Custody (2023)

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Custody is a 2023 Indian period action thriller film directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Srinivasa Chitturi under Srinivasaa Silver Screen and Anji Industries. It was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages. The film stars Naga Chaitanya, Arvind Swamy, Krithi Shetty, Priyamani, R. Sarathkumar, Ramki and Sampath Raj. The music was composed by the father-son duo, Ilaiyaraaja and Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the cinematography and editing were handled by S. R. Kathir and Venkat Raajen. Custody was released on 12 May 2023 to mixed reviews from critics and became a box-office bomb.

Production

In late January 2022, it was reported that Naga Chaitanya and Venkat Prabhu were going to collaborate for an official remake of the latter's directional film Maanaadu (2021), which was critically acclaimed and received praise for its concept. Suresh Productions, which reportedly purchased the remake rights, were reported to produce the film. Pooja Hegde was further reported to play the lead actress role.

On 6 April, the project was officially announced. It was revealed that Srinivasaa Chitturi would produce the film under Srinivasaa Silver Screen, while Pawan Kumar would present the film. It was tentatively titled as NC 22. Prabhu revealed that the film would be shot in Telugu and Tamil, marking the film as his directorial debut in Telugu cinema and Chaitanya's acting debut in Tamil cinema.

Three days later, cinematographer S. R. Kathir, dialogue writer Abburi Ravi, editor Venkat Raajen, production designer Rajeevan, art director Ry Sathyaramayana and action directors Yannick Ben and Mahesh Mathew were announced being a part of the film. In early October, Jiiva was reported to play an important role in the film. On 14 October, it was announced that Sampath Raj, Priyamani, R.

Principal photography began on 21 September 2022, with the first schedule at a erected set in Ramoji Film City. Filming took also place in at set in Melukote. However, the set became vandalized as the villagers there were unhappy of them filming there. It was reported that it was because the set was a bar, which made the villagers unhappy as it is a historic temple right beside.

The second schedule was scheduled to commence on 11 November, but commenced on 15 November. The filming in the schedule took place at a set in Hyderabad. The schedule reportedly featured an action sequence, and was reported to be a long schedule. The schedule featured a song sequence, choreographed by Shekar Master, which had seven sets erected in Annapurna Studios. The filming wrapped by 24 February 2023.

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