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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Mosagallu
| image = Mosagallu poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Jeffrey Gee Chin
| writer = Vishnu Manchu
| producer = MAA President
| starring =
| cinematography = Sheldon Chau
| editing = Gautham Raju
| music = Sam C. S.
| studio = 24 Frames Factory
AVA Entertainment
| distributor =
| released =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
English
| budget = 51 crore
| gross = 5 crores
}}
'Mosagallu' is a 2021 Indian techno thriller film based on the true events of a large-scale technical support scam. Shot simultaneously in Telugu and English languages, the film is directed by Jeffrey Gee Chin, and written and produced by Vishnu Manchu under the banner of AVA Entertainment and 24 Frames Factory. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Manchu, Kajal Aggarwal, Suniel Shetty, Ruhi Singh, Navdeep and Naveen Chandra.
Principal photography began in June 2019. The film was scheduled to be released on 5 June 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was made on an estimated budget of 51 crore (US$7 million), which was considered as false information by Manchu after watching movie's content and quality .
The Telugu version of the film was released on 19 March 2021 along with its dubbed versions in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada as 'Anu and Arjun', and in Malayalam as 'Arjun and Anu'. The film was a huge box office bomb , recovering less than 1% of its production budget.
Plot
Based on a true series of incidents that shook the Indian IT industry and conned $380 million (2,800 crores), the film is about cultural clashes between generations, between east and west, and between rich and poor. A call center scam in India rips off millions of dollars of US taxpayers' money.
Cast
Release
The film was released on 19 March 2021 along with its dubbed versions in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada as 'Anu and Arjun' and in Malayalam as 'Arjun and Anu'.
Reception
The film received negative reviews from critics, although Kajal's performance was praised they criticized the story, screenplay and narration. Sravan Vanaparthy of 'The Times of India' gave the film a rating of 1/5 and wrote about the film that "Kajal Aggarwal deliver a decent performance and do justice to her character, as do Navdeep and Naveen Chandra. Suniel Shetty is dependable as ever but his character doesn't get enough screen time or depth to show off his acting chops. The music and BGM of the film by Sam CS is plain okay, not lending the film much gravitas".
Adivi Sasidhar of 'Deccan Chronicle' gave 1.5 out of 5 stars for the film and wrote "A poorly written and edited second half adds to the miserable experience. The investigation episodes lack common sense. The different character types and arcs in the latter half fail to add meat to the story. Youre left trying to make sense of total chaos. Music and cinematography are other major let-downs. You cant root for the characters or anything else in the film. In a nutshell, its an ambitious story that fell prey to poor execution."
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