Krack

• On 26 October 2019, Ravi Teja announced his 66th film as an actor with the tentative title RT 66, which would be directed by Gopichand Malineni, marking the third collaboration between Teja and Malineni after their previous films Don Seenu (2010) and Balupu (2013).
• Prior to the commencement of the shoot, Gopichand Malieni claimed the film was neither inspired by nor a remake of any film. He described it as “an original story based on several true incidents that happened in the Telugu states.”[
• On 14 November 2019, the makers announced the title of the film as Krack.
• Shruti Haasan was chosen as the lead actress alongside Ravi Teja, making it their second collaboration after Balupu. Originally, she took a break from acting in Telugu films, after Pawan Kalyan’s Katamarayudu (2017), made her comeback in the Telugu film industry with this film.
• The film was launched on 14 November 2019 at the Film Nagar Temple. Producer Allu Aravind attended as the chief guest and did the honours.
• The principal photography commenced on 21 November 2019 in Ramoji Film City. Around late November, the makers filmed a Jatara episode featuring Ravi Teja and hundreds of supporting actors.
• During the shoot in early January 2020, director A. R. Murugadoss visited the film’s sets in Hyderabad. The film’s shoot was further interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India.
• On 7 October 2020, Ravi Teja announced that he had resumed the shooting of the film at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, after lockdown, adhering to the safety guidelines imposed by the government in order to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
• On 15 October, the makers filmed a song shoot, featuring Anketa Maharana and Teja and the song being choreographed by Jani Master. Varalakshmi Sarathkumar completed her portions in late October.
• On 2 December, Ravi Teja tweeted about the final schedule of the film held in Goa, which features a song shoot choreographed by Raju Sundaram. Filming wrapped up on 5 December 2020.
• Krack was released theatrically on 9 January 2021 and opened to positive reviews from critics. The film was a Blockbuster, grossing ₹70.6 crore at the box office. and went on to become the highest-grossing film in Teja’s career until it was surpassed by Dhamaka (2022).
• Despite no copyright issues, the song “Balega Tagilyave Bangaram” composed by Thaman, was criticized for allegedly copying the tunes from a Latin song “Selva”.
• Another allegation was raised stating that the “Mass Biryani” song has similar tunes to the song “Kajal Chellivaa” of the 2013 Telugu film Balupu, which was composed by himself starring same trio, Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan, and Gopichand Malineni.

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