Sarileru Neekevvaru Movie Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Genre | Action Comedy Drama |
| Release date | 11 January 2020 |
| Running time | 2hr 49min |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Starring | Mahesh Babu Rashmika Mandanna Vijayashanti Prakash Raj Rajendra Prasad |
| Directed by | Anil Ravipudi |
| Written by | Anil Ravipudi |
| Produced by | Rambrahmam Sunkara |
| Cinematography by | R. Rathnavelu |
| Edited by | Tammiraju |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
| Production Company | Sri Venkateswara Creations G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment AK Entertainments |
| Distributor | AK Entertainments |
Sarileru Neekevvaru Movie Cast & Characters:
- Mahesh Babu as Major Ajay Krishna (Para SF), later Bharathi’s adopted son
- Rashmika Mandanna as Samskruthi, Ajay’s love interest
- Vijayashanti as Bharathi, medical college professor
- Sangeetha as Swarajyam, Samskruthi’s mother
- Prakash Raj as MLA Yeddula Nagendra, a corrupt minister
- Rajendra Prasad as Captain Shiva Prasad, Ajay’s colleague
- Rao Ramesh as Samskruthi’s father
- Murali Sharma as General Murali Sharma
- Posani Krishna Murali as Inspector Krupanandam
- Satya Dev as Captain Ajay (Para SF), Bharathi’s son
- Brahmaji as Adv. Mrudanga Rao
- Tanikella Bharani as minister
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Nagendra’s father
- Ajay as Nagendra’s henchman
- Raghu Babu as Teacher Tirupati Rao, Nagendra’s sidekick
- Subbaraju as Crime Branch Koti
- Vennela Kishore as Kishore, Koti’s assistant
- Rajiv Kanakala as Ramakrishna, a government officer
- Bandla Ganesh as Blade Ganesh
- Surya as Surya Rao
- Satya as Samskruthi’s prospective groom
- Hari Teja as Swechcha, Samskruthi’s sister
- Rajitha as Samskruthi’s prospective groom’s mother
- Ashwini as Swathanthra, Samskruthi’s sister
- Cameo appearance
- Tamannaah Bhatia in the song “Daang Daang”
- Devi Sri Prasad in the song “Mind Block”
- Sekhar in the song “Mind Block”
- Anil Ravipudi in credits
Storyline:
An army major sent to Kurnool to give company to his injured colleague’s family ends up locking horns with a corrupt minister who is targeting the family.
Sarileru Neekevvaru Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | ₹75 crore |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹260 crore |
Sarileru Neekevvaru Movie tracklist:
Sarileru (Telugu):
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Mind Block” | Sri Mani, Devi Sri Prasad | Blaaze, Ranina Reddy | 4:23 |
| 2. | “Suryudivo Chandrudivo” | Ramajogayya Sastry | B Praak | 4:32 |
| 3. | “He’s So Cute” | Sri Mani | Madhu Priya | 3:30 |
| 4. | “Sarileru Neekevvaru Anthem” | Devi Sri Prasad | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:27 |
| 5. | “Daang Daang” | Ramajogayya Sastry | Nakash Aziz, Lavita Lobo | 4:14 |
| Total Length: | 21:06 |
Sarileru (Hindi):
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “He’s So Cute” | Vaibhav Joshi, Raqueeb Alam | Gul Saxena | 3:30 |
| 2. | “Veer Tu Ranveer Tu” | Vaibhav Joshi, Raqueeb Alam | Rahul Ram | 1:48 |
| 3. | “Daang Daang” | Vaibhav Joshi, Raqueeb Alam | Nakash Aziz, Lavita Lobo | 3:29 |
Major Ajay Krishna (Kannada):
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Mind Block” | V. Nagendra Prasad | Vinay KN, Shashikala Sunil, Devi Sri Prasad | 3:55 |
| 2. | “Nesarano Chandirano” | V. Nagendra Prasad | Karibasava Tadakal | 2:57 |
| 3. | “He’s So Cute” | V. Nagendra Prasad | Vedika, Devi Sri Prasad | 3:30 |
| 4. | “Sarisaati Ninagyaaru” | V. Nagendra Prasad | Harsha | 1:48 |
| 5. | “Daang Daang” | V. Nagendra Prasad | Vinay KN, Shashikala Sunil | 3:29 |
Ivanukku Sariyana Aal Illai (Tamil):
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Mind Block” | 3:57 |
| 2. | “Suriyano Chandirano” | 3:23 |
| 3. | “He’s so cute” | 3:38 |
| 4. | “Pada Pada Vendru” | 1:56 |
| 5. | “Daang Daang” | 3:35 |
About Sarileru Neekevvaru Movie:
Sarileru Neekevvaru is a Telugu action comedy film written & directed by Anil Ravipudi and produced by Sri Venkateswara Creations, G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment, and AK Entertainment. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Rashmika Mandanna, Vijayashanti, Prakash Raj and Rajendra Prasad.
After many speculations, Mahesh Babu was announced as a lead hero with a movie name titled Sarileru Neekevvaru.
Rashmika Mandanna was signed to play the leading lady in the movie opposite Mahesh Babu.
Vijayashanti was signed in for this film, which marked her comeback after 13 years.
Tamannaah was signed in for a party song.
The film also marks the comeback of Sangeetha and Bandla Ganesh into movies after many years.
The opening ceremony of the movie was conducted on May 31, 2019.
The first schedule was shot in Kashmir from July 5 to July 20, 2019. For the second schedule, a replica set of Konda Reddy Buruju was constructed in Ramoji Film City with an estimated cost of ₹40 million (US$500,000).
On 8 November 2019, with the Kerala schedule the talkie part of the film wrapped up.
The film was released on 11 January 2020 on 2050 screens worldwide coinciding with Sankranti. Produced on a budget of ₹75 crore, upon release, it received praise for its humor, performances, cinematography, and action sequences, but criticism aimed at the screenplay, story, and excessive length, and the film was commercially successful grossing more than ₹260 crore worldwide becoming the second highest grossing Telugu movie of 2020.
According to box-office tracking portal Box Office Mojo, the film has grossed US$37.38 million worldwide.
The satellite rights of the film were sold to Gemini TV, which premiered it on 25 March 2020 for the first time on eve of Ugadi and in its first Television premier movie recorded a TRP of 23.4. The film’s digital rights were acquired by Amazon Prime Video and made available for streaming on 1 March 2020.
The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Ivanukku Sariyana Aal Illai in 2020. The Tamil version was released across 200 plus theaters in Tamil Nadu. The Hindi dubbed version titled Sarileru was directly premiered on Goldmines TV channel on 15 August 2022. The film was also dubbed and released in Kannada as Major Ajay Krishna and in Malayalam as Krishnan.
