Puli (2010 film)

Puli
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. J. Surya
Written byS. J. Suryah
Produced bySinganamala Ramesh Babu
StarringPawan Kalyan
Nikeesha Patel
Manoj Bajpayee
Saranya Ponvannan
Nassar
Charan Raj
Ali
CinematographyBinod Pradhan
Edited byPrabhakaran
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
company
Kanagarathna Movies
Distributed by
Release date
  • 10 September 2010 (2010-09-10) (India)
Running time
163 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹40 crore[2]

Puli (transl. Tiger) is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by S. J. Suryah, starring Pawan Kalyan in the lead role, with Nikesha Patel, Manoj Bajpayee, Saranya Ponvannan, Charan Raj, Nassar, and Ali in supporting roles.[3] The film features a soundtrack by A. R. Rahman and cinematography by Binod Pradhan. It was produced by Singanamala Ramesh Babu, on a ₹ 40 crore budget and was distributed by Geetha Arts.[4] The film was released on 10 September 2010.

Initially titled Komaram Puli, the film was renamed Puli on its second day of release due to objections from Komaram Sony Rao, the grandson of tribal legend Komaram Bheem, whose name had inspired the original title.[5][6] The Nizam distribution rights were sold to Geetha Arts for ₹12 crore, a record-breaking sum at the time.[7] Despite the high expectations, Puli was critically panned and ultimately became a box office disaster.

  1. ^ "Komaram Puli review: A must watch flick". Vebtoday. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Robot-phobia!".
  3. ^ "Komaram Puli film review". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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  5. ^ "'Komarum Puli' Title Change". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Puli Hits Screens, Dropping 'Komaram'". Fullhyderabad. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  7. ^ "Geeta Arts bagged K'Puli Nizam rights for 12Cr – Telugu Movie and Political News" Archived 23 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. chithr.com. 15 August 2009