Kapatadhaari(2021)
Gautham is a traffic cop who aspires to be in the crime wing. When skeletal remains are found in his jurisdiction, he digs deeper and unearths a conspiracy from 40 years ago. How he proves the case is still relevant forms the story.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 19 February 2021
- Director
- Pradeep Krishnamoorthy
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 26m
- Rating
- 7.2/10
Storyline
A traffic cop wants to join the crime investigation team. He starts looking into some old skeletal remains found in his area and discovers a secret plot from decades earlier. The story follows his fight to prove this old case still matters today.
“A traffic cop uncovers a decades-old conspiracy.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Kapatadhaari
Cast reunions in this film: Jayaprakash & Nassar (14 films together), Jayaprakash & Vennila (6 films together), Nassar & Vennila (4 films together), Nassar & Suman Ranganathan (4 films together), Jayaprakash & Suman Ranganathan (2 films together), and Jayaprakash & Rasamathi (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film is a remake of the 2019 Kannada movie 'Kavaludaari', which was also directed by Pradeep Krishnamoorthy.
- Actor Sumanth, who plays the lead, underwent training with real traffic police to understand their body language and routines.
- The story is loosely inspired by a real-life unsolved case from Bengaluru known as the 'Stoneman murders' of the 1980s.
- This was the first Telugu film for director Pradeep Krishnamoorthy, who originally made the movie in Kannada.
- The film's title 'Kapatadhaari' translates to 'The Key Holder', symbolizing the protagonist's role in unlocking the mystery.
- Composer Prashanth R Vihari, known for his work in Tamil and Kannada cinema, made his Telugu debut with this film's score.
- Despite being a crime thriller, the movie includes subtle social commentary on bureaucratic delays and systemic corruption.