| Arundhati | |
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| Directed by | Kodi Ramakrishna |
| Written by | Mallemala Unit Chintapalli Ramana (Dialogues) |
| Produced by | Shyam Prasad Reddy |
| Starring | Anushka Shetty Sonu Sood |
| Cinematography | K. K. Senthil Kumar |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | Koti |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹13.5 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹70 crore[2] |
Arundhati is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language horror fantasy film[3] directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, and produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy, under his banner, Mallemala Entertainments. The film stars Anushka Shetty in the title role with Sonu Sood, Arjan Bajwa, Sayaji Shinde, Manorama, and Kaikala Satyanarayana. The music is composed by Koti with cinematography by K. K. Senthil Kumar and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh.
Released on 16 January 2009, the film was a major commercial success and went onto become one of the highest-grossing Telugu films in history at the time.[2] The success of the film turned Anushka into a major movie star overnight in Telugu cinema.[4] The film received several accolades, including ten Nandi Awards, and two Filmfare Awards South.
The film was remade in Bengali with the same name in 2014.[5]
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- ^ "Happy birthday Anushka Shetty: Four films that made her a pan-India star, and we are not talking about Baahubali". Hindustan Times. 7 November 2020. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ CR, Hemanth Kumar (5 February 2020). "7 Telugu films you must check out if you love the fantasy genre". Vogue India. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
The film turned Anushka Shetty into a big star in Telugu cinema, and kickstarted a new wave of female-centric films soon after its release.
- ^ "Is the Bengali audience changing?". The Indian Express. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2021.