''Shamantakamani'' is a 2017 Indian
Telugu
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*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
-language
comedy thriller film, produced by V. Anand Prasad on
Bhavya Creations
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banner and directed by
Sriram Adittya
Sriram Adittya is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works primarily in Telugu films. He made his directorial debut in 2015 with ''Bhale Manchi Roju
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. The film stars
Nara Rohit,
Sudheer Babu
Posani Naga Sudheer Babu (born 11 May 1980) is an Indian actor and former professional badminton player. He works primarily in Telugu films. Debuted as a lead actor in ''Shiva Manasulo Shruti'' (2012), Babu's successful films include ''Prema Kat ...
,
Sundeep Kishan,
Aadi Saikumar
Aditya Pudipeddi (born 23 December 1989), better known as Aadi Saikumar, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. Aadi made his debut with ''Prema Kavali'' (2011). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South and SIIMA Award for ...
and
Rajendra Prasad in the lead roles. The music was composed by
Mani Sharma with cinematography by
Sameer Reddy and editing by
Prawin Pudi.
The film marked the debut of Sudheer Babu's son, Darshan as a child artist, the grandson of the veteran actor
Krishna and nephew to
Mahesh Babu. The film's first look motion picture released on 28 May and teaser on 15 June 2017. The film was released on 14 July 2017 and was a good entertainer.
In 2019, the film was dubbed into Hindi as ''Aakhari Baazi'' by Aditya Movies.
Plot
The film revolves around a 5-crores worth vintage
Rolls-Royce car called ''Shamanthakamani'' owned by a millionaire Krishna (
Sudheer Babu
Posani Naga Sudheer Babu (born 11 May 1980) is an Indian actor and former professional badminton player. He works primarily in Telugu films. Debuted as a lead actor in ''Shiva Manasulo Shruti'' (2012), Babu's successful films include ''Prema Kat ...
), which was stolen from the parking lot of a 5-star hotel. Inspector Ranjith Kumar (
Nara Rohit) is appointed to find out the missing car. During the investigation, he suspects three people as accusing: a car mechanic Uma Maheswara Rao / Mahesh Babu (
Rajendra Prasad); a Kotipalli villager Siva (
Sundeep Kishan); and a middle-class youngster Karthik (
Aadi Saikumar
Aditya Pudipeddi (born 23 December 1989), better known as Aadi Saikumar, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. Aadi made his debut with ''Prema Kavali'' (2011). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South and SIIMA Award for ...
) and arrests them. The rest of the story is about what happened to the car? Who is the actual culprit? How does Ranjith Kumar solve the crime?
Cast
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Nara Rohit as Inspector Ranjith Kumar
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Sudheer Babu
Posani Naga Sudheer Babu (born 11 May 1980) is an Indian actor and former professional badminton player. He works primarily in Telugu films. Debuted as a lead actor in ''Shiva Manasulo Shruti'' (2012), Babu's successful films include ''Prema Kat ...
as Krishna
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Sundeep Kishan as Kotipalli Siva
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Aadi Saikumar
Aditya Pudipeddi (born 23 December 1989), better known as Aadi Saikumar, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. Aadi made his debut with ''Prema Kavali'' (2011). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South and SIIMA Award for ...
as Karthik
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Rajendra Prasad as Uma Maheswara Rao / Mahesh Babu
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Chandini Chowdary as Madhu, Karthik's girlfriend
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Suman as Jaganath, Krishna's father
*
Tanikella Bharani as A. K. Ganapathi Sastry, Karthik's father
*
Indraja as Bhanumathi, Uma Maheshwara Rao's love interest and a widowed woman
*
Kasthuri as Krishna's mother
*
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as Karthik's mother
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Satyam Rajesh as Siva's friend
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Banerjee as Madhu's father
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Raghu Karumanchi as Constable Satyanarayana
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Gundu Sudarshan as Mani Ratnam
*
Jeeva as ACB Officer
*Surekha Vani as Krishna's step-mother
*Ananya Soni as Smitha
*Giridhar as Jaganath's P.A.
*Sarika Ramachandra Rao as Chandram
*Sriram R Eragam as A. K. Khan
*Jenny Honey as Sridevi, Siva's former love interest
*Master Darshan as Young Krishna
*Laxman Meesala
* Abhay Bethiganti
Soundtrack
References
External links
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{{Sriram Adittya
Films scored by Mani Sharma
Indian comedy thriller films
2010s comedy thriller films
2010s Telugu-language films
Films directed by Sriram Adittya