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Directed by | Mohan Raja |
Screenplay by | Mohan Raja (adapted screenplay) |
Dialogues by | Lakshmi Bhupal |
Story by | Murali Gopy |
Based on | Lucifer (2019) by Prithviraj Sukumaran, Murali Gopy |
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Cinematography | Nirav Shah |
Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
Music by | S. Thaman |
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Distributed by | PVR Pictures Magic Frames |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | ₹120 crore[1] |
Box office | est. ₹108.7 crore[2] |
Godfather (stylised as GodFather) is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language political action thriller film directed by Mohan Raja. It is a remake of the 2019 Malayalam film Lucifer.[3] The film stars Chiranjeevi in the title role, alongside an ensemble cast including Salman Khan, Nayanthara, Satya Dev, Murali Mohan, Puri Jagannadh, Murali Sharma, Tanya Ravichandran, Sarvadaman D. Banerjee, Samuthirakani, Nawab Shah and Sunil. It is produced by R. B. Choudary and N. V. Prasad under the Konidela Production Company and the Super Good Films' banners. In the film, the supreme leader of the ruling party dies, leaving a huge vacuum, not only in the electoral and leadership spheres of the party but also that of the state. In the inevitable succession squabble the thin line that separates good and bad becomes irrecoverably blurred. Whoever will succeed him forms the plot.
Principal photography commenced in August 2021 with filming taking place in Hyderabad, Ooty and Mumbai. The music is composed by Thaman S with cinematography handled by Nirav Shah. Godfather was released theatrically on 5 October 2022 to mixed reviews from critics and was a box office failure, earning ₹108.7 crore (US$13 million) against a production budget of ₹120 crore (US$14 million).