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Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu

Name: Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu
Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery
Released: 2026-01-11
Duration: 162 min
Cast: Chiranjeevi, Nayanthara, Venkatesh, Catherine Tresa, Harsha Vardhan

Tollywood20262h 42mTeluguTop 5% of Tollywood budgets

79Standing

39th of 443 in Tollywood

Reported gross: 96
Return on budget: 51
Audience rating: 53
Momentum: 98

Out-grossed 96% of Tollywood releases with reported figures ($34M).
Returned 1.5× its budget, against an industry median of 1.5×.
Momentum in the 98th percentile.
Audience rating 6.2 from 22 votes, the 53rd percentile.

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Cost: $22M
Took: $34M

Against a Tollywood median of 1.5×, so this one returned 1.0 times what a typical release there does.

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The picture

National security officer Vara Prasad, protecting his estranged wife and kids from a vengeful ex-cop, sees it as a chance to rebuild their relationship after six years apart.

Released: 11 January 2026
Runtime: 2h 42m
Language: Telugu
Industry: Tollywood

Top billedAll 20 credits

ChiranjeeviShankara Varaprasad
NayantharaSasirekha
VenkateshVenky Gowda
Catherine TresaJwaala
Harsha VardhanNarayana
Abhinav GomatamMusthafa

Made by

Director: Anil Ravipudi
Writer: Anil Ravipudi
Original Music Composer: Bheems Ceciroleo
Director of Photography: Sameer Reddy
Producer: Sahu Garapati, Sushmita Konidela

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ActionComedyMystery

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