Anaganaga O Dheerudu (English: Once Upon a Warrior) is a 2011 Indian Telugu fantasy-adventure film directed by Prakash Kovelamudi, in his first mainstream film. Co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures with veteran director K. Raghavendra Rao at a budget of 27 crore, it stars Siddharth, Shruti Haasan, in her Telugu debut, and Harshita as protagonists with Lakshmi Manchu making her debut in a negative role. The film features musical score by Salim-Sulaiman, an ensemble soundtrack by Salim-Sulaiman, M. M. Keeravani, Koti and Mickey J Meyer,[1] while cinematography and editing are handled by Soundar Rajan and Shravan Katikaneni, respectively.[2] Anaganaga O Dheerudu focuses on the journey of Moksha, a nine year old girl with special healing powers.Pre-production for Anaganaga O Dheerudu began in June 2009 and the cast of the film was finalized soon after, with the film creating expectations as it marked the debuts of noted star children Prakash Rao, Shruti Haasan and Lakshmi Manchu.[3] Furthermore, the film marked a return to a rarely filmed genre in Indian cinema, the fantasy adventure. Shooting began in October 2009, and took place across India, whilst scenes were also shot in Turkey.[4] During the production stage, Walt Disney Pictures agreed to co-produce the film with Raghavendra Rao's home banner, a Bellyful of Dreams Entertainment, marking the first South Indian production by Disney.[5][6] The film released worldwide on January 14, 2011 during the Sankranti festival.
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