Bhola Shankar Movie Details:
| Movie Name | Bhola Shankar |
|---|---|
| Based on | Vedalam (2015) by Siva |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Genre | Action, Drama |
| Release Date | 11 August 2023 |
| OTT Release Date | September 15, 2023 |
| Running Time | 2hr 39min |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Cast | Chiranjeevi Tamannaah Bhatia Keerthy Suresh Sushanth |
| Directed by | Meher Ramesh |
| Story by | Siva Adi Narayana |
| Screenplay by | Meher Ramesh |
| Dialogues by | Mamidala Thirupathi |
| Produced by | Anil Sunkara Ramabrahmam Sunkara K. S. Rama Rao |
| Cinematography by | Dudley |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | Mahati Swara Sagar |
| Production Company | AK Entertainments Creative Commercials |
| Distributor | Zee Studios |
| Budget | ₹101 crore |
| Box Office Collection | ₹42.25 crore |
Bhola Shankar Movie Cast & Characters:
- Chiranjeevi as Bhola Shankar “Shankar”, a taxi driver and brother of Maha
- Tamannaah Bhatia as Adv. Lasya, Shankar’s love interest and Srikar’s sister
- Keerthy Suresh as Mahalakshmi “Maha”, Shankar’s adopted sister
- Sushanth as Pilot Srikar, Lasya’s brother and Maha’s love interest
- Tarun Arora as Alexander
- Murali Sharma as Maha’s father
- Sayaji Shinde as Police Commissioner
- P. Ravi Shankar as Local goon
- Subbaraju as Special Officer
- Shawar Ali as Charles (Alexander’s brother)
- Vennela Kishore as Vamsi, taxi owner in Kolkata
- Brahmaji as Corrupt Police Officer
- Raja Ravindra as Corrupt Police Officer
- Raghu Babu as House Owner
- Tulasi as Maha’s mother
- Sreemukhi as Maha’s bestfriend
- Bithiri Sathi as Shankar’s friend
- Satya as Shankar’s friend
- Venu Yeldandi as Shankar’s friend
- Thagubothu Ramesh as Shankar’s friend
- Getup Srinu as House Owner’s brother-in-law
- Surekha Vani as House Owner’s wife
- Hyper Aadi as Junior 1, Lasya’s assistant
- Harsha Chemudu as Junior 2, Lasya’s assistant
- Uttej as Police Officer
- Kasi Viswanath as Lasya and Sreekar’s father
- Sithara as Lasya and Sreekar’s mother
- Anee Master as Vamsi’s wife
- Pradeep Kondiparthi as Vamsi’s father-in-law
- Sunaina
- Harika Koyilamma
- Brahmanandam as a judge
- Rashmi Gautam in the song “Bholaa Mania”
- Ragini Dwivedi in the song “Bholaa Mania”
Storyline:
Bhola Shankar (Chiranjeevi) is a former gangster who arrives in Kolkata with his adopted sister Radha (Keerthy Suresh) for her education and also on a personal mission to hunt down a crime network who were responsible for the death of Radha’s family.
About Bhola Shankar Movie:
- Initially, Sai Pallavi was approached for Chiranjeevi’s sister role in the film but she rejected as she was not interested in remakes. Keerthy Suresh was cast in her place.
- Music director Mani Sharma’s son Mahati Swara Sagar was signed onto this film as the composer.
- Tamannaah Bhatia is cast opposite Chiranjeevi in their second collaboration after Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019).
- An official launch was held on 11 November 2021. The shoot began on 15 November 2021. In December 2021, the film completed its first schedule.
- In January 2022, a new schedule started with Chiranjeevi joining the set.
- An official trailer was released on July 27, 2023.
- Bhola Shankar was released on 11 August 2023 and received mixed-to-negative reviews but praise for Chiranjeevi’s performance. It emerged as a box office bomb.
- The digital rights of the film were acquired by Netflix. The film was premiered on Netflix from 15 September 2023.
