Red(2021)
When civil engineer Siddharth is arrested for a murder on the basis of a pictorial evidence, cops discover his lookalike Aditya and realize they have only 48 hours to solve the case.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix, Sun NXT, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 14 January 2021
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 26m
- Rating
- 5.8/10
Storyline
A civil engineer named Siddharth gets arrested for murder based on a picture as evidence. Police then find his exact lookalike, a man named Aditya. They now have just two days to figure out who really committed the crime.
“A lookalike suspect. A 48-hour race to find the truth.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Red
Cast reunions in this film: Nassar & Mani Sharma (13 films together), Nassar & Posani Krishna Murali (8 films together), Vennila & Posani Krishna Murali (8 films together), Mani Sharma & Posani Krishna Murali (7 films together), Sampath Raj & Posani Krishna Murali (6 films together), and Nassar & Sampath Raj (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film's working title was 'Red Card' before being shortened to just 'Red'.
- Ram Pothineni and Nivetha Pethuraj had previously worked together in the 2017 film 'Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi'.
- The movie was shot in a start-to-finish schedule during the COVID-19 pandemic with strict safety protocols.
- Director Kishore Tirumala stated the core idea was inspired by the concept of doppelgängers and mistaken identity in crime thrillers.
- The film's antagonist, played by Malvika Sharma, was a rare female villain role in mainstream Telugu cinema at the time.
- Composer Mani Sharma, known for mass scores, provided a background score focused on suspense to suit the thriller genre.
- Despite mixed reviews, the film had a strong opening weekend at the box office, performing well in the USA market.