'' Attack '' is a 2016

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political thriller A political thriller is a thriller that is set against the backdrop of a political power struggle, high stakes and suspense is the core of the story. The genre often forces the audiences to consider and understand the importance of politics. The st ...

film written, and 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 Hindi, Kannada language films, and television.** * ...

and produced by C. Kalyan. It features

Manchu Manoj Manchu Manoj Kumar (born 20 May 1983) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. He first appeared at the age of ten as a child artist in '' Major Chandrakanth''. He made his film debut in a leading role with ''Donga Dongadi'' in 2004. He re ...

and

Surbhi Surbhi Puranik (born 5 June), known professionally as Surbhi, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her film debut with the Tamil film ''Ivan Veramathiri'' (2013), for which she received SIIMA Award for ...

, while Jagapati Babu, Prakash Raj, and

Vadde Naveen Vadde Naveen is an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu films. His father Vadde Ramesh was a film producer. Career Although his first film released was ''Korukunna Priyudu'' (1997), his first movie as an actor was ''Krant ...

play supporting roles. The music was composed by Ravi Shankar. The film was released worldwide on 1 April 2016.

Plot

Guru Raj the man of the masses, is a powerful businessman of Charminar Group of Companies who runs his gang as a mafia don. He has three sons Kaali, Gopi, and Radha Krishna "Radha" who are his backbones. Valli loves Radha and tries to drag him away from these issues. Meanwhile, Guru Raj is slaughtered by some unknown gangsters while visiting a temple. The incident makes a severe impact on his family as it made him clueless about the motive. Here, Kaali seeks vengeance and starts digging into the matter. Unfortunately, he too was killed in unusual circumstances. Therefrom, infuriated Radha decide to eliminate the men responsible for his father and brother's death. Finally, he solves the murders and takes avenge. Finally, he finds out that Gopi features in this entire setup.

Cast

as Radha Krishna "Radha" * Jagapati Babu as Kaali *

as Valli * Prakash Raj as Guru Raj *

as Gopi *

Abhimanyu Singh Abhimanyu Singh (born 20 September 1974) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Bhojpuri films. Career Singh made his debut with '' Aks'' (2001), directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. He got his first break with the ...

as Sattu *

Poonam Kaur Poonam Kaur is an Indian actress and model who primarily appears in Telugu and Tamil films. She is also a politician, based out of Telangana and a member of the Congress Party. Career Born and raised in Hyderabad, India, Poonam Kaur did he ...

as Sakhi *

Manju Bhargavi Manju Bhargavi (born 1955) is an actress and dancer, best known for her performance in the Telugu blockbuster film Sankarabharanam (1979) and Nayakudu Vinayakudu (1980). Early life Manju Bhargavi parents originally hailed from Andhra Pradesh ...

as Guru Raj's wife * Chalapathi Rao as Masthan * Narsing Yadav as Bhadri

Soundtrack

Music composed by Ravi Shankar. Lyrics written by Sira Sri. Music released on Lahari Music Company.

Production

Filming

The film was officially launched on 20 February 2015 and its regular shoot has started from next day. Some important scenes of the film are being shot in a RTO office in Hyderabad.

Casting

It is second time team up for

Jagapathi Babu Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, , Kannada and Malayalam films. ...

with Ram Gopal Varma after his blockbuster film

Gaayam ''Gaayam'' () is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language political thriller film, based on the 1980s Vijayawada Gang Warfare. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, and story co-written by himself and Mani Ratnam, it stars Jagapathi Babu, Revathi, Urmila Matondka ...

in 1993 and it is the Manchu Manoj's first time team up with Ram Gopal Varma and second time team up with Jagapati babu after the

Current Theega ''Current Theega'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy action film produced by Manchu Vishnu on 24 Frames Factory banner and directed by G. Nageswara Reddy. It stars Manchu Manoj, Rakul Preet Singh and Jagapathi Babu. The fil ...

making his comeback in this film with a crucial role. ''Beeruva'' fame Surbhi has been roped in this film as the lead actress.

Release

The first motion poster of ''Attack'' was released on 30 May 2015 and the theatrical trailer was released on 31 May 2015. The film was released on 1 April 2016.

References

External links

* {{Ram Gopal Varma 2010s Telugu-language films 2010s political thriller films Films directed by Ram Gopal Varma Indian films about revenge Indian neo-noir films Indian crime thriller films Indian political thriller films 2016 crime thriller films Films about organised crime in India Crime films based on actual events Thriller films based on actual events