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February 2017
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1945 is a 2022 Indian war drama film directed by Sathyasiva and produced by S. N. Rajarajan of K Production. It was simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil languages under the same title. The film stars Rana Daggubati, Regena Cassandrra, Sathyaraj and Nassar. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with cinematography by Sathya Ponmar and editing by Gopi Krishna. The film began its production in 2016 but was left unfinished due to differences between the producer and the lead actor before the film was eventually released in 2022.
The Telugu version of the film was released theatrically on 7 January 2022.2022-01-03 5 Years After it Went on Floors, Rana Daggubati's 1945 to Finally Hit Theatres https://www.news18.com/news/movies/5-years-after-it-went-on-floors-rana-daggubatis-1945-to-finally-hit-theatres-4617392.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20220103060257/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/5-years-after-it-went-on-floors-rana-daggubatis-1945-to-finally-hit-theatres-4617392.html 3 January 2022 News18 The Tamil version premiered via a streaming platform on 4 July 2022.
Plot
In 1945, the British police stationed in Burma hear the news of a supposed plane crash in which Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose dies presumably, so they devise plans to overthrow the INA started by Netaji. The INA also plan to start a rebellion in 1945 in order to subdue the British Raj, with Burma being their organizational center. However an internal dispute arises within the INA as to whether Netaji supposedly died or not. Adhi is an active member of the INA, who voices out to his fellow INA members that Netaji still lives, but others refuse to listen to him. A depressed Adhi now recalls his past as to how he was inspired to join the INA.
In the year 1942, Adhi was a budding barrister who had come to Burma from India to work under Subbayya, a leading barrister of that time who was also a convoy and friend of the British. It is revealed that Adhi intended to marry Anandhi, the daughter of Subbayya, and both fall in love when they meet each other. In Burma, Adhi learns of the dismal fate of his compatriots who are tortured and killed by some malicious British officers who also loot the wealth of the common people. Adhi comes to learn of the INA founded by Netaji fighting against the British. Inspired by their work, he joins their alliance, takes up arms, and annihilates many corrupt British officers. On learning this, Subbayya, who had initially approved of his daughter's marriage to Adhi, now disapproves of it and tries to separate Adhi from his family. However Adhi and Anandhi still love each other, and Adhi's friend tries to convince Subbayya for their wedding. Subbayya hesitantly agrees, and Adhi and Anandhi get married.
Meanwhile, a protest ensues between the Indians in Burma and the Britishers there, in which many innocent people are killed by the British, including Adhi's friend. This enrages Adhi, who takes the help of the INA and kills the British governor in a coup. In retaliation, the British soldiers also kill many INA members; however, Adhi manages to survive. Meanwhile, Subbayya, who learns of Adhi's ways, quickly manages to flee with his wife and daughter on board a ship. Before boarding the ship, Anandhi meets Adhi during an ensuing fight between him and the Britishers and tells him that she is leaving to India on her father's advice, but she still loves him and asks him to complete the mission that he had started and then return to his family in India if destiny permits.
