Acharya 2022

Acharya (transl. Teacher) is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Koratala Siva. Produced by Konidela Production Company and Matinee Entertainment, the film stars Chiranjeevi as the titular character alongside Ram Charan, Pooja Hegde, Sonu Sood, and Jisshu Sengupta in supporting roles. The music was composed by Mani Sharma, cinematography by Tirru, and editing by Naveen Nooli. The film was launched in October 2019. Principal photography began in January 2020 and suffered delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Acharya was released theatrically on 29 April 2022 and opened to highly negative reviews, criticizing the story, outdated screenplay, VFX, weak direction, and editing, but praising the performances of Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan. It was a Box-office bomb, grossing ₹78 crore against a budget of ₹140 crore.