''Arjun Suravaram'' is a 2019 Indian

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action thriller film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

written and directed by T. Santhosh. The film stars

Nikhil Siddharth Nikhil Siddhartha (born 1 June 1985) is an Indian actor of the Telugu film industry. He played minor roles in various films before being cast in ''Happy Days'' (2007) as one of the four male leads. The film was successful and became his breakth ...

and

Lavanya Tripathi Lavanya Tripathi (born 15 December 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu films along with Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Hindi television show ''Pyaar Ka Bandhan'' (2009) and made her film debut with ''An ...

. It is produced by Rajkumar Akella, and presented by B. Madhu on the Movie Dynamix banner.

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composed the film's music, while

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handled the editing and Suryaa handled the cinematography. It is a remake of the director's own

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film ''

Kanithan ''Kanithan'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by T. N. Santhosh and produced by S. Thanu. The film stars Atharvaa and Catherine Tresa. Sivamani composed the film's music. Having begun production in 201 ...

'' (2016). The film released on 29 November 2019. It received positive reviews from critics and was commercially successful.

Plot

The film's story takes place in the backdrop of News television channels. The protagonist. Arjun Suravaram (

), is a third-generation journalist who takes to the profession despite opposition from his idealistic but now skeptical father ( Nagineedu), who feels that the fourth estate has lost its moral compass in the present times and hence his son should stay away from journalism. Arjun nurses a deep desire and dream: to become an investigative journalist with an international TV Channel of repute. However, as feared by his father, the young reporter gets himself trapped in a fake educational loan and certificate scam, which he now has to unearth in order to prove his innocence, as well as to help the society at large, to cleanse the system of such evils. Kavya (

) is Arjun’s love interest, an aspiring journalist, and the daughter of the owner (Kedar Shankara) of a TV channel that Arjun works for. Together as they try to unravel the mystery of the scam, they discover that there is a far more sinister network beneath the surface, and their life is under grave threat from the evil forces. Will they survive to bring the truth to the fore?

Cast

Soundtrack

Music is composed by

, and released on Lahari Music/ T-Series Telugu. "Kanne Kanne" and "Che Guevara" are covers of the songs with same title from the Tamil films '' Ayogya'' and ''

'' respectively, the latter of which this film is a remake of.

Release

Initially, movie was titled as ''Mudra'' and was scheduled to release on 8 November 2018, after failing to release on 8 November, on 12 November 2018 it was announced the movie will be releasing on 28 December 2018, eventually failed to release. Meanwhile on 25 January 2019, a movie with same title (''Mudra'') long delayed

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's film was released. To avoid title conflict, title was changed to ''Arjun Suravaram'' and scheduled to release on 29 March 2019, later re-scheduled due to financial problems and pushed to 1 May 2019, which eventually failed to release both the times. After many delays movie was released on 29 November 2019.

Reception

Box office

On the opening day, ''Arjun Suravaram'' grossed 4.1 crore, and 12.3 crore in the first weekend worldwide. In its lifetime, ''Arjun Suravaram'' grossed 21 crore at the global box office.

Critical reception

Arjun Suravaram received positive reviews from critics. ''

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'' gave 3 out of 5 stars stating, "Arjun Suravaram deserves to be watched. The director should be appreciated for taking up a topical issue, that of fake certificates. Nikhil Siddharth, as the investigative reporter, puts in a sincere performance, and he is convincing. Cinematography by Surya is good, and the action scenes are choreographed nicely". Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''

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'' wrote, "The film is engrossing when it focuses on its main plot. Nikhil has the knack for choosing interesting stories and effectively portrays the part of a purpose-driven reporter who is vulnerable when the tables turn against him. Lavanya as the aspiring journalist has a role that’s comparatively limited in scope, but she does it efficiently, and Sahi Suresh’s art direction and Suryaa’s cinematography deserve a mention." ''123Telugu.com'' gave 3.25 stars stating "Arjun Suravaram is an engaging crime thriller with a novel concept. The thrills showcased, breezy narration, and Nikhil’s performance are basic assets. Nikhil’s long wait will surely pay dividends for him". ''Industryhit.com'' gave 3.25 stars stating "The message along with the thrills with uncompromising production values makes Arjun Suravaram a must-watch big-screen flick". ''Indiaglitz.com'' gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "The premise and storyline are exciting. Good performances and some nice technical output help. ''

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'' gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "BGM and Nikhil are the highlights of the film".

References

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