Naayak
Naayak (English: Leader) is a 2013 Indian Telugu action comedy film written by Akula Siva and directed by V. V. Vinayak. The film was jointly produced by DVV Danayyaand S. Radhakrishna under the banner Universal Media. The film features Ram Charan, Kajal Aggarwal and Amala Paul in the lead roles. S. Thaman composed the film's soundtrack and background score. Chota K. Naidu undertook the cinematography and Gautham Raju was the film's editor.
The film features Ram Charan in dual roles: Cherry, a software engineer in Hyderabad, and Siddharth Naayak, an inspiring young leader in Kolkata fighting against an evil politician named Rawat. The film revolves around Cherry assisting Siddharth in the triumph of good over evil after their paths cross.
Production began on 9 November 2011, and principal photography began on 7 February 2012. The film was extensively shot in Hyderabad and Kolkata, while a couple of the songs were shot in Dubai, Iceland, and Slovenia, making Naayak the first Indian film to be shot in Slovenia. Filming ended on 29 December 2012.
Released during the season of the Makar Sankranti festival on 9 January 2013, on 1600 screens worldwide, the film received generally positive reviews from critics and was commercially successful. The film was dubbed into Tamil and Malayalam with the same title. The film was loosely remade into Bengali as Hero: The Superstar in 2014. It was also dubbed in Hindi under the title Double Attack by Goldmines Telefilms in the same year.
| Directed by | V. V. Vinayak |
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| Produced by | DVV Danayya, S. Radha Krishna |
| Screenplay by | Akula Siva |
| Story by | Akula Siva |
| Starring | Ram Charan Kajal Aggarwal Amala Paul |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
| Cinematography | Chota K. Naidu |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
Production
company |
Universal Media
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| Distributed by | Errabus Inc. (United Kingdom & Europe)[1] Universal Media (United States)[2] |
Release dates
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Running time
| 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹350 million[3] |
| Box office | ₹465 million[4] |
Cast[edit]
- Ram Charan as Charan (Cherry)[7]/Siddharth Naayak.
- Kajal Aggarwal as Madhu.[8]
- Amala Paul as Nandini.[8]
- Pradeep Rawat as Rawat.[8]
- Brahmanandam as Jilebi.[7]
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Babji's paternal uncle.[8]
- Ashish Vidyarthi as the CBI officer, who is appointed to find the culprit in the murder case of Rawat's brother, Taxi Seth.[8]
- Posani Krishna Murali as Shukla Bhai.[8]
- Cameo Appearances
- Surekha Vani as Siddharth's sister.[8]
- Rajiv Kanakala as Siddharth's brother-in-law.[8]
- M. S. Narayana as drunkard CBI officer.[8]
- Raghu Babu as Babji's henchman.[8]
- Vineet Kumar as Dassu, a mafia don in Hyderabad.[8]
- Venu Madhav as Nandini's friend.[8]
- Tanikella Bharani as judge.[8]
- Satyam Rajesh as Dassu's henchman.[8]
- Sudha as Cherry's mother.[8]
- Charmee Kaur in a special appearance in the item number Nellorae.[9]
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