''Tiger'' is a 2015 Indian

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-language

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directed by

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and produced by NV Prasad under NVR Cinema. The film stars

Sundeep Kishan Sundeep Kishan (born 7 May 1987) is an Indian actor and producer who has worked in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Early life and career Sundeep Kishan was born in a Telugu family in Madras (present-day Chennai). He is the nephew to the cine ...

, Seerat Kapoor and Rahul Ravindran. ''Tiger'' was released on 26 June 2015 to positive reviews from critics.

Plot

The story begins with Vishnu ( Rahul Ravindran) being chased by goons on the banks of

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river in

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. While he is trying to escape, his bike is hit by a car, and he gets severely hurt in the accident. While he is fighting for his life, he narrates the story of his love and friendship. Vishnu is an orphan and Tiger (

) is his best friend in the orphanage who is staying in

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. Tiger does anything for his friend Vishnu. Vishnu falls in love with a girl called Ganga from

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, who attends the symposium. Misunderstandings occur between Tiger and Vishnu due to Ganga, and Vishnu asks Tiger not to meet him anymore. Eventually, Vishnu lands in trouble while trying to elope with Ganga. Vishnu is seen and taken to the hospital by a person ( Saandip) passing by that road in a new car. Before undertaking surgery in the hospital, Vishnu gives Tiger's phone number to doctors, and they try to contact Tiger. Meanwhile, Ganga is under the custody of their

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Panchayat leaders who decides to Kill her for tarnishing their reputation of caste her father and grandfather also involved in this. When finally the goons about to kill Vishnu Tiger comes into rescue takes comatose Vishnu with him later however he manages to rescue Ganga also. Then in a final battle Tiger bashes Ganga's father and his gang and successfully escapes with Vishnu and Ganga who is now recovered.

Cast

as Tiger * Rahul Ravindran as Vishnu * Seerat Kapoor as Ganga * Saandip as person who admits Vishnu in hospital *

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as Orphanage Principal * Y. Kasi Viswanath as Vishnu's foster father *

Nagendra Babu Konidela Nagendra Rao (born 29 October 1961), popularly known as Nagendra Babu and Naga Babu, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who works in Telugu cinema. He has received one National Film Award and two Nandi Awards for his work as ...

as College Symposium Chief Guest * Saptagiri * Praveen as Tiger's friend *

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as Tiger's friend *

Sudigali Sudheer Sudheer Anand Bayana, professionally known as Sudigali Sudheer, is an Indian actor, comedian, and television presenter who works in Telugu films and television. He has appeared in TV shows '' Jabardasth'', '' Extra Jabardasth, Pove Pora'' and ...

as Tiger's friend * Josh Ravi as Tiger's friend *

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as Software Engineer * Snigdha as Ganga's friend *

Fish Venkat Fish Venkat (aka Venkat Raj) is an Indian actor who works in the Telugu film industry, playing mainly comedic and negative roles. Career Venkat was born in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He strongly uses a Telangana dialect A dialect is a ...

as Goon *

Raghu Karumanchi Raghu Karumanchi is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. He acted in more than 150 films. He also appeared in several television shows, including ''Jabardasth''. Life He was born and brought up in Hyderabad. His family hails from Te ...

as Goon *

Thagubothu Ramesh Ramilla Ramesh, better known as Thagubothu Ramesh, is an Indian actor and comedian known for his work in Telugu cinema. Known for his signature portrayal of inebriated characters, he earned the nickname "Thagubothu" () due to his memorable per ...

as Mortuary Drunkard * Doraiswamy Iyer as Ganga's grandfather

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. Thaman and released by

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Reception

Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' wrote that "It’s a tight script with a well written screenplay. Except for a few forced comedy scenes, the entire film runs organically".

References

External links

* Films shot in Telangana Films scored by Thaman S Indian action drama films Films about friendship 2010s Telugu-language films 2015 action drama films {{2010s-Telugu-film-stub