Anaganaga O Dheerudu (English: Once Upon a Warrior) is an upcoming Telugu Indian fantasy-adventure film directed by Prakash Kovelamudi, in his first mainstream film. Produced by his father, veteran director K. Raghavendra Rao at a budget of 27 crore, it stars Siddharth, Shruti Haasan, in her Telugu debut, and Harshita as protagonists with Lakshmi Manchu making her debut in a negative role. The film features an ensemble soundtrack by composers M. M. Keeravani, Salim-Sulaiman, Koti and Mickey J Meyer, while cinematography and editing are handled by Soundar Rajan and Shravan Katikaneni, respectively. Anaganaga O Dheerudu focuses on the journey of Moksha, a nine year old girl with special healing powers and her quest to save the teardrop shaped island of Angarajyam from the tyranny of an evil Queen Irendri. She is protected by a blind swordsman Yodha, who faces great adversity and helps the girl on her epic journey.
Pre-production for Anaganaga O Dheerudu began in June 2009 and the cast of the film was finalized soon after, with the film creating expectations as it marked the debuts of noted star children Prakash Rao, Shruti Haasan and Lakshmi Manchu. Furthermore, the film marked a return to a rarely filmed genre in Indian cinema, the fantasy adventure. Shooting began in October 2009, and took place across India, whilst scenes were also shot in Turkey.[4] During the production stage, Walt Disney Pictures agreed to co-produce the film with Raghavendra Rao's home banner, a Bellyful of Dreams Entertainment, marking the first South Indian production by Disney.The film is set to be released worldwide on January 14, 2011 during the Sankranti festivities in Telugu and other regional languages.
Plot
The fantasy adventure film is set in the fictitious teardrop shaped land of Sangarashtra and explores the inseparable bond between man and the myths that remain relevant even today. The story focuses on the journey of a nine year old girl with special healing powers and her quest to save Sangarashtra from the tyranny of an evil Queen, played by Lakshmi Manchu. The girl portrayed by Harshitha is protected by a blind swordsman played by Siddharth who faces great adversity and helps the girl on her epic journey. Shruti Haasan plays a gypsy woman whose destiny is tied into that of the swordsman and plays his love interest.
Cast
[edit]Production
The Telugu-language film, which will be dubbed in Tamil and Malayalam, is expected to broaden the Walt Disney company's appeal to southern India and is being produced by Mr. K. Raghavendra Rao who is renowned for his expertise and experience in developing films for the South and is directed by national award winning director Mr. Prakash Rao Kovelamudi. "The story is an epic tale of adventure and fantasy and it was a great challenge bring these amazing worlds and characters to life," said Mr. Kovelamudi. "We are immensely proud to work with Disney on this project. With its legacy of incredible storytelling and creating enduring characters they are the perfect partners for this film".
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