Saindhav is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language action-drama film written and directed by Sailesh Kolanu with production by Niharika Entertainment. It stars Venkatesh, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Arya, Shraddha Srinath, Ruhani Sharma, Andrea Jeremiah and Baby Sara.
It released on 13 January 2024 to mixed-to-negative reviews from the critics and fans, alike. The story, performances, cinematography, and action scenes were praised. However, the direction, writing, pace, and songs were attacked. The film was a box-office bomb.
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| Directed by | Sailesh Kolanu |
| Written by | Sailesh Kolanu |
| Produced by | Venkat Boyanapalli |
| Starring | Venkatesh Nawazuddin Siddiqui Arya Shraddha Srinath Ruhani Sharma Andrea Jeremiah |
| Cinematography | S. Manikandan |
| Edited by | Garry BH |
| Music by | Santhosh Narayanan |
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Niharika Entertainment
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Running time
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138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹55 crore |
| Box office | ₹25.04 crore |
Premise
Set up in the fictional port city Chandraprastha, Saindhav Koneru alias “Saiko” has a dark past, living a quaint family life with his daughter Gayathri and caretaker Manogna. However, Saiko’s life takes a drastic turn when Gayathri is diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy and needs an injection of Zolgensma, which costs ₹17 crores. Saindhav goes back to the world of crime to extract money for Gayathri’s operation and soon begins an intense fight against his past rivals, which includes a ruthless gangster Vikas Malik. Will he succeed in saving his daughter? Who will die at the end of it?
Cast
- Venkatesh as Saindhav Koneru “SaiKO”
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Vikas Malik
- Arya as Manas
- Shraddha Srinath as Manogya
- Ruhani Sharma as Dr. Renu
- Andrea Jeremiah as Jasmine Jisshu Sengupta as Michael
- Mukesh Rishi as Vishwamithra “Mithra” Jayaprakash as Murthy Getup Srinu as Ramesh
Production
On 23 January 2023, Venkatesh and Sailesh Kolanu announced that they would be collaborating for a new film tentatively named #Venky75. The makers then on 25 January announced the film named Saindhav by unveiling the title poster and also a glimpse of it. The film’s many Portions were shot across Sri Lanka. The team then on Ugadi announced the release date which is 22 December 2023. The film then quickly began production with the first schedule taking place in Hyderabad which was soon wrapped up. Then in April, the team moved to Visakhapatnam for the second schedule of the film.
Release Theatrical
The film was released on 13 January 2024, coinciding with the Sankranti holiday along with dubbed versions in Hindi and Tamil languages.
Home media
The internet streaming and satellite rights of the film were sold to Amazon Prime Video and ETV respectively. The film was made available for viewing on Prime Video from 3 February 2024.
