Shamantakamani
| Shamantakamani | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sriram Adittya |
| Written by | Venky Arjun-Carthyk |
| Screenplay by | Sriram Adittya |
| Story by | Sriram Adittya |
| Produced by | V. Anand Prasad |
| Starring | Nara Rohit Sudheer Babu Sundeep Kishan Aadi Saikumar Rajendra Prasad |
| Cinematography | Sameer Reddy |
| Edited by | Prawin Pudi |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Freeze Frame Films (Overseas) |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Shamantakamani is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language comedy thriller film, produced by V. Anand Prasad on Bhavya Creations banner and directed by Sriram Adittya. The film stars Nara Rohit, Sudheer Babu, Sundeep Kishan, Aadi Saikumar,[1] Rajendra Prasad. The music was composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by Sameer Reddy and editing by Prawin Pudi.
The film marked the debut of Sudheer Babu's son, Darshan, as a child artist, the grandson of the veteran actor Krishna and nephew to Mahesh Babu. The film's first look motion picture was released on 28 May, and the teaser on 15 June 2017.[2] The film was released on 14 July 2017 to positive reviews.[3] In 2019, the film was dubbed into Hindi as Aakhari Baazi by Aditya Movies.
Plot
The film delves into the mysterious world of a ₹5 crore (US$520,000) vintage Rolls-Royce car called Shamanthakamani owned by a millionaire Jagannath, who recently bought it at an auction. The vehicle is stolen from the parking lot of a 5-star hotel called Provotel by Jagannath's son, Krishna's error, setting off a chain of events. The government assigns a bent cop, Inspector Ranjith Kumar, to track it down. As the investigation unfolds, Ranjith narrows down three people: Uma Maheswara Rao, a car mechanic; Kotipalli Siva, a villager; and Karthik, a middle-class youngster, whom Ranjith arrests. Each suspect has their own alibi.
Rao is an age-bar bachelor who endears his neighbor Bhanumati, a widowed vegetable seller. He seeks to propose to her in various ways, but is diffident, so he calls Bhanumati for a date at the hotel. Siva schemes to elope from their village with his love interest, Sridevi, but she backstabs him. A devastated Siva moves to the city when his pickpocket friend intrudes into the hotel to alter his state. Karthik, the son of a bourgeois astrologer, has been in crush with an affluent girl, Madhu, since they were teenagers. Currently, she returns from abroad, and he walks to receive her when she stares at his lifestyle. Karthik becomes enraged, declares to proceed to a classy party, and enters the hotel.
Amidst the unfolding drama, Krishna reveals a heartwarming secret to Ranjith. He is constantly the target of his father's scorn and his stepmother's mortification. The car holds a special place in his heart, as it carries memories of his late mother since she promised him that in his childhood, precisely what his father purchased on his birthday. So, he keenly feels it as his mother's boon from heaven. Krishna also confesses that he covertly took the vehicle to the party due to Jagannath's fear and pleads with Ranjith to retrieve it.
In his investigation, Ranjith discovers that three are not guilty: Rao opened the car to take a water bottle for a vomiting Bhanumati; Siva and a girl, Smita, entered the vehicle for a failed one-night stand after she smells him as a rural dweller. Fortuitously, Ranjith's fate turns out when he detects their romance; he takes bribes from Siva, thinking he is the car owner. Later, an intoxicated Karthik sneaks the car keys from Krishna and advances to flaunt before Madhu, as she is leaving India for her master's by tomorrow. Later, he parked the car at the same spot and returned home. So, Ranjith closes the case with a lack of evidence and acquits them.
Here, as a flabbergast, Ranjith unveils to his acolyte constable Satyanarayana that the actual thief, Jagannath himself, has heisted the car by his PA. Indeed, he got wind of IT raids because of buying the Shamanthakamani. Jagannath temporarily shifted the illegal documents, black money, and ornaments into the vehicle. Besides becoming aware of Krishna's birthday party, he tactically spied on him and mandated his PA to steal it with the spare key. Following this, Jagannath forged a false complaint by Krishna to divert the matter into the media, and the I.T. department may not suspect Shamanthakamani. Now, he offers Ranjith a ₹30 lakh bribe to settle the issue. After a successful raid failure, Jagannath returns for his wealth and then ruses to destroy the car for safekeeping. Astonishingly, he collapses into cardiac arrest and becomes paralyzed, viewing the loss of all his assets. At last, it is revealed that Rao stole the diamonds when opening the car. Siva notices the black money and picks it up while bribing Ranjith. Karthik observes that he hadn't returned the key, which contained a rare diamond.
In the end, Krishna does not bother about the theft and decides to take care of his father. Siva opens a bar and a restaurant in Kotipalli and realizes that Sridevi's husband orders his friends to give him drinks all the time. Rao migrates to Dubai with his lady love. Karthik decides to go abroad for his master's along with Madhu. Ranjith becomes the subject of a departmental inquiry for his corrupt practices.
Cast
- Sudheer Babu as Krishna
- Master Darshan as Young Krishna
- Nara Rohit as Circle Inspector Ranjith Kumar
- Sundeep Kishan as Kotipalli Siva
- Aadi Saikumar as Karthik Sastry
- Rajendra Prasad as Uma Maheswara Rao
- Chandini Chowdary as Madhu, Karthik's girlfriend
- Suman as Jaganath, Krishna's father
- Tanikella Bharani as A. K. Ganapathi Sastry, Karthik's father
- Indraja as Bhanumathi, Uma Maheshwara Rao's love interest
- Kasthuri as Krishna's mother
- Surekha Vani as Krishna's stepmother
- Hema as Karthik's mother
- Satyam Rajesh as Siva's friend
- Banerjee as Madhu's father
- Jenny Honey as Sridevi, Siva's former love interest
- Raghu Karumanchi as Constable Satyanarayana
- Gundu Sudarshan as Mani Ratnam
- Jeeva as ACB Officer
- Giridhar as Jaganath's PA
- Ananya Soni as Smitha
- Sarika Ramachandra Rao as Chandram
- Sriram R Eragam as A. K. Khan
- RJ Hemanth as Krishna's friend
- Abhay Bethiganti
- Laxman Meesala
- Sriram Adittya as Sridevi's husband (cameo appearance)
Soundtrack
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| Recorded | 2017 | |||
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| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
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All lyrics are written by Ramajogayya Sastry; all music is composed by Mani Sharma.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Padha Padha Padha" | Ramya Behara | 3:59 |
| Total length: | 3:59 | ||
Reception
Critical reception
Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "On a whole, Shamanthakamani is an authentic thriller that entertains. You may watch it!"[4] A critic from The Times of India wrote that "If it has to be called an experiment, the film doesn’t disappoint".[3]
Box office
Shamantakamani grossed over ₹3.3 crore on its opening day and collected a distributor's share of ₹1.65 crore.[5] It minted a share of ₹3.51 crore in its opening weekend.[6]
References
- ↑ "Each lead character in Samantha Kamani is special: Sriram Adittya". The Indian Express. 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ↑ "'Shamanthakamani' teaser is out!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- 1 2 "Shamantakamani Review {3/5}: The movie makes for a good weekend watch". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Shamanthakamani Review". Idlebrain. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ↑ "Shamantakamani 1st Day Total WW Collections". Andhraboxoffice. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "Shamanthakamani 3 days AP, TS Collections". Telugu360. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2026.