| Anji | |
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| Directed by | Kodi Ramakrishna |
| Written by | Story & Screenplay: M. S. Art Movies Unit Dialogues: Satyanand |
| Produced by | Shyam Prasad Reddy |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Namrata Shirodkar Tinnu Anand Nagendra Babu |
| Cinematography | Chota K. Naidu |
| Edited by | K. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | M. S. Art Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹25–35 crore[1] |
Anji is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action-adventure film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy. The film stars Chiranjeevi in the title role, alongside Namrata Shirodkar, Tinnu Anand and Nagendra Babu.[2] The film has music composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. Anji was produced on an estimated budget of ₹25–35 crore, making it the most expensive Telugu film at the time of its release.[1]
The story follows Anji's quest to safeguard the mystical Aatmalingam, which bestows immortality every 72 years, from the grasp of the ruthless billionaire Veerendra Bhatia.
The film was in production for over six years, facing multiple delays before its release on 15 January 2004, during the Sankranthi festival.[3] Anji received praise for its visual effects and Chiranjeevi's performance, but struggled to achieve commercial success due to its high budget.[4] The film won two Nandi Awards and the National Film Award for Best Special Effects, marking the first time a Telugu film won a National Award in that category. Additionally, Anji was featured in the Limca Book of Records as the first Indian film to use 3D digital graphics.[5] The film was later dubbed into Hindi as Diler - Daring, Tamil as Kollimalai Singam, and Malayalam as Chekavan.
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- Kanth, K. Rajani (26 December 2003). "2003 - Year of all-time hits & mega failures for Tollywood". Business Standard India. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
Anji, which has been in production for more than seven years, is the costliest film ever made in Tollywood. Producer Shyam Prasad Reddy is said to have spent around Rs 25 crore for this film.
- "When Tollywood tunes didn't mesmerise box-office". Business Standard India. 1 January 2005. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
The Rs 28-crore film, which took nearly six years to complete .....
- Ogirala, Mohan Rao (24 June 2004). "It's raining flops on Tollywood's parade". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
The Chiranjeevi-starrer Anji didn't run for long though the film took over Rs 30 crore and five years to complete.
- "Anji film not before 9th January 2003". Idlebrain.com. September 2002. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
According to the reliable sources, Anji's total budget has been 35 crores (if we include the interest rates and other expenses as it is being made for so many years).
- Kanth, K. Rajani (26 December 2003). "2003 - Year of all-time hits & mega failures for Tollywood". Business Standard India. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Verma, Mithun. "Anji Review". fullhyd.com. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "When Tollywood tunes didn't mesmerise box-office". Business Standard India. 1 January 2005. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
The Rs 28-crore film, which took nearly six years to complete .....
- ^ "'Lakshmi Narasimha' VS 'Anji' in 2004". The Times of India. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Limca Book of Records. Bisleri Beverages Limited. 2006. p. 107. ISBN 978-81-902837-2-4.