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GodFather
Godfather Telugu poster.jpeg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMohan Raja
Screenplay byMohan Raja
Dialogue byLakshmi Bhupal
Based onLucifer
by Murali Gopy
Produced by
StarringChiranjeevi
Salman Khan
Nayanthara
Satya Dev
CinematographyNirav Shah
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Music byS. Thaman
Production
companies
Distributed byPVR Pictures
Magic Frames
Release date
  • 5 October 2022 (2022-10-05)
Running time
157 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹100 crore[1]
Box officeest. ₹103–104 crore[2]

Godfather is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language political action film directed by Mohan Raja.[3] The film stars Chiranjeevi, Salman Khan, Nayanthara and Satya Dev. It is produced by R. B. Choudary and N. V. Prasad on Konidela Production Company and Super Good Films' banners. It is a remake of the 2019 Malayalam film Lucifer. It starts off with the death of a revered chief minister and the infighting to choose his successor, followed by a game of political cat and mouse with each politician trying to outfox the other.

Principal photography commenced in August 2021 with filming taking place in Hyderabad, Ooty and Mumbai. The music is composed by Thaman S with cinematography handled by Nirav Shah. Godfather was released theatrically on 5 October 2022. The film opened to positive reviews with most critics praising Chiranjeevi's performance.[4]

Plot

At Interpol's office in France, an officer is handing over his case about Abraham Qureshi who is a mysterious God hunter to his junior stating that it was his only unsolvable case.

Meanwhile, in Andhra Pradesh, CM PadamKant Reddy "PKR", who is the leader of the ruling party Jan Jagruti Party (JJP), has died. Taking advantage of the situation and believing that it would benefit the upcoming election, acting CM, Narayana Varma sends party workers to riot outside the hospital. Govardhan, a truth-seeker, records a Facebook live stream and condemns those who praise PKR, claiming that he was a puppet, during his final years in the hands of a financial syndicate that controls the Indian political system. He claims that the JJP party has twice the amount of money than the entire state's treasury, and the person who will replace PKR is crucial. He lists four possible candidates during the live stream: Sathyapriya Jaidev, Jaidev Das, Narayana Varma, and Brahma Teja.

Sathya is PKR's daughter who married Jaidev, a notorious and discreet drug dealer, who is mainly known for his Real estate and Hawala scams. He also has links with the Bombay Drug world, all unknown to Sathya and the party. Varma declares himself as the most likely successor to PKR, due to his seniority in the party, and particularly for his lobbying skills. Brahma meanwhile is PKR's first child but was kept a secret from the world as PKR did not want the public to know that he had a son with his first wife. Govardhan describes him as the "most dangerous" God hunter from the list, and addresses him as God father. Brahma's past is unknown, but is now known for his contract work for Corporation in chennai, which is retrieved from Govardhan's Google research.

Meanwhile, in Mumbai, Jaidev and Varma meets the former's partner, Abdul, and tell him that PKR had given him an ultimatum to stop his Hawala smuggling a month ago. With PKR's demise, Jaidev plans to fund the JJP with Drug money, by offering money to the present financier. With the help of Abdul, Jaidev cuts a deal with Lucas, who agrees to transfer ₹750 crore (US$94 million) every month in exchange for importing unchecked drug contraband into Hyderabad, once the JJP wins the election. For the deal to proceed, Jaidev has to first set up an illegal drug factory. Abdul insists that the shop should be on a government-sealed roadside. At the same time, the last rites of PKR are carried out in Hyderabad, where Sathya asks Varma to forbid Brahma from taking part in the ceremony.

On Varma's orders, Raghuram attempts to hinder his way but fails. On that night, Jaidev arrives home, where he gives some Malana cream to Sathya's sister Jhanvi, without the latter's knowledge and convenes a meeting with the JJP ministers, informing his decision to fund the party and dissolve the current ministry, which will ensure the preponement of the elections, so that they can take advantage on the present sympathy wave and nominate himself as the party's next CM candidate. Since the present financier is Brahma himself, Varma advises Jaidev to negotiate with Brahma, but Brahma objects to funding the party with the drug money and threatens Jaidev. Enraged, Jaidev assigns Varma to bribe 140 ministers to nominate him as the CM's candidate.

