''Aatagallu'' () is a 2018 Indian

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produced by Vaasireddy Ravindra, Vaasireddy Sivaji, Vaddapudi Jithendra, and Makkina Ramu under the Friends Movie Creations banner. The film was directed by Paruchuri Murali. The film stars

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in the lead roles and music composed by Sai Karthik. Editing and Cinematography was handled by

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and Vijay C. Kumar respectively. The film was released on 24 August 2018.

Plot

The film begins with Siddharth a reputed filmmaker being accused of assassinating his wife, Anjali. Anyhow, he affirms himself as not guilty. Here, a valiant criminal lawyer Veerendra, who never knows a defeat is appointed as a prosecutor and he has all the evidence against Siddharth. However, as a rectitude, he believes that Siddharth is virtuous. So, he calls for a reinvestigation and uncovers, Munna, ex-lover of Anjali, as the culprit, and acquits Siddharth. Soon after a flabbergasted Veerendra, comes to know that Siddharth is indeed the culprit. Siddharth is a man of self-pride and cannot take any taint on his image. Once, he had a clash with a farmer Dharma Rao who slaps him on the road. A enraged Siddharth knocked him out. The incident makes a severe impact on Anjali and she decides to divulge the truth, so, he slaughtered her too. Right now, Veerendra targets Siddharth and brings out his true identity. Finally, the movie ends with self-esteemed Siddharth committing suicide.

Cast

as Pubilc Prosectour Veerendra *

as Siddharth *

as Anjali *

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as Go Go *

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as DCP Nayak *

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as Munna *

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as Tenali Naidu *

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as CM *Prabhu as Dharma Rao *

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as Rajesh Kumar * Priya as Padma, Anjali's mother * Jeeva as Munna's father *

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as Munna's mother *Pilla Prasad as Excise Minister *Chitti

Production

The shooting of the film began on 11 October 2017 at Ramanaidu Studios, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, with the "first look" poster releasing on 11 May 2018. On 9 June 2018, a 67-second teaser was released, followed by the first song, "Nee Valle," on 10 June from Red FM at Mango Music. Finally, the theatrical trailer was launched on 30 June 2018.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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and was released on Mango Music Company.

Reception

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'' rated 1.5/5, stating that “''There's no reason why you should suffer.”'' Everyone got impressed with Nara Rohit’s acting, Jagapathi Babu’s stern & serious looks worked out good for him and Darshana Banik as Cameo. 123telugu.com rated 2.5/5, announcing ''Aatagallu–Same old murder mystery'': The film has nothing new to offer, making it a routine and outdated watch. Whereas Mirchi-9 granted 1.25/5 stating it as ''Playing with Audience Patience''. Greatandhra.com declared 1/5 and named the film as "Totally Substandard". Telugu Mirchi accorded 2.75/5 professing "Aatagallu is an outdated, boring plot. Yet, interesting with gripping twists, but the director should not have revealed the twists so early.” Cine Josh affirmed the movie as a mindless film with countless negatives going with 2/5.

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*{{IMDb title, tt8396272 2018 films 2010s Telugu-language films 2018 action thriller films Indian action thriller films Indian romantic thriller films 2010s romantic thriller films Films scored by Sai Karthik