Josh (2009 Telugu film)

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Theatrical release poster
Directed byVasu Varma
Produced byDil Raju
StarringAkkineni Naga Chaitanya
Karthika
J. D. Chakravarthy
Prakash Raj
Sunil
CinematographySameer Reddy
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Music bySandeep Chowta
Production
company
Distributed bySri Venkateswara Creations
Release date
  • 5 September 2009 (2009-09-05)
Running time
168 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Josh (transl. zeal) is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age political action drama film directed by Vasu Varma in his debut, and produced Dil Raju. The film marks the debut of Akkineni Naga Chaitanya and major Telugu debutant Karthika (daughter of actress Radha Nair) in the lead roles, whilst prominent actor J. D. Chakravarthy played an antagonist role. The film's music is scored by Sandeep Chowta.[1]

The plot explores student politics, and the vested interests of politicians in such activities. Released on 5 September 2009, to highly positive reviews for its direction, screenplay, Chaitanya & Prakash Raj's performance, soundtrack & social message. But the film was not commercially successful.[2]

  1. ^ "Naga Chaitanya to show his Josh on 28 August". 123telugu.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009.
  2. ^ "From Shiva to upcoming film on George Reddy, tracing origin of films on student politics in Telugu cinema". Firstpost. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.