Jaidev sends men to the drugshop Upon knowing this, Brahma defeats and kills them. Brahma's aide and Jaidev's mole Koti reports it to Varma and Jaidev. Raghuram is sent to detect evidence from the premise but finds nothing. From Sathya's diary, Jaidev finds out that she resents Brahma because her father gave more care for him, who was brought to their home as a child and was the cause of a rift between her parents. Koti persuades his lover and one of the inmates Renuka to slander Brahma. On NNTV, she accuses Brahma of smuggling halwa and other illegal drugs. This creates public outrage against Brahma, who is arrested and imprisoned. In prison, Brahma gets a phone call from his next shop owner and Masoom Bhai. Jaidev arranges a hit on Brahma by his party goons in prison, but the attempt fails.

While transferring the money to bribe the other party members in the JJP, Lucas's containers are sabotaged by Masoom Bhai. Brahma meets Govardhan, where he provides pieces of evidence of the party workers' corruption to Govardhan and also reveals the reasons for him being indulged in illegal drug selling in Chennai. Meanwhile, Koti (who realizes his mistake) and Renuka admit that they lied about Brahma, who is later released from prison. Meanwhile, Jhanvi is hospitalized after a drug overdose. From Jhanvi, Sathya learns of Jaidev's predatory behavior towards her. When asked, Jaidev admits and threatens to expose Jhanvi's contacts with drug peddlers and threatens to kill her and Jhanvi like PKR. With no other choice, Sathya seeks the help of Brahma, who vows to protect them.

Masoom bhai kills Raghuram and his men (Raghuram had blackmailed Sathya in exchange for not filing a case against Jhanvi) and meet NNTV news channel owner Ram to clear the channel's debts, taking control of the channel. Brahma and Masoom bhai also blackmails Varma and the other MLA to ally with him, in exchange for their drug habits not getting into the hands of the media. Jaidev kidnaps Jhanvi and blackmails Sathya to announce him as the CM. With Masoom Bhai, Brahma defeats the henchmen in Mumbai and confronts Jaidev, where upon seeing Brahma, Lucas reveals that Brahma is in fact, Abram Qureshi aka "Godfather". Though taken aback, Jaidev attempts to kill Sathya in a car accident, but Brahma's men save her. With no option, Jaidev kills himself. Sathya is elected as the new president of JJP party, while Brahma heads to Paris with Masoom Bhai. After gathering all the major drug lords in the world, Brahma and Masoom Bhai shoot all of them leaving them dead while Brahma still goes on his crusade hinting a sequel with both Bramha and Masoom Bhai.

Cast

Production

Development

The Telugu remake of the 2019 Malayalam film Lucifer was announced in April 2020 with Chiranjeevi in the lead role (played by Mohanlal in Lucifer). Sujeeth was signed to direct the project, who had also started working on the script for the Telugu adaptation.[5] Sujeeth opted out of the project in September 2020 due to creative differences. Later, V. V. Vinayak was approached in replace him.[6] 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.[7] The film was officially launched in January 2021 with a traditional pooja ceremony in Hyderabad. The film marks the maiden collaboration of Chiranjeevi with composer Thaman S. Nirav Shah was signed as the cinematographer.[8] It was to be produced by Konidela Production Company and Super Good Films. The film's title was unveiled as Godfather in August 2021.[9]

Casting

In September 2021, Nayanthara, Biju Menon and Satyadev entered talks to sign the film.[10] Nayanthara[11] and Satyadev were confirmed to be a part of the film in November and the latter was signed in to play the main antagonist in this film.[12] Gangavva plays Chiranjeevi's mother in the film.[13] Director Puri Jagannadh had a special role in the film.[14] Bigg Boss Telugu season 4 contestant Divi Vadthya joined the film as Chiranjeevi promised her a role in the season's finale.[15]

In August 2021, actor Salman Khan was approached to play a key role in the film.[16] In November, Thaman confirmed that Khan would star alongside Chiranjeevi, in addition to appearing a dance number, thus marking Khan's debut in Telugu cinema.[17] Khan reportedly portrays the role of Zayed Masood (Prithviraj Sukumaran) from Lucifer.[18][19]

Filming

Principal photography of the film began on 13 August 2021.[20] The first schedule of the film took place in Hyderabad.[21] The second schedule of the film began in September 2021 in Ooty.[22] Shooting was halted in October as Chiranjeevi underwent a surgery on his right hand which was followed by a 15-day bed rest.[23] He resumed the shoot in November 2021 in Hyderabad.[24] In January 2022, the actor tested positive for COVID-19 and therefore had to quarantine himself.[25] This proceeded to shoot a few crucial scenes that didn't involve him during which Nayanthara joined the production.[26] Chiranjeevi joined the sets back in February following his recovery.[27] Salman Khan completed filming his portions in March 2022 in a week-long schedule at ND Studios, Karjat, Mumbai.[28][29] Khan also shot for a song alongside Chiranjeevi in Hyderabad under the choreography of Prabhu Deva.[30]

