| Vakeel Saab | |
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| Directed by | Venu Sriram |
| Screenplay by | Venu Sriram |
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| Story by | Shoojit Sircar Ritesh Shah Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury |
| Produced by | Dil Raju Sirish Boney Kapoor |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | P. S. Vinod |
| Edited by | Prawin Pudi |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
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Running time | 156 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | ₹137.65 crore[2] |
Vakeel Saab (transl. Mr Lawyer) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language legal drama film co-written and directed by Venu Sriram. The film was produced by Dil Raju, Sirish and Boney Kapoor under their banners Sri Venkateswara Creations and Bayview Projects. It is a remake of the 2016 Hindi-language film Pink and stars Pawan Kalyan, Nivetha Thomas, Anjali, Ananya Nagalla, Prakash Raj, and Shruti Haasan. The film features score and soundtrack by S. Thaman.
Principal photography of the film began in January 2020 in Hyderabad and the film was released on 9 April 2021. Vakeel Saab faced several challenges, including canceled benefit shows and blocked ticket price hikes due to the Andhra Pradesh government's refusal to enforce a High Court-approved increase, reportedly due to political vendetta against Pawan Kalyan.[3] Additionally, many screenings were canceled shortly after its release due to a lockdown imposed following the severe second wave of COVID-19 in the country.[2] Despite these issues, the film grossed ₹137.65 crore worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing Telugu film of the year.[2]
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