{{short description|2020 Telugu film directed by Pradeep Maddali}} {{for|the 1981 film|47 Natkal}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = 47 Days | image = 47 days.jpg | caption = Release Poster | director = Pradeep Maddali | producer = {{plainlist| * Vijay Donkada * Raghu Kunche * Sridhar Makkuva * Dabbara Sashi Bhushan Naidu }} | writer = Pradeep Maddali | starring = {{plainlist| * Satyadev * Pooja Jhaveri }} | music = Raghu Kunche | cinematography = GK | editing = M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy (S. R. Shekhar) | studio = Title Card Entertainment | distributor = ZEE5 | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|6|30}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Telugu | budget = | gross = }} '''''47 Days''''' is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language mystery drama film written and directed by Pradeep Maddali. Produced by Title Card Entertainment, the film stars Satyadev and Pooja Jhaveri with music composed by Raghu Kunche.
The film began its production in 2018 which was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic. ''47 Days'' was digitally released on 30 June 2020 via ZEE5, and opened to mixed reviews.
== Plot == Satyadev is an ACP whose wife Paddu dies. While inspecting a case similar to the death of his wife, Satyadev becomes a part of a larger issue.<ref name="l459">{{cite web | last=Nyayapati | first=Neeshita | title=47 Days Movie Review: A missed opportunity! | website=The Times of India | date=30 June 2020 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/47-days/movie-review/76700209.cms | access-date=11 September 2025}}</ref>
Amidst his grief, Satya stumbles upon the suicide of Srinivas, a pharmaceutical tycoon, which bears a link to his wife's death through a distinctive club stamp found on both their bodies. To uncover the truth, Satya begins an investigation that leads him to a woman named Juliet, who seems entangled in the mystery. The film explores his race against time to solve the case and uncover the hidden circumstances around his wife's death.<ref name="j895">{{citation | title=47 Days review. 47 Days Telugu movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com | url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/47-days-review-telugu-movie-21982 | access-date=11 September 2025 | page=}}</ref><ref name="r435">{{cite web | last=Parasuraman | first=Prathyush | title=47 Days Review: An Unbearably Loopy Crime-Thriller With A Mass Produced Aesthetic | website=Film Companion | date=30 June 2020 | url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/47-days-review-zee5-an-unbearably-loopy-crime-thriller-with-a-mass-produced-aesthetic-satyadev-kancharana | access-date=11 September 2025}}</ref>
== Cast == {{cast listing| * Satyadev as Satyadev<ref name="cast">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/first-look-motion-poster-of-satya-dev-pooja-jhaveri-and-pradeep-maddalis-47-days-released/articleshow/61355944.cms|title=First look motion poster of Satya Dev, Pooja Jhaveri and Pradeep Maddali's '47 Days' released - Times of India|website=The Times of India |last1=Nyayapati |first1=Neeshita }}</ref> * Pooja Jhaveri as Juliet<ref name="cast"/> * Roshini Prakash as Paddu<ref name="p">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/im-glad-the-audience-finally-gets-to-watch-the-film-pradeep-maddali/articleshow/76426502.cms|title=I'm glad the audience finally gets to watch 47 Days: Pradeep Maddali - Times of India|website=The Times of India |last1=Nyayapati |first1=Neeshita }}</ref> * Satya Prakash<ref name="p"/> as Shafi * Hari Teja<ref name="p"/> as Zumba Trainer * Ravi Varma as Ravi<ref name="p"/> * Srikanth Iyyengar as Raja Ram<ref name="p"/> * Irfan<ref name="p"/> * Baby Akshara as Swetcha<ref name="p"/> * Mukhtar Khan<ref name="p"/> * Kireeti Damaraju<ref name="p"/> * Ashok Kumar<ref name="p"/> * Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Beach jogger }}
== Production == The film is directed by Pradeep Maddali, a former software engineer who worked as an assistant director under Puri Jagannadh.<ref name="p"/> He met Satyadev on the sets of ''Rogue'' (2017).<ref name="p"/> The film is based on a scene from his short film ''Juliet'' (2011) and began production in 2018.<ref name="p"/><ref name="songs"/> Satyadev was signed to play an ACP in the film.<ref name="p"/> The makers of the film obtained the permission to use the name ''47 Days'' after the 1981 film of the same name.<ref name="p"/> The film was scheduled to release in theaters following Satyadev's ''Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya''; however, the film released on ZEE5 on June 30, 2020, due to COVID-19 after much delay.<ref name="p"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/satyadevs-mystery-thriller-47-days-to-have-a-direct-ott-release-soon/articleshow/76352122.cms|title=Satyadev's mystery thriller 47 Days to have a direct-OTT release - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="songs">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/47-days-the-mystery-unfolds-scheduled-for-summer-release/articleshow/63057713.cms|title='47 Days – The Mystery Unfolds' scheduled for summer release - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
== Music == The songs were composed by Raghu Kunche. Puri Jagannadh released the song "Kya Karoon" on Valentines Day 2018, performed by Neeha Kadiveti with lyrics by Lakshmi Bhupala.<ref name="songs"/>
== Reception == ''47 Days'' received mixed reviews from critics with praise for performances and technical output but criticism for the storyline and narration.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}} Neeshita Nyayapati of ''Times of India'' gave the film two stars out of five, saying "''47 Days'' only works in bits and pieces because Satyadev does enough to ensure you stay invested."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/47-days/movie-review/76700209.cms|title=47 Days Movie Review: A missed opportunity!|publisher=Times of India|first=Neeshita|last=Nyayapati|date=30 June 2020|access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref> Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''The Hindu'' wrote that, "There’s a lot going on in the film written and directed by Pradeep Maddali, but it ends up as a hotchpotch. The only reason to watch it till the end is its leading man Satyadev, whose empathetic performance goes in vain."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=2020-06-30|title='47 Days' movie review: Barring Satyadev's performance, there's nothing to root for|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/47-days-movie-review-barring-satyadevs-performance-theres-nothing-to-root-for/article31951978.ece|access-date=2020-10-07|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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