''47 Days'' is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language

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film written and directed by Pradeep Maddali. Produced by Title Card Entertainment, the film stars

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and

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with music composed by Raghu Kunche. The film began its production in 2018 which was delayed due to

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. ''47 Days'' was digitally released on 30 June 2020 via

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, and opened to mixed reviews.

Plot

Satyadev is an ACP whose wife Paddu dies. While inspecting a similar case to the death of his wife, Satyadev becomes a part of a larger issue.

Cast

Production

The film is directed by Pradeep Maddali, a former software engineer who worked as an assistant director under

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. He met

on the sets of '' Rogue'' (2017). The film is based on a scene from his short film ''Juliet'' (2011) and began production in 2018. Satyadev was signed to play an ACP in the film. The makers of the film obtained the permission to use the name ''47 Days'' after the 1981 film of the same name. The film was scheduled to release in theaters following Satyadev's '' Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya''; however, the film released on

on June 30, 2020, due to

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after much delay.

Music

The songs are composed by Raghu Kunche.

released the song "Kya Karoon" on Valentines Day 2018, performed by Neeha Kadiveti with lyrics by Lakshmi Bhupala.

Reception

47 Days received mixed reviews from critics with praise for performances and technical output but criticism for the storyline and narration. Neeshita Nyayapati of ''

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'' gave the film two stars out of five, saying "''47 Days'' only works in bits and pieces because Satyadev does enough to ensure you stay invested." Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''

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'' wrote that, "There’s a lot going on in the film written and directed by Pradeep Maddali, but it ends up as a hotchpotch. The only reason to watch it till the end is its leading man Satyadev, whose empathetic performance goes in vain."

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