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Wikipedia article
'Godfather' (stylized as 'GodFather') is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language political action film directed by Mohan Raja and produced by Ram Charan, R. B. Choudary and N. V. Prasad under Konidela Production Company and Super Good Films. A remake of the 2019 Malayalam film 'Lucifer', the film stars Chiranjeevi in the title role alongside Salman Khan, Nayanthara, Puri Jagannadh and Satyadev Kancharana.
Principal photography of the film began in August 2021 with filming taking place in Hyderabad, Ooty and Mumbai. The music is composed by S. Thaman with cinematography handled by Nirav Shah.
'Godfather' is scheduled to be released in cinemas on 5 October 2022, coinciding with the festival of Vijayadashami.
Premise
After the death of a political leader, a mysterious man steps in to ascend the throne.
Cast
* Chiranjeevi as Bhaskar Raju/Godfather
* Salman Khan as Special Agent Arman Singh
* Nayanthara as Sathyapriya Jaidev
* Puri Jagannadh
* Satyadev Kancharana as Jaidev Reddy
* Murali Sharma as Devendra
* Sunil as Ganesh
* Brahmaji as Bharath Naidu
* Samuthirakani as ACP Raghuram
* Tanya Ravichandran
* Gangavva
Production
Development
The Telugu remake of the 2019 Malayalam film 'Lucifer' was announced in April 2020 with Chiranjeevi in the lead role. Sujeeth was signed to direct the project, who had also started working on the script for the Telugu adaptation. Sujeeth opted out of the project in September 2020 due to creative differences. Later, V. V. Vinayak was approached in replace him. In December 2020, Mohan Raja was confirmed as the director, marking his return to Telugu cinema after 20 years. 'Hanuman Junction' (2001) was his first and only Telugu film until then.The film was officially launched in January 2021 with a traditional pooja ceremony in Hyderabad. The film marks the maiden collaboration of Chiranjeevi with composer Thaman S. Nirav Shah was signed as the cinematographer. It was to be produced by Konidela Production Company and Super Good Films. The film's title was unveiled as 'Godfather' in August 2021.
Casting
In September 2021, Nayanthara, Biju Menon and Satyadev Kancharana entered talks to sign the film. Nayanthara and Kancharana were confirmed to be apart of the film in November. Gangavva plays the role of Chiranjeevi's mother in the film. Director Puri Jagannadh was confirmed to play a role in the film . 'Bigg Boss Telugu' season 4 contestant Divi Vadthya joined the film as Chiranjeevi promised her a role in the season's finale.In August 2021, actor Salman Khan was approached to play a key role in the film. In November, Thaman confirmed that Khan would star alongside Chiranjeevi, in addition to appearing a dance number, thus marking Khan's debut in Telugu cinema. Khan reportedly portrays the role of Zayed Masood from Lucifer.
Filming
Principal photography of the film began on 13 August 2021. The first schedule of the film took place in Hyderabad. The second schedule of the film began in September 2021 in Ooty. Shooting was halted in October as Chiranjeevi underwent a surgery on his right hand which was followed by a 15-day bed rest. He resumed the shoot in November 2021 in Hyderabad.In January 2022, the actor tested positive for COVID-19 and therefore had to quarantine himself. This proceeded to shoot a few crucial scenes that didn't involve him during which Nayanthara joined the production. Chiranjeevi joined the sets back in February following his recovery.
Salman Khan completed filming his portions in March 2022 in a week-long schedule at ND Studios, Karjat, Mumbai. Khan also shot for a song alongside Chiranjeevi in Hyderabad under the choreography of Prabhu Deva.
Music
The film score and soundtrack album of the film is composed by Thaman S. The music rights were acquired by Saregama. The first single titled "Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar" was released on 15 September 2022.
Release
'Godfather' is scheduled to be released in cinemas on 5 October 2022 in Telugu along with its Hindi dubbed version. The film is distributed in India by Konidela Production Company along with PVR Pictures while the overseas distribution is by Sarigama Cinemas through Phars Film.
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