Mahankali (film)

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Mahankali
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Official poster
Directed by Jeevitha Rajasekhar
Produced byYeluru Surendra Reddy
Parandhama Reddy
Starring Rajasekhar
Music byChinna
Release date
  • 8 March 2013 (2013-03-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Mahankali is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Jeevitha Rajasekhar starring her husband Rajasekhar in the title role. [1] [2] [3]

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The film was released on 8 March 2013. [4] The film was dubbed into Tamil as Ithu Thaanda Police 2. [5] The film is based on Risk (2007) by Vishram Sawant. [6]

Cast

Production

While shooting a chase sequence, Rajasekhar was severely injured and the film's shoot was halted. [5] The delay of the film shoot by the director reportedly increased the cost of the film. [7] Home Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy attended the film's trailer launch as the chief guest. [8] [9]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Chinna. [10] [11]

Release and reception

The film was initially scheduled for release in February 2013. [12]

Sushil Rao of The Times of India rated the film two out of five stars and said that "Killing. Killing. And killing. That is the only thing that happens all through the movie". [13] A critic from 123 Telugu said that "Mahankaali is a routine and boring cop saga". [14] Bojja Kumar of Filmibeat said that the film is only for Rajasekhar fans. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jeevitha Rajsekhar interview". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Rajasekhar is back in a cop drama". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mahankali Movie Launch". Idlebrain.com (in Telugu). 18 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Jeevitha directed Rajasekhar film Mahankali release on 8 March". Idlebrain.com (in Telugu).
  5. 1 2 "'Idhuthanda Police 2' ready". The New Indian Express . 6 June 2011.
  6. ↑ https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/EmbedArticle/16679/Mahankali-Telugu-Movie-Review-Rating/
  7. ↑ "Case booked against Rajasekhar, Jeevitha". The Hindu . 14 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sabita Indra Reddy at the trailer launch of 'Mahankali' in Hyderabad". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Rajasekhar Mahankali trailer launch". Idlebrain.com (in Telugu).
  10. ↑ "Mahankali music launch". Idlebrain.com (in Telugu). 22 October 2011.
  11. ↑ https://gaana.com/album/mahankali
  12. ↑ "Mahankali in february". Idlebrain.com (in Telugu). 2 February 2013.
  13. ↑ Rao, Sushil (8 March 2013). "Mahankali Movie Review". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "Review : Mahankaali – Routine and boring cop saga". 123 Telugu . 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  15. ↑ Kumar, Bojja (26 April 2013). "'మహంకాళి' మూవీ రివ్యూ". Filmibeat (in Telugu).
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