Anando Brahma

Anando Brahma
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMahi V. Raghav
Written byMahi V. Raghav
Produced byVijay Chilla
Shashi Devireddy
StarringTaapsee Pannu
Srinivas Reddy
Vennela Kishore
Shakalaka Shankar
Rajiv Kanakala
CinematographyAnish Tharun Kumar
Edited byShravan Katikaneni
Music byK
Production
company
Release date
  • 18 August 2017 (2017-08-18)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹3 crore[1]
Box officeest. ₹15 crore or ₹6 crore (distributor share)[1]

Anando Brahma is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language comedy horror film written and directed by Mahi V. Raghav, starring Tapasee Pannu, Srinivas Reddy, Shakalaka Shankar, and Vennela Kishore.[2][3] Produced by Vijay Chilla and Shashi Devireddy, the film has music composed by K.

The film released on August 18, 2017, to positive reviews.[4] The film was remade in Tamil as Petromax (2019), Bengali as Bhootchakra Pvt. Ltd. (2019) and Kannada as Mane Maratakkide (2019).[5] It went on to be an inspiration for another Kannada film Damayanthi (2019) and also for the Pakistani film Lafangey (2022).[6]

  1. ^ a b "'Anando Brahma' Box Office collections Day 24: Taapsee Pannu starrer becomes the biggest hit of small budget films released in 2017?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Taapsee Pannu all set for a Tollywood comeback with 'Anando Brahma'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Anando Brahma first look: Taapsee Pannu returns to Telugu cinema with a horror-comedy". The Indian Express. 27 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Rearing to go: Mahi V Raghav". Deccan Chronicle. 23 August 2019. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. ^ "'Mane Marattakide' review: This horror-comedy is one laughter ride". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Damayanthi is inspired by Anando Brahma". Bangalore Mirror. 30 November 2019. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.