Guntur Talkies

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Guntur Talkies
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Praveen Sattaru
Screenplay byPraveen Sattaru
Story byPraveen Sattaru
Produced byM. Raaj Kumar
Starring Siddhu Jonnalagadda
Rashmi Gautam
Shraddha Das
Naresh
CinematographyRaam Reddy
Edited by Dharmendra Kakarala
Music by Sricharan Pakala
Production
company
R. K. Studios
Release date
  • 4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)
Running time
158 min
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Guntur Talkies is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film directed by Praveen Sattaru who co-wrote the film with Siddu Jonnalagadda. The film stars Jonnalagadda, Rashmi Gautam, Shraddha Das, and Naresh. [1] [2] The film was a sleeper hit. [3] It was remade in Tamil as Evanukku Engeyo Matcham Irukku (2018). [4]

Contents

Plot

Hari (Siddu) and Giri (Naresh) live in a slum in Guntur and work as a low-end salesmen in a medical shop managed by a greedy man. They have a secret life of petty thieves. They steal small and insignificant items so that nobody recognizes them and complain to the police. One day both of them steal 10 lakhs of money and run away to Goa. Suddenly they are chased by police and mafia. Rest of the story is about how they escape from them and how they settle in their life.

Cast

Soundtrack

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Guntur Talkies" Siddu Jonnalagadda  
2."Nee Sontham"Ambika Sashital, Anant Srikar 
3."Chaar Sau Bees" Sricharan Pakala  
4."Jackie"Aditya Ramnath 
5."Oo Suvarna"Sri Vidya 

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