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Sainikudu

Name: Sainikudu
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 2006-11-30
Cast: Mahesh Babu, Trisha Krishnan, Irrfan Khan, Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao

2006 | 169 min | Action, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Tailor-made for spy-story fans and politics junkies. Nobody is quite who they seem. If you loved The Towering Inferno, start here. Power and ambition drive every scene.
The mood: Exciting.
The pace: Big, sprawling and full of spectacle, at 2 hr 49 min.
What might put you off: It's long: 2 hr 49 min.
It's in Telugu, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Skip it if you prefer quiet, talky stories.

Siddharth strives to help flood victims and saves the relief material from falling into the wrong hands. This sets off a war between him and a corrupt politician, which leads to many twists and turns.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 70K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Gunasekhar

Mahesh BabuSiddharth
Trisha KrishnanVaralakshmi
Irrfan KhanPappu Yadav
Prakash RajMondi Nani
Kota Srinivasa RaoChief Minister
NassarChakrapani
Telangana ShakuntalaACP Pochamma
Dharmavarupu SubramanyamNews reporter
AjayAjay Kumar, Siddharth's friend
Ravi VarmaRavi, Siddharth's friend