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Tiger Nageswara Rao(2023)

6.6/10
Telugu175 minstheatrical

Vamsee directs an electrifying action-crime thriller film featuring Ravi Teja and Nupur Sanon as the protagonists.

Director:Vamsee Krishna
Mood:
darkemotionalsuspenseful
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Quick Facts

Streaming on
Hotstar, MX Player, Prime Video
Theatrical Release
20 October 2023
Director
Vamsee Krishna
Language
Telugu
Runtime
2h 55m
Rating
6.6/10

Storyline

This story follows a famous thief in 1970s South India. He repeatedly escapes from the police, which earns him the nickname "Tiger."

The most wanted thief who always got away.

Film Details

6.6Rating
175Minutes
TeluguLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date20 October 2023
Release Typetheatrical
Also Known Asببر ناگشوارا

Parental Guide

Violence
Moderate
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Moderate

Where to Watch

Vibe & Tags

Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
survivalcorruptionidentityjustice
Tonegritty
Pacingepisodic
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemass
Best Withfriends
Violence4
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3

Cast & Crew

Reunion Meter

Frequent partnerships reunited for Tiger Nageswara Rao

Cast reunions in this film: Nassar & G. V. Prakash Kumar (15 films together), Nassar & Ravi Teja (5 films together), Karthi & G. V. Prakash Kumar (5 films together), Nassar & Karthi (3 films together), Nassar & Anupam Kher (3 films together), and Nassar & Murali Sharma (2 films together).

Trivia

  • The film's director Vamsee Krishna spent nearly five years researching the real-life Tiger Nageswara Rao's story.
  • A massive, detailed set replicating the 1970s Stuartpuram village was built for the movie's key sequences.
  • Actor Ravi Teja, who plays the lead, reportedly performed many of his own stunts without a body double.
  • The movie's climax involved one of the most expensive single-shot action sequences in recent Telugu cinema.
  • Real police records and newspaper archives from the 1970s were used to design the film's props and costumes.
  • The film's background score was composed by GV Prakash Kumar, marking his debut in Telugu cinema.
  • Parts of the movie were shot in remote forest locations to authentically capture the thief's hideouts.

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