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Liger (2022)

Liger poster
Original title
లైగర్
Directed by
Puri Jagannadh
Genre
drama film, action film, romance film, sport film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 20m
Rated
12A
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man with a stammer trains to become an MMA fighter while dealing with his father's legacy. He falls in love and faces off against a powerful opponent in the ring.

fast-pacedenergeticdramaticromanticintenseunderdogemotional

What happens

Liger - Saala Crossbreed is a 2022 Indian sports masala film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. It is shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu. The film is produced by Dharma Productions and Puri Connects. The film stars Vijay Deverakonda in a dual role as father and son, the titular MMA fighter "Liger" with stammering problems alongside Ananya Panday as his love interest, Ramya Krishna and Ronit Roy in pivotal roles, and American boxer Mike Tyson as the main antagonist. The film was announced in 2019, and the title Liger was announced in January 2021. The songs are composed by Tanishk Bagchi, Sunil Kashyap, Jaani, DJ Chetas, Lijo George and Vikram Montrose. Principal photography began in January 2020 and suffered production delays after March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming resumed in February 2021 and after shooting suspensions during the pandemic, Liger was wrapped up in February 2022. The film was Deverakonda and Panday's debut in Hindi and Telugu, respectively. Liger was released theatrically on 25 August 2022, being panned by critics, especially Pandey's performance, and becoming a box-office bomb, with an estimated box office gross of ₹60.80 crore (US$6.4 million) against a budget of ₹125 crore (US$13 million). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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