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The Ghost
Promotional poster
Directed byPraveen Sattaru
Written byPraveen Sattaru
Produced by
  • Suniel Narang
  • Puskur Ram Mohan Rao
  • Sharrath Marar
StarringNagarjuna
Sonal Chauhan
Gul Panag
Anikha Surendran
Manish Chaudhari
Ravi Varma
Srikanth Iyengar
CinematographyMukesh G.
Edited byDharmendra Kakarala
Music byScore:
Bharatt-Saurabh and Mark K. Robin
Songs:
Bharatt-Saurabh and Mark K.Robin
Production
companies
Sri Venkateswara Cinemas
North Star Entertainment
Release date
  • 5 October 2022 (2022-10-05)
Running time
138 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

The Ghost is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Praveen Sattaru. It is produced by Sri Venkateswara Cinemas and North Star Entertainment. The film stars Nagarjuna, Sonal Chauhan, Gul Panag, Anikha Surendran, Manish Chaudhari, Ravi Varma, and Srikanth Iyengar. Principal photography of the film began in February 2021 and ended in August 2022 with delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming took place in Hyderabad, Ooty and Dubai. The Ghost was released worldwide in cinemas on 5 October 2022.[2]

Premise

Vikram is a retired RAW field operative who is now working in the Indian Embassy. One day, he receives a call from his sister Anu, who request him to protect her daughter Aditi. Vikram starts protecting Aditi and wages a war against the crime syndicate, who has been terrorizing them.

Cast

Production

Sunil Narang of Sri Venkateswara Cinemas initially wanted to remake the Hindi film Raid (2018) in Telugu with Nagarjuna. Since Narang was also interested in making a full-length action with the film, director Praveen Sattaru conceptualized a new script which features Nagarjuna as a retired RAW officer. Nagarjuna has learnt Krav Maga and Katana sword fighting for this film.[3] The film was officially launched in February 2021 with a traditional pooja ceremony in Secunderabad.[4] The title of the film was announced as The Ghost through a first look poster on 29 August 2021, coinciding with Nagarjuna's birthday.[5][6] Gul Panag is cast in the role of billionaire who is a sister of Nagarjuna's character. The film marks Panag's debut in Telugu cinema.[7]

Kajal Aggarwal was first signed in to play a major role but she opted due to her due to her pregnancy and was soon replaced by Amala Paul in October 2021.[8] Paul quit the film a month later due to creative differences with the director.[9] Mehreen Pirzada was also approached but she was not finalized due to remuneration issues.[9][10] Jacqueline Fernandez was cast in the role, however, Fernandez also walked out of the film in January 2022.[11][12] She was ultimately replaced by Sonal Chauhan.[13] Principal photography of the film began in February 2021 in Hyderabad with an action sequence.[14] However, the shooting was halt due the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.[15] The second schedule of the film began in first week of March 2022 in Dubai[16] and ended on 30 March 2022.[17] The filming then took place in Ooty in April 2022.[18][19] The shooting of the film was wrapped up by August 2022.[20]

Music

The Songs and background score of the film is composed by the duo Bharatt-Saurabh and by Mark K. Robin.

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtist(s)Length
1."Vegam"Krishna MadineniBharatt-SaurabhKapil Kapilan, Ramya Behara3:26
2."Freedom" Bharatt-SaurabhNikhita Gandhi3:12
3."Dooralaina Teeralaina"Krishna Madineni, Manojkumar JulooriMark K RobinMark K. Robin, Roll Rida, Anurag Kulkarni3:43
4."Urimeytee Meghaley" Mark K RobinMark K. Robin, Harini Ivaturi3:44
5."Tamahagane Theme" Bharatt-SaurabhBharatt Hans, Saurabh Malhotra1:25
Total length:4:51

Release

The film was theatrically released on 5 October 2022, coinciding with Vijayadashami alongside a Tamil dubbed version titled Ratchan.[21][22]

Home media

The satellite rights of the film were sold to Gemini TV whilst the digital rights of the film were sold to Netflix.[23] [24]

Reception

The Ghost received mixed reviews from critics.[25] [26]

Janani K of India Today rated the film 2/5 stars and wrote "The Ghost is an action-heavy film and most of the action sequences do justice to it. The lack of solid emotional connect and a ridiculous climax undo everything that had been built so far".[27] Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India gave a rating of 2.5/5 stars and wrote "There are moments in The Ghost that will test your patience. You might also walk away feeling that it was a wasted opportunity to have a story that can be fleshed out better".[28]

