Shock is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Harish Shankar in his directoral debut and produced by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Ravi Teja and Jyothika, while Tabu, Subbaraju, and Ravi Kale play supporting roles. The music was composed by Ajay–Atul with editing by Bhanodaya. It released on 9 February 2006.[1][2][3] In 2013, the film was dubbed in Hindi as Mera Insaaf. The film was remade in Kannada as Prince (2011) starring Darshan.
| Shock | |
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| Directed by | Harish Shankar |
| Written by | Screenplay: Harish Shankar Story & Dialogues: Kona Venkat |
| Produced by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Starring | Ravi Teja Jyothika |
| Cinematography | Sarvesh Murari |
| Edited by | Bhanodaya |
| Music by | Songs: Ajay–Atul Score: Amar Mohale |
Production company | RGV Film Factory |
Release date |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editSekhar and Madhu are a happily married couple who work for an advertising company. Nagesh and Divakar are notorious encounter specialists. They shoot Sekhar, mistaking him to be a Maoism. After realising their mistake, they frame him as a Maoist by planting evidence. Sekhar's lawyer, Dharma Reddy, cheats him and makes sure that he is sentenced to eight-year imprisonment. Madhu meets Geeta, an investigative journalist and unite to get clues about Sekhar's innocence. Nagesh and Diwakar force Madhu to commit suicide. Sekhar is devastated upon learning of his wife's death. How Sekhar, with the help of Geeta, seeks revenge against Nagesh and Divakar and proves his innocence forms the rest of the story.
Cast
edit- Ravi Teja as Chandrasekhar a.k.a. Sekhar
- Jyothika as Madhurima a.k.a. Madhu, Sekhar's wife
- Tabu as Geeta, an investigative journalist
- Subbaraju as Nagesh, an encounter specialist
- Ravi Kale as Divakar, an encounter specialist
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Lawyer Dharma Reddy
- Brahmanandam as Sekhar and Madhu's boss
- Nagendra Babu as CBI Officer Surendra Kumar
- Deepthi Nallamothu as Sekhar and Madhu's friend
- Ravi Prakash as Sekhar's friend
- Krishnudu as Sekhar's friend
- Krishna Bhagavaan as Gopi, a house broker
- Vizag Prasad as Madhu's father
- Hema as Sekhar and Madhu's neighbor
- Jeeva as Police Commissioner G. Gopal Rao
- Raghu Babu as Jailer
- Raja Ravindra as Labbipet Tilak
- Vajja Venkata Giridhar as Sekhar's office peon
- Ramjagan
Production
editRam Gopal Varma was to produce a film starring Ravi Teja directed by Prawaal Raman of Darna Mana Hai fame in Telugu. Ravi Teja wanted a Telugu person as the director, and Harish Shankar was brought on board.[4]
Soundtrack
edit| Shock | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:38 | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Ajay–Atul | |||
| Ajay–Atul chronology | ||||
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The songs were composed by Ajay–Atul and released on Aditya Music.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ni Vente Nene" | Chandrabose | S. P. B. Charan, Kousalya | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Cycle Ekkki" | Kandikonda | Chakri, Shweta Pandit | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Premante" | Kona Venkat | Shweta Pandit | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Kummese Dammunte" | Pothula Ravikiran | Ajay, Kousalya | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Madhuram Madhuram" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Shock" (Instrumental) | 2:30 | ||
| Total length: | 26:38 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Shock - Telugu cinema Review - Ravi Teja, Jyothika". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Gripping, but no shock value". Thehindu.com. 11 February 2006. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Shock review: Shock (Telugu) Movie Review". Movies.fullhyderabad.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Harish Shankar interview – Telugu film director". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.