
Chakravyuham(2023)
Telugu111 mins
Sirisha, wife of Sanjay Rao was found with her throat slit. C.I. Satyanarayana is tasked to find the culprit. As murder is accompanied by the disappearance of cash and gold worth one crore, Satya casts his doubt on a maid working in Siri’s house.
Director:Chetukuri Madhusudhan
Mood:
darksuspensefulemotional
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, Aha Video
- Theatrical Release
- 2 June 2023
- Director
- Chetukuri Madhusudhan
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rating
- 5.5/10
Storyline
A woman is found murdered in her home. A detective investigates and suspects the maid, especially after money and jewelry go missing.
“A maid. A murder. A million missing.”
Film Details
5.5Rating
111Minutes
TeluguLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date2 June 2023
Also Known AsChakravyuham: The Trap · Chakravyukam · Chakravyukham · chakravyukam: the trap
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefulemotional
Themes
corruptionjusticefamilysurvival
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence4
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1




Subhalekha SudhakarJagannatha Rao
→#2
Srikanth IyengarSrinivas
→#3
#4M
Mamilla Shailaja PriyaShakuntala
→R
Rajiv KanakalaSridhar
→#5
AjayCI A. Satyanarayana
→#6
G
Gnaneswari KandregulaSI Durga Nayak
→#7
V
Vivek TrivediSanjay Rao
→#8
U
Urvashi PardeshiSirisha
→#9
#10P
Pragya Nayan SinhaShilpa
→
Kireeti DamarajuHacker
→#11
C
Chetukuri MadhusudhanDirector
→#12
C
Chetukuri SavithriCrew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Chakravyuham
Cast reunions in this film: Ajay & Rajiv Kanakala (10 films together), Rajiv Kanakala & Subhalekha Sudhakar (4 films together), Ajay & Kireeti Damaraju (2 films together), and Ajay & Srikanth Iyengar (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, Chetukuri Madhusudhan, is also a practicing lawyer, which influenced the legal authenticity in the courtroom scenes.
- It was shot in just 21 days on a tight budget, primarily using real locations in and around Hyderabad to maintain a realistic feel.
- The title 'Chakravyuham' refers to an ancient Indian military formation, symbolizing the complex, trap-like mystery in the plot.
- Actress Hema, who played the maid, had to learn a specific Telangana dialect for her role to sound authentic to the local setting.
- The film avoided background score in key suspense scenes to rely solely on natural sounds and dialogue, a stylistic choice by the director.
- Despite being a thriller, it subtly critiques social class disparities, shown through interactions between the family and domestic workers.
- It was released directly on an OTT platform, skipping a traditional theatrical run, which is uncommon for Telugu mystery films.