''Sankarabharanam'' is a 2015 Indian

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directed by Uday Nandanavanam and written by

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. It stars

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and

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in lead roles. It is produced by MVV Sathyanarayana under the Banner MVV Cinema. The music is composed by Praveen Lakkaraju and cinematography is by Sai Sriram and the film editing by Chota K. Prasad. The film was a remake of 2010 Hindi film ''

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''.

Cast

as Gautham *

as Happy Thakur * Anjali as Daaku Rani Munni in a cameo appearance *

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as Central Minister Lal / Krishna (Dual Role) * Suman as Raghu, Gautham's Father * Sithara as Rajjo Devi, Gautham's Mother *

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as Badrinath Thakur, Happy's Father * Sanjay Mishra as Bhai Saab *

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as Akshay Kumar *

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as Percentage Paramesh S.I *

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as Lakshman Yadav *

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as Happy's cousin * Praveen *

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* Ankitha Sharma * Shakalaka Shankar

Production

Filming began in early June 2015 on locations in

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before moving to

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and before then shifting to

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, and in late June, production was reported as going very well. Filming wrapped on 15 October 2015.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack has been composed by Praveen Lakkaraju. Mango Music launched the audio tracks of the movie.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 5159422 2010s crime comedy films Indian crime comedy films Indian black comedy films Telugu remakes of Hindi films 2010s Telugu-language films Indian comedy road movies 2015 comedy films