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About the Movie Nagavalli: A Haunting History

Nagavalli is a horror movie revolving around an ancient painting of Chandramukhi, also known as Nagavalli. It is won by Gayathri, a Bharatnatyam dancer, at a competition. She takes it to her house in Tirupati, where she lives with her parents, husband, and sister. Some years later, when Gowri, her youngest sister, is to be married, several strange incidents take place, leading to the wedding being called off. Fearing the painting’s role in the incidents, the family contacts Acharya Ramchandra Siddhanthi. The comedy movie shows how the painting and its history are investigated.

Nagavalli Movie Release Date on OTT

The Telugu movie Nagavalli was released in theatres on 16th December 2010. It is also streaming on the ZEE5 OTT platform.

Nagavalli Movie Plot

The plot of the thriller movie shows a painting of Nagavalli or Chandramukhi. It is given as a prize to a Bharatnatyam dancer, who then takes it to her home, where she lives with her whole family. Several years go by, and there is a wedding in the dancer’s family. On the days leading up to the big day, one of the bride’s friends sees a huge snake and faints. Believing it to have something to do with the ancient painting, the groom cancels the wedding for the time being until the mystery is resolved. Acharya Ramchandra Siddhanthi and Dr. Vijay make an attempt to solve the problem by looking into the painting’s history. 

Nagavalli Movie Cast and Crew

The cast of the movie includes Daggubati Venkatesh as Naga Bhairava Rajasekhara/ Dr. Vijay, Anushka Shetty as Chandramukhi/ Nagavalli, Kamalinee Mukherjee as Gayathri, and Richa Gangopadhyay as Gowri. Shraddha Das is seen as Geetha, Poonam Kaur as Pooja, Sarath Babu as Shankar Rao, Avinash as Acharya Ramachandra Siddhanthi, and Brahmanandam as Seenu, with Sharmavarapu Subramanyam as Appa Rao and Suja Varunee as Hema.

The director of the movie is P. Vasu, while the producer is Bellamkonda Suresh. The music director is Gurukiran. The cinematography has been handled by Shyam K. Naidu.

Interesting Facts About the Movie Nagavalli

The drama movie features uncredited appearances by Rajinikanth and Jyothika as Dr. Eshwar and Ganga Kailash, respectively.

Nagavalli is an adaptation of the director’s own Kannada movie from 2010, titled Aptharakshaka.

The movie Nagavalli was named Chandramukhi 2 at the beginning.

FAQs About the Movie Nagavalli

Q1. How did the movie perform at the box office?

The movie Nagavalli was a huge success, having collected over Rs. 10 crores during the first week at the box office.

Q2. When was the music for the movie released?

The soundtrack album for Nagavalli was launched on November 16th, 2010 in Hyderabad. Celebrities like D. Ramanaidu, Rajamouli, Puri Jagannadh, VV Vinayak, Rana, Nani, Ileana, Praneetha, and KL Narayana were in attendance at the Shilpakala Vedika, along with the movie’s cast and crew.