Pothugadda
{{Short description|2025 Indian Telugu-language film by Raksha Veeram}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Pothugadda poster.jpg
| caption = Release poster
| director = Raksha Veeram
| writer = Raksha Veeram
| screenplay =
| story =
| producer = {{plain list|
- Anupama Chandra Koduri
- G. Sharath Chandra Reddy
}}
| starring = {{plain list|
- Shatru
- Aadukalam Naren
- Prudhvi Dandamudi
- Vismaya Sri
}}
| cinematography = Rahul Shrivatsav
| editing = SJ Shivakiran
| music = Score
Marcus M
Songs
Shravan Bharadwaj
| studio = 24 Cinema Street
| distributor = ETV Win
| released = {{Film date|2025|1|30|df=y}}
| runtime = 111 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Pothugadda is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language political drama film written and directed by Raksha Veeram.{{Cite web |last=ABN |date=2024-11-03 |title=Pothugadda Teaser: ఈటీవీ విన్.. పోతుగడ్డ అఫీసియల్ టీజర్ రిలీజ్ |url=https://www.chitrajyothy.com/2024/videos/etv-win-orginal-film-pothugadda-official-teaser-released-srk-58189.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Chitrajyothy Telugu News |language=te}} The film features Shatru, Aadukalam Naren, Prudhvi Dandamudi and Vismaya Sri in importatnt roles.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-30 |title=Pothugadda OTT Release: Date, Storyline, and More Details |url=https://www.sakshipost.com/news/ott/pothugadda-ott-release-date-storyline-and-more-details-372996 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Sakshi Post |language=en}}
The film was released on 30 January 2025 on ETV Win.{{Cite web |last=Devulapally |first=Aditya |date=2025-01-20 |title=Pothugadda trailer: A couple caught in a political hijack |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2025/Jan/20/pothugadda-trailer-a-couple-caught-in-a-political-hijack |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Cinema Express |language=en |archive-date=21 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121091150/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2025/Jan/20/pothugadda-trailer-a-couple-caught-in-a-political-hijack |url-status=live }}
Plot
{{No plot|date=February 2025}}
Cast
- Shatru as Madduri Bhaskar
- Aadukalam Naren as MLA Samudra
- Prudhvi Dandamudi as Krishna
- Vismaya Sri as Geetha
- Prashant Karthi as Venkat
- Venky Lingam as Anji
Release and reception
Pothugadda was originally scheduled for direct-to-video release on 14 November 2024 on ETV Win,{{Cite web |last=Harsh |first=B. H. |date=2024-10-30 |title=Pothugadda gets a streaming date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2024/Oct/30/pothugadda-gets-a-streaming-date |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Cinema Express |language=en |archive-date=17 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217205603/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2024/Oct/30/pothugadda-gets-a-streaming-date |url-status=live }} but was later released on 30 January 2025.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-29 |title=Pothugadda OTT release: Here's when and where you can watch Raksha Veeran's Telugu thriller online |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/pothugadda-ott-release-date-heres-when-and-where-you-can-watch-raksha-veerans-telugu-thriller-online-1369791 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en |archive-date=30 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130140634/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/pothugadda-ott-release-date-heres-when-and-where-you-can-watch-raksha-veerans-telugu-thriller-online-1369791 |url-status=live }}
Avad Mohammad of OTTPlay gave a rating of 2 out of 5 and wrote that, "the lack of depth in the core emotional plot and tension in the proceedings makes it a routine thriller".{{Cite web |title=Pothugadda Review: The Aadukalam Naren film is a slow and routine thriller |url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/pothugadda-review-the-aadukalam-naren-film-is-routine-thriller-with-forced-emotions/cc41686832136 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}} Satya Pulagam of ABP Desam was critical about the story and screenplay.{{Cite web |last=Pulagam |first=Satya |date=2025-01-30 |title='పోతుగడ్డ' రివ్యూ: లేచిపోయిన ఎమ్మెల్యే కూతురు... ఎన్నికల్లో పరువు... ETV Win పొలిటికల్ డ్రామాలో తండ్రి ఓటు ఎటు? |url=https://telugu.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/movie-review-pothugadda-movie-review-in-telugu-aadukalam-naren-shatru-vismaya-sri-rayalaseema-political-drama-exclusively-streaming-on-etv-win-196032 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=telugu.abplive.com |language=te}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=34383227|title=Pothugadda}}
- [https://www.etvwin.com/original-movies/pothugadda-1 Pothugadda] on ETV Win
Category:2020s Telugu-language films
Category:Films set in Andhra Pradesh
Category:Indian political drama films
Category:2020s political drama films
Category:Fictional portrayals of the Andhra Pradesh Police
Category:2025 direct-to-video films