''Asalu'' () is a 2023 Indian

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thriller film directed by UdaySuresh and, written and produced by

Ravi Babu Ravi Babu is an Indian actor, director, writer, and producer in Telugu film industry, Telugu cinema. He has written 13 films and directed 16. He has acted in roughly 67 films in his career. Personal life and career His father is actor Chalapa ...

. The film features Poorna and Ravi Babu in important roles. The film was released on 13 April 2023 on

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Plot

Cast

* Poorna as Vandana *

as Ranjith Rao * Surya Kumar Bhagawan Das as Chakravarthy *

Satya Krishnan Satya Krishnan is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She was born in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. She worked as a hotel management professional and entered the film industry with the film '' Dollar Dreams''. Mostly s ...

* Pranavi Manukonda * Meena Vasu * Manava Koteswara Rao * Delhi Rajeswari

Release and reception

''Asalu'' was released on 13 April 2023 on

. ''The Times of India'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5. Srivathsan Nadadhur of ''

OTTPlay HT Media is an Indian mass media company based in Delhi. It has holdings in print, electronic and digital media. HT Media's flagship newspaper is the ''Hindustan Times'', the second most widely read English newspaper in India after ''The Times of ...

'' gave a rating of 2 out of 5 and wrote that "the investigative thriller is too generic and does little to grab your attention with the story or the storytelling".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=27191945, title=Asalu
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2020s Telugu-language films 2020s Indian films 2023 films 2023 direct-to-video films Indian direct-to-video films 2023 crime thriller films Indian crime thriller films Films shot in Hyderabad, India ETV Win original films