Akira (2016 Hindi film)

For the Japanese film with the same name, see Akira (1988 film).

Akira
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. R. Murugadoss
Written byAdditional Screenplay and Dialogues:
Anurag Kashyap
Dialogues:
Karan Singh Rathore
Screenplay bySantha Kumar
A. R. Murugadoss
Story bySantha Kumar
Based onMouna Guru
by Santha Kumar
Produced byFox Star Studios
A.R. Murugadoss
Starring
CinematographyR. D. Rajasekhar
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byScore:
John Stewart Eduri
Songs:
Vishal–Shekhar[1][2]
Production
companies
Distributed byFox Star Studios
Release date
  • 2 September 2016 (2016-09-02)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹3.6 crore[3]
Box officeest. ₹15.06 crore[4]

Akira is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film co-written, produced and directed by A. R. Murugadoss. It is a remake of the 2011 Tamil-language film Mouna Guru,[5] and features Sonakshi Sinha, Konkana Sen Sharma and Anurag Kashyap in the lead roles.[6]

Principal photography began in March 2015, and the film was released worldwide on 2 September 2016.[7][8] The soundtrack composed by Vishal–Shekhar, was released on 16 August 2016. The film received mixed reviews from critics with praise for the performances of the cast but criticism for the writing of the film.[9][10][11]

A tie-in action mobile video game, titled Akira: The Game, was also released along with the film. The video game was developed by Vroovy.

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  3. ^ Goswami, Parismita (3 September 2016). "'Akira' day 2 box office collection: Sonakshi Sinha's film remains steady; set to recover its cost". International Business Times.
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  5. ^ "Sonakshi Sinha on sets of her action thriller 'Akira'". Mid-Day. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  6. ^ Bharadwaj, Rahul Deo (10 June 2016). "The Black Widow of Indian cinema". The Hans India. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  7. ^ "A.R. Murugadoss' next starring Sonakshi Sinha titled Akira". Bollywood Hungama. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Sonakshi starrer Akira's teaser poster announces new release date September 2". 20 June 2016.
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