Saptagiri Express (film)

Saptagiri Express is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Arun Pawar and produced by Dr. K. Ravi Kirane under the Sai Celluloid Cinematic Creations Banner with music composed by Bulganin.^[1] The film marks actor and comedian Saptagiri's first hero role.^[2] Saptagiri also wrote the film, which is an adaptation of the Tamil film Thirudan Police, and features him in the role of a constable.^[2]

Saptagiri Express
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Arun Pawar
Written by	Saptagiri Caarthick Raju
Produced by	Dr. K. Ravi Kirane
Starring	Saptagiri Roshni Prakash Posani Krishna Murali Sayaji Shinde
Cinematography	C. Ramprasad
Edited by	Gautham Raju
Music by	Vijai Bulganin
Production company	Sai Celluloid Cinematic Creations
Release date	23 December 2016 (2016-12-23)
Running time	131 min
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Cast

• Saptagiri as Saptagiri
• Roshni Prakash as Poornima
• Naramalli Sivaprasad as Constable Sivaprasad
• Ali as Doctor
• Shakalaka Shankar as Kaanipaakam
• Posani Krishna Murali as DCP Papayamma
• Sayaji Shinde as SP Umesh Chandra
• Ajay Ghosh
• Tulasi as Saptagiri's mother
• Hema aw Papayamma's wife
• Madhunandan as Doctor
• Raghav Uday
• Thagubothu Ramesh as Awards host

Production

The film was originally titled Katamarayudu, but the title was changed after Pawar and Sapthagiri learned that Pawan Kalyan was starring in a film by the same name.^[3] Filming for Saptagiri Express concluded around the beginning of October 2016 and there was a projected release date of November of the same year.^[4]

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Be Positive"	Yazin Nizar
2.	"Papa Nuvu"	Rahul Nambiar
3.	"Velugu Cheekati"	Vijai Bulganin
4.	"Kekekkindo Lammi"	Ranjith, Geetha Madhuri
5.	"Theme Song"	Vijai Bulganin

Critical reception

Srividya Palaparthi of The Times of India rated the film 2/5 stars and wrote, "A film that is merely two hours and eleven minutes long, because of all the hullabaloo feels extremely long. [...] Sapthagiri Express feels like you’re watching a showreel of the actor’s comedy sketches. This one is strictly for those who love brainless comedy and Sapthagiri."^[5] Y. Sunita Chowdhary of The Hindu gave it 2/5 stars and wrote, "The father-son relationship and Saptagiri’s monologue impress but the director fails to keep the audience interested till the end."^[6]