Shamantakamani
| Shamantakamani | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sriram Adittya |
| Written by | Venky Arjun-Carthyk Sriram R Eragam (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Sriram Adittya |
| Story by | Sriram Adittya |
| Produced by | V. Anand Prasad |
| Starring | Nara Rohit Sudheer Babu Sundeep Kishan Aadi Saikumar Rajendra Prasad |
| Cinematography | Sameer Reddy |
| Edited by | Prawin Pudi |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Freeze Frame Films (Overseas) |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Shamantakamani is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language comedy thriller film, produced by V. Anand Prasad on Bhavya Creations banner and directed by Sriram Adittya. The film stars Nara Rohit, Sudheer Babu, Sundeep Kishan, Aadi Saikumar[1] and Rajendra Prasad in the lead roles. The music was composed by Mani Sharma[2] 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.[3] The film was released on 14 July 2017 and was a good entertainer.[4] 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), 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) 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
- Nara Rohit as Inspector Ranjith Kumar
- Sudheer Babu as Krishna
- Sundeep Kishan as Kotipalli Siva
- Aadi Saikumar as Karthik
- Rajendra Prasad as Uma Maheswara Rao / Mahesh Babu
- Chandini Chowdary as Madhu, Karthik's girlfriend
- 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
- Hema as Karthik's mother
- Satyam Rajesh as Siva's friend
- Banerjee as Madhu's father
- Raghu Karumanchi as Constable Satyanarayana
- 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
| Shamantakamani | ||||
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| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
| Mani Sharma chronology | ||||
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All lyrics are written by Ramajogayya Sastry; all music is composed by Mani Sharma
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Padha Padha Padha" | Ramya Behara | 3:59 |
| Total length: | 3:59 | ||
References
- ^ "Each lead character in Samantha Kamani is special: Sriram Adittya". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Shamanthakamani Review". Idlebrain.
- ^ "'Shamanthakamani' teaser is out!". The Times of India.
- ^ "Shamantakamani Review {3/5}: The movie makes for a good weekend watch". The Times of India.
