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Gaddalakonda Ganesh

  • 2019
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2.5K
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Mirnalini Ravi, Atharvaa Murali, Pooja Hegde, and Varun Tej in Gaddalakonda Ganesh (2019)
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An aspiring filmmaker who wants to direct a realistic story, stumbles upon a menacing villain and to learn the nitty-gritties of the villain's character, he puts his and his friend's life on... Read allAn aspiring filmmaker who wants to direct a realistic story, stumbles upon a menacing villain and to learn the nitty-gritties of the villain's character, he puts his and his friend's life on the line.An aspiring filmmaker who wants to direct a realistic story, stumbles upon a menacing villain and to learn the nitty-gritties of the villain's character, he puts his and his friend's life on the line.

  • Director
    • Harish Shankar
  • Writers
    • Karthik Subbaraj
    • Madhu Srinivas
    • Mithun Chaitanya
  • Stars
    • Varun Tej
    • Pooja Hegde
    • Atharvaa Murali
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    2.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harish Shankar
    • Writers
      • Karthik Subbaraj
      • Madhu Srinivas
      • Mithun Chaitanya
    • Stars
      • Varun Tej
      • Pooja Hegde
      • Atharvaa Murali
    • 15User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations total

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    Varun Tej
    Varun Tej
    • Gaddalakonda Ganesh
    Pooja Hegde
    Pooja Hegde
    • Sridevi
    Atharvaa Murali
    Atharvaa Murali
    • Abhilash
    Mirnalini Ravi
    Mirnalini Ravi
    • Bujjamma
    Gopal Krishna Akella
    Ananth
    Annapoorna
    Annapoorna
    • Ganesh's chef
    Darbha Appaji Ambarisha
    • Sridevi Father
    Raghu Babu
    • Film director
    Tanikella Bharani
    Tanikella Bharani
    • Chalam
    Brahmaji
    Brahmaji
    • Muni Manikyam
    Brahmanandam
    Brahmanandam
    • Brahmanandam
    Krishna Manjusha C
    • Film Heroine
    • (as Manjusha Chivukula Krishna)
    Vamsee Chaganti
    Dimple Hayathi
    Dimple Hayathi
    • Item number
    Prasanna Kumar
    Naga Mahesh
    Gururaj Manepalli
    • Director
      • Harish Shankar
    • Writers
      • Karthik Subbaraj
      • Madhu Srinivas
      • Mithun Chaitanya
    • All cast & crew
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    10vijaysurendran-43093

    varun tej looks menacing ..

    Havent seen the original fully .. nor do i understand telugu .. just watched the movie to kill time .. so glad i did .. varun tej is really awesome .. now thats how a real gangster would look like ... big thumbs up from me .. supriya pathak is and pooja hegde did their part really well ..
    3krishnar-17278

    Violence, violence and more violence

    First half is full of violence. Do not go to this movie with Children or kids. Varun's performance is good. Person does all violent acts throughout his life and suddenly becomes a great guy. There is a limit to how much violence can be shown in movies. Showing violence as a great thing is not good.
    9ynkpharmacology

    100% Entertainer if You Don't Compare it with JigarThanda

    Pros: Varun's Transformation is at a new level @ Comedy- Satya and Brahmaji did a tremendous Job, ROFL @ BGM - Highlight @ Camera - Ayanaka Bose's work is extraordinary @ Retro Episode is totally Highlight of the entire movie - especially the "Yelluvochi Godaramma" @ We can feel all emotions through out the movie

    Cons: NO - Because I don't compare it with JigarThanda.
    9saha-kalyan007

    Great Performance by Varun

    Well, it is a remake of Tamil superhit Jigarthanda. In that movie Bobby Simha did a remarkable job and Varun took it as a challenge. He did, not only justice to the role but did a distinct performance than Simha. Both are violent charecter but in their own way. Simhas flash back came with the vission other actor in his mind Vijay Sethupathi. But here Varun did another remarkable job of recreating that role. It is a fantastic Varun Tej performance and fun to watch. Not sure what the rating are so low by other viewers. I can see only one reason but I won't tell because it is all internal politics.
    2vamsykiran

    "Expensive spoof"

    It's heartbreaking to see a expensive spoof of "jigarthanda"... Valmiki is a huge waste of many talents.. it applies to all the actors(varun,pooja,atharvaa&mrnalini) and technicians Unlike jigarthanda this movie doesn't carry any soul.

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    • Trivia
      Sharad Kelkar who is known as the Hindi voice of Prabhas in the Baahubali franchise dubbed for Varun Tej in the Hindi dubbed version.
    • Connections
      Features Devatha (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Jarra Jarra (Telugu)
      Music by Mickey J. Meyer

      Lyrics by Ravi Kumar Bhaskarabhatla (Telugu)

      Performed by Anurag Kulkarni, Uma Neha

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    • Release date
      • October 11, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official sites
      • Stream Gaddalakonda officially on Hotstar Singapore
      • Watch Gaddalakonda Ganesh on Disney+ Hotstar
    • Language
      • Telugu
    • Also known as
      • Valmiki
    • Production companies
      • 14 Reels Plus
      • Goldmines Telefilms
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $79,756
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
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