This film by Puri Jagannath and Vijay Deverakonda is an amalgamation of sports, action and drama with nothing to impress. In the opening minutes of Liger, a voiceover describes the title character as a slumdog from the streets of Mumbai aiming to win on an international stage.
Although overused, this underdog template can still make the cut if a writer-director has a story that stays true to its surroundings and engages the audience. Helmed by Puri Jagannath and helmed by Vijay Deverakonda, Ligar, however, turns out to be a lazily written film, moving from one song/stunt sequence to another.
- Release Date: 25 August 2022 (India)
- Directed by- Puri Jagannadh
- Written by- Puri Jagannadh, Prashant Pandey, A.R. Sreedhar, Kiran Thatavarthi
- Produced by- Puri Jagannadh, Karan Johar, Charmme Kaur, Apoorva Mehta, Santosh Mojar, Prashant Shah, Janeshwar Shukla, Vish
- Music by- Tanishk Bagchi, Vikram Montrose
- Cinematography by- Vishnu Sarma
- Film Editing by- Junaid Siddiqui
- Production company by- Bollywood Hollywood Production, Dharma Productions, Puri Connects
- Distributed by- MSK Films