Hari Hara Veera Mallu

Hari Hara Veera Mallu is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language period action-adventure film[3] written and directed by Krish Jagarlamudi. Depicting the life of legendary outlaw Veera Mallu, the film stars Pawan Kalyan in the titular role alongside Nidhhi Agerwal, Arjun Rampal and Nargis Fakhri. The story is set in 17th century under the backdrop of Mughal Empire.

Hari Hara Veera Mallu
Teaser poster
Directed byKrish Jagarlamudi
Written byKrish Jagarlamudi
Dialogue bySai Madhav Burra
Produced byA. Dayakar Rao
A. M. Ratnam
(presenter)
StarringPawan Kalyan
Nidhhi Agerwal
Arjun Rampal
Nargis Fakhri
CinematographyGnana Shekar V.S.
Edited byPraveen K. L.
Music byM. M. Keeravani
Production
company
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹150–200 crore[1][2]

The film began its production in September 2020 with filming taking place primarily in Hyderabad. Initially scheduled for release on 29 April 2022 in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi languages, the film was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The production also experienced delays due to Kalyan's other film and political commitments.

Premise

Set in the Mughal Era, outlaw Veera Mallu is tasked with the job of stealing the Koh-i-Noor diamond from the Mughals.[4][5]

Cast

Production

Development

The film was launched in January 2020 in Hyderabad at producer A. M. Rathnam's office. It was tentatively titled PSPK 27, intended to be Pawan Kalyan's 27th film as a lead actor with Krish Jagarlamudi as its director.[8][9] In September 2020, Jagarlamudi officially confirmed through his Twitter account that a period film has been in production, marking the first collaboration between Jagarlamudi and Kalyan.[10] The film is set in 17th century with the backdrop of Mughals and Qutb Shahis. In March 2021, the film's title is announced as Hari Hara Veera Mallu.[11]

The film is being produced by A M Rathnam under his production banner. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by M. M. Keeravani. Gnana Shekar V. S. is signed as the cinematographer.[12] Sai Madhav Burra is signed to write the film's dialogues.[13] Ben Lock, who has supervised the graphic work in films like Aquaman, Warcraft, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is in charge of the VFX of this film.[14][11]

The film marks the Telugu debut of Hindi film actor Arjun Rampal who will reportedly be playing the role of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.[15] Actress Nidhhi Agerwal is cast in the role of Panchami, opposite Kalyan.[1] In March 2021, Jacqueline Fernandez was signed to play a crucial role in the film.[4][5] However, Fernandez opted out of the project due to scheduling conflicts and she was replaced by Nargis Fakhri in December 2021. Fakhri plays Mughal empress Roshanara, Aurangzeb's sister.[16][17]

Principal photography

Jagarlamudi completed a 15-day shooting schedule with Pawan Kalyan before it was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] The shooting is resumed in January 2021 in Hyderabad.[19] Rampal joined the production in February 2021.[3] The production has set up historical monuments Charminar, Red Fort and Machilipatnam port for the film.[11] The shoot was suspended in April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]

Shooting of the film experienced delays due to Kalyan's other film commitments, namely, Bheemla Nayak.[21] In December 2021, art director Rajeevan was replaced by Anand Sai, who began working on the film's sets.[22] A new schedule where a major part of the film would be shot was expected to begin in January 2022 but delayed.[23] Filming resumed in April 2022 with Kalyan joining the production.[24]

Release

The film was initially slated for worldwide release in the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi languages on 14 January 2022 coinciding with Sankranti.[25][26] However, in September 2021, the release date was rescheduled as 29 April 2022.[27] However, it was postponed due to delays caused by the pandemic and Kalyan's political commitments.[28] The makers are reportedly aiming for a release on the eve of Dusshera (5 October 2022).[28][29]

References
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