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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|2020 film directed by Lakshmikanth Chenna}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Run<br />
| image = Run-2020-telugu-film.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = Lakshmikanth Chenna<br />
| producer = Y. Rajeev Reddy<br />Sai Baba Jagarlamudi<br />
| writer = Sahana Dutta<br />Carthyk-Arjun <small>(dialogues)</small><br />
| starring = [[Navdeep]]<br />[[Pujita Ponnada]]<br />
| music = Naresh Kumaran<br />
| cinematography = Sajeesh Rajendran<br />
| editing = Ramakrishna Arram<br />
| studio = [[First Frame Entertainments]]<br />
| distributor = [[Aha (streaming service)|Aha]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|2020|05|29|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 87 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Run''''' is a 2020 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[psychological thriller]] film directed by Lakshmikanth Chenna, starring [[Navdeep]] and [[Pujita Ponnada]]. Produced by Y. Rajeev Reddy and Sai Baba Jagarlamudi under [[First Frame Entertainments]] banner, the film was released on [[Aha (streaming service)|Aha]] on 29 May 2020.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Parasa|first=Rajeshwari|date=2020-05-26|title='Run' will excite the audience: Director Lakshmikanth on first direct Telugu OTT release|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/run-will-excite-audience-director-lakshmikanth-first-direct-telugu-ott-release-125321|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-14|website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> The film is reported to be the first Telugu [[Over-the-top media service|direct-to-OTT]] release although ''Amrutharamam'' premiered a month earlier.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=2020-05-25|title=First OTT original Telugu film 'Run' to première on May 29|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/first-ott-original-telugu-film-run-to-premire-on-may-29/article31669324.ece|access-date=2020-08-14|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Shruthi and Sandeep are a couple. They arrange for a lunch date on their anniversary, but they never meet because Shruthi has died unexpectedly. Sandeep becomes a suspect in her mysterious death.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Navdeep]] as Sandeep Reddy<br />
* [[Pujita Ponnada]] as Shruthi<br />
* [[Amit Tiwari]] as Khaleel<br />
* [[Bhanu Sri Mehra|Bhanu Sri]] as Rosy<br />
* Mukhtar Khan as Shankar Reddy<br />
* [[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]] as Imaginary Doctor<br />
* [[Shafi (actor)|Shafi]] as Real Doctor<br />
* Hari Chandra as Babai ({{Translation|Uncle}})<br />
* [[Kireeti Damaraju|Kireeti]] as Rahul<br />
* [[Venkat (Telugu actor)|Venkat]] as Bharath<br />
* Sai Harsha as a police officer<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Run'' was originally intended to be a [[web series]] for [[Aha (streaming service)|Aha]]. It was planned as an 8-episode series with each episode spanning 20 minutes. However [[Allu Aravind]], who is a part of Aha's team, believed that ''Run'' should be an original feature film.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Principal photography took place for 24 days, between October and November 2019.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Release ==<br />
The film was released directly on the OTT platform [[Aha (streaming service)|Aha]], on 29 May 2020.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''[[The Hindu]]'', called the film "A lacklustre psychological thriller." While praising Navdeep's performance, Dundoo stated that the screenplay was predictable and could have been better executed.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=2020-05-29|title='Run' review: A lacklustre psychological thriller|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/run-review-navdeep-tries-to-save-this-lacklustre-psychological-thriller/article31701055.ece|access-date=2020-08-14|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film one-and-a-half stars out of five and heavily criticized the film for its incoherent script and a poorly-written screenplay.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RUN Review: An insipid thriller|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/telugu/run/webseriesshow/76107327.cms|access-date=2020-08-14}}{{Rating|1.5|5}}</ref> Pratyush Parasaraman writing for the ''Film Companion,'' also gave a negative review for the film.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Parasuraman|first=Prathyush|date=2020-05-29|title='Run' On Aha Review: Few Things Are This Odd, Fewer This Bad|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/telugu-review/run-telugu-movie-review-few-things-are-this-odd-fewer-this-bad-allu-aravind/|access-date=2020-08-14|website=Film Companion|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|12381488}}<br />
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[[Category:2020 psychological thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian psychological thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Hyderabad, India]]<br />
[[Category:Direct-to-video thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:2020 direct-to-video films]]<br />
[[Category:2020s Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Aha (streaming service) original films]]<br />
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