If there is one film that disappointed the audience beyond their imaginations, it is definitely Vijay Deverakonda’s ‘Liger’. This Puri Jagannadh’s directorial was promoted very heavily before the release and the team looked very confident which made the expectations rise. But the film bagged negative talk right from the premieres and failed to impress the audience at any point. No one could believe that a highly talented duo like Puri Jagannadh and Vijay Deverakonda could come up with such a lackluster film.
He opened up about ‘Liger’ on the SIIMA stage as he thanked everyone for the Youth Icon award. He added, “Congratulations to everyone who got the award on this stage. You have taken the industry a step forward with your brilliant films. I tried to do the same recently and worked very hard but it was not enough. We all have good and bad days. Despite all the odds, we have to finish what we started. Frankly, I thought of not coming to the event but decided to arrive as I wanted to make a promise. I will work harder to entertain my fans, family and friends.”
Apart from Vijay Deverakonda, the cast of ‘Liger’ includes Ananya Pandey, Ramya Krishnan, Ronit Roy, Vishu Reddy, Ali, Makarand Desh Pandey, Getup Srinu and others. Vishnu Sarma is the cinematographer, while Kecha from Thailand is the stunt director. Junaid Siddiqui is the editor for ‘Liger’ which is written and directed by Puri Jagannadh.
Ananya Pandey is the heroine in this film. Puri Jagannadh, Charmme Kaur, Karan Johar and Apoorva Mehta together have bankrolled the film on a grand scale. Mike Tyson is also present in the climax of this film.
