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Genius (2012)

Genius (2012), directed by Ohmkar, starring Ashwin Babu and Shweta Basu Prasad.

12/28/2012 BR

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Synopsis

A top politician Nanaji a superstar Pedda Babu, and Indian cricket captain Nizamuddin and their die-hard fans/worshippers complex relationship

  • OhmkarDirector, Producer

About the film

Genius is a 2012 indian Telugu-language film directed by Ohmkar in his directorial debut and produced by Dasari Kiran Kumar. The film features Havish, Sanusha, R. Sarathkumar, Ashwin Babu, Vinoth Kishan, and Abhinaya in the lead roles. The music was composed by Joshua Sridhar with cinematography by R. Diwakaran and editing by M. R. Varma. Writer Chinni Krishna, who has penned down stories for blockbuster Telugu movies such as Narasimha Naidu, Indra, and Gangotri, has written the film's narrative. The film was made on a budget of Rs. 11 crore and released on 28 December 2012. The presence of Sarathkumar in a prominent role led to makers to dub the film in Tamil as Acham Thavir.

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Genius is a 2012 indian Telugu-language film directed by Ohmkar in his directorial debut and produced by Dasari Kiran Kumar. The film features Havish, Sanusha, R. Sarathkumar, Ashwin Babu, Vinoth Kishan, and Abhinaya in the lead roles. The music was composed by Joshua Sridhar with cinematography by R. Diwakaran and editing by M. R. Varma. Writer Chinni Krishna, who has penned down stories for blockbuster Telugu movies such as Narasimha Naidu, Indra, and Gangotri, has written the film's narrative. The film was made on a budget of Rs. 11 crore and released on 28 December 2012. The presence of Sarathkumar in a prominent role led to makers to dub the film in Tamil as Acham Thavir.

Plot

Best friends Nivas (Havish), Yasir (Ashwin Babu), and Jeeva (Vinoth Kishan) worship different people like fans and ruin their lives. Their faith is manipulated by the people they trust, so they decide to teach a lesson to those people and set an example for all those who are into crazy worshipping. Nivas worships MLA Nanaji (Pradeep Rawat); Yasir worships cricketer Nizamuddin (Adarsh Balakrishna); and Jeeva worships film star Pedda Babu (Ashish Vidyarthi). What kind of decisions the friends take forms the rest of the story.

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by Joshua Sridhar and released by Mango Music.

Reception

A critic from The Times of India rated the film three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "There are many other similarities too. Debutant director Ohmkkar has reason to celebrate as his movie does hit the nail on the head".

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Genius at IMDb

Text from Genius (2012 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius_(2012_film)

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What is Genius about?

Genius: A top politician Nanaji a superstar Pedda Babu, and Indian cricket captain Nizamuddin and their die-hard fans/worshippers complex relationship

Who directed Genius?

Genius was directed by Ohmkar in 2012.

Who stars in Genius?

The cast of Genius includes Ashwin Babu, Shweta Basu Prasad, Anita Hassanandani Reddy, R. Sarathkumar and Rekha Vedavyas.

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