Released · Telugu film · 2017
Khaidi No. 150
ఖైదీ నెంబర్ 150
Khaidi No. 150 release date: 11 January 2017 (theatres). Directed by V. V. Vinayak; starring Chiranjeevi, Ali and Kajal Aggarwal.
- Film release
- 11 January 2017 · All 2017 films
- Director
- V. V. Vinayak
- Music
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Production
- Konidela production company
- Producer
- Ram Charan
- Writing credits
- V. V. Vinayak
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
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Film release: 11 January 2017 · all 2017 Telugu films.
Source: the film’s Wikipedia article, checked 25 September 2026. It does not name a streaming platform or date; this page says so rather than guessing.
Khaidi No. 150 (transl. Prisoner No. 150) is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action drama directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by Lyca Productions and Konidela Production Company. Chiranjeevi plays a dual role opposite Kajal Aggarwal. It was his 150th film and his return to a lead role after nearly a decade. A remake of the 2014 Tamil film Kaththi, it was released for Sankranti on 11 January 2017. According to the source, it grossed over ₹164 crore worldwide, making it the fourth highest-grossing Telugu film at the time.
Story
Kaththi Seenu, a petty criminal, escapes custody in Kolkata and flees to Hyderabad, planning to leave for Bangkok. When he and his sidekick find his exact lookalike, Shankar, wounded by thugs, Seenu takes on Shankar’s identity to dodge the police. He moves into the old-age home Shankar runs, meaning to steal money meant for its residents.
Development
Filming of Chiranjeevi’s 150th film began in 2016. Like the original Kaththi, which starred Vijay and Samantha, the story deals with farmer suicides and water scarcity. The film was financed by Chiranjeevi’s son Ram Charan and producer A. Subashkaran, and it was Vinayak’s second film with Chiranjeevi. The Paruchuri Brothers adapted A. R. Murugadoss’s story. Kajal Aggarwal was confirmed as the heroine in July 2016, and Tarun Arora was cast as the villain.
Filming and music
Principal photography began on 23 June 2016 with key scenes at Chanchalguda Central Jail in Hyderabad. Later schedules took place at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. A special song with Raai Laxmi was shot in October, and two songs with the lead pair were filmed in Europe in November 2016. Red Chillies VFX handled the visual effects. Devi Sri Prasad composed the five-track soundtrack and score.
Box office
According to the source, the film grossed ₹50.45 crore on its opening day, passed ₹95.4 crore in two days, and grossed over US$2.45 million in the United States.
Reception
Critics largely saw it as a successful comeback vehicle. The Times of India gave it 3 out of 5 and said Chiranjeevi was back, if not with a bang. 123 Telugu called it a typical mass entertainer and a thumping comeback, and Firstpost said its real purpose was to announce the Megastar’s return. The Indian Express noted a brief cameo by Ram Charan in a song.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Cast of Khaidi No. 150 (2017)
- Chiranjeevi as 'Kaththi' Seenu & Konidela Shankar
- Ali as Malli
- Kajal Aggarwal as Lakshmi
- Brahmanandam as Doberman
- Raghu Babu as Cook in Old Age Home
- Tarun Arora as Aggarwal
- Posani Krishna Murali as Borabanda Bujji
- Raghu Karumanchi as Borabanda Bujji's brother
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Ram Charan
- Prudhvi Raj
- Nassar
- Fish Venkat
- Chandra Mohan
- Jaya Prakash Reddy
- V. V. Vinayak
- Narsing Yadav
- Nagendra Babu
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
What critics said
Reviews cited in the article welcomed Chiranjeevi's return in a typical mass entertainer, while noting a predictable story.
- The Times of India wrote that Chiranjeevi is back, though not quite with a bang.
- 123 Telugu called it a typical mass entertainer and a thumping comeback, if you ignore the predictable story and dull climax.
- The Indian Express liked Devi Sri Prasad's songs but felt the star's dancing lacked its old agility.
- Great Andhra felt Chiranjeevi's act works more than the clichéd script.
Box office: the article reports ₹50.45 crore on the opening day and ₹164 crore by February 2017.
Summarised by Tollywood Desk from the reception section of the Wikipedia article Khaidi No. 150 (revision 1362028293), which cites the reviews named above. Quotation marks show words quoted in that article; no ratings or scores are added here.
Source record: Q25302993 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.