Khaleja

2010 2h 43m TE

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 72

ActionFantasyComedy

Synopsis

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A village is hounded by an unknown disease, decimating its population. The village priest prophesies that God's avatar will save them. Siddha goes in search of this supernatural potential and finds it in Seetarama Raju, a cab driver.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mahesh Babu
Alluri Seetarama Raju
Shafi
Siddha
Prakash Raj
Gopala "G.K." Krishnan
Rao Ramesh
Tantrik
Anushka Shetty
Subhashini
Ali
Tom Cruise
Sunil Varma
Babji
Tanikella Bharani
Durga Prasad

Credits

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Director: Trivikram Srinivas
Writers: Trivikram Srinivas
Languages: Hindi, Telugu
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 163 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, Telugu.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Trivikram Srinivas, shot by Yash Bhatt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mani Sharma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sreekar Prasad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Mahesh Babu and Shafi and Prakash Raj carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1582519 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Trivikram Srinivas directs. Yash Bhatt behind the camera. Mani Sharma scores. Sreekar Prasad cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, Telugu.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 163 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, Telugu.
4Directed by Trivikram Srinivas, shot by Yash Bhatt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mani Sharma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sreekar Prasad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mahesh Babu and Shafi and Prakash Raj carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1582519 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 15 themes, including "prophecy", "village", "supernatural", "chosen one".