Arddhanaari

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Arddhanaari
File:Arddhanaarifilm.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBhanushanker Chowdary
Produced byM. Ravi Kumar
Written byBhanushanker Chowdary
StarringArjun Yajath
Mouryaani
Mirchi Madhavi
Gharshan Sreenivasan
Harikrisna
Music byRavi Varma
CinematographySai Srinivas Gadhiraju
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswar Rao
Production
company
Patthikonda Cinemass
Release date
1 July 2016 [1]
Running time
139 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Arddhanaari (English: Half-Woman) is a 2016 Indian Telugu vigilante action drama film written and directed by Bhanushanker Chowdary. The film stars newcomers Arjun Yajath as Transgender and Mouryaani in lead roles. The film was dubbed into Hindi under the same name by Wide Angle Media Pvt. Ltd.[2][3]

Summary[edit]

Arddhanaari revolves around the protagonist who takes the disguise as Hijra and leads the fight against social injustice and turns punisher as well.

Reception[edit]

Arddhanaari was released in 300 screens with mixed reviews.[4] Indiaglitz rated the film with 2.5/5 stars stating that the film may enjoyed by C-class audience for its outmoded narration style,[5] while iluvcinema gave 3 stars mentioning it as an interesting, realistic revenge story of a transgender.[6]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2016 Nandi Awards Best Makeup Artist Ranjith Won Nandi Awards Best Dubbing Artist

Vaasu

Won [7]

References[edit]

  1. "Releasing Today: Horror Galore At the Cinemas". greatandhra. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. "Arddhanaari-Overview". filmibeat. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. "Arddhanaari-Preview". indiaglitz. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  4. "Arddhanaari-Overview". ibtimes. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  5. "Ardhanaari Movie Review - Half-done, half-witted". indiaglitz. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  6. "Ardhanaari - Interesting Transgender Story". iluvcinema. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  7. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (12 August 2019). "National Film Awards: Regina's make-up in 'Awe' took 12 hours". The Hindu.

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