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Anando Brahma
ఆనందో బ్రహ్మ
Anando Brahma release date: 18 August 2017 (theatres). Directed by Mahi V Raghav; starring Taapsee Pannu, Srinivasa Reddy and Vennela Kishore.
- Film release
- 18 August 2017 · All 2017 films
- Director
- Mahi V Raghav
- Music
- K
- Production
- 70mm Entertainments
- Writing credits
- Mahi V Raghav
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Language
- Telugu
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Film release: 18 August 2017 · all 2017 Telugu films.
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Anando Brahma is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language comedy horror film written and directed by Mahi V. Raghav and produced by Vijay Chilla and Shashi Devireddy. It stars Taapsee Pannu, Srinivasa Reddy, Shakalaka Shankar and Vennela Kishore, with music by K. Released on 18 August 2017 to positive reviews, it grossed ₹15 crore worldwide according to the source and was remade in several languages.
Story
A group of ghosts live in an old ancestral house, unsure how or when they died, and scare away anyone who tries to rent it. The owner, Ramu, an NRI from Malaysia, dismisses the talk of hauntings. His cop friend sets a plan in motion, and four men end up spending time in the supposedly haunted house. The film turns the usual idea on its head, with humans scaring the ghosts.
Release
The film was released on 18 August 2017.
Reception
Most critics enjoyed it. The Hindu called it a simple story of family and crime with laugh-out-loud moments, and noted that Taapsee’s part served the story without stealing the show. The Times of India called it a delightful riot of comedy and horror, and Firstpost praised it for avoiding genre clichés. Business Standard and Sify gave it 3.5 out of 5, crediting a hilarious second half. The Indian Express was less impressed and found the horror familiar.
Remakes and influence
The film was remade in Tamil as Petromax (2019), in Bengali as Bhootchakra Pvt. Ltd. (2019) and in Kannada as Mane Maratakkide (2019). It also inspired the Kannada film Damayanthi (2019) and the Pakistani film Lafangey (2022).
Nominations
At SIIMA, Mahi V. Raghav was nominated for Best Debutant Director. Srinivasa Reddy and Shakalaka Shankar were both nominated for Best Comedian.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Cast
- Taapsee Pannu
- Srinivasa Reddy
- Vennela Kishore
- Shakalaka Shankar
- Rajiv Kanakala
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Tanikella Bharani
- Raja Ravindra
- Posani Krishna Murali
- Thagubothu Ramesh
- Vidyullekha Raman
- Sudheer Babu
- Vijayachander
- Jeeva
- Supreeth
- Shashank
- Sivannarayana Naripeddi
- Chatrapathi Sekhar
What critics said
Reviews cited in the article enjoyed the horror comedy's laughs and simplicity, though some noted gaps in the story.
- The Hindu (Sangeetha Devi Dundoo) found laugh-aloud moments in a simple story, with Taapsee effective without stealing the show.
- The Times of India called it “a delightful riot of comedy juxtaposed with horror”.
- Firstpost likened it to a bedtime story and welcomed a film that avoids horror-comedy fatigue.
- Business Standard said a rib-tickling second half makes its flaws easy to overlook.
Box office: the article reports a worldwide gross of ₹15 crore.
Summarised by Tollywood Desk from the reception section of the Wikipedia article Anando Brahma (revision 1359805106), which cites the reviews named above. Quotation marks show words quoted in that article; no ratings or scores are added here.
Source record: Q38805289 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.