Godfather (2022 film)

GodFather
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mohan Raja
Screenplay by	Mohan Raja
Dialogues by	Lakshmi Bhupal
Story by	Murali Gopy
Based on	Lucifer (2019)
Produced by	R. B. Choudary N. V. Prasad Listin Stephen Ram Charan Upasana Kamineni
Starring	Chiranjeevi Nayanthara Salman Khan Satya Dev
Cinematography	Nirav Shah
Edited by	Marthand K. Venkatesh
Music by	S. Thaman
Production companies	Konidela Production Company Super Good Films
Distributed by	PVR Pictures Magic Frames
Release date	5 October 2022 (2022-10-05)
Running time	157 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹120 crore[1]
Box office	est. ₹108.7 crore[2]

Godfather (stylised as GodFather) is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language political action thriller film directed by Mohan Raja. It is a remake of the 2019 Malayalam film Lucifer.^[3] The film stars Chiranjeevi in the title role, alongside an ensemble cast including Salman Khan, Nayanthara, Satya Dev, Murali Mohan, Puri Jagannadh, Murali Sharma, Tanya Ravichandran, Sarvadaman D. Banerjee, Samuthirakani, Nawab Shah and Sunil. It is produced by R. B. Choudary and N. V. Prasad under the Konidela Production Company and the Super Good Films' banners. In the film, the supreme leader of the ruling party dies, leaving a huge vacuum, not only in the electoral and leadership spheres of the party but also that of the state. In the inevitable succession squabble the thin line that separates good and bad becomes irrecoverably blurred. Whoever will succeed him forms the plot.

Principal photography commenced in August 2021 with filming taking place in Hyderabad, Ooty and Mumbai. The music is composed by Thaman S with cinematography handled by Nirav Shah. Godfather was released theatrically on 5 October 2022 to mixed reviews from critics and was a box office failure, earning ₹108.7 crore (US$13 million) against a production budget of ₹120 crore (US$14 million).