| Janatha Garage | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Koratala Siva |
| Written by | Koratala Siva |
| Produced by | Naveen Yerneni Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar Mohan Cherukuri (CVM) |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Tirru |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
Release date |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹40–50 crore[1][2] |
| Box office | est. ₹135.45 crore (equivalent to ₹159 crore or US$19 million in 2023)[3] |
Janatha Garage (transl. People's Garage) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language vigilante action drama film written and directed by Koratala Siva and produced by Mythri Movie Makers.[4][5] The film stars an ensemble cast including Mohanlal, N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Unni Mukundan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menon, Devayani, Rahman, Suresh, Ajay, Brahmaji, Sachin Khedekar, Ashish Vidyarthi and P. Sai Kumar. It revolves around Anand, an environmental activist comes to Hyderabad to attend a seminar, where an unexpected encounter with Sathyam, a mechanic who runs an organization called "Janatha Garage" for the oppressed, changes his purpose in life.
Devi Sri Prasad composed the music for the film, while Tirru and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao handled the cinematography and editing.
Janatha Garage was released worldwide on 1 September 2016 and received positive reviews from the critics.[6] The film registered the highest opening for a Telugu film in 2016 and the second-highest Telugu opening of all-time behind Baahubali: The Beginning, at the time.[7] It was the highest-grossing Telugu film of 2016.
It won two awards at the 64th National Film Awards—Special Jury Award for Mohanlal and Best Choreography for Raju Sundaram. It also won seven Nandi Awards—Best Popular Feature Film, Best Actor (Jr. NTR), Best Supporting Actor (Mohanlal), Best Story Writer (Koratala Siva), Best Choreographer (Sundaram), Best Art Director (A. S. Prakash) and Best Lyricist (Ramajogayya Sastry).
- ^ Hooli, Shekhar H (31 August 2016). "'Janatha Garage' total pre-release business: Mohanlal-Jr NTR-Samantha beats 'Srimanthudu,' 'Nannaku Prematho' record". International Business Times. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ FE Online (2 September 2016). "'Janatha Garage' box office collections: Mohanlal starrer rakes in Rs 21 crore on opening day". The Financial Express (India). Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Janatha Garage 5th weekend box office collection: Mohanlal and Jr NTR's film surpasses Rs 135 crore mark in 32 days". IBTimes. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "junior-ntrs-Mohanlal-'Janatha Garage' Malayalam teaser gets positive audience response [VIDEO]". International Business Times. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Janatha Garage Telugu Full Movie | Mohanlal | Jr ntr | Samantha | Nithya Menen | Kajal Aggarwal". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Janatha Garage on September 2". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Hooli, Shekhar H (2 September 2016). "'Janatha Garage' 1st day box office collection: Jr NTR-Mohanlal's film beats 'SGS' record, turns biggest opener of 2016". International Business Times. Retrieved 3 September 2016.