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{{Infobox film
| name = Photo
| image = Photo (film) title card.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Title card
| director = [[Siva Nageswara Rao]]
| writer = Karlapalem Hanmantha Rao (story and dialogue)
| screenplay = Siva Nageswara Rao
| based_on = {{Based on|[[Shutter (2004 film)|''Shutter'']]|[[Banjong Pisanthanakun]] and [[Parkpoom Wongpoom]]}}
| producer = Siva Nageswara Rao
| starring = {{Ubl|[[Nandu (actor)|Anand]]|[[Anjali (actress)|Anjali]]|[[Muktha (actress)|Mukta]]}}
| cinematography = Soman K.G.
| editing = Gautham Raju
| music = Rohit Raj
| studio = Siva Chitra
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2006|9|1}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Photo''''' is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language [[supernatural horror film]] directed by [[Siva Nageswara Rao]] and starring [[Nandu (actor)|Anand]], [[Anjali (actress)|Anjali]] and [[Muktha (actress)|Muktha]].<ref name=idlebrain>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-photo.html|title=Muhurat: Photo|date=15 April 2006|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref> It marks the film debut of [[Nandu (actor)|Nandu]] (credited as Anand) and [[Anjali (actress)|Anjali]] and the Telugu debut of [[Muktha (actress)|Muktha]].<ref name=idlebrain/> ''Photo'' is the first and unofficial remake of the 2004 Thai film ''[[Shutter (2004 film)|Shutter]]'' and was released on 1 September 2006.

== Plot ==
The story begins with a group of friends coming across an old photograph. The photograph seems to have supernatural elements associated with it, causing eerie and unexplained events in their lives. As the friends try to uncover the mystery behind the photograph, they encounter various challenges and frightening occurrences. The movie explores themes of horror and suspense, building tension as the plot progresses.

== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
*[[Nandu (actor)|Anand]] as Siddhartha a.k.a. Siddhu
*[[Anjali (actress)|Anjali]] as Bhanu
*[[Muktha (actress)|Mukta]] as Swapna
*[[Jayasudha]] as Swapna's mother
*[[Sanjay Vellanki|Sanjay]] as Giri
*[[Nutan Prasad]]
*[[Tanikella Bharani]]
*[[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]]
*[[L. B. Sriram]]
*[[M. S. Narayana]]
*[[Brahmanandam]]
*[[Ali (actor)|Ali]]
*[[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]]
*[[Raghu Babu]]
*[[Krishna Bhagawan]]
*[[Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao|Kondavalasa]]
*[[Suman Setty]] as Balu
*[[Duvvasi Mohan]]
*[[Kallu Chidambaram]]
*[[Jenny (actor)|Jenny]]
* Tadivelu
* Master Siva Varma
* Dr. Srinivasa Rao
* Raghava
* Banda Jyothy
* Jayavani
{{colend}}

== Production ==
After [[Siva Nageswara Rao]] liked a story in ''Hasam'' magazine, he asked the writer of the article, Karlapalem Hanumantha Rao, to develop a story for him.<ref name=idlebrain/> Nageswara Rao claimed that the story was based on a true incident that happened in [[Coastal Andhra]] in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/sivanageswararao.html|title=Interview with Siva Nageswara Rao by Jeevi|date=5 July 2006|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|last=Jeevi|access-date=17 June 2022|archive-date=15 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115025605/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/sivanageswararao.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, independent sources identify the film to be based on 2004 Thai film [[Shutter (2004 film)|''Shutter'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chung |first=Hye Jean |date=2011 |title=Spectral Bodies and Uncanny Effects: Cosmopolitan Anxieties in Shutter |url=https://cinema.usc.edu/archivedassets/31_1/2_ChungSpread.pdf |website=[[University of California, Santa Barbara]] |quote=It has also been remade in Telugu as Photo (2006) |access-date=2022-06-18 |archive-date=2013-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126074126/http://cinema.usc.edu/archivedassets/31_1/2_ChungSpread.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Madlock |first=Joannah |date=2016 |title=Discovering Fear through the Camera: Shutter (2004) |url=http://situations.yonsei.ac.kr/product/data/item/1535539931/detail/c7f6a11ecd.pdf |website=[[Montclair State University]] |quote=In India alone, the movie was remade three times: first in the Telugu language as Photo (2006) |access-date=2022-06-18 |archive-date=2022-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811081855/http://situations.yonsei.ac.kr/product/data/item/1535539931/detail/c7f6a11ecd.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

The film marks Nageswara Rao debut as a producer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news275.html|title=Ram Gopal Varma shows interest in Photo|date=12 August 2006|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=17 June 2022|archive-date=22 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822125002/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news275.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Chennai-based model [[Anjali (actress)|Anjali]] made her acting debut with this film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/fans-and-celebrities-storm-social-media-to-wish-anjali-on-her-birthday/articleshow/76399021.cms|title=Fans and celebrities storm social media to wish Anjali on her birthday|date=16 June 2020|work=The Times of India|access-date=17 June 2022|archive-date=17 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617220957/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/fans-and-celebrities-storm-social-media-to-wish-anjali-on-her-birthday/articleshow/76399021.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Music ==
The music for the film was composed by Rohit Raj.
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline = Track listing
| title1 = Chitikalesina
| extra1 =
| lyrics1 =
| length1 = 4:42
| title2 = Tham Tham Chestham
| extra2 =
| lyrics2 =
| length2 = 4:00
| total_length = 8:42
}}

==Release and reception==
The film released on 1 September 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news275.html|title=Photo, Aganthakudu and X Men 3 this week|date=28 August 2006|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=17 June 2022|archive-date=22 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822125002/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news275.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A special preview show was arranged on 30 August 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/photo-preview.html|title=Photo previewed to students|date=30 August 2006|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=17 June 2022|archive-date=17 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617215513/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/photo-preview.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Griddaluru Gopalrao of ''[[Zamin Ryot]]'' felt that the film was poorly made. Gopalrao stated that the storyline was novel but the film faltered in screenplay and execution. He appreciated the performances of Anand and Anjali.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gopalrao |first=Griddaluru |date=8 September 2006 |title="ఫోటో" సరిగ్గా తీయలేదు |language=te |trans-title='Photo' wasn't shot properly |pages=9,11 |work=[[Zamin Ryot]] |url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/2006/Sep/8-Sep-2006.pdf |access-date=18 June 2022 |archive-date=28 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628210342/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/2006/Sep/8-Sep-2006.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|3388088}}

{{Siva Nageswara Rao}}
[[Category:Indian remakes of Thai films]]
[[Category:2006 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2006 thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic horror films]]
[[Category:Indian horror thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian supernatural horror films]]
[[Category:Indian rape and revenge films]]
[[Category:Indian horror film remakes]]
[[Category:Films about suicide]]
[[Category:Films set in India]]
[[Category:Indian ghost films]]
[[Category:Indian mystery films]]
[[Category:Fiction about photography]]
[[Category:Films about photographers]]
[[Category:Films based on urban legends]]
[[Category:Films about road accidents and incidents]]
[[Category:Films about stalking]]
[[Category:2000s mystery horror films]]
[[Category:Indian mystery thriller films]]

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