Movie Name : 180
Banner : SPI Cinemas, Aghal Films
Cast : Siddharth, Nithya Menen, Priya Anand, Mouli, Tanikella Bharani, Geetha, M.S. Narayana, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, Janaki Sabesh, Sricharan, Misha Ghoshal, Cees Van Toledo, Xango Henry, Manager Cheena and others
Music Director : Sharreth
Cinematography : Balasubramaniem
Producer : Sathyam Cinemas, Aghal Films
Director : Jayendra
180 Movie Story
Siddharth performs the last rites of his kin in Varanasi, where he sees a small boy also performing his father’s last rites and then happily playing with his toy car. Siddharth then realizes the philosophy of life, which is not worrying about death but enjoying every day to the fullest. Cut to Siddharth, he is leading a very happy life in Chennai. A press reporter (Nithya Menon) will be fascinated by Siddharth and slowly turns that relationship into love and proposes him. But Siddharth negates her and tries to run away. In this process, Nithya Menon meets with an accident and this forces Siddharth to take her to US for treatment.
Cut to flashback, Siddharth is a doctor in US and has a deeply loving wife Priya Anand. 3 months after their marriage, Siddharth is diagnosed with a disease where he has just only 180 days (6 months) to live. Siddharth then makes Priya Anand believe that he has committed suicide and he never plans to go back to US but destiny brought him back. What will Siddharth do then? What happens to Priya Anand and Nithya Menon? And how does Siddharth follow the life philosophy taught by the Varanasi boy forms the rest of the story.
Siddharth, who hasn’t been in the good form has pinned high hopes on 180. Siddharth haven’t seen a hit post Bommarillu. His last two outings Anaganaga Oka Dheerudu and Bava resulted as disasters at the BO. So, the actor is hoping to gain back his craze with the bilingual 180, which makes his re-entry in Kollywood after seven long years.
On the other hand, Priya Anand who was seen in Leader and Rama Rama Krishna Krishna is anticipating in gaining success with 180 while Nithya Menon, who proved her mettle with Ala Modalaindi, is expecting to recreate the magic at Box-Office. The unit members of 180 are expressing their confidence in the film’s success.