''Aasha Encounter'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language

docudrama Docudrama (or documentary drama) is a genre of television and film, which features dramatized re-enactments of actual events. It is described as a hybrid of documentary and drama and "a fact-based representation of real event". Docudramas typic ...

film based on the 2019 gang assault and subsequent killing of a young woman in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

. It is written and directed by Anand Chandra. The film was released on 1 January 2022.

Plot

Disha gang assault and killing on 27 November 2019 shocked the entire country when 4 young guys in a Lorry targeted a Scooty driving young veterinary doctor and brutalized her crossing the upper limits in the crime history of India.

Cast

* Srikanth Iyengar as a NHRC Chief *

Sonia Akula Sonia Akula is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu language films. Sonia made her debut with the 2019 Telugu film George Reddy. Early life Sonia Akula was born on 31 May in Gajulapally Village, Manthani Mandal, Peddapalli district, Tela ...

as Aasha * Sridhar Rao as Bharath

Production

This film was initially announced to be jointly directed by

Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Bollywood, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada language ...

and Anand Chandra under the title ''Aasha Encounter''. However, the film had issues getting a CBFC certificate and Varma later disassociated himself from the film.

Release and reception

The film was released on 1 January 2022. An ''NTV'' critic gave a mixed review for the film, appreciating the performances and score while criticizing screenplay and inconclusive climax.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt13034338 2022 films 2020s Telugu-language films Films about rape in India Films set in Hyderabad, India Indian docudrama films 2022 crime films