| Soggade Chinni Nayana | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Kalyan Krishna Kurasala |
| Screenplay by | Satyanand |
| Story by | Ram Mohan P |
| Produced by | Nagarjuna |
| Starring | Nagarjuna Ramya Krishna Lavanya Tripathi |
| Cinematography | P. S. Vinod Siddhardh Ramaswamy |
| Edited by | Prawin Pudi |
| Music by | Anup Rubens |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Annapurna Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹15–20 crore[a] |
| Box office | est.₹82.5 crore [3] |
Soggade Chinni Nayana (transl. The young man is a charmer) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language supernatural drama film directed by Kalyan Krishna Kurasala and written by Satyanand and Ram Mohan P. In addition to producing the film under his Annapurna Studios banner, Nagarjuna played dual roles, starring alongside Ramya Krishna and Lavanya Tripathi. Nassar, Mahadevan, Sampath Raj and Brahmanandam played supporting roles. The film revolves around the soul of Bangarraju, a flirtatious zamindar whom Yama sends back to earth to reconcile his son (Ram "Ramu" Mohan) and his wife Seetha, who are on the brink of divorce. In the process, he learns about his death and its connection with a local Shiva temple.
P. S. Vinod and Siddhardh Ramaswami provided the cinematography, and Anup Rubens composed the film's soundtrack and background score. Prawin Pudi edited the film. Principal photography for the film began on 19 November 2014 after it was launched in Hyderabad, and wrapped on 4 October 2015. Most of the film was shot in and around Rajahmundry and Mysore.
Produced on a budget of ₹15–20 crore, Soggade Chinni Nayana was released worldwide on 15 January 2016 during the Makar Sankranti festival season in 390-410 screens. It received positive reviews from critics and was commercially Blockbuster, earning ₹ 82 crore globally. The film was remade in Kannada as Upendra Matte Baa (2017). A sequel titled Bangarraju was released in 2022.
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- ^ H. Hooli, Shekhar (24 February 2016). "Nagarjuna registers title 'Bangarraju' as sequel to 'Soggade Chinni Nayana'". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016.
- ^ Hooli, Shekhar H. (28 December 2016). "Best of Tollywood 2016: Top 25 highest-grossing Telugu movies of the year". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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