Prathinidhi

Prathinidhi
Movie poster
Directed byPrashanth Mandava
Written byAnand Ravi
Produced bySambasiva Rao
StarringNara Rohit
Shubra Aiyappa
CinematographyChitti Babu.K
Edited byNandamuri Hari
Music bySai 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.

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
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length19:28
LabelAditya Music
ProducerSai 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"BalajiRahul Nambiar3:42
4."Nee Teguvaki"B. Subbaraya SharmaRanjith4:07
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]

References

  1. ^ "'Prathinidhi' not a political film, says Rohit". The Hindu. 25 April 2014. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Nara Rohit's new movie launched". indiaglitz.com. 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  3. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Prathinidhi - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn". 13 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Pratinidhi review by jeevi - Telugu cinema review -". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Pratinidhi Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  7. ^ B, Satya (24 July 2023). "Nara Rohit's Political Drama: Prathinidhi 2!". Gulte. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Box office - Krishnamma and Prathinidhi 2 end as big flops, post dismal collections". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.