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Sainikudu (2006)

Sainikudu poster
Original title
సైనికుడు
Directed by
Gunasekhar
Genre
action film, disaster film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 49m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A soldier gets drawn into a political conflict and tries to protect people from disaster. The film follows his fight against corruption and his efforts to save others.

intenseheroicdramaticaction-packedpoliticalemotionalfast-paced

What happens

Sainikudu (transl. Soldier) is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language political action drama film co-written and directed by Gunasekhar and produced by C. Aswani Dutt and Swapna Dutt. It stars Mahesh Babu, Trisha and Irrfan Khan in the lead roles, while Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Telangana Shakuntala, and Ajay play supporting roles. The film marks Irrfan Khan's only Telugu film till date. The music, cinematography and editing were handled by Harris Jayaraj, Balasubramaniem and A. Sreekar Prasad. Sainikudu was released on 30 November 2006. The film was partially reshot in Tamil as Kumaran, with a comedy track involving Vadivelu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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