''Subrahmanyapuram'' is a 2018 Indian
Telugu
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*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
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S ...
-language
Mystery
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thriller film
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starring
Sumanth and
Eesha Rebba
Eesha Rebba (born 19 April 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu films. She is known for her roles in ''Anthaka Mundu Aa Tarvatha'' (2013), '' Bandipotu'' (2015), ''Oyee'' (2016), '' Ami Thumi'' (2017), ''Darsakudu'' (20 ...
directed by Santosh and produced by Sudhakara Reddy and Dheeraj.
Plot
This entire film revolves around a young lad Karthiik (
Sumanth), who is meant to solve the mystery of a town named Subrahmanyapuram.
Cast
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Sumanth as Karthik
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Eesha Rebba
Eesha Rebba (born 19 April 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu films. She is known for her roles in ''Anthaka Mundu Aa Tarvatha'' (2013), '' Bandipotu'' (2015), ''Oyee'' (2016), '' Ami Thumi'' (2017), ''Darsakudu'' (20 ...
as Priya
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Sai Kumar as Ayushmaan
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Suresh as Varma
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Surya
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Raghunatha Reddy
Raghunatha Reddy is an Indian actor from Andhra Pradesh. He acted in more than 370 films. Apart from Telugu, he also acted in Tamil, Hindi and Bhojpuri films. He appears in Telugu TV serials also.
Early life
He was born in Vijayawada to the cou ...
*Amit Sharma
* Vajja Venkata Giridhar
*Bhadram
* Josh Ravi
*Harishini
Production
The director narrated the script to Sumanth in February 2018. Sumanth plays an atheist in the film. This film is Sumanth's 25th film and was launched in March 2018 during the festival of
Ugadi. The film was shot in Sriramapuram in
East Godavari and
Hyderabad
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. The first look of the film was revealed in July 2018. In August of the same year, around fifty percent of the shooting was completed.
Rana Daggubati
Ramanaidu "Rana" Daggubati (; born 14 December 1984) is an Indian actor and producer known primarily for his work in Telugu language films, in addition to Hindi and Tamil languages. Rana is described as one of the few actors in India who were ...
gave a voice-over for some scenes in the film. The shooting of the film finished in October 2018. The teaser was released during
Dussehra
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in late October. The trailer was released in November. This film was released on 7 Dec 2018.
Soundtrack
The songs were composed by
Shekar Chandra
Sekhar Chandra is an Indian music composer, Singer and director notable for his work in the Telugu cinema industry. His debut films as music director were ''Anasuya'' in Telugu and ''Ooh La La La'' in Tamil.
Personal life and career
He was bo ...
.
*"Ee Rojila" is written by Suresh Banisetti and sung by
Anurag Kulkarni
Anurag Kulkarni is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Telugu language films.
Early life and career
Kulkarni was born in a Marathi family in Kamareddy, Telangana. He started learning Hindustani classical music with late Ka ...
and Nutana.
*"Friendship" is written by Puranachary and sung by Dhanunjay.
*"Saho Shanmukha" is written by Jonnavithula Ramalingeswara Raj and sung by
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.
Reception
''123Telugu'' gave three out of five stars and wrote that "The intriguing storyline is the main highlight of Subramanyapuram." ''
The Hindu
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'' gave the film a mixed review and wrote "Subrahmanyapuram is definitely not what is depicted in the trailer". ''
The Times of India
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'' gave the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that " If there’s something that you will not regret shelling out your hard-earned money for, it’s only Sumanth’s composed performance".
References
External links
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2010s Telugu-language films
Indian mystery thriller films
2010s mystery thriller films
2018 thriller films
Indian mystery films
Films about Hinduism
Films set in Andhra Pradesh
Films shot in Andhra Pradesh
Films shot at Ramoji Film City
Films shot in Hyderabad, India
Films set in Konaseema