''Mosagallu'' () is a 2021 Indian

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-language

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film directed by Jeffrey Gee Chin, and written and produced by

Vishnu Manchu Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu (born 23 November 1981) is an Indian actor and film producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and television. Manchu had a brief stint as a child artist with the 1985 film ''Ragile Gundelu''. Years later, he starr ...

under the banner of

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and

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. The film is based on the true events of a large-scale

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and features an

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that includes

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, and

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. Principal photography began in June 2019. The film was scheduled to be released on 5 June 2020 but was postponed due to the

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. The film was made on an estimated budget of ₹51 crore (US$7 million), which was considered as false information by Manchu after watching movie's content and quality. The Telugu version of the film was released on 19 March 2021 along with its dubbed versions in

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and

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as ''Anu and Arjun'', and in

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as ''Arjun and Anu''. Mosagallu was a

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Plot

Based on a true series of incidents that shook the Indian IT industry and conned $380 million (2,800 crores), the film is about cultural clashes — between generations, between east and west, and between rich and poor. A call center scam in India rips off millions of dollars of US taxpayers' money. Born into a poor family, Anu (

) and Arjun (

) sketch out a plan for easy money, aided by their friend Sid (

). They team up with a rich man Vijay (

), set up a call center, and loot millions of dollars from US taxpayers. An upright cop, Aajit Kumar Singh (

), takes charge to nab them. After several failed attempts, he finally bursts the scam and unfolds the mysterious gang behind this scam.

Cast

Release

The film was released on 19 March 2021 along with its dubbed versions in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada as ''Anu and Arjun'' and in Malayalam as ''Arjun and Anu''.

Reception

Times of India rated the movie 2.5 out of 5 mentioning Vishnu Manchu and Kajal Aggarwal deliver a decent performance. 123 Telugu called it an engaging thriller and rated 2.75 out of 5, it called Mosagallu a decent entertainer but devoid of logics. The movie received mixed reviews from the critics and audience. Popular website Greatandhra gave 2 out of 5 stars calling it a highly technical entertainer which could've been handled better. The critics rated 2.5 and the users given a rating of 3 out of 5 on the Telugu Samayam website, called the movie an average one and heaped praises on the performances of Vishnu and Kajal. India Glitz gave 2.5 out of 5. Sangeetha devi of

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mentioned Mosagallu is partly engaging with no gripping story.

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was impressed with the movie's plot and performances of Vishnu, Kajal, Suniel Shetty and concluded the movie would've been if the screen play was a bit taut and the climax could've been handled better.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 11536262 2021 films Indian action films Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Techno-thriller films 2020s Telugu-language films 2021 thriller films Films shot in Hyderabad, India Films set in Hyderabad, India Foreign films set in the United States Films shot in the United States Films scored by Sam C. S.