Panjaa

Panjaa
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Vishnuvardhan
Screenplay by	Rahul Koda Vishnuvardhan
Dialogues by	Abburi Ravi
Story by	Vishnuvardhan
Produced by	Neelima Tirumalasetty Nagesh Muntha Shobu Yarlagadda Prasad Devineni
Starring	Pawan Kalyan Sarah-Jane Dias Anjali Lavania Jackie Shroff Adivi Sesh Atul Kulkarni Sampath Raj
Cinematography	P. S. Vinod
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Production companies	Arka Media Works Sanghamitra Arts Productions
Distributed by	Sri Venkateswara Creations
Release date	9 December 2011 (2011-12-09)
Running time	156 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	est.₹33 crore
Box office	est.₹30 crore[1]

Panjaa (transl. Claw) is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action film^{[citation needed]} directed by Vishnuvardhan and produced by Arka Media Works and Sanghamitra Art Productions. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Sarah-Jane Dias, Anjali Lavania, Jackie Shroff, Adivi Sesh, Atul Kulkarni, Sampath Raj, Subbaraju and Tanikella Bharani. The plot centers around Jai, a loyal henchman for a gangster, who is forced to go on the run after a botched mission leads him to kill his boss's son in response to a violent atrocity.

The film features music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography by P. S. Vinod.^[2] The film marks Dias' debut in Telugu cinema and Lavania's film debut. Vishnuvardhan, who works primarily in the Tamil cinema, makes his directorial debut in Telugu. Principal photography of the film commenced on 6 May 2011. The filming took place primarily at Kolkata, Pollachi, Karaikudi, Vagamon and Palasa.

Panjaa was released theatrically on 9 December 2011 to mixed reviews from critics.^[3] Despite its moderate success internationally, it struggled to make a significant impact at the domestic box office.^{[citation needed]} Over time, it has been regarded as an underrated film in Telugu cinema.