Prathinidhi

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Nara Rohit as Manchodu Sreenu aka Common Man
• Shubra Aiyappa as Sunaina
• Sree Vishnu as Srikar
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Chief Minister Sambasiva Rao
• Jaya Prakash Reddy as Home Minister
• Ranganath as DGP Ranganath
• Posani Krishna Murali as Police Commissioner Anjanaprasad
• Ravi Prakash as Assistant Commissioner Ravi Prakash
• Giribabu as textile minister and father of Srikar
• Laxman Meesala

Storyline:

In the starting scene, a mysterious figure who calls himself “the common man” kidnaps Sambasiva Rao, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, in a private old age home event in Hyderabad. The news goes viral, and everyone from the local to the cabinet starts taking the issue personally. The Home Minister appoints Police Commissioner Anjanaprasad to rescue the CM. He gets hold of Srikar, who helped him kidnap the CM. Srikar explains how he met Manchodu Srinu and Sunaina to the PC. As cops strive to get clues about the kidnapper, Seenu comes out with wacky yet valid demands that mostly deal with Indian currency and economy. The rest of story is about the background of Seenu and why he has kidnapped Sambasiva Rao.

About Movie:

Prathinidhi is a Telugu political thriller film directed by debutant Prashanth Mandava and produced by J Samba Siva Rao under Sudha cinemas. The film stars Nara Rohit and Shubra Aiyappa in the lead roles. Music is composed by Sai Karthik.

Shooting launched on 26 June 2013 at Hyderabad. It was dubbed in Hindi as a Pratinidhi Ek Leader. The film received positive reviews from critics and the audience. This film was remade in Tamil as Ko 2. A spiritual sequel titled Prathinidhi 2 was released in May 2024.