Shakti (2011 Film)
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''Shakti'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language
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directed by
Meher Ramesh Meher Ramesh, is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema, Telugu and Kannada cinema. Some of his works include ''Shakti (2011 film), Shakti'', ''Shadow (2013 film), Shadow'', and ''Bhola Shankar''. Early ...
. The film stars
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr. (born 20 May 1983), popularly known as NTR Jr, is an Indian actor, producer, and television presenter who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has been featur ...
alongside
Ileana D'Cruz Ileana D'Cruz (born 1 November 1986) is a Portuguese actress who primarily appears in Telugu and Hindi films. She is the recipient of several accolades including a Filmfare Award and a Filmfare Awards South. D'Cruz made her screen debut in 2 ...
,
Prabhu ''Prabhu'' means ''master'' or ''prince'' in Sanskrit and many of the Indian languages; it is a name sometimes applied to God. Surname Prabhu is a surname among Gaud saraswat Brahmins, saraswat Brahmins and other Brahmins across the Ko ...
, Manjari Phadnis, S. P. Balasubramanyam, Vidyut Jammwal, Pooja Bedi,
Jackie Shroff Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), known by his screen name Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model from Mumbai, Maharashtra, who primarily works in the Hindi film industry. In a career spanning over four decades, he ...
,
Sonu Sood Sonu Sood (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian actor, film producer, Model (person), model, humanitarian, and Philanthropy, philanthropist who works predominantly in Hindi cinema, Hindi, Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cinema, Tamil films. He is k ...
and Nassar. The film was produced by C. Aswani Dutt under
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.
Mani Sharma Yanamandra Venkata Subrahmanyam (Telugu: యనమండ్ర వెంకట సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం; born 11 July 1964), professionally known as Mani Sharma, is an Indian composer and music producer known for his work primaril ...
composed the soundtrack. The film follows Shakti (N. T. Rama Rao Jr.), a tourist guide who falls for Aishwarya (Ileana D'Cruz), as they evade Faqtooni's relentless pursuit of a powerful gem unknowingly carried by Aishwarya. ''Shakthi'' was released on 1 April 2011 and opened on more than 7000 screens worldwide. It was heavily panned by critics and audiences alike, who criticised the film's screenplay for its illogical plot points and overall execution, ultimately becoming a box office disaster.


Plot

Faqtooni, the wife of Egyptian King Mukhtar, sends her youngest son Bashim to India to retrieve a magical gem and weapon to avenge her husband's death. Aishwarya, the daughter of government minister Mahadevaraya—who, as a descendant of a royal family, is also the custodian of the gem—sneaks away from her home to travel to Jaipur with her friends. Unbeknownst to Aishwarya, she packs the magical gem in her bag. Aishwarya and her friends meet Sakthi, who acts as their tour guide after they are assaulted by a group of men. While Aishwarya is in Jaipur, Mahadevaraya offers his old friend, Jackie the Great, his entire wealth for the magical weapon, which he came to possess by killing his father. Jackie declines Mahadevaraya's offer. Later, in Kashmir, Aishwarya is kidnapped by Bashim's henchmen. Sakthi rescues her, but Bashim follows them to Hardiwar, where Sakthi discovers the magical gem while swimming in the Ganges. While leaving the city, Aishwarya proposes to Sakthi, but he declines. Sakthi then captures Bashim following a shootout with him and his henchmen. Faqtooni attempts to purchase the magical weapon from Jackie, who demands a large sum. Sakthi reveals that he has been serving undercover to protect Aishwarya, as she was the target of a terrorist group. Faqtooni sends her older son, Raakha, to India to rescue Bashim. Aishwarya finds pictures of herself in Sakthi's bag, leading Sakthi to confess his love at first sight. Sakthi and Aishwarya, along with his adoptive parents, go to a temple for his birthday. Sakthi finds the box with the gem and opens it. Siva, Sakthi's adoptive father, informs Mahadevaraya, who orders him to bring the gem and Aishwarya to Hapmi. Raakha frees Bashim, and together they attack Siva and the officers escorting Aishwarya. Raakha is wounded by Sakthi, who gains powers after touching the gem. At Hampi, Bashim tries to snatch the gem, but is killed by Sakthi with an ancient sword. A sage explains that Rudra—Sakthi's biological father—was the protector of a secret
Shakta pitha The Shakta pithas, also called Shakti pithas or Sati pithas (, , ''seats of Shakti''), are significant shrines and pilgrimage destinations in Shaktism, the mother goddess denomination in Hinduism. The shrines are dedicated to various forms of A ...
and that he sacrificed his life to protect his pregnant wife and Mahadevaraya's parents from Jackie, then known as Janaki Varma, who had been paid by Mukhtar. Jackie killed Mahadevaraya's parents and stole the magical weapon. After decapitating Mukhtar in a fight, the dying Rudra handed over his newborn son to his loyal servant Basava, who sent him away via the river. He was discovered by Siva and his wife and raised by them. Sakthi kills Jackie and Faqtooni's brother Jaffer and retrieves the magical weapon. However, Sakthi is then betrayed and shot by Mahadevaraya's partner Prachanda, who takes the weapon and gives it to Faqtooni as she arrives with a resurrected Raakha. Mahadevaraya stabs Prachanda to death. Faqtooni forcibly takes the sage and Aishwarya to perform the compulsory rites (conducted every 27 years). Sakthi then arrives and fights Raakha and Faqtoni with the weapon. Faqtooni is thrown into a deep pit, and Raakha is killed after the sage instructs Sakthi to stab Raakha in his eyes, which had been implanted from Mukhtar's severed head, which makes Raakha die by exploding his head. Sakthi replaces the weapon in its rightful place and leaves with Aishwarya, the sage, and the gem.


