''Aithe 2.0'' is a 2018 Indian

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directed by

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. The film stars newcomers Bengali-Hindi actor

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(in his Telugu debut), Zara Shah, Abhishek, Kartavya Sharma, Neeraj, Mrunal, Mridanjli and Dr. Srikanth. The film was simultaneously shot in Hindi as ''Pirates 1.0''; however, the Hindi version was never theatrically released. The film is a reboot of ''

Aithe ''Aithe...'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language thriller film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti, and produced by Gangaraju Gunnam under his studio Just Yellow. It stars debutants Mohit Chadda, Shashank, , Janardhan, and Sindhu To ...

'' (2003).

Cast

as Avinash Ganguly * Zara Shah as Esha * Abhishek Gupta * Kartavya Sharma * Neeraj * Mrunal * Mridanjli * Dr. Srikanth

Soundtrack

Music by Arun Chilveru and songs by

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, Dev Negi and Rituraj.

Release and reception

The film released on 16 March 2018. A critic from '' The Hindu'' opined that "The interesting premise of ‘Aithe 2.0’ is undone by amateurish execution". A critic from ''

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'' gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and stated that "On the whole, ''Aithe 2.0'' is a good attempt by Raj Madiraju that will appeal to niche audiences". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "Although the plot was good, the execution falls flat". A critic from ''

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'' said that "On the whole, Aithe 2.0 is a good concept gone wrong".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 12915956 2018 films