Ram
Pothineni's
highly
awaited
film
Red
was
released
on
January
14,
2021,
coinciding
with
Sankranti.
The
film
was
earlier
scheduled
to
hit
the
screens
on
April
9,
2020,
however,
the
sudden
COVID-19
pandemic
and
the
subsequent
closure
of
theatres
forced
the
makers
to
postpone
the
release.
Well,
upon
its
release,
Red
opened
to
mixed
response
from
the
audience.
On
its
first
day
of
run
in
Andhra
Pradesh
and
Telangana,
the
film
managed
to
acquire
an
impressive
collection
of
Rs
6.7+
crore.
Though
the
film
didn't
perform
as
expected
on
Day
1,
the
makers
can
hope
for
miracles
to
happen
in
the
days
to
come.
Expressing
the
joy
of
releasing
the
film
after
almost
10
months,
the
lead
actor
Ram
Pothineni
had
tweeted,
"Finallllyyy!!
After
holding
it
close
to
our
hearts
for
over
10
months..we
are
sending
out
our
love
#REDtheFilm
today
on
the
BIG
SCREEN.
Over
to
you
all
now..Hope
you
take
good
care
of
it..
Happy
Sankranthi!
Love."
Talking
about
the
film,
Red
is
directed
by
Kishore
Tirumala
and
is
touted
to
be
an
out
and
out
action-entertainer.
The
movie
marks
the
director's
fourth
collaboration
with
Pothineni
after
Shivam
(2015),
Nenu
Sailaja
(2016)
and
Vunnadhi
Okate
Zindagi
(2017).
Red
also
features
an
ensemble
cast
including
Malvika
Sharma,
Nivetha
Pethuraj,
Amritha
Aiyer,
Sampath
Raj,
Vennela
Kishore,
Nassar,
Posani
Krishna
Murali,
Satya
and
Sonia
Agarwal
essaying
key
roles.
Backed
by
Sravanthi
Ravi
Kishore
under
his
production
banner
Sri
Sravanthi
Movies,
Red
is
the
official
Telugu
remake
of
the
Tamil
film
Thadam,
starring
Arun
Vijay
and
helmed
by
Magizh
Thirumeni.
Red
has
music
composed
by
Mani
Sharma,
and
cinematography
and
editing
carried
out
by
Sameer
Reddy
and
Junaid
Siddiqui
respectively.