Gaddalakonda Ganesh

Gaddalakonda Ganesh
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHarish Shankar
Screenplay byMadhu Srinivas
Mithun Chaitanya
Dialogues by
  • Harish Shankar
Story byKarthik Subbaraj
Based onJigarthanda (2014)
Produced byRam Achanta
Gopichand Achanta
StarringVarun Tej Konidela
Atharvaa
Pooja Hegde
Mirnalini Ravi
CinematographyAyananka Bose
Edited byChota K. Prasad
Music byMickey J. Meyer
Production
company
14 Reels Plus Entertainment
Release date
  • 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
Running time
172 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹25 crore[1]
Box office₹42.5 crores[2]

Gaddalakonda Ganesh is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film[3] directed by Harish Shankar and produced by Ram Achanta and Gopichand Achanta under the 14 Reels Plus banner.[4] The film is an official remake of the 2014 Tamil film Jigarthanda which itself was inspired by the 2006 South Korean movie A Dirty Carnival.[5][6][7] The film stars Varun Tej Konidela, Atharvaa, Pooja Hegde, and Mirnalini Ravi. The film marks the Telugu debut of Atharvaa and Mirnalini Ravi.[8][9] Principal photography began in December 2011 and wrapped in December 2011. The film has music composed by Mickey J. Meyer, cinematography was handled by Ayananka Bose, and editing by Chota K. Prasad.

Gaddalakonda Ganesh was released on 18 January 2019. The film received positive response from both critics and audiences praising cast performances (particularly Varun Tej and Pooja Hegde), action, direction, story and screenplay.[10] The film was commercially successful, grossing ₹45 crore at the box office.[11] Initially titled Valmiki, the title was changed to Gaddalakonda Ganesh after several controversies and a legal dispute.

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