Vakeel Saab(2021)
Three girls find themselves accused of attempt to murder after escaping molestation. Their only hope is an alcoholic lawyer who agrees to take up the case.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- MX Player, Prime Video, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 9 April 2021
- Director
- Venu Sriram
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Rating
- 7.0/10
Storyline
Three young women are accused of attempted murder after defending themselves from an assault. Their last chance is a lawyer struggling with alcoholism, who decides to fight for their case in court.
“Three girls fight back. One broken lawyer fights for them.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Vakeel Saab
Cast reunions in this film: Prakash Raj & Mukesh Rishi (8 films together), Prakash Raj & Anjali (4 films together), Prakash Raj & Shruti Haasan (4 films together), Prakash Raj & Sarath Babu (4 films together), Prakash Raj & Pawan Kalyan (4 films together), and Prakash Raj & P. S. Vinod (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film is an official remake of the 2016 Hindi film 'Pink', which was also remade in several other Indian languages.
- This was the first film where Pawan Kalyan played a lawyer, a role he would reprise in his next film, 'Bheemla Nayak'.
- The courtroom set was one of the largest ever built for a Telugu film at the time, designed to feel grand and imposing.
- Composer S. Thaman reused and rearranged a musical theme from his own score for the 2019 film 'Gaddalakonda Ganesh' in this movie.
- A real-life senior advocate was consulted to ensure the courtroom procedures and dialogues were legally accurate.
- The film's release was delayed by nearly a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finally premiering in April 2021.
- Actress Nivetha Thomas, who plays one of the three central women, learned basic Telugu for her role despite being a Malayalam speaker.