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Gulf (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Gulf' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language film directed by P. Sunil Kumar Reddy and starring Chetan Maddineni and newcomer Dimple Hayathi. The film is about Indians who move to the Gulf in search of jobs. The film depicts several real incidents.
Cast
* Chetan Maddineni as Shiva
* Dimple Hayathi as Lakshmi
* Bhadram as Bangarraju
* Mippu as Naveen
* Subramani as Subramani
* Nalla Venu as Somulu
* Nagineedu as Rajaiah
* Jeeva as Balaraju
* Posani Krishna Murali as Manga Reddy
* Tanikella Bharani as Sufi Song Singer
* Sana as Karunakka
* Prabhas Sreenu as Chandram
Production
The director collected experiences of Indian working in the Gulf through email. The film (which was initially planned as a multilingual) is based on the struggles of Indians in the Gulf and stars Chetan (as a weaver's son). The film was mostly shot in Dubai and Ras-Al-Khaima.
Release
Neeshita Nyayapati of 'The Times of India' gave the film a rating of 2.2 out of 5 stars and wrote that "He [The director] manages to touch upon sensitive topics like physical and sexual abuse of the Indian workers in the Gulf, and does an effective job of it". A critic from '123Telugu' gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that "On the whole, Gulf is a very realistic film about the problems that Indians face in the Gulf countries".
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