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Pokiri

Pokiri

20067.42h 43m

Overview

Pandu is a contract killer and will accept any contract provided the amount is right. The police want him for questioning, while the underworld needs him to silence their opponents. No one really knows this assassin's background. It is only Pandu who knows his real identity, and he has no intention of sharing it with anyone.

Directed by Puri Jagannadh
Written by Puri Jagannadh, Ravi Kumar Bhaskarabhatla, Viswa
Produced by Manjula Ghattamaneni
Box Office0Revenue: $8.4M

Top Cast

Mahesh Babu

Mahesh Babu

Pandu

Ileana D'Cruz

Ileana D'Cruz

Shruti

Prakash Raj

Prakash Raj

Ali Bhai

Nassar

Nassar

Suryanarayana

Brahmanandam

Brahmanandam

Brahmi

Ashish Vidhyarthi

Ashish Vidhyarthi

Pasupathy

Sayaji Shinde

Sayaji Shinde

Sayed Mohammad Pasha Qadri

Subbaraju

Subbaraju

Nayar

Ajay

Ajay

Ajay

Krishnudu

Krishnudu

Pandu's friend

Themes & Keywords

corruptionundercovergangsteranti herogang warcrime bossmafia bossrivalrylove-hate relationshiporganized crimetinnitusmafiashootoutinfiltrationfalling in loveone man armycriminal underworldcrime syndicateneo-noiraction herolove storypowerrival gangviolence

About Pokiri

Pokiri is a action, thriller, crime film released in 2006 exploring themes of corruption, undercover, gangster, anti hero, gang war, crime boss. Directed by Puri Jagannadh, it stars Mahesh Babu, Ileana D'Cruz, Prakash Raj. Pandu is a contract killer and will accept any contract provided the amount is right. The police want him for questioning, while the underworld needs him to silence their opponents. No one really knows this assassin's background. It is only Pandu who knows his real identity, and he has no intention of sharing it with anyone.

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