''Thikka'' () is 2016 Indian

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produced by Dr. Rohin Reddy on Sri Venkateswara Movie Makers banner and directed by Sunil Reddy. The film stars

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, Larissa Bonesi and

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, with

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, Ajay,

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, and

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in supporting roles. The music is composed by

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. with cinematography by K. V. Guhan and editing by

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. Production began on 31 July 2015 in

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. The film was released on 13 August 2016 to negative reviews from critics, who criticized the direction, storyline, irrational and confusing screenplay, and incoherent script, but praised Tej's performance. The film became a

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. However,

won Special Jury Award for Best Actress at

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Plot

Aditya is a booze-happy youngster who enjoys his day-to-day life until he meets a girl, Anjali, in an accident. He falls in love with her at first sight and gains her when his lifestyle changes. He relinquishes all his bad habits and acquires a job in a corporate company. She also detaches Aditya from his tomcat & alcoholic father, Manohar, and joins him in a rehabilitation center. The twist arises when ego clashes erupt between them, and they break up. Anjali is the daughter of multimillionaire Madan Mohan, who arranges her to another wealth alliance, Jayanth. Simultaneously, in the office, Aditya is persuaded by Kapoor, who wants to give a promotion to his girlfriend Kavitha, so he possesses Aditya as an imposter before his buddy Stephen, which creates a rift. The frustrated Aditya calls for a breakup party, where so many characters enter into his life, Starting from his father Manohar, who flees from the rehabilitation center with his amour Kamala, the daughter of a late mafia don Devraj, then a prostitute Padma in the picture, suddenly two gangs of Sadhu Bhai and Narasimha are after Aditya. A crazy game starts - they fight with some guys, destroy a restaurant, burn a petrol bunk, etc. Moreover, Anjali elopes from marriage for Aditya, and her father's men are behind him. One more beauty, Virisha, opts to sly Aditya, claiming as his ex-lover. The rest of the story is about how Aditya emerges from this crazy situation.

Cast

as Aditya *Larissa Bonesi as Anjali *

as Virisha *

as Manohar, Aditya's father * Ajay as Sadhu Bhai *

as Kapoor *

as Jayanth *

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as Inspector P. Hymanand *

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as Narsimha *

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as Kavitha * VJ Bani as Kamala * Anand as Madan Mohan, Anjali's father *

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as Mental Doctor *Jakki as Devraj *

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as Madan Mohan's henchman * Saptagiri as Manchi Donga *

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as Stephen *

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as Ramesh Yadav *

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as Sadhu's henchman *Dasanna as Constable *Kamna Singh as Padma *

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in "Hot Shot Hero"

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Music released on Aditya Music Company. Audio launch held on 30 July 2016 at Shilpakala Vedika,

Critical reception

The film received negative reviews from critics, praising Sai Dharam Tej's performance while heavily criticizing its story, many considering it to be very confusing and weak. 123Telugu gave it a 2.25/5 saying "Overall, Thikka is one film which Sai Dharam Tej should immediately erase from his memory. He should stay away from scripts like these which can spoil his career big time. Except for his sincere performance, this film has absolutely nothing to offer in any which way possible. Stay away from this one otherwise, you can end up losing your mind."

References

External links

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