Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020)

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Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. It was produced by Allu Aravind and S. Radha Krishna under their banners Geetha Arts and Haarika & Hassine Creations, respectively. The film stars Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde alongside a supporting cast of Jayaram, Tabu, Sushanth, Nivetha Pethuraj, Murali Sharma, Sachin Khedekar, Samuthirakani, Navdeep, Sunil, Harsha Vardhan, and Govind Padmasoorya. It follows Bantu, a young man who endured criticism from his father his whole life. His world is turned upside down upon discovering that he was the real son of a millionaire switched at birth.

Production

It was reported that, post the release of Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (2018), Trivikram Srinivas decided to direct a new film with Allu Arjun and that, after listening to the script, the actor had advised the filmmaker to make some changes. The idea of swapping infants was earlier attempted in Vedantam Raghavayya's Inti Guttu (1958), starring N. T. Rama Rao and Savitri.

On 31 December 2018, coinciding with New Year's Eve, the project was officially announced, thus marking the third collaboration of Trivikram and Arjun after Julayi (2012) and S/O Satyamurthy (2015). It was further reported that Allu Aravind, Arjun's father will co-produce the film under his own banner Geetha Arts, along with S. Radha Krishna's Haarika & Haasine Creations.

In mid-October 2018, reports surfaced that Kiara Advani will play the female lead opposite Allu Arjun. In January 2019, Sunil was reported to play an important role in the film. In February 2019, Pooja Hegde was reported to replace Advani, as the female lead, thus marking their collaboration with both Arjun and Trivikram, for the second time, after DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham (2017) and Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (2018).

Followed by the success of Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava, Trivikram hired S. Thaman, for the second time, as the film's music composer. In March 2019, it was reported that, Tabu was signed in for a significant role, marking her comeback to Telugu cinema, after Pandurangadu (2008). Nana Patekar was reported to play the antagonist role. On 8 April 2019, the lead cast and crew was announced on the occasion of Allu Arjun's birthday.

In May 2019, Ketika Sharma was reported to play the second female lead,`however, Nivetha Pethuraj was approached for the role, due to Sharma's commitments in Romantic (2019). The film's cast features Jayaram and Sushanth in pivotal roles. Kajal Aggarwal was reported to appear in an item number, but it was not confirmed by the makers. Tamil director and actor Samuthirakani was hired to play a negative role, which marked his maiden Telugu film.

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