Antariksham 9000 KMPH


Antariksham 9000 KMPH is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language science fiction adventure film written and directed by Sankalp Reddy. The film stars Varun Tej, Aditi Rao Hydari and Lavanya Tripathi. The first look of the film was released on India's Independence Day, 15 August 2018. The teaser was released on 17 October 2018. The trailer was released on 9 December 2018. The film was released on 21 December 2018. The film will be dubbed in several languages. This film was regarded as the first space-based Telugu science fiction film. The film received mixed reviews from critics, praising the performances of the lead actors Varun Tej, Aditi Rao Hydari, and Lavanya Tripathi.

Plot

The film begins with a satellite moving into the darker side of moon, and the crisis that one of the Indian satellites, Mihira has lost connection with the Space Station and is losing its speed. This would lead to a collision with another Chinese satellite and would lead to chain reaction resulting in a communication blackout across the world. The system codes to make any repairs is known only to Dev - a passionate scientist at the station. Dev had quit the Space station five years ago - and this story forms a flashback. He is in love with the Station Director Chandrakanth's daughter, Paaru who is a school teacher. he passionately works on Viprayaan a satellite that will give data about water in the moon. There is a glitch in the satellite after its takeoff and Dev drives to the space station to set it right along with his fiancee. He loses control of the car in his hurry to give information and drive and loses both the satellite and his fiancée. This breaks him and he quits his job. He is now needed to fix Mihira and he comes back after five years from his life as a school teacher to go into space as part of the mission and fixes the critical glitch with the help of Riya, his colleague. He is also able to collect data from the satellite Viprayaan which has now been traced by NASA.

Cast

Principal photography of the film began on 19 April 2018. The shooting of the film was completed on 1 October 2018. Many scenes of the film were shot in zero-gravity sets in Hyderabad. Some crucial scenes were shot in Mahindra École Centrale, which will stand in for Indian Space Research Organisation in the film.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Prashanth R Vihari and released on Aditya Music.

Critical reception

Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India stated that Antariksham is unnecessarily melodramatic and gave the film 2.5 stars. Sangeetha Devi of The Hindu praised the production values of the film.

Release

The film released on 21 December 2018.