run. Concept art Anji had digitally enhanced animated characters. The sketches of Lord Siva, Siva Lingam, and an old temple were made by the noted director and illustrator Bapu. Based on these sketches models were created and sets were made. Music Mani Sharma composed the songs and background score for the film. The song "Chik Buk Pori" was composed by Sri but Mani Sharma did rerecording of the song. Release On 5th January 2004, Shyam Prasad Reddy announced that Anji will be censored on 7th January and that the film will release on 9th January. On 7th January, MS Arts confirmed that the release date of Anji was postponed to 14th January as the final graphics portions were getting delayed by a couple of days. On 8th January, conflicting release dates were published in different newspapers. Vaartha published the release date as 14th January while Andhra Jyothi published it as 15th January. The confusion was later resolved when official sources revealed the release date as 15th January and that the decision to change the release date happened late in the night of 7th January and by the time they informed the same to newspapers, Vaartha had already published all its editions. Mohini Films, the distributors of the film in the Vizag region booked a private air cargo to ship prints from Hyderabad to Vizag which was said to be a first in the history of Telugu cinema. Anji released on 15 January 2014 during Sankranthi festival. It released on 16 January in some regions as the post-production labs could not print the required number of prints in time. Reception Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film 3 out of 5, commending the visual effects and Chiranjeevi's performance while criticising the screenplay and direction. A critic from Sify rated the film 3/5 and wrote, "Despite all those special effects the film is unimpressive as the subject and style is outdated." A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "Anji teaches us how to make a movie out of a logic-defying story". Awards National Film Awards Best Special Effects – Sanath Nandi Awards Best Cinematographer – Chota K. Naidu Best Makeup Artist – Chandra Rao References External links 2004 films 2000s fantasy action films 2000s Telugu-language films Indian fantasy action films Films directed by Kodi Ramakrishna Films scored by Mani Sharma Films that won the Best Special Effects National Film Award