| Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Trivikram Srinivas |
| Written by | Trivikram Srinivas |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | P. S. Vinod |
| Edited by | Naveen Nooli |
| Music by | Thaman S |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Geetha Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 165 minutes[citation needed] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹100 crore[citation needed] |
| Box office | est.₹262–280 crore [a] |
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo[note 1] (transl. There in Vaikuntapuram), also known by the initialism AVPL, is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action drama film[4][5] written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles, alongside an ensemble cast of Jayaram, Tabu, Sushanth, Nivetha Pethuraj, Murali Sharma, Samuthirakani, Navdeep, Sunil, Sachin Khedekar, Govind Padmasoorya, Harsha Vardhan, Rohini, Vennela Kishore, Ajay, and Rajendra Prasad.[1] It was produced by Allu Aravind and S. Radha Krishna under their banners Geetha Arts and Haarika & Hassine Creations, respectively.[6] This movie's story is heavily inspired from Sr NTR's Intiguttu(1958) and Manchi Manishi(1964).
Production of the film began in April 2019, and wrapped up in December 2019. It was filmed across Hyderabad, with songs being shot overseas. The film's soundtrack was composed by S. Thaman, while cinematography and editing were handled by P. S. Vinod and Naveen Nooli, respectively. After premiering in the United States on 11 January 2020, the film was released theatrically on 12 January, coinciding with Sankranti.
It opened to highly positive reviews, with praise for performances of the cast, Thaman's music, entertainment value, and Trivikram's writing and direction. It was commercially successful and grossed ₹262–280 crores worldwide. It became one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time and the second highest grossing Indian film of 2020..[1] Thaman won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction. The film also won ten South Indian International Movie Awards including Best Film – Telugu.[7] A Hindi remake titled Shehzada was released on 17 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Highest-grossing Telugu movies at WW box office". Deccan Herald. 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Allu Arjun's Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo emerges as the third highest grosser ever in Telugu". Cinema Express. 12 February 2020. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Information and documentation – Transliteration of Devanagari and related Indic scripts into Latin characters" (PDF). Chatranjali. International Organization for Standardization. 1 October 2001. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo is a Telugu language action drama in which a man swaps his newborn son with a baby born to a wealthy and powerful family.
- ^ "ALA VAIKUNTAPURAMLO". Australian Classification Board. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
Ala Vaikuntapuramlo is an Indian action-drama film about two baby boys that are switched at birth and the secret is revealed some 25 years later. The film is in Telugu with English subtitles.
- ^ "Allu Arjun's next film titled Ala Vaikuntapuramlo and first glimpse teaser revealed!". in.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "68th National Film Awards winners list". The Indian Express. 22 July 2022. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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