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Ala Vaikunthapurramloo
అల వైకుంఠపురములో
Ala Vaikunthapurramloo release date: 12 January 2020 (theatres). Directed by Trivikram Srinivas; starring Allu Arjun, Pooja Hegde and Jayaram.
- Film release
- 12 January 2020 · All 2020 films
- Director
- Trivikram Srinivas
- Music
- S. Thaman
- Production
- Geetha Arts, Haarika & Hassine Creations
- Writing credits
- Trivikram Srinivas
- Runtime
- 165 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
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Film release: 12 January 2020 · all 2020 Telugu films.
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Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo is a 2020 Telugu-language action drama written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The title translates as “there in Vaikuntapuram”. It stars Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde, and was produced by Allu Aravind for Geetha Arts and S. Radha Krishna for Haarika & Hassine Creations. The story of a young man who learns he was switched at birth became one of the biggest Telugu hits of its time, and Thaman S won a National Film Award for its music.
Story
In 1995, two clerks, Valmiki and Ramachandra, start work at the same company. Ramachandra marries the owner’s daughter and becomes wealthy, while Valmiki stays middle class. When both men’s sons are born on the same day, Valmiki secretly swaps the babies so that his own child will grow up rich, and the one nurse who knows the truth is left in a coma after an accident.
Twenty-five years later, Ramachandra’s real son, Bantu, has grown up in Valmiki’s home, where he has spent his life being belittled by the man he believes is his father. Refused money for an MBA, he takes a job at a travel company run by Amulya, a self-made businesswoman, and falls for her. When the truth about his birth finally reaches him, Bantu finds a way into the grand family home, Vaikuntapuram, and begins quietly setting its troubles right. How much he reveals, and to whom, is left for the viewer to discover.
Cast
The film is led by Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde, with a large supporting cast:
- Jayaram and Tabu
- Sushanth and Nivetha Pethuraj
- Murali Sharma and Sachin Khedekar
- Samuthirakani and Navdeep
- Sunil, Harsha Vardhan and Govind Padmasoorya
Production
Shooting began in April 2019 and was completed in December 2019. Most of the film was shot in Hyderabad, while the songs were filmed overseas. P. S. Vinod was the cinematographer and Naveen Nooli edited the film.
Music
Thaman S composed the soundtrack, which critics praised. It won him the National Film Award for Best Music Direction.
Release
The film premiered in the United States on 11 January 2020 and opened in Indian cinemas the next day, 12 January, in time for Sankranti.
Reception and box office
Reviews were positive. Critics praised the performances, Thaman’s music, the film’s entertainment value, and Trivikram’s writing and direction.
According to the source, the film grossed between ₹262 and ₹280 crore worldwide. At the time of its release it ranked as the fourth highest-grossing Telugu film ever, behind the two Baahubali films and Saaho, and third in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, behind only the Baahubali films. It was the highest-grossing Telugu film of 2020 and the second highest-grossing Indian film of that year.
Awards and remake
Besides Thaman’s National Film Award, the film won ten South Indian International Movie Awards, including Best Film – Telugu, and the Telangana Gaddar Film Award for Best Feature Film. A Hindi remake, Shehzada, was released on 17 February 2023.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Cast of Ala Vaikunthapurramloo (2020)
- Allu Arjun as Devaraj / Bantu
- Pooja Hegde as Amulya
- Jayaram as Ramachandra
- Sushanth as Raj Manohar
- Nivetha Pethuraj as Nandu
- Murali Sharma as Valmiki
- Samuthirakani as Appala Naidu
- Tabu as Yasu
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Tanikella Bharani as Anjaneya Prasad
- Hyper Aadi
- Indukuri Sunil Varma as Seetharam
- Vennela Kishore as Shrinivas
- Brahmanandam
- Ajay as Satyam
- Sachin Khedekar as Ananth Ramakrishna "ARK"
- Rohini as Lakshmi, Valmiki's wife
- Easwari Rao
- Brahmaji as Sudharshan
- Rajendra Prasad as G.Prajapati (DIG of Police)
- Rahul Ramakrishna as Ravindra
- Navdeep as Shekhar
- Harsha Vardhan as Kashiram
Also in the cast (TMDB): Govind Padmasoorya as Paidithalli, Chammak Chandra as Chittila Murthy, Vaishnavi Chaitanya as Shailaja, Tarzan as Port Worker, Pammi Sai as Accused person at SP office.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
What critics said
The article describes generally positive reviews praising the cast, songs, score, cinematography and screenplay, with the predictable story as the main criticism.
- Firstpost (Hemanth Kumar) found it entertaining and engaging, though slow to find its groove.
- The Times of India (Neeshita Nyayapati) said Trivikram makes it work despite clichés, and that Allu Arjun shines.
- The Quint (Karthik Keramalu) liked the time the hero spends with the supporting cast, P. S. Vinod's cinematography and the songs.
- The Hindu (Sangeetha Devi Dundoo) called it “an absorbing and entertaining drama”.
- The Indian Express (Manoj Kumar R) credited Trivikram's unhurried writing.
- Film Companion (Sankeerthana Verma) called it far from perfect but an entertainer that works.
Box office: the article reports ₹85 crore worldwide on the opening day, and says the film became the first ₹200 crore grosser for both Allu Arjun and Trivikram Srinivas.
Summarised by Tollywood Desk from the reception section of the Wikipedia article Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (revision 1376476690), which cites the reviews named above. Quotation marks show words quoted in that article; no ratings or scores are added here.
Source record: Q65057760 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.