Liger - Saala Crossbreedis a 2022 Indiansportsaction drama filmwritten and directed byPuri Jagannadh.It is shot simultaneously inHindiandTelugu.The film is produced byDharma ProductionsandPuri Connects.The film starsVijay Deverakondain adual roleas father and son, the titularMMAfighter “Liger” withstammering problemsalongsideAnanya Pandayas his love interest,Ramya KrishnaandRonit Royin pivotal roles, and American boxerMike Tysonmaking an extended cameo appearance. The film was Deverakonda and Pandey's debut inHindiandTelugu,respectively.

Liger
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPuri Jagannadh
Written byPuri Jagannadh
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyVishnu Sarma
Edited byJunaid Siddiqui
Akash Ahuja Dhoopi Casting
Music byVikram Montrose
Tanishk Bagchi
Lijo George-DJ Chetas
Sunil Kashyap
Jaani
Production
companies
Distributed byAA Films
Release date
  • 25 August 2022(2022-08-25)
Running time
138 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Hindi
  • Telugu
Budget₹125crore[2]
Box officeest.₹60crore[3]

The film was announced in 2019, and the titleLigerwas announced in January 2021.Ligermarks the debut of Deverakonda inHindi cinemaand Panday inTelugu cinema.The songs are composed byTanishk Bagchi,Sunil Kashyap,Jaani,DJ Chetas, Lijo George andVikram Montrose.Principal photographybegan in January 2020 and suffered production delays after March 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.Filming resumed in February 2021 and after shooting suspensions during the pandemic,Ligerwaswrapped upin February 2022.

Ligerwas released theatrically on 25 August 2022, being panned by critics and becoming a critical and commercial failure.[4][5][6]The film became abox office disaster,with an estimated box office gross of60.80 crore(US$7.3 million) against a budget of125 crore(US$15 million).

Plot

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After his father,LionTigerBalram Agarwal's death, in theMMANational Championship, Sashwath Agarwal aka Liger (reference for Lion and Tiger) and his mother Balamani move toMumbaifromKarimnagar.Balamani is determined to turn Liger into a MMA champion and takes him to a coach named Christopher, who trains him. While Liger is on his way to perfection in the sport, he meets a rich young woman, Tanya, and falls in love with her. After learning from her brother Sanju that Liger has a stammering problem, Tanya, apparently embarrassed, leaves him. Liger wins the national championship after getting motivated by the rejection. He moves on to participate in the International Championship, sponsored by Sanju and Tanya's father.

Liger wins every match and moves on to the finals. However, Tanya is kidnapped days before the finals. Upon getting to know of this, Liger confronts Tanya's father. He reveals that he borrowed money from a gangster to set up his business and remains helpless as he could not repay the money back to him. After her father reveals that Tanya broke up with Liger so he could focus on his sport and career after his mother chastised her for being a distraction, Liger decides to save Tanya by himself, which ultimately causes him to miss the final match. He stumbles upon the kidnapper, who happens to be Mark Anderson, his lifelong role model and a legendary MMA fighter.

Anderson challenges him to a fight to get Tanya back. The fight is live streamed at the MMA final. When Liger is on the verge of losing, he remembers the advice that his mother gave him and defeats Anderson. Impressed by his skills, Anderson takes a picture with Liger and Tanya and lets them go. As a result of the successful fight, the MMA jury declares the fight between Anderson and Liger as the final match. Liger becomes a MMA World Champion.

Cast

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  • Vijay Deverakondaas
    • Sashwath Agarwal alias Liger, Tanya's love interest and Balram–Balamani's son
      • Master Harsh Roshan as young Liger
  • Mike Tysonas Mark Anderson (extended cameo appearance)
  • Ananya Pandayas Tanya Panday, Liger's love interest and Sanju's younger sister
  • Ramya Krishnaas Balamani Agarwal, Liger's mother and Balram's wife
  • Ronit Royas Christopher, Liger'sMMAcoach
  • Vishu Reddy as Sanju Panday, Tanya's elder brother
  • Chunky Pandayas Mr. Panday, a businessman and Tanya & Sanju's father
  • Makarand Deshpandeas Mallesh, a local thug
  • Getup Srinuas Ganapath, Liger's MMA friend
  • Temper Vamsi as Shankar, Liger's MMA Friend

