Godfather Movie Details:
| Based on | Lucifer |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Genre | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Release date | 5 October 2022 |
| Running time | 2hr 37min |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Nayanthara Salman Khan Satya Dev |
| Directed by | Mohan Raja |
| Screenplay by | Mohan Raja |
| Dialogues by | Lakshmi Bhupal |
| Story by | Murali Gopy |
| Produced by | R. B. Choudary N. V. Prasad Listin Stephen Ram Charan Upasana Kamineni |
| Cinematography by | Nirav Shah |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
| Production Company | Konidela Production Company Super Good Films |
| Distributor | PVR Pictures Magic Frames |
Godfather Movie Cast & Characters:
- Chiranjeevi as Brahma Teja / Qureshi Abram
- Nayanthara as Sathyapriya
- Ahana as young Sathya
- Satya Dev as Jaidev Das “Jai”
- Puri Jagannadh as Govardhan
- Murali Sharma as Narayana Verma
- Tanya Ravichandran as Jhanvi
- Samuthirakani as ACP Indrajeet IPS
- Sarvadaman D. Banerjee as CM Padmakant Ramdas Reddy “PKR”
- Sunil as Koti
- Brahmaji as Narasimha Reddy
- Divi Vadthya as Renuka
- Shafi as Murugan
- Sayaji Shinde as Bangaram Naidu
- Bharath Reddy as Ram Prasad
- Anasuya Bharadwaj as Ram Prasad’s wife
- Kasthuri Shankar as Brahma’s mother
- Murali Mohan as an elder man in an Ashram
- Pragathi as Sowjanya
- Nawab Shah as Abdul
- Gangavva as Kanthamma
- Mark Bennington as Lukas
- Master Gaurav as Adolescent Brahma
- Salman Khan as Masoom Bhai (Brahma’s right-hand), (cameo appearance)
- Prabhu Deva as himself in the song “Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar”
- Warina Hussain as a dancer in the item number “Blast Baby”
Storyline:
PNR a respected political leader passes away while heading the chair of Chief Minister now the question remains who will take his throne? Narayana Verma one of the prominent leaders of his party considers himself to be the suitable candidate but the people of the city are in favor of Brahma who is known as Godfather to everyone and has made a place in everyone’s heart in a short time.PNR’s daughter Satyapriya who is away from politics is also a considered as suitable candidate and being a stepbrother she is against Bramha. Her husband Dev takes this as an advantage and eyes the chair of the Chief Minister so that he can conduct a drug racket in the region and also tries to convince Brahma for the same. But Brahma is against this and spoils his plans for the same following which Dev frames him in a sexual molestation case of women from his orphanage which lands Brahma in jail. While Brahma is serving his term in jail Dev plans to activate his drug racket but his plans are spoiled by Brahma’s trusted aide Masoom Bhai
Godfather Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | ₹120 crore |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹108.7 crore |
About Godfather Movie:
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 December 2020, Mohan Raja was confirmed as the director, marking his return to Telugu cinema after 20 years. Hanuman Junction (2001) was his first and only Telugu film until then.
The film was officially launched in January 2021 with a traditional pooja ceremony in Hyderabad.
The film’s title was unveiled as Godfather in August 2021. 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 surgery on his right hand which was followed by a 15-day bed rest. He resumed the shoot in November 2021 in Hyderabad.
In January 2022, the actor tested positive for COVID-19 and therefore had to quarantine himself. This proceeded to shoot a few crucial scenes that didn’t involve him during which Nayanthara joined the production. Chiranjeevi joined the sets back in February following his recovery.
Salman Khan completed filming his portions in March 2022 in a week-long schedule at ND Studios, Karjat, Mumbai. Khan also shot for a song alongside Chiranjeevi in Hyderabad under the choreography of Prabhu Deva.
Godfather was released theatrically on 5 October 2022 and opened to positive reviews from critics.
The film’s digital streaming rights were acquired by Netflix at a cost of ₹57 crore and will stream as from November 19. It has been reported from News18 that, the film producers have been offered ₹45 crore for the satellite and digital rights for the Hindi dubbed version of this film. The film was digitally streamed on Netflix from 19 November 2022.
