Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava
Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (transl. Veera Raghava along with Aravinda) is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Pooja Hegde, and Jagapathi Babu. It revolves around Veera Raghava, a young man who engages in a violent fight with henchmen from rival village. He escapes to Hyderabad and decides to stay away from violence in order to bring peace between the two villages whose people have been constantly affected by the feud for 30 years. S. Thaman composed the soundtrack, in his official 100th musical composition.
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| Directed by | Trivikram Srinivas |
| Screenplay by | Trivikram Srinivas |
| Story by | Trivikram Srinivas |
| Produced by | S. Radha Krishna |
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| Cinematography | P. S. Vinod |
| Edited by | Naveen Nooli |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
Production company | Haarika & Hassine Creations |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹40 crore |
| Box office | est. ₹158.6 crore (US$20 million) |
Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava was released theatrically on 11 October 2018 to positive reviews praising performances (especially N. T. Rama Rao Jr, Pooja Hegde and Jagapathi Babu), emotional weight of the story, action choreography, Trivikram's writing and direction, Thaman's soundtrack and background score. The film was a commercial success grossing ₹158.6 crore (US$20 million) worldwide, becoming the 3rd highest-grossing Telugu film of 2018. Jagapathi Babu won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance.