Khaidi No. 150

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Khaidi No. 150
Theatrical release poster
Directed byV. V. Vinayak
Screenplay byV. V. Vinayak
Dialogue by
Story by
Allirajah Subaskaran
StarringChiranjeevi
Kajal Aggarwal
CinematographyR. Rathnavelu
Edited byGautham Raju
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
Production
companies
Distributed byLyca Productions
Release date
  • 11 January 2017 (2017-01-11) (India)
Running time
141 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹50 crore[2]
Box office₹164 crore[3]

Khaidi No. 150 (transl. Prisoner No. 150) is a 2017 Indian

Tamil film Kaththi
.

Produced on a budget of ₹50 crore, Principal photography began in June 2016 in Hyderabad.[5][6] The film was released on 11 January 2017, on Sankranthi weekend. It became the second highest-grossing Telugu film of 2017, grossing over ₹164 crore (US$21 million) worldwide.

Plot

In Kolkata, prisoner Kaththi Seenu, a petty criminal, helps the police capture an escaping prisoner, but he himself escapes afterwards. He goes to Hyderabad and decides to escape to Bangkok. However, he drops this plan after meeting and falling in love with Subbalakshmi, his childhood friend at the airport, who dupes him into believing that she gave him her phone number realizing that he has a crush on her. Later, Seenu and his assistant Malli notice a doppelgänger of Seenu named Shankar, being shot by a group of thugs. They admit him to hospital, following which Seenu decides to impersonate the injured Shankar to escape from the police. Under the name of his doppelgänger, Seenu and Malli enter an old-age home run by Shankar with the aim of collecting ₹25 lakhs (which is meant for the inmates of the old-age home) for their Bangkok trip, until he learns about his doppelgänger's mission.

Shankar is a post-graduate in hydrology from the arid village of Neeruru in Rayalaseema, who had discovered groundwater under some lands of the village which could be used as an irrigation source not only for the village, but for the entire Rayalaseema and the neighbouring areas as well. But, an MNC owned by Aggarwal cheated the villagers into giving their lands for the construction of a factory. Shankar was arrested by the police, and the six villagers commit suicide so as to convince the issue with the media and release of Shankar. On learning of the plight of Shankar and the villagers, Seenu decides to fight for their cause while still under the name of Shankar. The people of the old home and Seenu go to the jury and try to convince him to go in favour of them, but Seenu starts stating rules and scares the main jury person (whom Aggarwal had bribed). Seenu then sends a person (disguised as a hairdresser) to Aggarwal and makes him lay a fingerprint on Aggarwal's neck. After that Aggarwal sends 50 men to kill Seenu, but he soon defeats them using the coins the Lion Club member gave when he was attending a ceremony for him.

Meanwhile, the real Shankar gains consciousness and finds himself in the Kolkata prison where Seenu was locked up. With the help of the man who Seenu helped capture, who has heard his story and has plans to kill Seenu in revenge for getting him caught and thrown back into prison, he soon escapes along with the prisoner's henchmen.

Not knowing that Shankar and the henchmen are headed for Hyderabad, Seenu makes efforts to convince the media to bring the plight of the villagers to the national consciousness, but the media is not interested as they feel that it is not sensational news. A few days later, at the high court, the judge declares the verdict in favour of Seenu and the villagers, but adds that Aggarwal has claimed that certain villagers who are working abroad have shown their support for the factory. If they cannot prove that their support was faked by Aggarwal within the next five days, the verdict will then go in favour of Aggarwal and the villagers will lose their lands. Since the villagers, who have denied supporting the factory, are abroad and cannot come to Hyderabad within five days to rebut Aggarwal's claims, and the verdict is to be decided within five days, Seenu decides to take drastic measures to sensationalize the issue. He, Lakshmi, Malli, and the inmates of the old-age home block water supply to Hyderabad by sitting on the pipelines which carry water to Hyderabad. With the plight of the Hyderabad people due to lack of water supply having gained national attention, Seenu comes out of the pipeline after a few days and highlights the villagers' plight in an emotionally charged speech to the media, which is telecast nationwide and moves many people.

Meanwhile, Shankar and the henchmen reach Hyderabad, but Shankar is soon kidnapped by Aggarwal's henchmen. While in Aggarwal's custody, he sees Seenu's speech on television and is moved by the efforts made by his doppelgänger to help the villagers. On the night before the verdict, Seenu's bluff is exposed, but he assures the old men that he is genuinely interested in their cause, that Shankar is alive and that he will rescue Shankar from Aggarwal and hand him back over to the villagers with the assurance of a positive verdict. Seenu goes to Aggarwal's office, where Shankar is being held. He rescues Shankar and fights Aggarwal. Shankar kills Aggarwal when he is about to kill Seenu. The next day, the verdict is declared in favour of Shankar and the villagers. The Kolkata police find Seenu and arrest him. Seenu assures Lakshmi that he will be back shortly.

Cast

Production

Development

Chiranjeevi's

Paruchuri Brothers wrote the script based on A.R. Murugadoss' original story.[12] Devi Sri Prasad composed music for the film.[13]

Casting

The film features Chiranjeevi and Kajal Aggarwal was finalised as the heroine in late July 2016.[14] Tarun Arora was selected as the antagonist for the film.[15]

Filming

Principal photography commenced on 23 June 2016[13][16] as key sequences being shot at Chanchalguda Central Jail in Hyderabad.[17] Later, in August 2016 Chiranjeevi and Kajal joined the shooting at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad.[18] A special song was shot with Raai Laxmi and Chiranjeevi in October 2016. In November, two songs were shot with the lead pair Chiranjeevi and Kajal in Europe.[19][20] Raghava Lawrence,[21] Jani Master and Sekhar choreographed the dances.[22] Kanal Kannan and the duo Ram Lakshman choreographed the fights.[22] The visual effects for the film were made by Red Chillies VFX, a subsidiary of Red Chillies Entertainment.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album and background score were composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The soundtrack album consists of five tracks.

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ammadu Let's Do Kummudu"Devi Sri PrasadDevi Sri Prasad, Dhanunjay Seepana, Sravana Bhargavi, Ranina Reddy3:28
2."Sundari"Sri ManiJaspreet Jasz4:30
3."You And Me"Sri ManiHariharan, Shreya Ghoshal4:57
4."Ratthalu"Devi Sri PrasadNakash Aziz, Jasmine Sandlas4:22
5."Neeru Neeru"Ramajogayya SastryShankar Mahadevan3:37
Total length:19:06

Box office

Khaidi No. 150 grossed ₹50.45 crore on the opening day.[23] KN150 crossed the ₹95.4 crore mark in 2 days.[24] It grossed over $2.45 million in the USA.[25] As of February 2017 the film has grossed ₹164 crore.[26]

Critical response

The Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5 writing "Yes, Chiranjeevi is back for sure, although we can’t quite say he’s back with a bang."[27] 123 Telugu gave the film 3.25 writing "On the whole, Khaidi No 150 is a typical mass entertainer. The film is set to take record openings and has everything that we expect from a star hero like Chiranjeevi. He makes a thumping comeback and proves that even at this age he can give every star hero a run for their money. If you ignore the predictable story line and dull climax, Chiru’s one man show, superb songs, and a good message makes this film a good watch this festival season."[28] The Indian Express gave the film 3.5 writing "DSP songs do pump up the narrative but a slight disappointment is that dancer Chiru of Indra and Tagore is quite not in shape for a new step. There is modified Veena step and a “buckle lift” step with his son, Ram Charan Teja, who makes a 30-second cameo in a song, but the same agility and lithe is missing."[29]

Great Andhra gave the film three out of five writing "Over all, "Khaidi No 150" is a film that has some nice mass moments and has dealt on a topical issue with cliched script. It is Chiru's act that works rather than the content of the movie."[30] Firstpost gave the film three out of five writing "Directed by VV Vinayak, Khaidi No 150's objective, in the end, isn't to really tell an emotional story. It's to announce the return of the Megastar. And it serves its purpose. The story is just bonus. Nothing else matters."[31]

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Recipient Result
2017 49th Cinegoers Awards Best Hero Chiranjeevi Won
Best Choreography Sekhar Won
16th Santosham Film Awards Best Actor Chiranjeevi Won
Best Choreography Sekhar Won
Best Stunts/ Action Ram-Lakshman Won
7th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) Tarun Arora Nominated
Best Music Director (Telugu)
 Devi Sri Prasad Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer (Telugu)
 Devi Sri Prasad for "Ammadu Lets Do Kummudu" Nominated
65th Filmfare Awards South Best Actor Chiranjeevi Nominated
Best Music Director Devi Sri Prasad Nominated
Best Choreography Sekhar for "Ammadu Lets Do kummudu" Won
Zee Golden Awards Best Music Director Devi Sri Prasad Won

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