Streaming · Telugu film · 2021
Krack
క్రాక్
Krack release date: 9 January 2021 (theatres). Directed by Gopichand Malineni; starring Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan and Samuthirakani.
- Film release
- 9 January 2021 · All 2021 films
- Director
- Gopichand Malineni
- Music
- Thaman S
- Production
- Saraswathi Films Division
- Writing credits
- Gopichand Malineni
- Runtime
- 154 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
Streaming on Aha since 6 February 2021.
Film release: 9 January 2021 · all 2021 Telugu films.
Source: the film’s Wikipedia article, checked 3 October 2026. Only what the source states is shown.
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Story and main characters
Krack centres on a confrontation between police officer Potharaju Veera Shankar and gangster Katari Krishna. Set partly in Ongole, the Telugu action film connects Shankar’s investigation with threats to his family. This is a spoiler-light introduction; it does not reveal how the conflict ends.
- Ravi Teja plays Potharaju Veera Shankar.
- Shruti Haasan plays Kalyani, Shankar’s wife.
- Samuthirakani plays Katari Krishna.
- Varalaxmi Sarathkumar plays Jayamma.
The character names and premise are cross-checked against Aha’s official Krack listing and the film’s reference record.
The Ravi Teja–Gopichand Malineni connection
Krack is their third film together, following Don Seenu (2010) and Balupu (2013). Gopichand Malineni also has story and screenplay credits; Sai Madhav Burra wrote the dialogues. Thaman S composed the music, G. K. Vishnu handled cinematography and Naveen Nooli edited the film. The producer is B. Madhu, under Saraswathi Films Division.
Cinema release versus streaming
The cinema release was 9 January 2021. Its Aha streaming premiere was later, on 6 February 2021. Those dates describe different releases, not a postponement. The record above retains the 154-minute theatrical runtime; Aha currently labels its version 2 hours 30 minutes. Check the platform’s listing for the version available in your region.
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Cast of Krack (2021)
- Ravi Teja as CI Potharaju Veera Shanker
- Shruti Haasan as Kalyani
- Samuthirakani as Katari Krishna
- Varalaxmi Sarathkumar as Jayamma
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Hyper Aadi
- Raghu Babu
- Ali as Shankar's Friend
- Saptagiri as Subba Reddy
- Posani Krishna Murali as Superintendent of Police
- Venkatesh Daggubati
- P. Ravi Shankar as Konda Reddy
- Anish Kuruvilla
- B.V.S.Ravi
- Jeeva as Local Rowdy
- Ashok Kumar
- Mahesh Kathi
- Chitram Srinu
- Apsara Rani
- Rupa Lakshmi
- Goparaju Ramana
Also in the cast (TMDB): Mouryani as Katari's daughter, Chirag Jani as Saleem Bhathkal, Sudhakar Komakula as Constable Kiran, Stun Siva as Ankudu, Ashrita Vemuganti as Manamma, Devi Prasad as SI Thilak, Gulabi Srinu as Gulabi, Vamsee Chaganti as SI Balaji, Sathwik Biruda as Cheeku, Priyanka Raman as Deepthi Bedi, BVS Ravi as Bystander, Venkatesh as Narrator.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Source record: Q85774973 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.