''Shock'' is a 2006 Indian

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-language

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directed by

Harish Shankar Sanganabhatla Harish Shankar (born 31 March 1979) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works exclusively in Telugu cinema, and Telugu theater. He made his directorial debut with ''Shock'' (2006), produced by Ram Gopal Var ...

and produced by

Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Bollywood, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada language ...

. The film stars

Ravi Teja Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju (born 26 January 1968), known professionally as Ravi Teja, is an Indian film actor and producer who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his roles in action comedy films. He is one of the highest- ...

and

Jyothika Jyothika Saravanan (; born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress, model and film producer who predominantly appears in Tamil films.

, while

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, Subbaraju, and

Ravi Kale Ravi Kale is an Indian actor known for his works in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Marathi films. Filmography ;Marathi *''Bangarwadi'' (1995) *'' Sumbaran'' (2009) *'' Pipani'' (2012) *'' Vanilla,Strawberry & Chocolate'' (2018) ;Hindi *'' E ...

play supporting roles. The music was composed by

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with editing by Bhanodaya. It released on 9 February 2006. The film was remade in Kannada as ''

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'' (2011) starring Darshan.

Plot

Sekhar and Madhurima are a happily married couple who work for an advertising company. Nagesh and Divakar are notorious encounter specialists. They shoot Sekhar, mistaking him to be a Maoist. After realizing their mistake, they frame him as a Maoist by planting proof. Lawyer Dharma Reddy cheats on his client Sekhar and makes sure that he gets eight-year imprisonment. Madhu meets Geeta, an investigative journalist. As Madhu and Geeta unite to get clues, Nagesh and Diwakar force Madhu to commit suicide. Sekhar feels devastated upon learning of his wife's suicide. How Sekhar, with the help of Geeta, seeks revenge against Nagesh and Divakar and proves his innocence forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

Ram Gopal Varma was to produce a film starring Ravi Teja directed by

Prawaal Raman Prawaal Raman is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Hindi cinema. He has written and directed films like ''Darna Mana Hai'' (2003), ''Gayab'' (2004), ''Darna Zaroori hai'' (2006), '' 404'' (2011) and ''Main Aur Charl ...

of ''

Darna Mana Hai ''Darna Mana Hai'' (English: ''Fear is Forbidden'') is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language anthology Horror film. The film consists of six different short stories. It stars Nana Patekar, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Shilpa Shetty, Sameera Reddy, Is ...

'' fame in Telugu. Ravi Teja wanted a Telugu person as the director, and Harish Shankar was brought on board.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and released on

Aditya Music Aditya Music India Private Limited is a music company in India, which owns the label Aditya Music. It produces music for the Telugu cinema industry and is headquartered at Hyderabad, Telangana. Overview The company was founded by Umesh Gup ...

Release

The film was a box office failure and Harish Shankar did not direct another film for five years.

References

External links

* {{Ram Gopal Varma 2006 films 2000s Telugu-language films Films directed by Harish Shankar Films scored by Ajay–Atul Indian action films Telugu films remade in other languages Indian films about revenge 2006 directorial debut films 2006 action films