Skanda (film)

Skanda
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBoyapati Sreenu
Written byBoyapati Sreenu
Dialogues by
  • M. Rathnam
Produced bySrinivasaa Chitturi
Pavan Kumar
Zee Studios
Starring
CinematographySantosh Detake
Edited byTammiraju
Music byS. Thaman
Production
companies
Srinivasaa Silver Screen
Zee Studios
Release date
  • 28 September 2023 (2023-09-28)
Running time
167 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budgetest. ₹95 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹59.20 crore[3]

Skanda: The Attacker (transl. Hindu God of War/Son of Lord Shiva) is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Srinivasaa Chitturi under Srinivasaa Silver Screen in collaboration with Zee Studios. The film features Ram Pothineni in a dual role, alongside Sreeleela, Saiee Manjrekar, Srikanth, Sharath Lohithaswa, Ajay Purkar, Babloo Prithiveeraj, Daggubati Raja and Prince Cecil[4] in prominent roles.

The film was officially announced in February 2022, under the tentative title BoyapatiRAPO,[5] while the official title Skanda was announced in July 2023.[6] Principal photography began in October 2022,[7] and wrapped in August 2023.[8] The music is composed by Thaman S, while the cinematography and editing are handled by Santosh Detake and Tammiraju, respectively.

Skanda was released on September 28, 2023 to negative reviews and was heavily criticized for its story, political satires, direction, lead cast's performances and action stunts. The film grossed ₹59.20 crore against the budget of ₹95 crore and became a box-office bomb.[9]

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  2. ^ "'अखंडा' के डायरेक्टर की मूवी ने रिलीज से पहले कमाए 100 करोड़- अखंडा के बाद स्कंदा लाएगी कमाई की आंधी". NDTV. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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  6. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (3 July 2023). "Boyapati Sreenu, Ram Pothineni's Telugu action entertainer titled 'Skanda - the attacker'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "The Massive Energetic Combo #BoyapatiRAPO in ACTION from Today". The Times of India. 6 October 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Filming of Ram Pothineni's Skanda wrap up". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Skanda: The expected OTT release date of the Ram Pothineni starrer is here". OTTPlay. film tanked at the box office "SKANDA Movie Total WW Collections!!". T2BLive. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.