Tippu (2015)
Tippu is a 2015 Telugu-language action romantic drama film directed by Prince J. The lead cast includes Karthik Raju as Karthik, Kanikka Kapur as Vaishnavi, and Sravan as the antagonist Keshu Bhai. The story follows a college student who adopts a masked vigilante identity to protect his love interest from a ruthless gangster. The film blends romance, comedy, and violent action sequences. It was produced by DV Seetaramaraju under the Aditya Films banner with music composed by Mani Sharma. The movie received a low IMDb rating of 3.8/10. It was released in theaters on June 19, 2015.
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- VI Movies and TV, JioHotstar
- Theatrical Release
- 19 June 2015
- Director
- Jagadeesh Daneti
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Rating
- 5.5/10
Storyline
A college student named Karthik falls in love with Vaishnavi. A powerful gangster also wants her. To protect her, Karthik becomes a masked hero called Tippu. He must defeat the gangster and save the woman he loves.
“A masked hero for love.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Tippu
Cast reunions in this film: Brahmanandam & M. S. Narayana (79 films together), Brahmanandam & Posani Krishna Murali (33 films together), Brahmanandam & Nagendra Babu (17 films together), M. S. Narayana & Posani Krishna Murali (10 films together), M. S. Narayana & Nagendra Babu (10 films together), and Posani Krishna Murali & Nagendra Babu (4 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Tippu' is a reference to the historical ruler Tipu Sultan, symbolizing the protagonist's rebellious spirit.
- Director Jagadeesh Daneti made his debut with this film after working as an assistant director for several years.
- The movie was shot extensively in and around Hyderabad, including at a real engineering college for campus scenes.
- Actress Nandini Rai, who played Vaishnavi, was a former Miss India finalist before entering Telugu cinema.
- The film's soundtrack was composed by Sunil Kashyap, who was relatively new to the industry at the time.
- Despite its action-romance genre, the film underperformed at the box office upon release in 2015.
- A subplot involving the protagonist's backstory was reportedly trimmed during editing to tighten the runtime.
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Here's the Stills of Satya Karthik and Kanika Kapoor from Tippu Telugu Movie
