| Shankar Dada Zindabad | |
|---|---|
) Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Prabhu Deva |
| Produced by | Akkineni Ravishankar Gemini Kiran |
| Screenplay by | Rajkumar Hirani Parchuri brothers |
| Story by | Rajkumar Hirani Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Srikanth Karishma Kotak Dilip Prabhavalkar Sayaji Shinde |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
| Cinematography | Chota K. Naidu |
| Edited by | Marthand K Venkatesh |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Shankar Dada Zindabad (transl. Long Live Shankar Dada) is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Prabhu Deva. Starring Chiranjeevi and Karishma Kotak, the film is a remake of the 2006 Hindi film Lage Raho Munnabhai and a sequel to Shankar Dada MBBS (2005). In addition, Dilip Prabhavalkar reprises his role as Mahatma Gandhi, while Srikanth and Sayaji Shinde play other supporting roles. The music is scored by Devi Sri Prasad and filmed by Chota K. Naidu.[1][2]
Plot
Shankar Dada (Chiranjeevi) is a local goon, and ATM (Any Time Murder) (Srikanth) is like his brother. Shankar is in love with Jahnavi (Karishma Kotak) who works at a radio station. She also owns the second innings house. The only problem is that she does not know that Shankar is a goon and believes that he is a professor. When Rajalingam (Sayaji Shinde) takes the second innings house, Jahnavi, Shankar, and the residents of the second innings decide to camp in front of his house. What happens when Jahnavi finds out who Shankar really is?
Cast
- Chiranjeevi as Shankar Prasad
- Srikanth as ATM
- Karishma Kotak as Jahnavi
- Sayaji Shinde as Rajalingam
- Dilip Prabhavalkar as Mahatma Gandhi
- Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Shankar's mother
- Brahmanandam as Astrologer
- Sarath Babu as Suresh's father
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao
- Kanta Rao
- Venu Madhav
- Sachu
- Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam
- Bhanu Prakash
- Pawan Kalyan as Suresh (cameo)
- Allu Arjun (cameo)
- Sadha as Sandhya (cameo)
- Janaki Sabesh as Sandhya's mother
- Ravi Teja (cameo)
- Nagababu (cameo)
- Prabhu Deva (cameo)
- Sundaram Master as a old man in old-age home
- Rohit as Azad (cameo)
- Deepthi Nallamothu as Soundarya
- Yana Gupta in item number
Soundtrack
The Soundtrack was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and Released by Aditya Music.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jagadeka Veerudu" | Chandrabose | Mano | 5:54 |
| 2. | "Good Morning Hyderabad" | Devi Sri Prasad | Shankar Mahadevan, Divya | 5:14 |
| 3. | "Akalesthey" | Sahithi | Naveen Madhav, Mamta Mohandas | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Chandamama" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | K. S. Chithra, Venugopal | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Bhoogolamamntha" | Sahithi | Adnan Sami, Gopika Poornima | 4:19 |
| 6. | "O Bapu Nuvve" | Suddala Ashok Teja | Devi Sri Prasad | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Good Morning Hyderabad" (Devi Mix) | Devi Sri Prasad | Sagar, Devi Sri Prasad | 4:25 |
| Total length: | 31:08 | |||
Reception
Sify rated the film 3/5 and called the film "a faithful adaptation of Lage Raho Munnabhai" and a "clean family entertainer."[4] G P Aditya Vardhan of the Rediff.com awarded the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote: "The film has style, comedy, colourful dance sequences and megastar's trademark gait."[5]
References
- ^ "indiaglitz.com". Devi Sri Prasad to give tunes to Shankar Dada Zindabad. Retrieved 1 January 2007.
- ^ "nonstopcinema.com". Devi Sri Prasad music for Shankar Dada Zindabad. Archived from the original on 5 January 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2007.
- ^ "Shankardada Zindabad - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn".
- ^ "Shankardada Zindabad". Sify. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "rediff.com". Chiranjeevi rocks in Shankardada Zindabad. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
External links
- Shankar Dada Zindabad at IMDb