Khaidi No. 150

Khaidi No. 150 (2017)

ఖైదీ నెం.150

A convict who plans to escape the country unexpectedly switches his place with a good Samaritan who fights for the rights of poor farmers.

Date of release
2017-01-15
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (28)
Runtime
2h 27m
Genres
Action, Romance, Thriller
Director
V. V. Vinayak

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Kolkata

Khaidi No. 150 is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by Lyca Productions and Konidela Production Company. The film starred Chiranjeevi in a dual role and Kajal Aggarwal. It marks Chiranjeevi's return to films in a lead role after nearly a decade, and also his 150th film. The film is a remake of the 2014 Tamil film Kaththi.

Production

Chiranjeevi's 150th full-length feature film began filming in April 2016. The film is the remake of 2014 Tamil film, Kaththi, featuring Vijay and Samantha Ruth Prabhu which dealt with issues such as farmer suicides and water scarcity in India. The film was financed by Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan and producer A. Subashkaran and V. V. Vinayak directed Chiranjeevi for the second time. The Paruchuri Brothers wrote the script based on A.R.

The film features Chiranjeevi and Kajal Aggarwal was finalised as the heroine in late July 2016. Tarun Arora was selected as the antagonist for the film.

Principal photography commenced on 23 June 2016 as key sequences being shot at Chanchalguda Central Jail in Hyderabad. Later, in August 2016 Chiranjeevi and Kajal joined the shooting at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad. A special song was shot with Raai Laxmi and Chiranjeevi in October 2016. In November, two songs were shot with the lead pair Chiranjeevi and Kajal in Europe.

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