''Aakatayi'' is a 2017
India
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Telugu-language
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action film directed by Rom Bhimana. Produced by K R Vijay Karan, K R Kaushal Karan, K R Anil Karan under the VKA Films, it features debutantes Aashish Raj and
Rukshar Mir in the lead roles.
Bollywood
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actress
Ameesha Patel featured in an item title song.
Mani Sharma
Mani may refer to:
Geography
* ManĂ, Casanare, a town and municipality in Casanare Department, Colombia
* Mani, Chad, a town and sub-prefecture in Chad
* Mani, Evros, a village in northeastern Greece
* Mani, Karnataka, a village in Dakshina ...
composed the film's score and soundtrack.
Pradeep Rawat,
Suman,
Ramki
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He was known for his p ...
,
Brahmanandam
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,
Posani Krishna Murali
Posani Krishna Murali (born 22 January 1958) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, director and producer who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He worked as a writer for over 150 Telugu films and directed a number of films. In 2009, he also conte ...
played supporting roles.
Plot
Vikranth (Ashish Raj) is a studious engineering student who falls for Anagha (
Rukshar Mir) Vikranth gets a shocker of his life when he gets to know some news about his parents through Anagha. Vikranth steps in to know the truth about his parents. Then there is the World's most wanted criminal Jehangir (
Pradeep Rawat) who comes into Vikranth's life and makes it difficult for him by spoiling his things.
Cast
*Aashish Raj as Vikranth
*
Rukshar Dhillon
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as Anagha
*
Pradeep Rawat as Jehangir
*
Suman as Chandrashekhar
*
Brahmanandam
Kanneganti Brahmanandam (born 1 February 1956), known mononymously as Brahmanandam, is an Indian actor, comedian, impersonator, and voice actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is particularly known for his comic performa ...
as Kabali
*
Ramki
Ramakrishnan, better known by his stage name Ramki, is an Indian actor best known for his work in Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut in '' Chinna Poove Mella Pesu'' (1987). He was a lead actor from 1987 to 2004.
He was known for his p ...
as Vikram Simha
*
Raasi as Vikranth's mother
*
Posani Krishna Murali
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as Politician
*
Ajay Ghosh
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as Beeku
*
Nagendra Babu
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Acting career
Nagendra Babu acts mainly in supporting role ...
as Police officer
*
Prudhviraj
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as Pawan Kalyan fan
*
Srinivasa Reddy
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Etymology
Venkate ...
*
Ameesha Patel in
item number
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Production
Shooting began on 25 July 2016
Soundtrack
The Music Was Composed By
Mani Sharma
Mani may refer to:
Geography
* ManĂ, Casanare, a town and municipality in Casanare Department, Colombia
* Mani, Chad, a town and sub-prefecture in Chad
* Mani, Evros, a village in northeastern Greece
* Mani, Karnataka, a village in Dakshina ...
and Released by
Aditya Music
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Overview
The company was founded by Umesh Gu ...
.
Release
The teaser was released on 21 January 2017. The film was released on 10 March 2017. The soundtrack was released on 8 February 2017 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 Gu ...
.
Critical reception
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt6340092
2017 films
Films scored by Mani Sharma
2010s Telugu-language films
Films about terrorism in India
Indian action comedy films
2017 masala films
Indian films about revenge
Films set in universities and colleges
2017 action comedy films