Starring
Sai
Dharam
Tej
and
Samyuktha
Menon
as
the
lead
characters,
along
with
a
set
of
notable
actors
playing
important
roles
in
the
film,
Virupaksha
is
a
supernatural
thriller
that
hit
the
screens
on
April
21.
Virupaksha
is
written
and
directed
by
Karthik
Dandu.
It
marks
the
pan-India
debut
of
Sai
Dharam
Tej,
who
made
a
comeback
to
films
following
a
personal
hiatus.
Upon
its
theatrical
release
all
over
the
world
in
five
languages,
Virupaksha
is
gaining
massive
positive
reviews
and
good
word-of-mouth.
Karthik
Dandu
made
his
directorial
debut
with
Virupaksha,
who
earlier
worked
with
director
Sukumar
B.
Sai
Dharam
Tej
is
plays
the
role
of
Surya,
an
inquisitive
person
who
believes
in
Science
and
logic
other
than
superstitions.
He
is
also
a
Doctorr.
He
enters
a
prohibited
village
where
mysterious
deaths
occur
and
embarks
on
a
mission
to
crack
the
mystery
open
when
his
girlfriend
is
possessed
by
the
entity.
Sai
Dharam
Tej
had
reclaimed
his
market
with
a
bigger
and
better
force
after
his
set
back
due
to
a
road
accident.
It
was
a
tough
phase
for
the
actor
to
bounce
back
to
normalcy.
However,
with
Virupaksha,
Sai
Dharam
Tej
set
a
record
of
sorts
by
increasing
his
value
as
a
tier
two
hero
in
Tollywood.
The
movie
registered
his
career's
best
numbers
in
terms
of
theatrical
and
non-theatrical
rights
business.
Kannada
Film
Industry's
most
sought-after
musician
B
Ajaneesh
Loknath,
who
worked
on
films
like
Kantara,
Vikrant
Rona,
etc,
has
composed
the
film's
music
and
score.
Director
Sukumar
Bandreddi
is
also
one
of
the
co-producers
of
the
movie;
has
also
written
the
screenplay
of
Virupaksha.
Bhogavalli
Bapineedu
and
BVSS
Prasad
produced
the
movie
under
the
Sri
Venkateshwara
Cine
Chitra
banner.
Karthik
Dandu
directed
the
movie.
Shamdat
and
Navin
Nooli
have
worked
as
the
film's
Cinematographer
and
Editor,
respectively.