Kapatadhaari

Gowtham is traffic police officer who seeks a more respectable job in the police force. One day, in a nearby construction site, a child finds some bones. This prompts an investigation and Gowtham's interest into the case. He discovers that the case was initially discovered by ex-cop Ranjith Kumar in the earlier years.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

{{Cast listing|

• Sumanth as Gowtham Kumar
• Nandita Swetha as Swathi
• Sampath Maitreya as Fernandez / Aleru Srinivas Rao
• Nassar as Ex cop Ranjith Kumar
• Jayaprakash as Journalist Kumar / Rayudu
• Suman Ranganathan as Ramya
• Vennela Kishore as Gowtham's colleague at traffic duty
• J. Satish Kumar as Ranga Rao
• Sai Dheena as Mechanic
• Kotesh Manava as Gurumurthy

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Producer G. Dhananjayan acquired the remake rights of Kavaludaari in early April 2019, for both its Telugu and Tamil versions.{{Cite web|title=Kavaludaari remake rights see high demand in south and Bollywood|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/apr/29/kavaludaari-remake-rights-see-high-demand-in-south-and-bwood-1970335.html|access-date=2021-01-28|website=The New Indian Express}} Sumanth was selected to play the lead role. Principal photography began on 1 November 2019. Director Pradeep Krishnamoorthy makes his acting debut in this film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/feb/25/director-pradeep-krishnamoorthy-makes-his-acting-debut-with-kabadadaari-17214.html|title=Director Pradeep Krishnamoorthy to make acting debut with Kabadadaari|website=Cinema Express|access-date=2020-03-10}} Kapatadaari motion poster was released by Nagarjuna on 18 November 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://telugu.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/sumanth-new-movie-title-is-kapatadhari-q17126|title='క‌ప‌ట‌ధారి'నే నమ్ముకున్నాడు.. కాపాడతాడా?|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=te|access-date=2020-03-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/nov/19/sumanth-pradeep-krishnamoorthys-film-is-titled-kapatadhaari-15592.html|title=Sumanth-Pradeep Krishnamoorthy's film titled Kapatadhaari|website=Cinema Express|access-date=2020-03-11}} The film's post-production began in February 2020.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/kapatadhaari-sumanth-finishes-dubbing-for-his-next-with-pradeep-krishnamoorthy/articleshow/74320590.cms|title=Kapatadhaari: Sumanth finishes dubbing for his next with Pradeep Krishnamoorthy|work=The Times of India|access-date=5 June 2020}} Sumanth completed his dubbing in March 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/kapatadhaari-sumanth-finishes-dubbing-for-his-next-with-pradeep-krishnamoorthy/articleshow/74320590.cms|title=Kapatadhaari: Sumanth finishes dubbing for his next with Pradeep Krishnamoorthy|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-10}}

{{Infobox album

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| label = Aditya Music

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{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| lyrics2 = Vanamali

| lyrics4 = Simon K. King

| title4 = Theme of Kapatadhaari

| extra3 = Sanah Moidutty

| lyrics3 = Vanamali

| title3 = Hayaki Baby

| length2 =

| extra2 = Pradeep Kumar

| title2 = Kalalo Kanupaape

| title1 = Kapatadhaari

| all_music = Simon K King

| extra1 = Niranj Suresh

| lyrics1 = Bhashyashree

| extra_column = Singer(s)

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| extra4 = Simon K. King

| title5 = Sabadame

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It was initially scheduled to be released in May 2020,{{Cite web|title=Kabadadaari to be made in Tamil, Telugu|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/nov/12/kabadadaari-to-be-made-in-tamil-telugu-2060467.html|access-date=11 March 2020|website=The New Indian Express}}{{Cite news|title=Sibiraj's 'Kabadadaari' to release in May|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sibirajs-kabadadaari-to-release-in-may/articleshow/74470405.cms|access-date=2020-03-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}} but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After the reopening of theatres across Andhra Pradesh, with restrictions of 50% occupancy, Kapatadhaari was scheduled for a theatrical release on 25 December 2020, simultaneously along with its Tamil version, but was postponed due to various reasons.{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Sibi Sathyaraj and Nandita Sweta starrer Kabadadhaari has a release date|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/sumanth-and-nandita-sweta-starrer-kapatadhaari-has-a-release-date/articleshow/79392051.cms|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}} Release date was revised as 26 February 2021 and later advances to 19 February 2021. The film later began streaming from 30 March on Amazon Prime Video.{{Cite news|date=2021-03-19|title=New on Amazon Prime this week: 'Picasso', 'Kapatadhaari' and more|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/new-on-amazon-prime-this-week-picasso-kapatadhaari-and-more/article34106585.ece|issn=0971-751X}}

Thadhagath Pathi, writing for Times of India gave three stars out of five and termed it as "An engaging thriller that unfolds well." Pathi liked the portrayal of protagonist Gautham as a regular policeman trying to solve a crime instead of a superhero. He praised Sumanth and Nasser for their performance, and Simon King for the music. Pathi concluded, that the film had no unnecessary elements and the director Pradeep Krishnamoorthy kept the flow smooth making it into a worth watch film."{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/kapatadhaari/movie-review/81103197.cms|title=Kapatadhaari Movie Review: An engaging thriller that unfolds well|first=Thadhagath |last=Pathi|date=February 19, 2021|publisher=Times of India|language=en}} Y. Sunita Chowdhary of The Hindu called it a ""well-made thriller" and "faithful remake" while writing "The film does keep you engaged, retains the suspense for most part but lacks any emotional connect."{{Cite news|last=Chowdhary|first=Y. Sunita|date=2021-02-19|title='Kapatadhaari' movie review: Sumanth and Nandita Swetha starrer is an edge-of-the-seat thriller|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/kapatadhaari-review-sumanth-and-nandita-swetha-starrer-is-an-edge-of-the-seat-thriller/article33879359.ece|issn=0971-751X}}

Sakshi critic Anji Shetty, who rated the film 2.5 out of 5, also appreciated the execution and performances but felt that screenplay and climax could have been better.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-19|title=కపటధారి మూవీ రివ్యూ|url=https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/movies/sumanth-kapatadhaari-movie-review-and-rating-telugu-1344931|website=Sakshi|language=te}} A reviewer from Eenadu gave a mixed review, stating, "Though there are many thrilling elements in the story, only a few were translated well."{{Cite web|date=19 February 2021|title=రివ్యూ: క‌ప‌ట‌ధారి|url=https://www.eenadu.net/cinema/newsarticle/sumanth-kapatadhaari-telugu-movie-review/0203/121036447|website=Eenadu|language=te}}

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