Run (2016 film)
Run is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language black comedy thriller film directed by Anil Kanneganti and produced by Ajay Sunkara, Kishore Garikipati, and Sudhakar Cherukuri. It is the remake of Malayalam and Tamil bilingual Neram. The film features Sundeep Kishan and Anisha Ambrose in the lead roles, while Bobby Simha reprises his role as Vatti Raja from the bilingual film. The film was released worldwide on 23 March 2016 to positive critical acclaim.[2]
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| Directed by | Anil Kanneganti |
| Produced by | Sudhakar Cherukuri Kishore Garikipati Ajay Sunkara |
| Story by | Alphonse Putharen |
| Starring | Sundeep Kishan Anisha Ambrose Bobby Simha |
| Music by | K. Sai Kartheek |
| Cinematography | B. RajaSekar |
| Edited by | MR. Varma |
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Running time | 110 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Run is all about the lives of Sanjay alias Sanju (Sundeep Kishan) and Amulya alias Amu (Anisha Ambrose).
Sanju is a computer engineering graduate but lost his job. His life is a little complicated now because he has taken a loan from a private moneylender named Vatti Raja (Bobby Simha) and is not able to repay the amount because he has no income. Amu's father Srinivas (Y. Kasi Viswanath) denies her marriage with Sanju as he is jobless. Amu decides to elope with Sanju, and his friend Mani (Praveen) gives him the money for paying off his debt to Raja. On their way, Amu's chain is snatched, and Sanju's money is stolen. Raja calls Sanju and asks him to settle the money within 5PM.
Srinivas lodges a complaint with Sub-Inspector Padmavathi (Brahmaji) against Sanju on charges of kidnapping Amu and gives his number. Padmavathi calls Sanju and tells him that he should come along with Amu to the police station within 5PM, but problems are yet to come; Sanju's brother-in-law (Madhunandan) asks some amount of money from him to start a business (even that is scheduled for 5PM). On the other hand, Amu is kidnapped by Raja's men, assuming her to be other man's girlfriend who also has to return money to Raja.
Sanju comes across the same man and decides to snatch his chain, but unfortunately at the moment, he tries to snatch the chain, the man meets with an accident, and Sanju takes him to a hospital. The man's brother Posani Balakrishna (Posani Krishna Murali), who has influence, assures Sanju of a job in his company. Suddenly, Padmavathi arrives there and says that Raja died in an accident. A flashback reveals that Lighthouse (Shani Salmon), the man who stole Amu's chain and Sanju's money, had borrowed some money from Raja, too. He plots with two others in having the money for themselves and stealing Raja's car. While the plan works out perfectly, Raja's men went behind the car, and Raja goes behind the other man. In the chase, Raja is hit by an auto and dies. Coincidentally, the auto driver (Ambati Srinivas) was the driver who hit Posani's brother Manik (Mahat Raghavendra) with his vehicle, too.
Last of all, Sanju meets the men who stole his money and involves in a brawl with them. He finds his money and a chain inside the car and also finds Amu in the car's rear (Raja hid her in his car). Sanju gives the money to his brother-in-law, and the movie ends with a happy note that "Time is of two types: good time and bad time. Good will come following every bad time in life".
Cast
- Sundeep Kishan as Sanjay "Sanju", a jobless computer science graduate who takes a loan from Vatti Raja
- Anisha Ambrose as Amulya "Amu", Sanju's love interest who elopes with him
- Bobby Simha as Vatti Raja, a private moneylender whom Sanju has to pay his debt to
- Y. Kasi Viswanath as Srinivas, Amu's father who will not let her marry Sanju as he is jobless
- Posani Krishna Murali as Posani Balakrishna, Manik's brother who offers Sanju a job in his company
- Brahmaji as SI I. Padmavathi
- Praveen as Mani, Sanju's friend who gives him money for paying off his debt to Raja
- Mahat Raghavendra as Manikyam "Manik, Posani's brother who gets hit by an auto
- Shani Salmon as Lighthouse, a man who steals Amu's chain and Sanju's money and plots to steal Raja's car
- Madhunandan as Sanju's brother-in-law who wants Raja to give him money to start a business
- Ambati Srinivas as Auto Driver who hits Manik with his vehicle
- Surya as Money Borrower
- Sivannarayana Naripeddi as Doctor
- Fish Venkat as Posani's follower
Release
Run was released on 23 March 2016 across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh coinciding with Holi Festival.[3]
Reception
Y. Sunitha Chowdary of The Hindu found that the movie was Set for a decent run.[4]Hans India gave a rating of 3 out of 5 stars and stated that the film was an entertainer and worth watching once.[5]123telugu.com gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and stated that the film was Different Thriller.[6]