Production

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Pre-production

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Vijay Deverakondawho plays aMMAfighter with astutter,underwent a dramatic physical transformation for his role and went toThailandformartial artstraining.[7]AfterJanhvi Kapoorrefused the offer due to dates issues,Ananya Pandaywas cast opposite Deverakonda.[8]The film's score is composed byMani Sharma.[9]ComposerTanishk Bagchiis also signed for the film.[10]In September 2021, boxerMike Tysonwas signed for an extended cameo, thus making his acting debut inIndian cinema.[11][12]

Filming

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Filming began on 20 January 2020 inMumbai,with the tentative titleFighter.[13]40 days of shoot was completed when production was halted in March 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in India.[14]The filming resumed in February 2021. The second schedule was shot inHyderabad.[15]The filming was delayed again in April 2021 due to the second wave of the COVID-19 lockdown. The cast and crew resumed the shoot in September 2021.[16]In November 2021, the cast and crew went toLas Vegasto shoot the portions with Mike Tyson.[17]The filming was completed in February 2022.[18]

Soundtrack

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Liger
Soundtrack albumby
Recorded2021–2022
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length22:06
LanguageHindi
Telugu
LabelSony Music India
ProducerVikram Montrose
Tanishk Bagchi
Lijo George-DJ Chetas
Sunil Kashyap
Jaani
SinglesfromLiger
  1. "The Liger Hunt Theme"
    Released: 9 May 2022
  2. "Akdi Pakdi"
    Released: 11 July 2022
  3. "Waat Laga Denge"
    Released: 29 July 2022
  4. "Aafat"
    Released: 6 August 2022
  5. "Coka 2.0"
    Released: 12 August 2022
  6. "Attack"
    Released: 20 August 2022
  7. "Manchali"
    Released: 27 August 2022
  8. "Mera Banega Tu"
    Released: 30 August 2022

The music rights are sold toSony Music India.The first single titled "The Liger Hunt Theme" was released on 9 May 2022, on the occasion of Vijay Deverakonda's birthday.[19]The second single titled "Akdi Pakdi" was released on 11 July 2022.[20]The third single titled "Waat Laga Denge" sung by Vijay Deverakonda was released on 29 July 2022.[21] The fourth single titled "Aafat" was released on 6 August 2022.[22]The fifth single titled "Coka 2.0" was released on 12 August 2022.[23]

