Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 12 January 2025
- Director
- Bobby Kolli
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Rating
- 5.6/10
Storyline
A dangerous criminal becomes a chauffeur to shield a young girl from harm.
“A driver with a dark past. A child who needs protection.”
Film Details
5.6Rating
147Minutes
TeluguLanguage
U/A 16+Certificate
Release Date12 January 2025
Also Known AsNBK 109 · NBK109 · Daaku Maharaj · داکو ماهاراج
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
revengesurvivalfamilyjustice
Tonegritty
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence4
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
Nandamuri Balakrishna"Nanaji" Seetharam / Daaku Maharaj
→#2Pragya JaiswalKaveri
→#3Urvashi RautelaJanaki
→#4Sudhanshu PandeyBablu Singh Thakur
→#5
#6V
Vedha AgarwalVaishnavi
→Sampath RamGangaram
→#7Bobby DeolBalwant Singh Thakur
→#8S
Sachin KhedekarKrishna Murthy
→#9Ravi KishanTrimurthulu Naidu
→#10R
Ravi KaleMaan Singh
→#11
B
Bobby KolliDirector
→#12
S
Suryadevara Naga VamsiCrew
→#13
K
K. Chakravarthy ReddyCrew
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Daaku Maharaaj
Cast reunions in this film: Sachin Khedekar & Bobby Deol (3 films together), Pragya Jaiswal & Nandamuri Balakrishna (2 films together), Sachin Khedekar & Nandamuri Balakrishna (2 films together), Sachin Khedekar & Ravi Kishan (2 films together), and Bobby Deol & Urvashi Rautela (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Daaku Maharaaj' translates to 'Bandit King' in English, hinting at the protagonist's outlaw background.
- Director Bobby Kolli previously directed the 2022 action film 'Macherla Niyojakavargam', marking a return to the crime thriller genre.
- The movie was shot extensively in Hyderabad and surrounding rural areas of Telangana to depict contrasting urban and lawless settings.
- It features a cameo by a popular Telugu comedian in a serious role, a departure from their usual comedic characters.
- The film's score was composed by a relatively new music director, marking one of their first major projects in Telugu cinema.
- A key action sequence involving a vehicle chase required over two weeks to film and used minimal CGI for realism.
- The child actor playing the little girl was selected from over 500 auditions across South India.