''Macherla Niyojakavargam'' () is a 2022 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by editor M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy, in his directorial debut. It was produced by Nithiin's family, under

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. The film stars

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and

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. It was released in theatres on 12 August 2022 and received mostly negative reviews from critics.

Premise

Siddhartha Reddy, an

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officer, gets a posting as the

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for Guntur district in

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to conduct

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peacefully, but faces opposition from Rajappa, a corrupt politician and a cat-and-mouse game ensues between them.

Cast

as N. Siddharth 'Siddhu' Reddy

as Swathi *

as Nidhi *

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as MLA Rajappa and Veera (dual role) *

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as Surendra, Swathi’s father *

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as Guru, Swathi’s brother-in-law *

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as Narendra Reddy, Siddhu’s father * Jayaprakash as

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as Siddhu’s mother * Subhalekha Sudhakar as Raghavaiah, Swathi’s grandfather *

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as Narayana, MRO of Macherla *

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as Chief Minister’s assistant *

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as Swathi’s mother * Shyamala as Guru’s wife * Vadlamani Srinivas as Vizag Police Constable * Sirisha Sougandh as Nidhi’s mother * Anjali- cameo appearance in the song "Ra Ra Reddy I'm Ready"

Production

On 10 September 2021,

made an announcement, on the occasion of

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, with a '' puja'' ceremony of their upcoming movie with

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. It is produced under the banner of Sreshth Movies in association with Aditya Movies & Entertainments.

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commenced in September 2021.

Music

The music is composed by Mahathi Swara Sagar, his third collaboration with

, after ''

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'' and ''

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''. The audio is distributed by Aditya Music. The first single titled "Chill Maro" was sung by Nakash Aziz, Sanjana Kalmanje and it was released on 31 May 2022. The second single titled "Ra Ra Reddy I'm Ready" was released on 9 July 2022. A part of the song "Ranu Ranu Antundi Chinnadho" from Nithiin's first film '' Jayam'' too was recreated within the song.

Release

The film was released in theatres on 12 August 2022. The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film were acquired by

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and premiered on 9 December 2022. The Hindi dubbed version titled ''MCK: Macherla Chunav Kshetra'' was directly premiered on

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on 11 December 2022.

Reception

''Macherla Niyojakavargam'' received negative reviews from critics. Arvind V of '' Pinkvilla'' rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "The story of Macherla Niyojakavargam checks all the wrong boxes, boxes that have been reintroduced from a bygone era: Threatening a widow". ''123Telugu'' wrote that the film is "routine and outdated action drama with a select few mass moments". Neeshitha Nyayapati of ''

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'' rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Macherla Niyojakavargam'' is sadly all style and no substance". Murali Krishna CH of ''

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'' stated "''Macherla Niyojakavargam'' is painfully predictable and ridiculously repetitive".

References

External links

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