Autonagar Surya

Autonagar Surya
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Directed byDeva Katta
Written byDeva Katta
Produced byK. Achi Reddy
StarringNaga Chaitanya
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
CinematographySrikanth Naroj
Edited byGautham Raju
Music byAnoop Rubens
Production
company
Max India Productions
Distributed byCineGalaxy Inc.,
(Overseas)
Sri Venkateswara Creations,
Hari Pictures
Release date
  • 27 June 2014 (2014-06-27)[1]
Running time
157 minutes
(Initial Version)[2]
145 minutes
(Final Version)[3]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹25crore[4]

Autonagar Surya is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language Periodic political action drama film[5] directed by Deva Katta. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, with Brahmanandam and Sai Kumar in pivotal roles. The film was produced by K. Atchi Reddy on Max India Productions banner while R. R. Movie Makers acted as its presenter who later disassociated themselves with the film.[6] This film is a Second film under Deva Katta's Quadriology of society which shows perspective of a common man on society.

Anoop Rubens composed the music for the film while Srikanth Naroj, known for his work in the 2011 film Hostel handled the cinematography. Gautham Raju handled the editing.[7]

The principal photography started officially on 14 October 2011 at Hyderabad.[8] After Filming continuously till December 2012, the film's shoot was halted due to the Financial turmoil of the producers ultimately reviving in September 2013, Wrapping the entire shooting by 30 November 2013.[9] The film was scheduled for a worldwide release on 27 June 2014 in theaters.[10] Upon release, the film opened to mixed to negative reviews from critics due to which the film was trimmed by 12 minutes. But later received appreciation on the TV and OTT considers it as a classic.[11][12][13][14]

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  2. ^ "'Autonagar Surya' censored with an 'A' certificate". IndiaGlitz. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. ^ "'Autonagar Surya' trimmed by 12 minutes". IndiaGlitz. 28 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  4. ^ "'Autonagar Surya' makes slow start, expert blame delay in release". Zee News. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Autonagar Surya Review by Jeevi". idlebrain.com.
  6. ^ "Decision on Autonagar Surya today". Deccan Chronicle. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  7. ^ "First look: Naga Chaitanya, Samantha in Autonagar Surya". Rediff.com. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Autonagar Surya starts off in Hyderabad". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Autonagar Surya movie shooting completed". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Autonagar Surya grand release on June 27". The Times of India. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  11. ^ "'Autonagar Surya' Movie Review Roundup: Average Fare". International Business Times India. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Autonagar Surya gets trimmed by 12 minutes". The Times of India. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Deva Katta's satire on reviewers". The Times of India. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  14. ^ "Deva Katta's Top 10 Dialogues In Autonagar Surya". Oneindia Entertainment. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.