Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo[note 1] (pronounced [ala va??ku???apuramu lo?]; transl.?’There in Vaikunthapuram’) is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action-drama film[6][7][8][9] directed by Trivikram Srinivas and co-produced by Allu Aravind and S. Radha Krishna under their banners Geetha Arts and Haarika & Hassine Creations.[10] The film stars Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde, while Tabu, Jayaram, Sushanth, Navdeep, Nivetha Pethuraj, Samuthirakani, Murali Sharma, Rajendra Prasad, Sunil, Sachin Khedekar, and Harsha Vardhan play pivotal roles. The film features soundtrack composed by S. Thaman, while cinematography and editing were handled by P. S. Vinod and Naveen Nooli, respectively.
The plot follows Bantu (Allu Arjun) who is hated and neglected by his father Valmiki (Sharma). Bantu later learns that his biological father is not Valmiki but a rich businessman, Ramachandra (Jayaram). Bantu enters Ramachandra’s house, Vaikuntapuram to protect his biological family.
The film was released theatrically on 12 January 2020, coinciding with Sankranti. It opened to positive reviews, with critics praising Allu Arjun and Murali Sharma’s performances, Trivikram’s writing and direction and Thaman’s music. The film is a commercial success, with a gross ?2.62 billion (US$37 million), it ended up as one of the highest-grossing Telugu films.[4]
