''Rogue'' is a 2017 Indian

action thriller film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by

Puri Jagannadh Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry. He made his directorial debut with the Telugu film '' Badri'' starring Pawan Kalyan, Ren ...

and shot simultaneously in

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and

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languages. The film introduces Ishan in the lead role, along with

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and Angela Krislinzki playing the female leads. Filming began in November 2015 and the first trailer was out on 1 March 2017. Ishan won SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut (Telugu) at 7th SIIMA.

Plot

Cast

* Ishan as Sanju *

as Anjali 2 * Angela Krislinzki as Anjali 1 *

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as Psycho *

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as Ajaz *

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as Anjali's brother *

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* Thulasi Shivamani *

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* Chirag Jani as Chirag *

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as Seth

Production

In 2015, after the completion of the film '' Loafer'', Puri Jagannadh announced that he would start his new project titled ''Rogue'' to be a sequel of his 2006 blockbuster film, ''

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'' and had approached actor

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for the lead role. Since there were no confirmation from the actor's side, Puri hinted at directing

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's 150th film and narrated the story. Since Chiranjeevi was not impressed with the second half of the film and instead preferred a remake of Tamil film ''

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'', Puri went ahead with a fresh concept and cast producer

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's cousin Ishaan in the lead role. On 5 October 2015, Puri announced on his Twitter that he would introduce a new face for his upcoming film titled ''Rogue''. Initially actresses Aisha Sharma and

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were signed on for the lead female roles. The shoot began and suddenly was shelved due to various reasons. Later, Puri revived the project by replacing Jhaveri with Angela Krislinzki who had earlier appeared in a song of the film ''

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'' to play the lead role along with

in the parallel lead.

Music

The official soundtrack of the film consisting of six songs was composed by

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. While the Kannada version of the audio is about to be launched on 9 March 2017 at

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and invited actors

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

Sudeep Sudeep Sanjeev (born 2 September 1971), also known as Sudeepa, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, television presenter and singer, who primarily works in Kannada films. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He ...

and

Puneeth Rajkumar Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Ra ...

to be at the event. The Telugu version is planned to release in the second week of March with actor

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and

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being the primary invitees.

Release and Reception

The First Post gave a disaster review for the film, and The Hindu gave an average review for the film.

References

External links

Rogue film crew
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