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Wikipedia article
'Photo' is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language romantic thriller film directed by Siva Nageswara Rao and starring Anand, Anjali and Muktha (Her Telugu debut ) . This film marks the film debut of the lead actor and actresses Anand Anjali and Mukhtha
The movie is based on Nandu (credited as Anand), Anjali and Muktha. 'Photo' is reportedly based on the 2004 Thai film 'Shutter'.
This film is the first directorial venture of comedy director Nageswara Rao in the thriller genre. The film was released on 1 September 2006.
Plot
Cast
*Anand as Siddhartha a.k.a. Siddhu
*Anjali as Bhanu
*Mukta as Swapna
*Jayasudha as Swapna's mother
*Nutan Prasad as a shaman
*Tanikella Bharani
*Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
*L. B. Sriram
*M. S. Narayana
*Brahmanandam
*Ali
*Venu Madhav
*Raghu Babu
*Krishna Bhagawan
*Kondavalasa
*Suman Setty
*Duvvasi Mohan
*Kallu Chidambaram
*Jenny
* Tadivelu
* Master Siva Varma
* Dr. Srinivasa Rao
* Raghava
* Banda Jyothy
* Jayavani
Production
After Siva Nageswara Rao liked a story in 'Hasam' magazine, he asked the writer of the article, Karlapalem Hanumantha Rao, to develop a story for him. Nageswara Rao claimed that the story was based on a true incident that happened in Coastal Andhra in 2004. However, independent sources identify the film to be based on 2004 Thai film 'Shutter'.
The film marks Nageswara Rao debut as a producer. Chennai-based model Anjali made her acting debut with this film.
Release and reception
The film released on 1 September 2006. A special preview show was arranged on 30 August 2006.
Griddaluru Gopalrao of 'Zamin Ryot' felt that the film was poorly made. Gopalrao stated that the storyline was novel but the film faltered in screenplay and execution. He appreciated the performances of Anand and Anjali. A critic from 'Full Hyderabad' wrote that "The film is slow all through, and especially in the second half". Kishore of 'Nowrunning' gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and opined that "Overall the movie probably would end up being the most boring movie of the year". A critic from 'Indiaglitz' stated that "The director was able to extract the best of their performance and yes, Anand, Anjali and Mukta gave their best. Graphic works were also up to the mark. As producers are after Sivanageswara Rao to make comedy flicks and the director out to bring out a thriller, he himself produced the film and also succeeded in it".
References
Category:Indian remakes of Thai films
Category:2000s Telugu-language films
Category:2006 thriller films
Category:Indian romance films
Category:Indian thriller films
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