Music

Godfather
Soundtrack album by
Thaman S
Released4 October 2022
Recorded2021–2022
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length18:18
LanguageTelugu
LabelSaregama
ProducerThaman S
Thaman S chronology
Sarkaru Vaari Paata
(2022) 		Godfather
(2022) 		Varisu
(2023)
External audio
audio icon Godfather - Full Album on YouTube
Singles from Godfather
  1. "Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar"
    Released: 15 September 2022
  2. "Najabhaja"
    Released: 27 September 2022
  3. "Godfather - Title Song"
    Released: 3 October 2022

The film score and soundtrack album of the film is composed by Thaman S. The music rights were acquired by Saregama. The first single titled "Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar" was released on 15 September 2022.[31]

Telugu
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar"Anantha SriramShreya Ghoshal4:28
2."Najabhaja"Anantha SriramSri Krishna, Prudhvi Chandra3:18
3."Godfather - Title Song"Ramajogayya SastryAnudeep Dev, Aditya Iyengar, Raghuram,Saicharan Bhaskaruni, Arjun Vijay, Ritesh G Rao, Chaitu Satsangi, Bharat, Arun Kaundinya, Sri Krishna, Adviteeya, Sruthika, Pranathi, Pratyusha Pallapothu, Rachita, Vaishnavi, Harika Narayan, Sruthi Ranjani, Sahiti Chaganti2:46
4."Blast Baby"Ramajogayya SastryDamini Bhatla, Blaaze3:39
5."Padara Sainika"Ramajogayya SastrySreerama Chandra4:09
Total length:18:18
Hindi
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar"Vimal KashyapShreya Ghoshal4:28
2."Dekho Dekho"Vimal KashyapRitesh G. Rao, Sai Charan Bhaskaruni3:18

Release

Theatrical

Godfather was released in cinemas on 5 October 2022 in Telugu along with a Hindi dubbed version.[32] The film is distributed in India by Konidela Production Company along with PVR Pictures while the overseas distribution is by Sarigama Cinemas through Phars Film.[33][34] Worldwide theatrical rights of the film were sold at a cost of ₹91 crore.[35] As per Hindustan Times report, God Father received box office collections grosses ₹69 crore worldwide in 2 days.

Home media

The film's digital streaming rights were acquired by Netflix at a cost of ₹57 crore.[36] 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.[37]

Reception

Godfather opened to positive reviews with most critics praising Chiranjeevi's performance.[4] Paul Nicodemus of The Times of India gave a rating of 3.5 out of 5 stating that the film proves to be a worthy remake of the Malayalam original with Chiranjeevi coming up with a charismatic performance.[38] Murali Krishna CH of The New Indian Express rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Watch it definitely for the Megastar, who delivers enough bang for your buck".[39] Arvind V of Pinkvilla rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Chiranjeevi, after a dull performance in Acharya, is terrific here. Satyadev delivers an award-winning output".[40] Opining the same, Manoj Kumar R of The Indian Express appreciated Mohan Raja's work and stated that he "has steered clear of mystery and has turned GodFather into a full-fledged political drama".[41] Roktim Rajpal of India Today rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote, "The Chiranjeevi-led political thriller is massier and more action-packed than the Malayalam version. GodFather is a grand celebration of the brand Chiranjeevi that proves to be a treat for the veteran hero's ardent fans".[42] The Hans India rated the film with 3 out of 5, stating that the film is a decent one-time watch and offers something to cheer for Chiranjeevi's fans.[43]

Priyanka Sundar of Firstpost rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The magic touch seems to be missing in GodFather. It is certainly not a movie that would put you to sleep, however, it is neither one that would illicit excitement either".[44] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Director Mohan Raja seems to have been torn between his instincts to make a solid political thriller and the compulsions to pander to his leading man’s fanbase".[45] Abhimanyu Mathur of Hindustan Times stated that, the film works only when Chiranjeevi is on screen, with the veteran actor more than holds his own and simply carries the film with his stardom and screen presence to save the film from flaws.[46]

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