International Movie Awards including Best Film – Telugu. It also fetched the state Telangana Gaddar Film Award for Best Feature Film. A Hindi remake titled Shehzada was released on 17 February 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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