''Ko Antey Koti'' () is a 2012 Indian

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

-language romantic heist thriller film starring

Sharwanand Myneni Sharwanand (born 6 March 1984), known mononymously as Sharwanand, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut in 2004 with the film ''Aidho Tareekhu''. He i ...

Priya Anand Priya Anand (born 17 September 1986) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Tamil language, Tamil films. She has also appeared in a few Telugu language, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam films. After pursuing higher s ...

and

Sri Hari Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Assamese, Meitei ( Manipuri), Marathi, Malay (including Ind ...

. It was directed by

Anish Kuruvilla Anish Yohan Kuruvilla is an Indian actor and director who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Before becoming a director, he was an executive producer with Sekhar Kammula, played the lead role in '' Dollar Dreams'' (2000), and played a suppo ...

and produced by Sharwanand's mother, Myneni Vasundhara Devi, under the Sarvaa Arts banner. The film's title is based on a song from ''

Kshana Kshanam ''Kshana Kshanam'' () is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language road comedy heist film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Venkatesh, Sridevi, Paresh Rawal, and Rami Reddy. The plot follows Satya (Sridevi), a young woman who is ho ...

''.

Plot

Vamsi (

), a thief who is looking to mend his ways is hired by Maya Master (

) another thief who plans on becoming rich on the premise of carrying out one last heist and retire. Maya master has assembled a gang for this purpose. Vamsi and the gang succeed in carrying out the robbery after which Maya Master betrays them and gets away with the money what happened next forms the story.

Cast

as Koti aka Vamsi *

as Sathya *

Srihari Srihari (15 August 1964 – 9 October 2013) was an Indian actor who was active mainly in Telugu cinema. He appeared in some Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films as well. He won seven Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award. Early life Srihari was born ...

as Mayaloori Madan aka Maya Master * Lakshman Meesala as Chitti * Nischal as PC *

Vinay Varma Vinay Varma is an Indian actor, script writer, and casting director who primarily works in Telugu and Hindi-language films. Career Vinay Varma, founder of Sutradhar, started out as an amateur theatre practitioner. He has been involved with ...

as Ranjit Kumar * Prabhakar as Don Fredrick *

Thagubothu Ramesh Ramilla Ramesh, better known as Thagubothu Ramesh, is an Indian actor and comedian known for his work in Telugu cinema. Known for his signature portrayal of inebriated characters, he earned the nickname "Thagubothu" () due to his memorable per ...

as Drunkard *

Prudhvi Raj Balireddy Prudhviraj (born 6 August 6 1964) is an Indian actor and politician known for his roles in Telugu films. He has appeared in over 100 films, primarily in comedic roles, and is widely recognised for his iconic dialogue "30 years industr ...

Soundtrack

The audio was composed by

Shakthikanth Karthick Shakthikanth Karthick is an Indian composer who works in Telugu-language films and is known for his work for the film ''Fidaa'' (2017). Early life and career Shaktikanth grew up in Chennai and studied engineering at REC (Calicut). He worked as ...

. The audio launch of the film was held at Hitex, Hyderabad. Ram Charan was the chief guest at the event. Navdeep, Sundeep Kishan, Deva Katta, Sekhar Kammula Kamal Kamaraju, S Gopal Reddy, B Gopal, Sravanthi Ravi Kishore, Srihari, Shiva Balaji and others attended the function.

Reception

Release

The film was given an A certificate by the

Censor board The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory film-certification body in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India. It is tasked with "regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisio ...

due to the violence and unsavoury language. The film was released on 28 December 2012.

Reception

Critical response

The film received mixed response from critics. * News18 noted that "It is definitely one of the best Telugu films of the recent past. But what makes this strikingly different film uninspiring is its borrowed inspiration from the west."

References

{{Reflist 2010s Telugu-language films 2012 films Indian romantic thriller films Indian heist films 2010s heist films 2010s romantic thriller films 2012 thriller films