786 Khaidi Premakatha
{{For|the 1988 film|Khaidi No. 786}}
{{Infobox film
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| director = K. S. Nageswara Rao
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| screenplay = K. S. Nageswara Rao
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| label1= Dialogue by
| data1 = Posani Krishna Murali
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| producer = R. V. Rao
| starring = {{plainlist|*Laksh Chadalavada
- Yana Sheik
- Hamsa Nandini
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| cinematography = Jaswant
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| music = M. M. Srilekha
| studio = Indian film Corporation
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|2|4}}
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| country = India
| language = Telugu
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786 Khaidi Premakatha ({{Translation|Prisoner #786's love story}}) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic action drama film directed by K. S. Nageswara Rao and starring Laksh Chadalavada (credited as Shashikanth), Yana Sheik, and Hamsa Nandini (credited as Poonam Bhartke). Despite negative reviews, Laksh Chadalavada stated that it had been a commercial success.{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/laksh-valayam.html|title=Interview with Laksh about Valayam|work=Idlebrain.com|access-date=2024-02-12|archive-date=2022-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205221721/https://idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/laksh-valayam.html|url-status=live}}
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Laksh Chadalavada as Rajesh
- Yana Sheik as Alekya
- Hamsa Nandini as Roshini
- Anandaraj as Harischandra Prasad
- Brahmanandam as Changala Rayudu
- M. S. Narayana
- Potti Veerayya
- AVS
- Jeeva
- Sriman
- Raghu Babu as Police Officer
- Gajar Khan
- Uttej
- Raghunatha Reddy
- Tirupathi Prakash
- Kallu Chidambaram
- Padma Jayanti as a widowed mother
- Shakeela
- Chandrika
- Anitha
- Sarika
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Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. M. Srilekha and the lyrics were written by Bhaskarabhatla. An audio launch was held on 7 January 200 in Hyderabad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-786.html|title=Audio release - 786 (khaidi premakatha)|date=10 January 2005|work=Idlebrain.com|access-date=12 February 2024|archive-date=8 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108110337/https://idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-786.html|url-status=live}}
Reception
Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film {{Fraction|2|1|2}} out of 5 and wrote that "Director KS Nageswara Rao exhibited expertise in action sequences. Other than that he could not succeed in holding interest element in narration and maintaining grip on the proceedings on the film".{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-786.html|title=Movie review - 786 (Khaidi Premakatha)|date=4 February 2005|work=Idlebrain.com|last=Jeevi|access-date=12 February 2024|archive-date=17 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117192014/http://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-786.html|url-status=live}} A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "The hero just hams or gapes at the camera. The heroines just lark around in outfits that a kindergarten student would have difficulty getting in. The music, by Sri Lekha, passes muster. But the camerawork is patchy. Nageshwara Rao's direction is nondescript".{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/786-khaidi-premakatha-review-telugu-movie-7433|title=786 Khaidi Premakatha Review|work=Indiaglitz|access-date=2024-02-12|archive-date=2023-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323073655/https://www.indiaglitz.com/786-khaidi-premakatha-review-telugu-movie-7433|url-status=live}} Full Hyderabad wrote that "The film has an A certificate. Watch it when you become an adult".{{Cite web|url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/786-khaidi-prema-katha/telugu/786-khaidi-prema-katha-movie-reviews-1273-2.html|title=786 Khaidi Prema Katha Review|work=Full Hyderabad|access-date=2024-02-12|archive-date=2024-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106012505/https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/786-khaidi-prema-katha/telugu/786-khaidi-prema-katha-movie-reviews-1273-2.html|url-status=live}}
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