Chanakya (2019 film)
Chanakya is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language spy action thriller film directed by Thiru and produced by Rama Brahmam Sunkara under AK Entertainments banner. The film features Gopichand, Zareen Khan and Mehreen Pirzada in the lead roles, is marking Thiru's Telugu debut as director and Khan's acting debut in Telugu films, it also stars Nassar, Rajesh Khattar, Upen Patel, Sunil, Jayaprakash, Raja Chembolu and Adarsh Balakrishna in the supporting roles. The film marks the second collaboration between Gopichand & Mehreen after Pantham. The music of the film is composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar and Sricharan Pakala.
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| Directed by | Thiru |
| Screenplay by | Thiru |
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| Story by | Thiru |
| Produced by | Rama Brahmam Sunkara |
| Starring | Gopichand Zareen Khan Mehreen Pirzada |
| Cinematography | Vetri Palanisamy |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | Songs: Vishal Chandrasekhar Sricharan Pakala Score: Sricharan Pakala |
Production company | AK Entertainments |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | est. ₹40 crore |
The film follows an undercover agent named Arjun, who races against time to rescue his teammates after they are kidnapped by a Pakistani terrorist named Sohail. Disavowed by his own agency after his cover gets blown, he sets out on the rescue operation in Karachi and enlists the help of another RAW agent Zubeida to accomplish the mission.
Chanakya was released theatrically on Friday,5 October 2018.