Balakrishna Ganeshan of The News Minute rated the film 2/5 stars and wrote "While director Praveen Sattaru’s The Ghost has some slick action sequences, there is no compelling story, which is made worse by a contrived screenplay".[29] Pinkvilla gave a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote "Nagarjuna’s action thriller doesn't give us breathtaking, tense action"[30] Manoj Kumar R of The Indian Express rated the film 1/5 stars and wrote "The Ghost is neither cheeky as Mr. & Mrs. Smith nor entertaining as John Wick. It's a 150-minute wannabe neo-noir action-thriller that tests our patience".[31]

References

  1. ^ "The Ghost". British Board of Film Classification.
  2. ^ "The Ghost movie review: Nagarjuna's actioner looks sleek but tests patience". 5 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Praveen Sattaru: Nagarjuna is learning Krav Maga and katana fight for our film". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Akkineni Nagarjuna's next film with Praveen Sattaru launched. See pics". Times of India. 16 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Nagarjuna's new film titled The Ghost, actor wields a bloodied sword in first-look poster". The Indian Express. 29 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Nagarjuna, Kajal Aggarwal's new movie titled 'The Ghost'". Deccan Herald. 29 August 2021.
  7. ^ Adivi, Sashidhar (13 February 2021). "Gul Panag to make Tollywood debut". Deccan Chronicle.
  8. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Amala Paul replaces Kajal Aggarwal in Nagarjuna's The Ghost". Cinema Express. 22 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Amala Paul opts out of The Ghost". Cinema Express. 17 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Akkineni Nagarjuna's 'The Ghost': This actress to replace Kajal Aggarwal as leading lady in the film?". Times of India. 30 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Jacqueline Fernandez out of Nagarjuna's The Ghost due to THIS reason?". India Today. 14 January 2022.
  12. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Jacqueline Fernandez out of Nagarjuna Akkineni's The Ghost". Pinkvilla. 13 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Sonal Chauhan to play the lead in Akkineni Nagarjuna's The Ghost". Filmfare. 17 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Nagarjuna's next film 'Praveen Sattaru' in action mode". The New Indian Express. 26 February 2021.
  15. ^ India, The Hans (5 August 2021). "Nagarjuna-Praveen Sattaru film shelved?". www.thehansindia.com.
  16. ^ "Nagarjuna's 'The Ghost' Shooting Schedule Begins In Dubai". Outlook. 10 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Nagarjuna Wraps Up Intense Shoot Schedule of 'The Ghost' In Dubai". Outlook. 30 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Nagarjuna starrer The Ghost directed by Praveen Sattaru commences new shoot schedule in Ooty". Bollywood Hungama. 8 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Nagarjuna Starrer 'The Ghost' Commences New Shoot Schedule In Ooty". Outlook. 8 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Nagarjuna and Sonal Chauhan wrap-up the shoot for The Ghost". Firstpost. 9 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Nagarjuna's The Ghost to release on this date; Teaser out". Cinema Express. 9 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Nagarjuna's The Ghost to release in Tamil as Ratchan, to be presented by KGF 2's distribution house in Tamil Nadu". OTT Play.
  23. ^ "Gemini TV Bags Satellite Rights of Nagarjuna-starrer The Ghost". News18.
  24. ^ "OTT: The Ghost locks its digital streaming partner". 123telugu.
  25. ^ "The Ghost' Twitter review: Netizens call it a superhit; applaud Akkineni Nagarjuna, Praveen Sattaru's film". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  26. ^ "The Ghost Twitter Review & Reactions: Did Nagarjuna-starrer give fans the thrills and chills? Find out". India TV. Retrieved 5 October 2022. The film was praised for its action sequences but criticism directed towards the storyline.
  27. ^ "The Ghost Movie Review: Nagarjuna's film tries too hard, but ends up being unintentionally funny". India Today. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  28. ^ "The Ghost Movie Review: Nagarjuna and Sonal Chauhan shine in this half-baked film". Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  29. ^ "The Ghost review: Contrived screenplay and unoriginal plot ruin this Nagarjuna film". The News Minute. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  30. ^ "The Ghost Movie Review: Nagarjuna's action thriller doesn't give us breathtaking, tense action". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  31. ^ "The Ghost movie review: Nagarjuna's actioner looks sleek but tests patience". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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