Ghani (2022 film)

Ghani
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKiran Korrapati
Written byKiran Korrapati
Produced by
  • Sidhu Mudda
  • Allu Bobby
Starring
CinematographyGeorge C. Williams
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Music byS. Thaman
Production
companies
Distributed byGeetha Arts
Release date
  • 8 April 2022 (2022-04-08)
Running time
152 minutes[1][2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹30–50 crore[3][4]
Box officeest. ₹21.3 crore[5]

Ghani is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language sports drama film written and directed by Kiran Korrapati and produced by Renaissance Pictures and Allu Bobby Company. The film stars Varun Tej as the title character alongside an ensemble cast of Upendra, Suniel Shetty, Jagapathi Babu, Saiee Manjrekar, and Naveen Chandra.[6][7][8]

The film was scheduled to release on 25 February 2022 theatrically but postponed further.[9] The film was released on 8 April 2022, and received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics. Following the film's release, Tej acknowledged and apologised, accepting the film's failure at the box office through a note on social media.[10]

  1. ^ "Ghani". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Certificate detail". Central Board of Film Certification. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ "'Ghani' box office collection day 1: Varun Tej and Saiee Manjrekar's film mint approx Rs 2.5 – 3 crores on its opening day". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022. produced by Allu Arjun's brother Allu Bobby Company with a whopping budget of Rs 30 crores.
  4. ^ "వరుణ్ తేజ్ 'గని' కోసం అంత బడ్జెట్ ఎందుకు?". HMTV (in Telugu). 28 March 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Amid an RRR Tsunami, Varun Tej's Ghani Tanks at Box Office. Collection Details Inside". 12 April 2022. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Make way for Sukhjeevan Singh Dhillon, the boxer turned actor". www.mid-day.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. ^ NS (28 April 2022). "Sukhjeevan Singh Dhillon makes his presence felt on screen with his debut Telugu film Ghani | APN News". Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  8. ^ News, Nagpur (27 April 2022). "Sukhjeevan Singh Dhillon's debut Tollywood film Ghani enters the OTT realm". Nagpur Today : Nagpur News. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "Varun Tej's Ghani postponed, avoids box office clash with Bheemla Nayak". The Indian Express. 22 February 2022. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Varun Tej pens an emotional note about Ghani". 123Telugu.com. 12 April 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.