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| Directed by | Bhanushanker Chowdary
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| Produced by | M. Ravi Kumar |
| Starring | Arjun Yajath Mouryaani Mirchi Madhavi Gharshan Sreenivasan Harikrisna |
| Cinematography | Sai Srinivas Gadhiraju |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswar Rao |
| Music by | Ravi Varma
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu
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Arddhanaari (English: Half-Woman) is a 2016 Indian Telugu vigilante action drama film written and directed by Bhanushanker Chowdary. The film stars newcomers Arjun Yajath as Transgender and Mouryaani in lead roles. The film was dubbed into Hindi under the same name by Wide Angle Media Pvt. Ltd.[1][2]
Summary
Arddhanaari revolves around the protagonist who takes the disguise as Hijra and leads the fight against social injustice and turns punisher as well.
Reception
Arddhanaari was released in 300 screens with mixed reviews.[3] Indiaglitz rated the film with 2.5/5 stars stating that the film may enjoyed by C-class audience for its outmoded narration style,[4] while iluvcinema gave 3 stars mentioning it as an interesting, realistic revenge story of a transgender.[5]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. | ||||
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| 2016 | Nandi Awards | Best Makeup Artist | Ranjith | Template:Won | Nandi Awards | Best Dubbing Artist |
Vaasu |
Template:Won | [6] |
References
- ↑ Arddhanaari-Overview. filmibeat(14 June 2016).
- ↑ Arddhanaari-Preview. indiaglitz(28 June 2016).
- ↑ Arddhanaari-Overview. ibtimes(1 July 2016).
- ↑ Ardhanaari Movie Review - Half-done, half-witted. indiaglitz(1 July 2016).
- ↑ Ardhanaari - Interesting Transgender Story. iluvcinema(1 July 2016).
- ↑ National Film Awards: Regina's make-up in 'Awe' took 12 hours. The Hindu(12 August 2019).