7:11 PM is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language sci-fi action thriller film directed by Chaitu Madala[2] and produced by Naren Yanamadala, Madhuri Ravipati and Vani Kanneganti under the banner Arcus Films.The film was released on 7 July 2023 in India, Australia and USA.

7:11 PM[1]
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChaitu Madala
Written by
  • Chaitu Madala
  • Hemant K Bhatnagar
Produced by
  • Naren Yanamadala
  • Madhuri Ravipati
  • Vani Kanneganti
Starring
Cinematography
  • Siva Shankar
  • Fabio Capodivento
  • Chaitu Madala
Edited bySrinu Thota
Music byGyaani
Production
company
Arcus Films
Distributed byMythri Movie Makers[citation needed]
Release date
  • 7 July 2023 (2023-07-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

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Future humans from a distant planet arrive in a small Indian town named Hamsaladeevi[citation needed] on a fateful day in 1999 in search of answers that will determine the survival of human species in the future. On the same day, things are already moving rapidly to wipe the town off the face of earth. At 7:11 PM, these events come together to create a suspenseful thriller that will have audience guessing and on the edge of their seats.

Cast

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  • Saahas Pagadala as Ravi
  • Deepika Reddy as Vimala
  • Tess Walsh as Sarah
  • Raghu Karumanchi as Ganda
  • Bharath Reddy as Krishna
  • Charan Kurugonda as Einstein
  • Surabhi Prabhavathi as Pinni
  • Mathew Da Via as Ein
  • Sienna Lillie Ham as Sienna
  • Clay Antonio as Titus
  • Louie Athanasiou as Peter
  • Hemant k Bhatnagar as Babar
  • Marina Bi as Arra
  • Anil Vemuri as Veera
  • Rajesh Pilla as Aparimitham Rajesh
  • Vasu Routhu as Ramu

Production

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The film was produced by Naren Yanamadala, Madhuri Ravipati and Vani Kanneganti under the banner of Arcus Films. Pre-production began in 2019. The writers Chaitu Madala and Hemant K Bhatnagar took 1.5 years to complete the script. Principal photography started in March 2020 and was immediately stalled after 10 days due to COVID-19 outbreak. The film shoot has resumed in July 2020 and was shot amongst strict COVID-19 lockdowns in India. The Australian shoot has started in December 2020 between lockdowns and has completed in July 2021 due to sporadic lockdowns in Victoria where majority of the shoot was done. VFX work was done by Ohm Ramesh who worked on Ghazi Attack in the past. The trailer was released on 29 June 2023.[3][4]

Reception

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7:11 PM has opened to mixed reviews.

A critic from The Hans India gave the film 2.75 out of 5 rating and has called the film technically high with VFX being exceptionally great with all the space shots and other interesting scenes.[5] Sakshi (newspaper) gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars.[6] [7] Kiran Kumar Thanjavur of News18 Telugu gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars and stated, "An impressive time travel drama here and there."[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Tollywood Director Gopichand Malineni launches the teaser of Sci-Fi action thriller film 7:11PM". Times Of India. 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ "'7:11 PM' Teaser: 2 Planets, 3 Time Periods & One Intriguing Concept!". English Tupaki. 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ Sistu, Suhas (29 June 2023). "'7:11 PM' trailer review: Innovative & extraordinary". www.thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Trailer of sci-fi thriller 7:11 PM is here". Cinema Express. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ hansindia (7 July 2023). "'7:11 PM' movie review: Technically high". www.thehansindia.com (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  6. ^ "7:11 PM Movie Review". Sakshi (in Telugu). 7 July 2023. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  7. ^ Telugu, ntv (7 July 2023). "7:11 PM Review: 7:11 పీఎం మూవీ రివ్యూ". NTV Telugu (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  8. ^ "7:11 PM Movie Review: 7:11 PM మూవీ రివ్యూ.. అక్కడక్కడ ఆకట్టుకునే టైమ్ ట్రావెల్ డ్రామా." News18 Telugu (in Telugu). 7 July 2023. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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