Agnyaathavaasi
2018 Telugu film directed by Trivikram Srinivas
Agnyaathavaasi (lit. 'A man in exile') is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. Produced by S. Radha Krishna, the film stars Pawan Kalyan, Aadhi Pinisetty, Keerthy Suresh and Anu Emmanuel. The music was composed by Anirudh Ravichander, marking his debut in Telugu cinema, with cinematography by Manikandan.
The film was released on 10 January 2018, coinciding with the Sankranti festival. Upon release, it received highly negative reviews from critics and audiences, with criticism directed at the direction, screenplay, and pacing, while the music and cinematography received appreciation. The film also sparked controversy for being an alleged copy of the French film, Largo Winch. The film was a disaster at the box office, only recovering roughly half of its investment with earnings of roughly ₹60 crore, and resulting in negative returns for all distributors.
Plot
Govinda "Vindha" Bhargav, a powerful businessman, receives news of his younger son Mohan Bhargav's death in a car accident while in Italy. Soon after, assassins enter his hotel room, and one of them holds up a phone. On the other end, Vindha's friends Sarma and Varma reveal that they orchestrated his son's death and plan to take over his empire.
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