''Prathinidhi'' ( en, Representative) is a 2014 Indian

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-language

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film produced by J Samba Siva Rao under Sudha cinemas. It was directed by debutant Prashanth Mandava. The film stars

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and

Shubra Aiyappa Shubra Aiyappa (born 24 April) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. After making her debut in the Telugu film ''Prathinidhi'' (2014), she went on to appear in ''Sagaptham'' (2015) and ''Vajrakaya'' ...

in the lead roles. Music is composed by

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. The film received positive reviews from critics and the audience. This film was remade in

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as ''

Ko 2 ''Ko 2'' ( ''King 2'') is a 2016 Indian political thriller film co-written and directed by Sarath, who earlier worked as associate director/screenplay writer for films like '' Unnaipol Oruvan'' and '' Billa II''. The film is produced by Elred Ku ...

''. Shooting launched on 26 June 2013 at

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. It was dubbed in

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as a ''Pratinidhi Ek Leader''.

Plot

In the starting scene, a mysterious figure who calls himself, "the common man" kidnaps the Chief Minister of

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in a private old age home event in

. The news goes viral and everyone from Local to Central cabinet starts taking the issue personally. The Home Minister appoints Police Commissioner (

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) to rescue the CM. He gets hold of Srikar (Sri Vishnu) who helped him kidnap the CM. Srikar explains how he met Manchodu Srinu (

) and Sunaina to the PC. As cops strive to get clues about the kidnapper, Seenu comes out with whacky yet valid demands that mostly deal with Indian currency and economy. The rest of story is about the background of Seenu and why he has kidnapped CM.

Cast

as Manchodu Sreenu aka Common Man *

as Sunaina *

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as Srikar *

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as Chief Minister Sambasiva Rao *

Jaya Prakash Reddy Jaya Prakash Reddy (8 May 1946 – 8 September 2020) was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Telugu films. Born in Sirvel of Andhra Pradesh, he came into the limelight with the film ''Samarasimha Reddy'' (1999) where he played the ro ...

as Home Minister *

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as textile minister and father of Srikar * Ranganath as DGP *

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as Assistant Commissioner *

as Commissioner of Police * Laxman Meesala

Soundtrack

The Soundtrack was composed by

and Released by

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Critical reception

''Prathinidhi'' received favorable reviews from audience and critics. ''Idlebrain'' rated it 3.25/5, ''

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'' rated it 3.5/5, and Greatandhra rated it 2.75/5.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 3685680 Telugu films remade in other languages 2010s Telugu-language films Films scored by Sai Karthik 2014 films 2014 thriller films Indian political thriller films Films shot in Hyderabad, India Films set in Hyderabad, India