Tuntari
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| Directed by | Kumar Nagendra |
| Screenplay by | Kumar Nagendra |
| Story by | AR Murugadoss |
| Based on | Maan Karate (2014) |
| Produced by | Ashok Nagarjuna |
| Starring | Nara Rohit Latha Hegde |
| Cinematography | M. R. Palani Kumar |
| Edited by | Madhu |
| Music by | Sai Karthik |
Production company | Sri Keerthi Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Tuntari is a 2016 Telugu sports comedy film directed by Kumar Nagendra[2] and produced by Ashok and Nagarjun on Sri Keerthi Films. Starring Nara Rohit and Latha Hegde are playing the lead roles.[3][4] The film is a remake of the Tamil film Maan Karate.[5]
Plot
[edit]When a group of five IT professionals decide to go trekking to a nearby forest area, they come across a sage. They chase down the sage, and to test if he holds real supernatural powers, one of them asks him to produce a newspaper, which is printed on the day after Dusshera, as he knows that all publications are closed on Dusshera and that there would be no newspaper the next day. The sage produces this edition, and goes off into the forest. When they open the newspaper, they find out that the company that they are working for, which got shut four months ago, is soon to start operations. And they also find out from the paper that a particular Raju, whose father is a BSNL employee, would go on to win a boxing championship, and give the prize money of Rs. 5 crores to these five IT professionals. Elated with this, they start searching for Raju and finally nab him in Vizag. On the other hand, Raju is a carefree guy who is jobless and spends his life without any aim. The rest of the story is as to how this group convince Raju to learn boxing and win the prestigious competition.
Cast
[edit]- Nara Rohit as Raju
- Latha Hegde as Siri
- Kabir Duhan Singh as Killer Raju
- Pujita Ponnada as Poojitha
- Vennela Kishore[6]
- Sanjay Reddy as Killer Raju's father-in-law
- Ali
- Shakalaka Shankar
- Raghu Karumanchi
- Sanjay Swaroop
Production
[edit]Filming
[edit]The film was formally launched at Satyasai Nigamagamam on 12 June 2015.[citation needed]
Casting
[edit]Kabir Singh was cast to play the antagonist role in this film.[7]
Soundtrack
[edit]The soundtrack was composed by Sai Karthik and released by Aditya Music.[8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Diamond Girl" | Krishna Chaitanya | Yazin Nizar | 5:09 |
| 2. | "Rajuke Raju" | Kasarla Shyam | Simha | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Ding Dong Darling" | Baruri Subbaraya Sharma | M. L. R. Karthikeyan, Divija Karthik | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Adagaledani" | Balaji | Sai Charan, Deepthi Parthasarathy | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Konaseema" | Balaji | Tippu, Geetha Madhuri | 3:31 |
| Total length: | 20:51 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Nara Rohith's next gets a new release date". 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Nara Rohit's next titled 'Tuntari'". 123telugu.com. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Nara Rohit - Kumar Nagendra's film launch". idlebrain.com. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Latha Hegde in Telugu remake of 'Maan Karate'". ianslive.in. 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Nara Rohit to shed weight for 'Maan Karate' remake". Business Standard India. business-standard.com. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Devi, Sangeetha (11 March 2016). "Tuntari: The making of an unlikely champ". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Nara Rohit's High Budget Film". iqlikmovies.com. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Tuntari - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn". 18 February 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2018.