Janatha Garage
Janatha Garage (transl. People's Garage) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language vigilante action drama film directed by Koratala Siva and produced by Mythri Movie Makers. The film stars Mohanlal, N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Nithya Menen, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Unni Mukundan, Sachin Khedekar and Devayani. Devi Sri Prasad composed the music for the film, while Tirru and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao handled the cinematography and editing.
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| Directed by | Koratala Siva |
| Written by | Koratala Siva |
| Produced by | Naveen Yerneni Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar Mohan Cherukuri (CVM) |
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| Cinematography | Tirru |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
Production company | Mythri Movie Makers |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹40–50 crore |
| Box office | est. ₹135.45 crore |
Janatha Garage was released worldwide on 1 September 2016 and received positive reviews from critics. The film registered the highest opening for a Telugu film in 2016 and is the second highest Telugu opening of all time behind Baahubali: The Beginning. The film was the highest-grossing Telugu film of the year. The film won two awards at the 64th National Film Awards—Special Jury Award for Mohanlal and Best Choreography for Raju Sundaram. It also won seven Nandi Awards—Best Popular Feature Film, Best Actor (Jr. NTR), Best Supporting Actor (Mohanlal), Best Story Writer (Koratala Siva), Best Choreographer (Sundaram), Best Art Director (A. S. Prakash) and Best Lyricist (Ramajogayya Sastry).