Puli (2010 film)
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| Directed by | S. J. Surya |
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Navodaya Appachan Singanamala Ramesh |
| Written by | S. J. Surya |
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Pawan Kalyan Nikeesha Patel Manoj Bajpayee Nassar Charan Raj Shriya Saran |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
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163 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹40 crore (US$5.9 million) |
| Box office | ₹13 crore (US$1.9 million) |
Puli (English: Tiger) is a 2010 Telugu action film written and directed by S. J. Surya, starring Pawan Kalyan in the lead role, with Nikeesha Patel, Manoj Bajpayee, Charan Raj, Nassar, Jyothi Krishna, Bhrahmaji, Ali and Girish Karnad in supporting roles and Shriya Saran appearing in an item number. The film features a soundtrack by A. R. Rahman and cinematography by Binod Pradhan. It was produced by famous Malayalam film producer Navodaya Appachan and Singanamala Ramesh on a ₹ 400 million budget and was distributed Geetha Arts. The film was released on 10 September. The film was originally titled Komaram Puli but was renamed as Puli on the second day of release, following objections by Komaram Sony Rao, grandson of the tribal legend Komaram Bheem, from whose name the title of the movie was taken. Its Nizam rights were sold to Geetha Arts for ₹20 crore (US$3.0 million) which is a record sum. The film was dubbed into Hindi under the title Jaanbaaz Khiladi.
Puli was director S. J. Suryaah's dream project. Initially he planned to make the movie with Akshay Kumar in Hindi and later with Vijay in Tamil and he sent bound scripts to both superstars. But both the projects did not happen. The storyline was also discussed with Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi. Later, after the confirmation from pawan kalyan, it was finalised to make in Telugu with Pawan Kalyan . Hansika Motwani was originally signed to play the heroine but was replaced by Nikeesha Patel, who made her acting debut in this film. The film was sent to the censor board on 4 September and received an A certificate.
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