Cast
Rana Daggubati as Adhi
Regina Cassandra as Anandhi
Sathyaraj as Ramalingaiah
Nassar as Subbayya
Saptagiri (Telugu) / Kaali Venkat (Tamil) as Krishna, Adhi's friend
Rekha Suresh as Anandhi's mother
Leesha Eclairs as Poorvi
Sampath Ram as Police officer
Yaar Kannan
Boys Rajan
Redgiant Subramani
Billy Murali as Police officer
Pasupathi Raj
Production
Development
Sathyasiva first began scripting the film in mid-2015 and approached Jiiva to play the lead role, but the film did not find producers.September 2024 S. N. Rajarajan, who won the rights for Baahubali: The Conclusion, bankrolled the bilingual project.16 August 2016 K Productions Rajarajan to release 'Baahubali 2' in TN http://www.sify.com/movies/k-productions-rajarajan-to-release-baahubali-2-in-tn-news-tamil-qiqjzciieafdg.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160819205221/http://www.sify.com/movies/k-productions-rajarajan-to-release-baahubali-2-in-tn-news-tamil-qiqjzciieafdg.html 19 August 2016 29 August 2016 Sify As Rana Daggubati was picked to play the lead due to closeness of the producer, Regina Cassandra was chosen to pair with Rana after considering several heroines.Sharanya C R 6 August 2016 Regina Cassandra to play the lead in Rana's film http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Regina-Cassandra-to-play-the-lead-in-Ranas-film/articleshow/53557543.cms 29 August 2016 The Times of India Later, Nassar and Sathyaraj were also chosen to play important roles than supporting ones. Yuvan Shankar Raja was roped in to compose music for the project, after previously collaborated with Sathyasiva in Kazhugu (2012) and Kazhugu 2 (2018).Sharanya C R 25 August 2016 Sathyaraj, Nasser to join Rana's film http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Sathyaraj-Nasser-to-join-Ranas-film/articleshow/53844315.cms 29 August 2016 The Times of India On the first look poster release, it was revealed that Sathya Ponmar, Gopi Krishna, and E. Thiyagarajan were selected as cinematographer, editor and art director respectively. The three of them previously collaborated with Sathyasiva in his earlier films.September 2024 The Tamil version was originally titled Madai Thiranthu before the name was changed to 1945.September 2024
Filming
The principal photography had been in progress at Kochi since 19 August 2016. Depicting Subhas Chandra Bose's Independence movement in the 1940s, huge sets have been erected along the beach for this period drama as the portions for Nassar and Regina Cassandra have been canned. Sathyaraj was expected to join the next schedule of shoot in September, and Rana Daggubati was likely to join the production unit shortly once he wrapped up Baahubali: The Conclusion (2017).17 August 2016 Rajarajan bags TN theatrical rights of Baahubali 2 http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Rajarajan-bags-TN-theatrical-rights-of-Baahubali-2/2016/08/17/article3582690.ece dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160817151128/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Rajarajan-bags-TN-theatrical-rights-of-Baahubali-2/2016/08/17/article3582690.ece 17 August 2016 29 August 2016 The New Indian Express A schedule was completed in October 2017 at Kochi in Kerala and Sri Lanka. Rana Daggubati went clean-shaven for a portion of the film.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, collaborating with the director for the third time. While the lyrics are written by Mohana Raja and Arul Kamaraj, the audio rights are bagged by Muzik 247.September 2024
Tamil Tracklist Singer(s) Yennadi Seidhaai Mohana Raja Haricharan, Priya Mali 3:18 3:18
Telugu Tracklist Singer(s) Allari Chese Kala Ananta Sriram Haricharan, Priya Mali 3:18 3:18
Controversy
After the first look of the film was released, Rana Daggubati quickly took to his Twitter account, claiming that producer Rajarajan had defaulted on his payments and was using the announcement of the event as a way to raise money and cheat more people. Daggubati also claimed that the film's status was "unfinished". In response to these accusations, Rajarajan replied to Daggubati on Twitter that it is the director's prerogative to make the final decision whether the film is completed or not. Daggubati replied with a thumbs-up emoji and did not continue the conversation.28 October 2019 Rana Daggubati accuses 1945 producer Rajarajan of non-payment of dues, calls it an unfinished film https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/rana-daggubati-accuses-1945-producer-rajarajan-of-non-payment-of-dues-calls-it-an-unfinished-film-1613332-2019-10-28 28 October 2019 India Today
Release
1945 was released theatrically on 7 January 2022. Earlier, the film was scheduled to be released on 24 January 2020.September 2024 However, owing to financial differences between the producer and the lead actor, its release was delayed indefinitely. Later, it was scheduled to release on 31 December 2021 before moving to the present date.10 December 2021 Rana Daggubati's '1945' to finally release after long delay https://telanganatoday.com/rana-daggubatis-1945-to-finally-release-after-long-delay Telangana Today
The Tamil version was premiered directly on the streaming platform Astro Vaanavil in mid-2022.July 2022
Critical reception
Srivathsan Nadadhur of OTTplay gave 1 out of 5 stars and wrote that "1945 is a film that's best erased from your memories. Just behave it didn't even release or exist and you're still not going to miss much. Don't get misled by the big names. The only thing big about the film is that it's one giant bore."1945 review: A pointless, passionless pre-independence era yawnfest https://www.ottplay.com/review/1945-review-a-pointless-passionless-pre-independence-era-yawnfest/79e2159605555 2023-03-20 OTTPlay
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