Hindi
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."The Liger Hunt Theme"Farhad Bhiwandiwala, Shekhar Astitwa, Vikram MontroseVikram MontroseFarhad Bhiwandiwala1:31
2."Akdi Pakdi"Mohsin Shaikh,Azeem DayaniLijo George-DJ Chetas,Sunil KashyapDev Negi,Pawni Pandey,Lijo George3:50
3."Waat Laga Denge"Puri JagannaadhSunil KashyapVijay Deverakonda1:26
4."Aafat"Rashmi ViragTanishk BagchiZara S Khan, Tanishk Bagchi2:43
5."Coka 2.0"Jaani,Lijo GeorgeJaani, Lijo George - DJ ChetasSukhe,Lisa Mishra2:46
6."Attack"Farhad BhiwandiwalaVikram MontroseFarhad Bhiwandiwala3:09
7."Manchali"Farhad BhiwandiwalaTanishk BagchiZahrah S Khan, Farhad Bhiwandiwala2:29
8."Mera Banega Tu"Kunaal VermaaTanishk BagchiLakshay Kapoor4:07
Total length:22:06
Telugu
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."The Liger Hunt Theme"BhaskarabhatlaVikram MontroseVedala Hemachandra1:31
2."Akdi Pakdi"Bhaskarabhatla, Mohsin Shaikh, Azeem DayaniLijo George-DJ Chetas, Sunil KashyapAnurag Kulkarni,Ramya Behara3:50
3."Waat Laga Denge"Puri JagannaadhSunil KashyapVijay Deverakonda1:26
4."Aafat"BhaskarabhatlaTanishk BagchiSimha,Sravana Bhargavi2:43
5."Coka 2.0"BhaskarabhatlaJaani, Lijo George-DJ ChetasRam Miriyala,Geetha Madhuri2:46
6."Attack"BhaskarabhatlaVikram MontroseAnurag Kulkarni3:09
7."Manchali"BhaskarabhatlaTanishk BagchiShanmukha Priya,Raghuram2:29
8."Kalalo Kooda"BhaskarabhatlaTanishk BagchiSid Sriram,Sagar,Vaishnavi Kovvuri4:07
Total length:22:06
Tamil
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."The Liger Hunt Theme"SagarVikram MontroseVedala Hemachandra1:42
2."Akdi Pakdi"Sagar, Mohsin Shaikh, Azeem DayaniLijo George-DJ Chetas, Sunil KashyapSagar,Vaishnavi Kovvuri3:50
3."Waat Laga Denge"Puri JagannaadhSunil KashyapVijay Deverakonda1:26
4."Aafat"SagarTanishk BagchiDeepak Blue, Haripriya2:43
5."Coka 2.0"SagarJaani, Lijo George-DJ ChetasRam Miriyala, Geetha Madhuri2:46
6."Attack"SagarVikram MontroseAnurag Kulkarni3:09
7."Manchali"SagarTanishk BagchiVaishnavi Kovvuri, Raghuram2:29
8."En Vaanathil Vandha"SagarTanishk BagchiSid Sriram, Sagar,Vaishnavi Kovvuri4:07
Total length:22:06
Malayalam
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."The Liger Hunt Theme"Siju ThuravoorVikram MontroseAnvar Sadath1:42
2."Akdi Pakdi"Siju Thuravoor, Mohsin Shaikh, Azeem DayaniLijo George-DJ Chetas, Sunil KashyapVishnuvardhan, Syama3:50
3."Waat Laga Denge"Puri JagannaadhSunil KashyapVijay Deverakonda1:26
4."Aafat"Siju ThuravoorTanishk BagchiManzoor Ibrahim,Jyotsna Radhakrishnan2:43
5."Coka 2.0"Siju ThuravoorJaani, Lijo George-DJ ChetasVishnuvardhan, Anila Rajeev2:46
6."Attack"Siju ThuravoorVikram MontroseSam Shiva3:09
7."Manchali"Siju ThuravoorTanishk BagchiPriya Jerson, Vipin Xavier2:29
8."Ennil Alinjole"Siju ThuravoorTanishk BagchiVidhu Prathap4:07
Total length:22:06
Kannada
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."The Liger Hunt Theme"Varadaraj ChikkaballapuraVikram MontroseSanthosh Venky1:42
2."Akdi Pakdi"Varadaraj Chikkaballapura, Mohsin Shaikh, Azeem DayaniLijo George-DJ Chetas, Sunil KashyapSanthosh Venky, Sangeetha Ravindranath3:50
3."Waat Laga Denge"Puri JagannaadhSunil KashyapVijay Deverakonda1:26
4."Aafat"Varadaraj ChikkaballapuraTanishk BagchiSanthosh Venky, Divya Ramachandra2:43
5."Coka 2.0"Varadaraj ChikkaballapuraJaani, Lijo George-DJ ChetasAniruddha Sastry,Sangeetha Rajeev2:46
6."Attack"Varadaraj ChikkaballapuraVikram MontroseVyasaraj Sosale3:09
7."Manchali"Varadaraj ChikkaballapuraTanishk BagchiSanthosh Venky, Divya Ramachandra2:29
8."Nannava Neenendu"Varadaraj ChikkaballapuraTanishk BagchiSanthosh Venky, Sangeetha Ravindranath4:07
Total length:22:06

Release

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Theatrical

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Tigerwas released on 25 August 2022 in Hindi and Telugu along with dubbed versions in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada.[24][25]Earlier in January 2021, the film's release date of 9 September 2021 was announced.[26]But due to production delays caused byCOVID-19 pandemic,the film was postponed.[27]The current release date was announced in December 2021.[28][29]

The film's worldwide theatrical rights were valued at₹81crore, the highest for any Deverakonda film.[citation needed]

Home media

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The satellite rights of the film have been acquired byStar India Network,while the digital rights for streaming have been acquired byDisney+ Hotstar.[30]The film was digitally streamed on Disney+ Hotstar from 22 September 2022 in Telugu and dubbed versions of Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages.[31]The Hindi version premiered on 21 October 2022.[32]

Distribution

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AA Filmsand Sri Karthikeya Cinemas has acquired All India distribution rights while Sarigama Cinemas and Phars Film Co acquired overseas distribution rights.

