''Murder'' is a 2020 Indian

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crime thriller film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by Anand Chandra, and produced 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 ...

Anuraag Kancharla.

Plot

This film story is based on many of the true stories including 2018 Miryalaguda honour killing.

Cast

Srikanth Iyyengar Srikanth Krishnaswamy Iyengar is an Indian actor who works in Telugu-language films. He is a medical doctor by profession and turned actor due to passion towards the acting. Srikanth has acted in films like '' Veerapan, Dear Comrade, Mehabooba, C ...

as Madhava Rao * Sahithi Avancha as Namratha * Gayatri Bhargavi as Vanaja * Keshav Deepak as Narasimha *Ganesh Naidu as Praveen * Giridhar as Madhava Rao's brother *Sumit Keshri as Praveen's friend

Reception

Rentala Jayadeva in his review for ''Sakshi'', appreciated the technical aspects of the film such as

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and

film score A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...

while criticizing the weak plotline and mediocre performances. ''

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'' critic Surya Prakash rated the film 2.5/5, noted Srikanth Iyyengar and Sahithi's performance as father and daughter, but pointed out the predictable screenplay and slow narration.

References

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at Nauzal 2020s Telugu-language films Films directed by Ram Gopal Varma 2020 films {{2020s-Telugu-film-stub