Prathinidhi

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Prathinidhi
Prathinidhi poster.jpg
Movie poster
Directed byPrashanth Mandava
Written byAnand Ravi
Produced bySambasiva Rao
Starring Nara Rohit
Shubra Aiyappa
CinematographyChitti Babu.K
Edited byNandamuri Hari
Music by Sai Karthik
Production
company
Sudha Cinemas
Distributed byDil Raju
Release date
  • 25 April 2014 (2014-04-25)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Prathinidhi (English: Representative) is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language political thriller film produced by J Samba Siva Rao under Sudha cinemas. It was directed by debutant Prashanth Mandava. The film stars Nara Rohit and Shubra Aiyappa in the lead roles. [1] Music is composed by Sai Karthik. The film received positive reviews from critics and the audience. This film was remade in Tamil as Ko 2 . A spiritual sequel titled Prathinidhi 2 was released in May 2024.

Contents

Shooting launched on 26 June 2013 at Hyderabad. [2] It was dubbed in Hindi as a Pratinidhi Ek Leader. [3]

Plot

In the starting scene, a mysterious figure who calls himself "the common man" kidnaps Sambasiva Rao, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, in a private old age home event in Hyderabad. The news goes viral, and everyone from the local to the cabinet starts taking the issue personally. The Home Minister appoints Police Commissioner Anjanaprasad to rescue the CM. He gets hold of Srikar, who helped him kidnap the CM. Srikar explains how he met Manchodu Srinu and Sunaina to the PC. As cops strive to get clues about the kidnapper, Seenu comes out with wacky yet valid demands that mostly deal with Indian currency and economy. The rest of story is about the background of Seenu and why he has kidnapped Sambasiva Rao.

Cast

Soundtrack

Prathinidhi
Soundtrack album by
Sai Karthik
Released13 November 2013
Recorded2013
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length19:28
Label Aditya Music
Producer Sai Karthik
Sai Karthik chronology
Priyathama Neevachata Kusalama
(2013)		Prathinidhi
(2013)		Mondodu
(2013)

The Soundtrack was composed by Sai Karthik and Released by Aditya Music. [4]

Track-List
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Vandemataram"B. Subbaraya Sharma, Akhilesh ReddyDhanunjay3:36
2."Maa Maata"B. Subbaraya SharmaM. L. R. Karthikeyan4:16
3."Chupullo Paravasham"Balaji Rahul Nambiar 3:42
4."Nee Teguvaki"B. Subbaraya Sharma Ranjith 4:07
5."Vaishnava Janato"Narsimha MehtaBaby Thillu, Siddharth2:35
6."Prathinidhi, Pt. 1 (Dialogue Version)" Nara Rohit0:37
7."Prathinidhi, Pt. 1 (Dialogue Version)" Nara Rohit0:35
Total length:19:28

Critical reception

Prathinidhi received favorable reviews from audience and critics. Idlebrain rated it 3.25/5 and The Times of India rated it 3.5/5. [5] [6]

Sequel

A spiritual sequel titled Prathinidhi 2 , directed by Murthy Devagupthapu was announced in July 2023. [7] The film was later theatrically released on 10 May 2024 and became a box-office disappointment. [8]

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