Keshava (film)

Keshava
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySudheer Varma
Screenplay bySudheer Varma
Dialogues byKrishna Chaitanya
Story bySudheer Varma
Produced byAbhishek Nama
StarringNikhil Siddharth
Ritu Varma
Isha Koppikar
CinematographyDivakar Mani
Edited byM. S. Rajashekhar Reddy (S. R. Shekhar)
Music bySunny M. R.
Production
company
Release date
  • 19 May 2017 (2017-05-19)[1]
Running time
117 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹3 crore[2]
Box officeest.₹30 crore[3]

Keshava is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Sudheer Varma and produced by Abhishek Nama.[4][5] It stars Nikhil Siddhartha in the titular role, alongside Ritu Varma and Isha Koppikar, Rao Ramesh, Brahmaji, Ajay, Raja Ravindra, Vennela Kishore and Priyadarshi Pullikonda. The music was composed by Sunny M. R., while the cinematography and editing were handled by Divakar Mani and S. R. Shekhar.[6]

Keshava was released worldwide on 19 May 2017 around 650 screens to positive reviews from critics and became a huge commercial success at the box office by grossing 30 crore against a budget of 3 crore.[7]

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  2. ^ "Sharwanand bags the Andhra Pradesh rights of Nikhil Siddhartha's upcoming thriller 'Keshava'". Times of India. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2022. Keshava is made on a strict budget of Rs 3 crore which comes in as a surprise ..... The amount however is what it costed the makers excluding the remunerations of Nikhil and director Sudheer Varma.
  3. ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (16 July 2017). "When small is big". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 16 August 2022. Nikhil, whose last film Keshava collected an amount of Rs 30 crore gross ....
  4. ^ "Keshava first look poster: Nikhil draws his gun for another actioner, see pic". The Indian Express. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Nikhil Siddharth's movie 'Keshava's' teaser is out". The Times of India. Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  6. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (17 May 2017). "Mood for movies". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  7. ^ "Keshava day 1 box office collection: Sudheer Varma's set to become biggest opener for Nikhil Siddharth". International Business Times. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2022.