India’s first ever submarine war film, ‘Ghazi’ has bagged National Award in the Best Telugu Film category. Directed by debutant Sankalp Reddy, the film is inspired by true event from 1971 Indo Pakistan war.
Ghazi is an underwater tale of an executive naval officer and his team who remained underwater for 18 days to destroy Pakistani PNS Ghazi when it ventured into Indian waters. Ghazi sank off the coast of Visakhapatnam.
Rana Daggubati, Atul Kulkarni, Kay Kay Menon and Taapsee Pannu have played the lead roles in the movie. PVP Cinema and Matinee Entertainments banners have jointly bankrolled ‘Ghazi.’
Director Sankalp Reddy is now working on a space based adventurous flick.