Khaidi No. 150

Khaidi No. 150
Theatrical release poster
Directed byV. V. Vinayak
Screenplay byV. V. Vinayak
Dialogue by
Story byA. R. Murugadoss
Based onKaththi
Produced byRam Charan
Allirajah Subaskaran
StarringChiranjeevi
Kajal Aggarwal
CinematographyR. Rathnavelu
Edited byGautham Raju
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
Production
companies
Distributed byLyca Productions
Release date
  • 11 January 2017 (2017-01-11) (India)
Running time
141 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget50 crore[2]
Box office164 crore[3]

Khaidi No. 150 (transl. Prisoner No. 150) is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by Lyca Productions and Konidela Production Company. The film starred Chiranjeevi and Kajal Aggarwal. It marked Chiranjeevi's return to films in a lead role after a decade, and also his 150th film.[4] The third entry of the Khaidi trilogy, the film is an official remake of the 2014 Tamil film Kaththi.

Produced on a budget of 50 crore, Principal photography began in June 2016 in Hyderabad.[5][6] The film was released on 11 January 2017, on Sankranthi weekend. It became the second highest-grossing Telugu film of 2017, grossing over 164 crore (US$20 million) worldwide.

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  2. ^ Hooli, Shekhar H (16 January 2017). "Gautamiputra Satakarni, Khaidi No 150, Shatamanam Bhavati gross Rs 200 crore at box office in Sankranti weekend". International Business Times. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. ^ "It's official! Chiranjeevi's Khaidi No 150 rakes in Rs 164 crore worldwide". Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Chiru 150: Chiranjeevis comeback film goes on floors". Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Megastar begins shoot for his 150th film". 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  6. ^ Krishnamurthy, Suresh (22 August 2016). "Chiru's Khaidi No. 150 to hit the screens around Sankranti". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 December 2016.