Cast

*
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr. (born 20 May 1983), popularly known as NTR Jr, is an Indian actor, producer, and television presenter who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has been featur ...
in a
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as **Shakthi Swaroop **Rudra (Sakthi's biological father) *
Ileana D'Cruz Ileana D'Cruz (born 1 November 1986) is a Portuguese actress who primarily appears in Telugu and Hindi films. She is the recipient of several accolades including a Filmfare Award and a Filmfare Awards South. D'Cruz made her screen debut in 2 ...
as Aishwarya Mahadevaraya, Sakthi's love interest * Manjari Phadnis as Gauri, Rudra's wife and Sakthi's biological mother * S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as Vijayaraya (Mahadevaraya's father) *
Prabhu ''Prabhu'' means ''master'' or ''prince'' in Sanskrit and many of the Indian languages; it is a name sometimes applied to God. Surname Prabhu is a surname among Gaud saraswat Brahmins, saraswat Brahmins and other Brahmins across the Ko ...
as Central Minister Mahadevaraya (Aishwarya's father) *
Jackie Shroff Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), known by his screen name Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model from Mumbai, Maharashtra, who primarily works in the Hindi film industry. In a career spanning over four decades, he ...
as Janaki Varma / Jackie The Great * Vidyut Jammwal as Wasim Ali (Faqtooni's younger son) *
Vinod Kumar Vinod Kumar Alva (born 1 April 1963) is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in Telugu cinema and appeared in Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam films. He is known as Vinod Kumar in Telugu film industry. He hails from Puttur in Dakshina Kan ...
as Prachanda * Pooja Bedi as Faqtooni *
Sonu Sood Sonu Sood (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian actor, film producer, Model (person), model, humanitarian, and Philanthropy, philanthropist who works predominantly in Hindi cinema, Hindi, Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cinema, Tamil films. He is k ...
as Mukthar (Faqtooni's husband) * Daniel Kaleb as Raakha (Faqtooni's elder son) * Mukthar Khan as Jaffer (Faqtooni's brother) * Nassar as Sage *
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as Tommy *
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as Avatar * Krishna Bhagavaan as Devudu / David *
Sayaji Shinde Sayaji Shinde (Marathi pronunciation: əjaːd͡ʒiː ʃin̪d̪eː born 13 January 1959) is an Indian actor who has acted in Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Gujarati, Hindi, and Bhojpuri films. Sayaji started his act ...
as Sivaji/Sivaraj, Sakthi's adopted father * Pragathi as Siva's wife and Sakthi's adopted mother *
Dharmavarapu Subramanyam Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam (20 September 1954 – 7 December 2013) was an Indian actor, comedian and film director who worked in Telugu cinema. He was established as one of the highly paid and top most leading comedians in Telugu film industry. ...
as Subba Rao * Venu Madhav as Satti Babu * M. S. Narayana as
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priest *
Manju Bhargavi Manju Bhargavi is an actress and dancer, best known for her performance in the Telugu cinema, Telugu blockbusters, ''Nayakudu Vinayakudu'' (1980) and ''Sankarabharanam (1980 film), Sankarabharanam'' (1980), which both released in the same year ...
as Mahadevaraya's mother *
Chatrapathi Sekhar Chandra Sekhar, known professionally as Chatrapathi Sekhar, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. He is known for his frequent collaborations with S. S. Rajamouli. Career Sekhar is a regular in S. S. Rajamoul ...
as Basava (Rudra's servant)


Release

''Sakthi'' was released on 1 April 2011. A dubbed Tamil and Malayalam versions of the film, titled ''Om Sakthi'', was released on 2 April 2011. The film was also dubbed and released in Hindustani as ''Shakti: Ek Tha Soldier'' in 2012, in Bhojpuri as ''Hamaar Shoorveer'' in 2021 and 2022.


Reception

Shakthi received highly negative reviews from critics. Radhika Rajamani from ''
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'' gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, as did ''
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''. The Times praised the cinematography, performance, music, story, visualization, action sequences, screenplay.


Box office

The film earned
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worldwide against the budget of 48 crores making it disaster.


Soundtrack

The soundtrack, composed by
Mani Sharma Yanamandra Venkata Subrahmanyam (Telugu: యనమండ్ర వెంకట సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం; born 11 July 1964), professionally known as Mani Sharma, is an Indian composer and music producer known for his work primaril ...
, was released on 27 February 2011.


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External links

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