Republic (film)

Republic
Official release poster
Directed byDeva Katta
Screenplay byDeva Katta
Kiran Jay Kumar
Story byDeva Katta
Produced byJ. Bhagawan
J. Pullarao
Starring
CinematographyM. Sukumar
Edited byPraveen K. L.
Music byMani Sharma
Production
companies
JB Entertainments
Zee Studios
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
  • 1 October 2021 (2021-10-01)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Republic is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language Political Social Drama film written and directed by Deva Katta, and produced by JB Entertainments and Zee Studios. The film stars Sai Tej, Aishwarya Rajesh, Ramya Krishna, and Jagapathi Babu. The plot follows Panja Abhiram (Tej), an IAS officer who tackles the corruption in the political system and the administrative machinery. This film is 3rd film in Deva Katta's Quadrilogy which shows a bureaucrat's perspective on society.

Principal photography of the film began in mid-2020 and ended in February 2021, after being briefly suspended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mani Sharma scored the film while the cinematography and editing were performed by M. Sukumar and Praveen K. L., respectively. Republic was released theatrically on 1 October 2021 to critical acclaim but was unsuccessful at the box office.