''Luckunnodu'' () is a 2017

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directed by Raj Kiran. The film stars

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and

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. It marks the acting debut of producer M. V. V. Satyanarayana as a villain.

Plot

A gangster robs a bank, but another person steals his theft and hands the bag full of money to Lucky, a young man who is known for his coincidence of bad luck with good luck. Frustrated and restless, Lucky is determined to regain the possession of his loot.

Cast

as Lucky *

as Positive Padma * M.V.V. Satyanarayana as JK, a Mumbai-based business man *

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 ...

as the C.E.O. of Kony Solutions *

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as Padmarao, Padma's Father *

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as Lucky's Uncle *

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as Bhakthavatsalam, Lucky's Father *

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as Shaik Nayeem *

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as Police Commissioner *

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as Lucky's friend *

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as JK's henchman *

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as Pulihora, a thief * Lucinda Nicholas as Lavanya *Shravan as Anthony, JK's henchman *

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as himself in the song "What Da F"

Production

Director Raj Kiran, who was known for directing the film '' Geethanjali'' announced his next project with

in the lead role. The name ''Luckunnodu'' was finalized after previous movies with similar names had been successful due to their catchy names including ''

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'' and ''

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''.

was selected to play the female lead opposite Vishnu, marking her third collaboration with him after '' Denikaina Ready'' and ''

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''.

Soundtrack

Praveen Lakkaraju composed all of the music except for one song, "Ravera", which was composed by Achu Rajamani. All the songs were released under the Silly Monks Music label with the song "O Siri Malli" being released under the

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label.

Release

Luckunnodu released in January 2017 and was expected to clash with '' Si3''. This film was saved at box office as the latter's release date was postponed.

References

External links

* 2017 films Films scored by Achu Rajamani 2010s Telugu-language films 2010s masala films Indian action comedy films 2017 action comedy films Indian heist films {{2010s-Telugu-film-stub