Once Upon a Warrior

Once Upon a Warrior (2011)

ఆనగనగా ఓ ధీరుడు

In a teardrop-shaped land called Sangarashtra, a 9-year-old girl with special healing powers tries to save her homeland from the tyranny of an evil queen with the help of a blind swordsman.

Date of release
2011-01-14
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (31)
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Family
Director
Prakash Kovelamudi

Casting

Interesting facts

Anaganaga O Dheerudu is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language fantasy adventure film written and directed by Prakash Kovelamudi in his first mainstream film. It is produced by Walt Disney Pictures and A Bellyful of Dreams Entertainment and stars Siddharth, Shruti Haasan, and Lakshmi Manchu, and Baby Harshitha. The film focuses on the journey of Moksha, a nine-year-old girl with special healing powers, and Yodha, her fierce warrior bodyguard, as they travel to a faraway village to save its children, under the constant menace of the evil witch Irendri. Shruti Hassan and Lakshmi Manchu made their Telugu debut through this film.

Production

Pre-production for Anaganaga O Dheerudu began in June 2009 and the cast was finalized soon after, with the film creating expectations as it marked the debuts of noted star children Prakash Kovelamudi, Shruti Haasan, and Lakshmi Manchu. Furthermore, the film marked a return to a rare genre in Indian cinema: the fantasy adventure. Shooting began in October 2009 and took place across India, whilst scenes were also shot in Turkey.

During the production stage, Disney agreed to co-produce with Raghavendra Rao's home banner, a Bellyful of Dreams Entertainment, marking the first South Indian production by Disney.

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