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Kshanam

  • 2016
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
6.4K
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Adah Sharma, Adivi Sesh, and Anasuya Bharadwaj in Kshanam (2016)
Rishi, a non-resident Indian, returns to India to help his ex-lover find her kidnapped daughter.
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Rishi, a non-resident Indian, returns to India to help his ex-lover find her kidnapped daughter.Rishi, a non-resident Indian, returns to India to help his ex-lover find her kidnapped daughter.Rishi, a non-resident Indian, returns to India to help his ex-lover find her kidnapped daughter.

  • Director
    • Ravikanth Perepu
  • Writers
    • Adivi Sesh
    • Ravikanth Perepu
    • Abburi Ravi
  • Stars
    • Adivi Sesh
    • Adah Sharma
    • Anasuya Bharadwaj
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    6.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ravikanth Perepu
    • Writers
      • Adivi Sesh
      • Ravikanth Perepu
      • Abburi Ravi
    • Stars
      • Adivi Sesh
      • Adah Sharma
      • Anasuya Bharadwaj
    • 22User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Adivi Sesh
    Adivi Sesh
    • Rishi
    Adah Sharma
    Adah Sharma
    • Shwetha
    Anasuya Bharadwaj
    Anasuya Bharadwaj
    • ACP Jaya
    Satyadev Kancharana
    Satyadev Kancharana
    • Karthik
    Vennela Kishore
    Vennela Kishore
    • Babu Khan
    Ravi Varma
    Ravi Varma
    • Bobby
    Satyam Rajesh
    Satyam Rajesh
    • Chowdary
    Dolly
    • Riya
    Abuzy
    • Nigerian 1
    Marcellein Koffi Houessou
    • Nigerian 2
    Kunle Awosanya
    • Nigerian 3
    Seedha Ahmed
    • Nigerian 4
    Raviraja
    • Contract Killer 1
    • (as Raviraja Maguluri)
    Trinadh Koti
    • Contract Killer 2
    Seshank Kalvala
    • Anil
    • (as Shashank Kalavala)
    Vaishnavi Sridhar
    • Rishi's Mother
    Nicola Vann
    Nicola Vann
    • Stacy
    Scot Weaver
    Scot Weaver
    • Restaurant Waiter
    • Director
      • Ravikanth Perepu
    • Writers
      • Adivi Sesh
      • Ravikanth Perepu
      • Abburi Ravi
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    User reviews22

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    10tvenky15

    cool movie

    just completed watching kshanam. this is my first review. Coming to the movie, the movie is awesome one of the best thrillers in telugu cinema in recent past.This is a must watch.

    The songs are good and dialogues are situational. advi sesh did commendable job as a story and screenplay writer anasuya's action is good. sesh is cool in flashback episodes and aptly acted in investigation scenes.

    all my doubts are cleared at the end of the movie.for a formula driven telugu cinema.this movie is a blessing.hope this kind of movies be encouraged
    9rajmannar-08230

    Brilliant

    Very rarely does a movie hook you from the first scene and this is one such gem. And it makes even more fun that i watched this by fluke looking at the interesting title, even though it had unknown cast and a so-called low-budget. But as we have seen often, the finest movies have come from little known small budget movies.

    Also rare is the genre of true suspense without distraction of garish masala and Kshanam fits this bill of a real suspense thriller. No meaningless songs or comedy track etc to play to the gallery. Again, another rare for a telugu movie.

    Guy living in US gets called by his ex-Girlfriend for urgent help. Landing in India, he finds himself in middle of inexplicable happenings while trying to help solve her problem. Saying another more will spoil the fun of watching. So, check it out.

    The Script and screenplay are the super strengths of the movie. Hardly any dull moment, clever use of flashbacks and revealing just enough at the right time, keeping one step ahead of the viewer in the guessing game of what is really going on. And acting from the new faces is excellent, matching the script. Also, the background score is wisely subdued.

    Overall, a must watch movie. Enjoy!
    9prafulb

    A well made thriller

    Kshanam is a thriller based on the kidnapping of a child. Who kidnapped the child? Is the child even real? These are some of the questions that Kshanam tries to resolve. With a crisp editing and a just-sufficient run-time Kshanam makes this search an edge of the seat thriller ride. The pre-interval scene is a shocker and takes you completely by surprise. There are a couple of minor loopholes in the story, but despite that the overall gripping narrative will make you ignore them. Kshanam is extremely well-made and am sure we will see remakes in other languages soon. An extremely positive start of the year to Telugu film industry that is stuck in the larger than life hero worship and slowly evolving and accepting new and non-routine stories. Kshanam breaks stereotypes and gives us a world-class movie. If you liked Kahaani then you will surely enjoy Kshanam. Films like this is the reason why I love movies. Kudos to the entire team of Kshanam, a truly fantastic job.
    7SAMTHEBESTEST

    An instantly believable thriller nicely blended with emotional quotient. An Adivi Sesh trademark!

    Kshanam (2016) : Brief Review -

    An instantly believable thriller nicely blended with emotional quotient. An Adivi Sesh trademark! Kshnam has been remade in 3 languages so far and watching the original after like 5 years Post its release was meant to take away a bit of impact. Generally, this doesn't happen to me because i have seen many original films after watching the remade versions but with this film it was bit different. I remember watching Baaghi 2 FDFS and was blown away by such a good storyline in highly commercial action-packed bollywood film. Then, i learnt that it was a remake of Kshanam so of course the credit is due here. Kshanam is not out an out action film but that's why it is very reliable and believable. Rishi, a non-resident Indian, returns to India to help his ex-lover find her kidnapped daughter. The deeper he goes into the search, the more secrets and mess is found waiting for him. The film has a runtime of around 2 hours but those thrilling moments actually appear only in last 30 minutes. It has few twists in the first half but that too just before the interval point. This dragging before real thrills has hurt the film. It can be said that the drags or should i say ordinary scenes have been used intentionally just to provide enough anticipation for those unpredictable twists in the end but still in repeat viewing who cares about it? Excluding this one fault Kshanam doesn't go wrong anywhere. It keeps you on edge of your seats and has enough wow elements to surprise you. Adivi Sesh and Anasuya Bharadwaj are fantastic in their roles whereas Adah Sharma looks gorgeous in every scene. Ravikanth Perepu keeps the film simple and close to reality rather than going for unrealistic mass elements like action and explosion. Overall, a Solid Mysterios ride.

    RATING - 7.5/10*

    By - #samthebestest.
    10gchchakravarthi

    Amazing movie to sit-back and watch (suspense entertainer)

    "Kshanam" is one of a kind and top notch movies in the recent past from telugu (Indian) cinema industry. Backing up with an amazing story, screenplay, background and editing altogether merge flawlessly. Leading roles and supporting crew did an astonishing work to fit in to the characters which made "KSHANAM" a top of the list movies in 2016. Although few obvious situations and few flaws towards the end of the movie can be found, as an whole a decent credit should be given to the story. "KSHANAM" has the potential to attract all the ages to the cinemas and might give a lot of support and hope for the low budget and non commercial movies in the telugu industry to gain.

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      The film was remade in Tamil as "Sathya" (2017) and in Hindi as "Baaghi 2" (2018).
    • Crazy credits
      Title of the film does not appear until 30 minutes into the movie.
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      Remade as Sathya (2017)

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    • Release date
      • February 26, 2016 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
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    • Language
      • Telugu
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      • ₹11,000,000 (estimated)
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      • 1h 50m(110 min)
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