Claim: Naga Chaitanya was in a movie.

Autonagar Surya is a 2014 Telugu social drama directed by Deva Katta . The film , which is said to be a political thriller , stars Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead with Nandu , and Sai Kumar in pivotial roles . The film was produced by K. Atchi Reddy on Max India Productions banner while R. R. Movie Makers acted as its presenter who later disassociated themselves with the film . Anoop Rubens composed the music for the film while Srikanth Naroj , known for his work in the 2011 film Hostel handled the cinematography . Gautham Raju handled the editing .   The principal photography started officially on 14 October 2011 at Hyderabad . After Filming continuously till December 2012 , the film 's shoot was halted due to the Financial turmoil of the producers ultimately reviving in September 2013 , Wrapping the entire shooting by 30 November 2013 . The film was scheduled for a worldwide release on 27 June 2014 in theaters . Upon release , the film opened to average reviews from critics due to which the film was trimmed by 12 minutes .