Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (pronounced [alaː vaɪ̯kuṇʈʰapuramuloː]) (transl.There in Vaikuntapuram), also known by the initialism AVPL, is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles, alongside an ensemble cast of Tabu, Jayaram, Sushanth, Nivetha Pethuraj, Murali Sharma, Samuthirakani, Navdeep, Sunil, Sachin Khedekar, Govind Padmasoorya, Harsha Vardhan, Rohini, Vennela Kishore, Ajay, and Rajendra Prasad. It is produced by Allu Aravind and S. Radha Krishna under their banners Geetha Arts and Haarika & Hassine Creations respectively.

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTrivikram Srinivas
Written byTrivikram Srinivas
Produced by
Starring
  • Allu Arjun
  • Pooja Hegde
  • Tabu
  • Jayaram
  • Sushanth
  • Nivetha Pethuraj
  • Murali Sharma
  • Samuthirakani
  • Navdeep
  • Sunil
  • Sachin Khedekar
CinematographyP. S. Vinod
Edited byNaveen Nooli
Music byThaman S
Production
companies
Distributed byGeetha Arts
Release date
  • 12 January 2020 (2020-01-12)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget100 crore
Box officeest. ₹262–280 crore

Production of the film began in April 2019, and wrapped up within December 2019. It was filmed across Hyderabad, with songs being shot in overseas. The film's soundtrack is composed by S. Thaman, while cinematography and editing were handled by P. S. Vinod and Naveen Nooli, respectively. After premiering in the United States on 11 January 2020, the film was released theatrically on 12 January, coinciding with Sankranti.

It opened to highly positive reviews, with praise for performances of the cast, Thaman's music, entertainment value, and Trivikram's writing and direction. It was commercially successful and grossed 262–280 crores worldwide. It became one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time and second highest grossing Indian films of 2020. Thaman won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction. The film also won ten South Indian International Movie Awards including Best Film – Telugu. A Hindi-language remake titled Shehzada was released on 17 February 2023.

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