Aakatayi
| Aakatayi | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Rom Bhimana |
| Produced by | K R Vijay Karan K R Kaushal Karan K R Anil Karan |
| Starring | Aashish Raj Rukshar Dhillon |
| Cinematography | Venkat Gangadhari |
| Edited by | M. R. Varma |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | VKA Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Aakatayi is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Rom Bhimana. Produced by K R Vijay Karan, K R Kaushal Karan, K R Anil Karan under the VKA Films, it features debutantes Aashish Raj and Rukshar Mir in the lead roles. Bollywood actress Ameesha Patel featured in an item title song. Mani Sharma composed the film's score and soundtrack. Pradeep Rawat, Suman, Ramki, Brahmanandam, Posani Krishna Murali played supporting roles.
Plot
[edit]Vikranth (Ashish Raj) is a studious engineering student who falls for Anagha (Rukshar Mir) Vikranth gets a shocker of his life when he gets to know some news about his parents through Anagha. Vikranth steps in to know the truth about his parents. Then there is the World's most wanted criminal Jehangir (Pradeep Rawat) who comes into Vikranth's life and makes it difficult for him by spoiling his things.
Cast
[edit]- Aashish Raj as Vikranth
- Rukshar Dhillon as Anagha
- Pradeep Rawat as Jehangir
- Suman as Chandrashekhar
- Brahmanandam as Kabali
- Ramki as Vikram Simha
- Raasi as Maalathi Devi
- Posani Krishna Murali as Politician
- Ajay Ghosh as Beeku
- Nagendra Babu as Police officer
- Prudhviraj as Pawan Kalyan fan
- Srinivasa Reddy
- Ameesha Patel in item number[1]
Production
[edit]Shooting began on 25 July 2016[2]
Soundtrack
[edit]The Music Was Composed By Mani Sharma and Released by Aditya Music.
| Aakatayi | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 8 February 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:22 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
| Mani Sharma chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Go Lets Go" | Karunakar Adigarla | Deepu, Sweekar Agasthi, Karuna | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Niluvetthuga Nene Neevuga" | Chaitanya Prasad | Ramya Behara | 4:43 |
| 3. | "Anaghaa Anaghaa (Version 1)" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Sri Krishna | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Pranam Paravana" | Karunakar Adigarla | Anurag Kulkarni, Sahithi Chaganti | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Virigina Aakasanni" | Sri Mani | Sweekar Agasti | 2:49 |
| 6. | "Aakatayi" | Chaitanya Prasad | Uma Neha | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Anaghaa Anaghaa (Version 2)" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Ramajogayya Sastry | 4:11 |
| Total length: | 28:22 | |||
Release
[edit]The teaser was released on 21 January 2017.[3] The film was released on 10 March 2017.[4][5] The soundtrack was released on 8 February 2017 on Aditya Music.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Aakatayi is a one-time watch if you don’t use your brains for the second half of the film".[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ameesha Patel to do a special song!". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Aakatayi movie Launch Images". Teluguodu.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ashish Raj, Ruksar Meer's Aakatayi Teaser Launch. Music by Manisharma". www.raagalahari.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "aakatayi in post production stage". tollywood.net. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Aakatayi Movie Launch Asish Raj Ruxer Mear Idlebrain Com Idlebrainlive » | Telugu Video Samachar". telugu.videosamachar.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Aakatayi Theatrical Trailer- Aakatayi Movie-Aashish Raj, Rukshar Mir, Rom Bhimana." ap7am.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Aakatayi Movie Review {2.5/5}: It's a one-time watch if you don't'use your brains for the second half of the film". The Times of India.
- ^ "Aakatayi Telugu Movie Review | Aashish Raj Aakatayi Movie Review and Rating | Aakatayi Cinema Review | Aakatayi Film Review". 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Aakatayi review. Aakatayi Telugu movie review, story, rating".