The Warriorr
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Directed by | N. Lingusamy |
Written by | N. Lingusamy |
Produced by | Srinivasa Chitturi |
Dialogue by | Sai Madhav Burra (Telugu) Brinda Sarathy (Tamil) |
Starring | Ram Pothineni Aadhi Pinisetty Krithi Shetty Akshara Gowda Nadhiya Moidu |
Cinematography | Sujith Vaassudev |
Edited by | Naveen Nooli |
Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
Production company | Srinivasa Silver Screen |
Distributed by | Masterpiece (Tamil Nadu) E4 Entertainment (Kerala) |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Languages | Telugu Tamil |
Budget | ₹40 crore[2] |
Box office | ₹32.20 crore[3] |
The Warriorr is a 2022 Indian action film directed by N. Lingusamy and produced by Srinivasa Silver Screen. It is shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages. The film stars Ram Pothineni, Aadhi Pinisetty, Krithi Shetty, Akshara Gowda, and Nadhiya Moidu. The film score is composed by Devi Sri Prasad.
Tamil film director Linguswamy began contemplating a Telugu–Tamil bilingual film in 2016 which would make his directorial debut in Telugu cinema. The film was announced in February 2021 with Pothineni as the lead. Principal Photography for the film in July 2021 and concluded in May 2022 with filming taking place primarily in Hyderabad and Chennai.
The Warriorr was released on 14 July 2022 and was a commercial success.
Plot
Ha what is this ah? who is this mallu guy guru ?
Cast
- Ram Pothineni as DSP Dr. Satya
- Aadhi Pinisetty as Guru
- Krithi Shetty as "Whistle" Mahalakshmi
- Akshara Gowda as Swarna
- Nadhiya Moidu as Satya's mother
- Redin Kingsley as the person in jail
- Brahmaji as Devraj
- Jayaprakash as Robert
- Ajay
- Lal
- Naga Mahesh
- Ramachandran Durairaj
- Raaghavan as tea boy for the police station
Production
Development
In 2016, Tamil film director Lingusamy announced that he planned to make a bilingual film in Telugu and Tamil, marking his Telugu debut. He first approached Allu Arjun to star in the film, but the film was delayed due to Allu Arjun's busy schedule.[4] In 2019, Havish was cast as the lead, but the film never began production.[5] On 18 February 2021, it was announced that Ram Pothineni was brought on board the film, which was tentatively called RAPO19 with Srinivasa Chitturi producing the film under his banner Srinivasa Silver Screen.[6] The film marks the Tamil debut of Pothineni after Yen Endral Kadhal Enben!, the Tamil version of Endukante... Premanta! (2012), failed to have a theatrical release.[7] In January 2022, the film's title was announced as The Warriorr. [8][9][10]
Casting
In March 2021, it was announced that Krithi Shetty was cast aside Pothineni as the female lead.[11] In July 2021, the makers announced that Aadhi Pinisetty was cast as the main antagonist in the film.[12][13][14] In August 2021, it was announced that Akshara Gowda was signed on to play a pivotal role in the film.[15]
Filming
Principal Photography for the film began on 13 July 2021 in Hyderabad and Chennai.[16][17][18][19] The second schedule of the film was completed in October 2021.[20] The third schedule began in January 2022 and filming was wrapped up at the end of May 2022.[21]
Music
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 12 July 2022 | |||
Recorded | 2021-2022 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 15:26 | |||
Language | Telugu Tamil | |||
Label | Aditya Music | |||
Producer | Devi Sri Prasad | |||
Devi Sri Prasad chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Warriorr | ||||
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The film score and soundtrack album of the film is composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The music rights were acquired by Aditya Music.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Bullet Song" | Sri Mani | Silambarasan, Haripriya | 3:57 |
2. | "Dhada Dhada" | Sri Mani | Haricharan | 4:29 |
3. | "Whistle Song" | Sahithi | Anthony Daasan, Srinisha Jayaseelan | 3:46 |
4. | "Colours Song" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Jaspreet Jasz | 4:20 |
Total length: | 15:26 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Bullet Song" | Viveka | Silambarasan, Haripriya | 3:57 |
2. | "Dhada Dhada" | Viveka | Haricharan | 4:09 |
3. | "Whistle Song" | Viveka | Anthony Daasan, Srinisha Jayaseelan | 3:26 |
4. | "Colours Song" | Viveka | Nakul Abhyankar | 4:00 |
Total length: | 12:06 |
Release
Theatrical
In March 2022, it was announced that the film was going to release theatrically on 14 July 2022.[22] The film's pre-release rights were sold for ₹43.10 crore, the highest for Pothineni's film to date.[23]
Home media
The television and digital distribution rights were acquired by Star Network and Disney+ Hotstar respectively.
Reception
Critical response
Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "The Warriorr is a masala-laden commercial pot-boiler that’s meant to be watched over a shared bucket of popcorn." [24] A critic for Pinkvilla rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Some films are stuck in a time warp. The Warriorr goes beyond. Every nerve ending and blood vessel of the film is stuck in the past".[25] Latha Srinivasan of Firstpost rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Director Lingusamy's Telugu debut starring Ram Pothineni is a mish-mash of his earlier films. The Warrior loses the battle even before setting foot on the battleground".[26] Balakrishna Ganeshan of The News Minute rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The story being extremely superficial without any element of reality in it, also makes it a mediocre watch.[27] Janani K of India Today rated the film 1 out of 5 stars and wrote "The Warriorr is a film that has wasted crores of rupees on a story that we saw ages ago. Aadhi does a good job initially, but his role is reduced to a caricature."[28] Manoj Kumar R of The Indian Express rated the film 0.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Lingusamy has repeated the same movie that he has been making throughout his career with different actors and costumes, including the 'loosu ponnu' archetype".[29]
Box office
The Warriorr grossed ₹12.2 crore on its opening day, with ₹10.2 crore coming from the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[30]
References
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