Aatagallu

Aatagallu (transl. "Players") is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film produced by Vaasireddy Ravindra, Vaasireddy Sivaji, Vaddapudi Jithendra, and Makkina Ramu under the Friends Movie Creations banner. The film was directed by Paruchuri Murali.^[3][4] The film stars Jagapathi Babu, Nara Rohit, Darshana Banik in the lead roles ^[5] and music composed by Sai Karthik. Editing and Cinematography was handled by Marthand K. Venkatesh and Vijay C. Kumar respectively.^[5] The film was released on 24 August 2018.

Aatagallu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paruchuri Murali
Screenplay by	Paruchuri Murali
Story by	Paruchuri Murali
Produced by	Vaasireddy Ravindra Vaasireddy Sivaji Vaddapudi Jithendra Makkina Ramu
Starring	Jagapathi Babu Nara Rohit Darshana Banik
Cinematography	Vijay C. Kumar
Edited by	Marthand K. Venkatesh
Music by	Sai Karthik
Production company	Friends Movie Creations[1]
Release date	24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)[2]
Running time	135 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

The film begins with Siddharth, a reputed filmmaker, being accused of killing his wife Anjali. However, he declares himself innocent. Here, an undefeated criminal lawyer, Veerendra, is appointed as the prosecutor and has all the evidence against Siddharth. However, being righteous, he believes that Siddharth is virtuous. So, he calls for a new investigation; uncovers Anjali's ex-lover Munna as the culprit; and acquits Siddharth. Soon after, a flabbergasted Veerendra discovers that Siddharth is indeed the culprit. However, Siddharth is proud and does not want his image tainted. Once, he had a clash with a farmer, Dharma Rao, who slaps him on the road. An enraged Siddharth knocks him out. The incident makes a severe impact on Anjali, and she decides to divulge the truth, so he slaughtered her, too. Right now, Veerendra targets Siddharth and brings out his diabolic shade. Finally, the movie ends with Siddharth committing suicide.

Cast

• Jagapathi Babu as Public Prosecutor Veerendra
• Nara Rohit as Siddharth
• Darshana Banik as Anjali
• Brahmanandam as Go Go
• Subbaraju as DCP Nayak
• Sritej as Munna
• Chalapathi Rao as Tenali Naidu
• Nagineedu as CM
• Prabhu as Dharma Rao
• Satyam Rajesh as Rajesh Kumar
• Priya as Padma, Anjali's mother
• Jeeva as Munna's father
• Tulasi as Munna's mother
• Pilla Prasad as Excise Minister
• Chitti

Production

The shooting of the film began on 11 October 2017 at Ramanaidu Studios, Hyderabad, Telangana, India,^[6] with the "first look" poster releasing on 11 May 2018. On 9 June 2018, a 67-second teaser was released, followed by ^[7][8] the first song, "Nee Valle," on 10 June from Red FM at Mango Music.^[9] Finally, the theatrical trailer was launched on 30 June 2018.^[10]

Soundtrack

Aatagallu
Soundtrack album by Sai Karthik
Released	10 June 2018
Recorded	2018
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	8:44
Language	Telugu
Label	Mango Music
Producer	Sai Karthik
Sai Karthik chronology
Ego (2018) Aatagallu (2018) Natakam (2018)

The music was composed by Sai Karthik and was released on Mango Music Company.^[11]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Neevalle Neevalle"	Shreshta	ML Shruti	4:34
2.	"Maya Bazar"	Ramajogayya Sastry	Revanth	4:10
Total length:				8:44

Reception

The Times of India rated 1.5/5, stating that “There's no reason why you should suffer.” Everyone got impressed with Nara Rohit’s acting, Jagapathi Babu’s stern & serious looks worked out good for him and Darshana Banik as Cameo.^[12] 123telugu.com rated 2.5/5, announcing Aatagallu–Same old murder mystery: The film has nothing new to offer, making it a routine and outdated watch.^[13]