GodFather

GodFather (2022)

గాడ్‌ఫాదర్‌

The sudden demise of the celebrated leader PKR leaves the ruling party in a political crisis and shakes up the family. The party has to elect a leader, and more than one player is in contention. Everyone’s intentions are blurred, and loyalties are in question. Brahma is a game changer in this squabble. Who will succeed as the leader and become the CM?

Date of release
2022-10-05
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (20)
Runtime
2h 37m
Genres
Action, Drama
Director
Mohan Raja

Casting

Interesting facts

GodFather is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language political action thriller film directed by Mohan Raja. The film stars Chiranjeevi in the title role, alongside Nayanthara, and Satyadev while Salman Khan makes a cameo appearance, which marks his Telugu debut. It is produced by R. B. Choudary and N. V. Prasad under the Konidela Production Company and the Super Good Films' banners. It is a remake of the 2019 Malayalam film Lucifer. When the supreme leader of the ruling party dies, leaving a huge vacuum, not only in the electoral and leadership spheres of the party but also that of the state.

Production

The Telugu remake of the 2019 Malayalam film Lucifer was announced in April 2020 with Chiranjeevi in the lead role. Sujeeth was signed to direct the project, who had also started working on the script for the Telugu adaptation. Sujeeth opted out of the project in September 2020 due to creative differences. Later, V. V. Vinayak was approached in replace him.

In September 2021, Nayanthara, Biju Menon and Satyadev entered talks to sign the film. Nayanthara and Satyadev were confirmed to be a part of the film in November and the latter was signed in to play the main antagonist in this film. Gangavva plays a supporting role next to Chiranjeevi in the film. Director Puri Jagannadh had a special role in the film.

In August 2021, Bollywood actor Salman Khan was approached to play a key role in the film. In November, Thaman confirmed that Khan would star alongside Chiranjeevi, in addition to appearing a dance number, thus marking Khan's debut in Telugu cinema. Khan reportedly portrays the role of Zayed Masood (Prithviraj Sukumaran) from Lucifer.

Principal photography of the film began on 13 August 2021. The first schedule of the film took place in Hyderabad. The second schedule of the film began in September 2021 in Ooty. Shooting was halted in October as Chiranjeevi underwent a surgery on his right hand which was followed by a 15-day bed rest. He resumed the shoot in November 2021 in Hyderabad.

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