Liger

Liger (2022)

లైగర్

Saala Crossbreed

The journey of Liger, from Karimnagar to Mumbai, from a nobody to a competitor, in his search for recognition while navigating his weaknesses, relationships, and love life.

Date of release
2022-08-25
TMDB
3.9 / 10 (39)
Runtime
2h 18m
Genres
Action, Romance
Director
Puri Jagannadh

Casting

Interesting facts

Liger - Saala Crossbreed is a 2022 Indian sports masala film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. It is shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi. The film is produced by Dharma Productions and Puri Connects. The film stars Vijay Deverakonda in a dual role as father and son, the titular MMA fighter "Liger" with stammering problems alongside Ananya Panday as his love interest, Ramya Krishna and Ronit Roy in pivotal roles, and American boxer Mike Tyson as the main antagonist.

Production

Vijay Deverakonda who plays a MMA fighter with a stutter, underwent a dramatic physical transformation for his role and went to Thailand for martial arts training. After Janhvi Kapoor refused the offer due to dates issues, Ananya Panday was cast opposite Deverakonda. The film's score is composed by Mani Sharma. Composer Tanishk Bagchi is also signed for the film.

Filming began on 20 January 2020 in Mumbai, with the tentative title Fighter. 40 days of shoot was completed when production was halted in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The filming resumed in February 2021. The second schedule was shot in Hyderabad. The filming was delayed again in April 2021 due to the second wave of the COVID-19 lockdown. The cast and crew resumed the shoot in September 2021.

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