Victory
Venkatesh,
Tollywood's
undisputed
veteran
with
a
wholesome
fan
following
hit
the
Sankranti
screens
this
year
with
Sailesh
Kolanu's
directorial
action
thriller,
Saindhav.
The
movie
in
which
he
played
a
doting
family
man
and
a
father
who
has
an
unknown
dark
past,
enthralled
his
fans
but
the
movie
didn't
meet
great
feedback
upon
its
theatrical
release.
In
Saindhav,
Venky
mama
donned
a
different
character
SaiKo
(Saindhav
Koneru)
who
leaves
his
past
behind
to
spend
all
his
time
as
a
devouted
father
to
a
girl
child
and
a
lovely
man
to
his
wife.
Venkatesh
opted
for
a
heavy
actioner
for
the
first
time
in
his
career.
Saindhav
Premise
Saindhav
Koneru
aka
SaiKo
is
a
simple
and
endearing
family
man
who
lives
with
his
wife
Manogna
and
daughter
Gayathri.
He
has
a
dark
past
unbeknownst
to
his
wife.
Suddenly,
his
daughter
Gayathri
falls
sick
and
is
diagnosed
with
spinal
muscular
atrophy
and
requires
an
injection
that
costs
Rs
17
Crore.
SaiKo
then
has
no
other
option
but
to
go
back
to
his
old,
bad
ways
to
do
what
he
has
to
do
to
save
his
daughter.
He
has
to
then
face
a
ruthless
gangster
and
an
enemy
from
the
past,
Vikas
Malik.
Saindhav
OTT
Release
Date
&
Time
The
digital
streaming
rights
of
Venkatesh's
latest
slick
action
thriller
were
sold
to
Amazon
Prime
Video
for
Rs
15
Crore.
The
movie
will
make
its
OTT
debut
most
likely
on
February
9,
going
by
the
latest
buzz,
post
its
underwhelming
theatrical
release.
At
first,
it
was
expected
that
Venky
Mama's
Saindhav
would
only
make
its
streaming
debut
in
the
mid-week
of
March.
However,
owing
to
its
underwhelming
performance
at
the
box
office,
the
movie
is
now
going
to
arrive
early
on
Prime
Video,
that
is
from
February
9.
Saindhav
Cast
Along
with
Venkatesh
Daggubati,
this
family
action
thriller
features
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
in
his
Telugu
debut.
He
played
the
role
of
Vikas
Malik.
Arya
played
the
role
of
Manas
and
Shraddha
Srinath
as
Manogya,
Saindhav
Koneru's
wife.
Ruhani
Sharma
is
seen
as
Dr
Renu
and
Andrea
Jeremiah
plays
the
role
of
Jasmine.
Jisshu
Sengupta,
Mukesh
Rishi,
and
Jayaprakash
among
others
played
important
roles
in
the
movie.
Saindhav
Crew
The
movie
was
written
and
directed
by
Sailesh
Kolanu.
Venkat
Boyanapalli
bankrolled
the
movie
under
the
Niharika
Entertainment
banner.
Santhosh
Narayanan
composed
the
film's
entire
music
and
score.
Saindhav
has
cinematography
by
S
Manikandan
and
Garry
BH
worked
as
the
editor.