Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu (2026)

Original title

మన శంకర వరప్రసాద్ గారు

Directed by

Anil Ravipudi

Genre

comedy drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 45m

Rated

12A

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A national security officer tries to protect his estranged wife and children. He sees this as a chance to reunite with his family.

action-packedlightheartedfast-pacedemotionalfamily-orienteddramaticuplifting

What happens

Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu (transl. Our Mr. Shankara Vara Prasad) is a 2026 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi. The film is produced by Sahu Garapati and Sushmita Konidela. It stars Chiranjeevi in the titular role, alongside Venkatesh, Nayanthara and Catherine Tresa. The plot follows Shankara Vara Prasad, a national security officer who seeks to protect his estranged wife and children, seeing it as a chance to re-unite with them. Principal photography began on 23 May 2024, with filming taking place in Hyderabad, Kerala, Mussoorie, and Dehradun. The film's shoot was wrapped up in December 2025. The film has music composed by Bheems Ceciroleo. The film was theatrically released on 12 January 2026 and received generally mixed reviews from critics, with praise at Chiranjeevi’s performance but criticising the writing. It performed well at the box office, making it the second highest-grossing Telugu film of 2026, five highest-grossing Indian film of 2026, and eleventh highest-grossing Telugu film of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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