118(2019)
Gowtham (Nandamuri Kalyan Ram) is an investigative journalist who gets a dream while staying in room number 118 at a resort. In his dream, he sees a girl getting beaten and a car being thrown into a lake. After waking up, he comes to the conclusion that he got a similar dream when he stayed in the same room months ago. He starts investigating to find out who the girl is and whether there is any truth to the dream. Though his wedding is fixed with Megha (Shalini Pandey), he is more keen on finding about this girl who turns out to be Aadhya (Nivetha Thomas).
118 is streaming on Sun NXT and Airtel Xstream Play since 28 February 2019.
Where to watch:Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sun NXT, Airtel Xstream Play, JioHotstar, JioTV
- OTT Release Date
- 28 February 2019
- Theatrical Release
- 1 March 2019
- Director
- K. V. Guhan
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Rating
- 6.3/10
Storyline
A journalist staying at a resort keeps having the same nightmare about a woman being killed. He starts to think it might be real and looks into it. His investigation leads to danger when someone tries to stop him from finding the truth.
“A dream that won't let him sleep.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for 118
Cast reunions in this film: Nassar & Rajiv Kanakala (7 films together), Nassar & K. V. Guhan (4 films together), Nassar & Harsha Vardhan (4 films together), Nassar & Shalini Pandey (2 films together), Nassar & Rajsekhar Aningi (2 films together), and Rajiv Kanakala & Rajeev Kanakala (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title '118' refers to the specific room number at the resort where the protagonist experiences his recurring dreams.
- Director K. V. Guhan is also a noted cinematographer, having worked on acclaimed films like 'Mahanati' before making his directorial debut with this movie.
- The movie was shot extensively at a real resort in Araku Valley, known for its scenic hills and coffee plantations, to create an isolated atmosphere.
- Actor Kalyan Ram, who plays the journalist, performed many of his own action sequences without a stunt double during the film's climax.
- The film's plot was partly inspired by reports of real-life unresolved mysteries and missing person cases from hill station areas.
- Despite being an action-thriller, the musical score was composed by Gopi Sundar, who is known for his work in family dramas and romantic films.
- The movie's release was delayed by several months due to extensive post-production work on its visual effects and dream sequences.