Juvva
{{short description|2018 Telugu film}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Juvva
| image = Juvva poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Trikoti Peta
| writer = M Ratnam
| producer = Bharath Somi
| starring = Ranjith Somi
Palak Lalwani
| music = M. M. Keeravani
| cinematography = Suresh
| editing = Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
| studio = SOMMI Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2018|02|23}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}
Juvva ({{translation|Rocket}}) is a 2018 Telugu-language action masala film directed by Trikoti Peta, starring Ranjith Somi and Palak Lalwani in the lead roles.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Ranjith Somi as Rana
- Palak Lalwani as Shruthi aka Aadhya
- Ranjith Velayudhan as Basavaraj Patil
- Murali Sharma as CI Viswanath, Shruthi's uncle
- Sana as Viswanath's wife
- Ali as Dr Alia Bhatt
- Anand as Sivakrishna Hegde, Shruthi's father
- Saptagiri as Rana's friend
- Posani Krishna Murali as Pydiraju
- Surekha Vani as Shyamala, Pydiraju's wife
- Raghu Babu as Bhogam
- Kalpa Latha as Bhogam's wife
- Prabhakar as Bhikshupati
- Prabhas Sreenu as a goon
- Himaja
- Bhadram
}}
Production
The film began production under the name JinthTha Tha, but S. S. Rajamouli and M. M. Keeravani advised the director to change the title because of its similarity to a song from Vikramarkudu (2006) will make the audience think that the film stars Ravi Teja. Debutant Ranjith Somi, who previously starred in Nuvvu Nenu Okkatavudam, was signed as the main actor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-01-22/Trikoti-to-direct-Botsas-relative/201614|title=Trikoti to direct Botsa's relative|date=22 January 2016|website=www.thehansindia.com}} The film is produced by Ranjith Somi's brother, Bharath Somi.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/140118/fresher-to-the-fore-ranjith-is-making-his-debut-in-telugu-cinema-with-the-film-juvva.html|title=Fresher to the fore: Ranjith is making his debut in Telugu cinema with the film Juvva|first=Suresh|last=Kavirayani|date=14 January 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle}} Malayalam actor Arjun plays a negative role in this film, which will mark his Telugu debut.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/220218/vizag-boy-ranjith-somi-trying-his-hand-at-films.html|title=Vizag boy Ranjith somi trying his hand at films|first=Suresh|last=Kavirayani|date=22 February 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle}} Chiranjeevi released the film's teaser.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/chiranjeevi-to-unveil-juvvas-teaser/articleshow/62403014.cms|title=Chiranjeevi to unveil Juvva's teaser!|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Shajini|last=S R|date=7 January 2018|accessdate=31 May 2021}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/megastar-chiranjeevi-is-all-praises-for-ranjith-somi/articleshow/63028290.cms|title=Megastar Chiranjeevi is all praises for Ranjith Somi|website=The Times of India|date=22 February 2018 }}
Soundtrack
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Reception
A critic from Telangana Today wrote that "Even after being a sensible story, direction and screenplay fail to turn the movie into a gripping one".{{Cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/movie-review-this-juvva-doesnt-sparkle|title=Movie Review: This 'Juvva' doesn't sparkle|first=Bhawana|last=Tanmayi|website=Telangana Today}}
References
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