Reception

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Critical reception

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Ligerreceived negative reviews from critics.[4][5][6][33]Neeshita Nyayapati ofThe Times Of Indiarated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "It's ironic thatLigeris asked to focus multiple times in the film, but the script itself lacks the same focus ".[34]Janani K ofIndia Todayrated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Ligeris a convoluted sports drama with a lacklustre story. In other words, Liger is a wasted opportunity ".[35]Arvind V ofPinkvillarated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The performances are mixed at best. Vijay Deverakonda is measured and earnest".[36]Sonil Dedhia ofNews 18rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Liger seems so long that by the end, I started feeling why did I get into this Aafat". She also called Deverakonda's performance as repetitive and tiresome.[37]Sudhir Srinivasan ofThe New Indian Expressrated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and called it 'a crossbreed between cringe andcliché'. He added, "The kicks and punches in Puri Jagannadh's weakly written Liger seem directed at us".[38]A reviewer forBollywood Hungamarated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "On the whole, Liger fails to impress due to its silly and bizarre narrative and poor writing. At the box office, it will have a tough time attracting the audience to cinemas".[39]

Shubhra GuptaofThe Indian Expressrated the film 1 out of 5 stars and wrote, "There's nothing new or fresh about the ingredients that go into the making of thisLiger.The plot is filled with all kinds of outlandish situations, and the treatment is jaded ".[40]Saibal ChatterjeeofNDTVrated the film 1 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Ligeris massive mess of a movie that Vijay Deverakonda's newfangled physique and action chops cannot salvage ".[41]Sukanya VermaofRediff.comrated the film 1 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Director Puri Jagannadh's off-putting humour and ridiculous ambitions ensureLigeris a dead duck from the word go ".[42]Suresh Bishnoi of cinereveal.com rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The film presents a fine example of action choreography, but casting, acting and direction is so sick".[43]Stutee GhoshofThe Quintrated the film 1 out of 5 stars and called the film 'a disappointment of colossal portions'.[44]Sanyukta Thakare ofMashable Indiarated the film 0.5 out of 5 stars and said, "0.5 is for the longest fight montage I have even seen, also only good part of the movie."[45]Anna M.M. VetticadofFirstpostrated the film 0 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ligeroverflows with the signature tackiness of Puri Jagannadh's films and the misogyny that Vijay Deverakonda has proudly worn on his sleeve since he struck box-office gold with Arjun Reddy ".[46]

Sanjukta Sharma ofMoneycontrolnoted in her review, "Devarakonda has the swagger of a testosterone bomb but has no consistence in his impersonation of either the lover or the fighter.Ligeris an example of how cringe-worthy big Bollywood can get to resuscitate ticket sales. This attempt is out-and-out a lost case of such desperation. "[47]Monika Rawal Kukreja ofHindustan Timeswrote in her review, "Puri Jagannadh's Liger is extremely flawed and below average for the hype it created". She added that the film is devoid of any coherent plot, performances, or action that does not involve the hero strutting in slow-motion.[48]Shomini Sen ofWIONin her review noted, "Lots of mindless action sequences, arbitrary songs and a story that lacks logic-Ligerfeels like an ordeal to sit through ".[49]Aditi Chavan ofFirst Indiawrote in her review, "Overall, Liger is a meme-worthy asinine film that does not do justice as Vijay's Hindi debut."[50]

Box office

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Ligergrossed₹23.12croreworldwide on its opening day including₹15.3crore fromAndhra PradeshandTelangana,with a distributor share of₹13.45crore including₹2.56crore from overseas market.[51]On second day it collected ₹7.7 crore worldwide, on third and fourth day it collected ₹6.55 crore and ₹5.24 crore respectively. So on the weekend it collected India net ₹35.44 crore and ₹48.5 crore worldwide gross.and on fifth day it collected ₹1.5 crore.

Ligerperformed poorly at thebox office.Latha Srinivasan ofFirstpostattributed the film's failure to over-hyped promotions and audience expectations.[52]Writing forHindustan Times,Abhimanyu Mathur stated that the film's team tried to manufacture apan-Indian successby casting actors fromHindi film industryand failed.[53]

In October 2022,News18 Telugureported that the film has collected a total worldwide gross of₹60.80crore with a distributors' share of₹28.20crore. Thus, the film incurred a total loss of₹61.80crore.[54]

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