Mr. King(2023)
Shiva is an RJ who is doing his thesis on airplane mechanism while Seetharama is cunning and complex. Umadevi and Vennela both fell in love with Shiva. How will Shiva untangle the love triangle and manage Seetharama Raju's twisted game?
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 24 February 2023
- Director
- Sashidhar Chavali
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Rating
- 7.0/10
Storyline
Shiva is a radio host and student studying airplane design. Two women, Umadevi and Vennela, both fall in love with him, creating a complicated love triangle. At the same time, Shiva must deal with the twisted schemes of a cunning man named Seetharama Raju.
“A love triangle tangled in a dangerous game.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Mr. King
Cast reunions in this film: Tanikella Bharani & Vennila (13 films together), Vennila & Murali Sharma (9 films together), and Tanikella Bharani & Murali Sharma (6 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Mr. King' is a direct reference to the protagonist's radio jockey name, which becomes central to the plot.
- Director Sashidhar Chavali also served as the film's writer and editor, a multi-role approach common in smaller Telugu productions.
- The movie was shot extensively in and around Visakhapatnam, capturing real locations like the RK Beach area.
- Actress Harshika Poonacha, who plays a key role, is known for her work in Kannada cinema, making this a rare Telugu lead for her.
- The plot involving an RJ and an airplane mechanism thesis combines two unusual professions rarely paired in Telugu romances.
- The film had a very limited theatrical release, primarily targeting single-screen theaters in Andhra Pradesh rather than major multiplex chains.
- Despite its thriller genre tags, promotional material heavily emphasized the romantic triangle to attract a broader audience.