''Bhola Shankar'' is an upcoming Indian

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *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

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by

Meher Ramesh Meher Ramesh is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works for Telugu films. Ramesh debuted as a director with the Kannada film ''Veera Kannadiga'' (2004) which was simultaneously made in Telugu as ''Andhrawala'' (2004), ...

. An official

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of the 2015

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'' Vedhalam'', it stars

Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu language, Telugu, as ...

as the

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with

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and

Keerthy Suresh Keerthy Suresh (born 17 October 1992) is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films, in addition to a few Malayalam films. She was recognised as Forbes 30 under 30 in 2021.She won the National Film Award for Best Act ...

. ''Bhola Shankar'' is scheduled for a theatrical release on 11 August 2023.

Premise

After helping the cops in busting down a smuggling operation, Bhola Shankar, a former gangster-turned-taxi driver, incurs the wrath of a

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following which he learns about the gangsters behind the smuggling and decide to hunt them as they caused harm to his adopted sister Radha in the past.

Cast

as Bhola Shankar *

as Deepika, love interest of Bhola Shankar *

as Radha, adopted sister of Bhola Shankar *

Raghu Babu Yerra Raghu, known professionally as Raghu Babu, is a Telugu comedian well known for his comic expressions and timing. He has worked in many successful films in Telugu industry. He is the eldest son of famous comedian and character actor Giri B ...

Murali Sharma Murali Sharma (born 9 August 1972) is an Indian actor who works predominently in Telugu and Hindi films. Sharma has starred in over 130 feature films, including Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam cinema. Sharma gained wide recognition ...

P. Ravi Shankar Pudipeddi Ravi Shankar (born 28 November 1966), also known as Sai Ravi, is an Indian actor, dubbing artist, director and writer. He predominantly appears in Kannada films, in addition to Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. ...

Vennela Kishore Bokkala Kishore Kumar (born 19 September 1977), known professionally as Vennela Kishore, is an Indian actor and director who works in Telugu-language films. Known for his comic roles, he was given the moniker "Vennela" after his first feature f ...

Sushanth Sushanth Anumolu (born 18 March 1986), known professionally as Sushanth, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. Born into the Akkineni–Daggubati family, he made his acting debut with ''Kalidasu'' (2008). Post a series o ...

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Sreemukhi Sreemukhi (born 10 May 1993) is an Indian television presenter and actress who works in Telugu cinema. Sreemukhi started her career as a television host and made her film debut with a supporting role in ''Julai'' (2012). She later played the le ...

Bithiri Sathi Chevella Ravi Kumar (born 5 April 1979) known for his TV pseudonym, Bithiri Sathi, is an Indian TV anchor, reporter and actor. ''Bithiri Sathi'', a title character played by him, is an intellectually disabled person, is part of the daily news, ...

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* Getup Srinu *

Rashmi Gautam Rashmi Gautam is an Indian actress and television presenter who appears in Telugu-language films and TV. She hosts the Telugu television comedy show ''Extra Jabardasth'' and is a conceptual team leader in reality dance show ''Dhee''. Early ...

Uttej Uttej is an Indian actor and screenwriter who works in Telugu films. He won the Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian for the film ''Chandamama'' (2007). Personal life Uttej was born and brought up in Nalgonda district. He is the nephew of note ...

Production

Initially,

Sai Pallavi Sai Pallavi Senthamarai Kannan (born 9 May 1992), known by her stage name Sai Pallavi, is an Indian actress and dancer who works in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam cinema. She has won several awards including four Filmfare Awards South, and was fea ...

was approached for Chiranjeevi's sister role in the film but she rejected due to creative differences.

was cast in her place. Music director Mani Sharma's son Mahati Swara Sagar was signed onto this film as the composer.

is cast opposite Chiranjeevi in their second collaboration after ''

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy ''Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language historical action film directed by Surender Reddy and produced by Ram Charan under the Konidela Production Company banner. Surender Reddy scripted the film based on an original story ...

'' (2019). An official launch was held on 11 November 2021. The shoot began on 15 November 2021. In December 2021, the film completed its first schedule. In January 2022, a new schedule started with Chiranjeevi joining the set.

Music

The music is composed by Mahati Swara Sagar
Lyrics
are written by

Ramajogayya Sastry Ramajogayya Sastry (born 24 August 1970) is an Indian film lyricist, known for his works in Telugu cinema and music. Early life Ramajogayya Sastry was born in Arepalli Muppalla, Ipuru Mandal near Narasaraopet of Guntur district. His father, S ...

Sri Mani Shree Mani (born 15 September 1988), also known as SriMani, is an Indian lyricist well known for his works in Telugu cinema and his unique style of lyrics. He won Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu for the film ''Attarintiki Daredi'', p ...

, and Kasarala Shyam.

Release

Theatrical

''Bhola Shankar'' is scheduled for a theatrical release on 11 August 2023.

Home media

The

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of the film were acquired by

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References

Bhola Mania Song Lyrics - Bhola Shankar

External links

* {{Meher Ramesh Upcoming films Upcoming Telugu-language films Upcoming Indian films Indian action drama films Films shot in Hyderabad, India Telugu remakes of Tamil films