Bhagavanth Kesari Movie Details:
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Dubbed in | Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam |
Genre | Action, Comedy, Drama |
Release Date | 19 October 2023 |
OTT Release date | November 24, 2023 |
Running Time | 2hr 10min |
Certificate | U/A |
Cast | Nandamuri Balakrishna Sreeleela Arjun Rampal Kajal Aggarwal |
Directed by | Anil Ravipudi |
Written by | Anil Ravipudi |
Produced by | Sahu Garapati Harish Peddi |
Cinematography by | C. Ramprasad |
Edited by | Tammiraju |
Music by | Thaman S |
Production Company | Shine Screens |
Budget | ₹100 crore |
Box Office Collection | ₹98.2–130 crore |
Bhagavanth Kesari Movie Cast & Characters:
- Nandamuri Balakrishna as Nelakonda Bhagavanth Kesari, Viji’s guardian
- Sreeleela as Vijayalakshmi “Viji”
- Kajal Aggarwal as Dr. Kathyayani, Bhagavanth’s love interest
- Arjun Rampal as Rahul Sanghvi, businessman and mafia leader
- Aadukalam Naren as Sarath Sanghvi, Rahul’s father
- Pallak Lalwani as a reporter
- R. Sarathkumar as CI Srikanth, Viji’s father, and Bhagavanth’s friend
- P. Ravi Shankar
- Brahmaji as Deputy CM’s PA
- Raghu Babu
- Bharath Reddy as Vijji’s trainer
- Subhalekha Sudhakar as Deputy CM
- John Vijay as Ratan Shukla, Bhagavanth’s friend
- Raj Tirandasu as Japatri, Bhagavanth’s friend
- Subbaraju as SP
- VTV Ganesh
- Jayachitra as Bhagavanth’s mother
- Rahul Ravi as Karthik, Viji’s boyfriend
- Srinivas as CM
- Racha Ravi as Lorry Driver
- Rathika Rose as English-Speaking Party Member
Storyline:
Bhagavanth Kesari is a middle-aged man who becomes the guardian of Vijayalakshmi “Viji” after her father, CI Srikanth’s sudden demise in an accident. Bhagavanth wants Viji to join the Indian Army as per Srikanth’s wish, but Viji is against the decision, stemming from a phobia from her childhood. Viji soon falls in trouble due to a conspiracy by a business magnate and Bhagavanth’s past rival, Rahul Sanghvi. Bhagavanth soon locks horns with Sanghvi and sets out to motivate Viji to become stronger and eventually join the Army.
About Bhagavanth Kesari Movie:
Bhagavanth Kesari is a Telugu action drama film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi and produced by Sahu Garapati and Harish Peddi, under the banner of Shine Screens. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in the titular role alongside Sreeleela, Arjun Rampal (in his Telugu debut), and Kajal Aggarwal. The soundtrack and background score was composed by Thaman S, while C. Ramprasad and Tammiraju handled the cinematography and editing, respectively.
The teaser has been launched with the poster on June 10, 2023, on the eve of Balakrishna’s birthday. The first look of the heroine Kajal Aggarwal is out on her birthday June 19, 2023.
The first single titled “Ganesh Anthem” was released on September 1, 2023.
Bhagavanth Kesar was theatrically released on October 19, 2023, for the occasion of Dasara, along with Ravi Teja’s Tiger Nageswara Rao, and Vijay’s Leo. The film opened to positive reviews from critics.
Amazon Prime Video brought the film’s digital streaming rights, while Zee Network brought the satellite rights in all languages. The film was premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 24 November 2023 in Telugu, along with dubbed versions in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi.