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Winner
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Winner release date: 24 February 2017 (theatres). Directed by Gopichand Malineni; starring Sai Dharam Tej, Rakul Preet Singh and Jagapati Babu.
- Film release
- 24 February 2017 · All 2017 films
- Director
- Gopichand Malineni
- Music
- S. Thaman
- Production
- Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions, Leo Productions
- Writing credits
- Gopichand Malineni
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
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Film release: 24 February 2017 · all 2017 Telugu films.
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Winner is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action comedy directed by Gopichand Malineni. It was produced by Nallamalupu Srinivas (Bujji) and Tagore Madhu under Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions and Leo Productions. It stars Sai Dharam Tej, Rakul Preet Singh and Jagapati Babu, with music by S. Thaman. The film was released worldwide on 24 February 2017.
Story
Mahendra Reddy, a champion jockey, leaves his wealthy father Dharmendra Reddy to marry the woman he loves. When she dies giving birth to their son Siddu, father and son grow extremely close. Needing Mahendra back, Dharmendra schemes to separate them, and Siddu runs away from home. He grows up resenting his father, working as a creative head at a newspaper and hating horses and racing. Then he falls for Sitara, an aspiring athlete, and to win her he has to face a horse race of his own.
Production
Production began in March 2016, and principal photography started that August in Hyderabad. Other locations included Kyiv, Lviv, Istanbul, Ooty and Bangalore.
Music
S. Thaman composed the songs and background score.
Release
The film opened worldwide on 24 February 2017.
Reception
Reviews ranged from lukewarm to negative. Idlebrain.com gave it 3 out of 5. The Times of India rated it 2.5 and called it a typical commercial potboiler. The New Indian Express gave it 1 out of 5, citing shoddy filmmaking and a disjointed script.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Cast of Winner (2017)
- Sai Dharam Tej
- Rakul Preet Singh as Sitara
- Jagapati Babu as Mahendra Reddy
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Raghu Babu as Dharmendra Reddy's P.A.
- Vennela Kishore as Padma
- Priyadarshi Pulikonda
- Prudhvi Raj
- Anasuya
- Ali as Horseman Babu / Peter Hens
- Surya
- Adarsh Balakrishna as Rich Kid
- Mukesh Rishi as Dharmendra Reddy
- Hari Teja as Hari Teja
- Duvvasi Mohan as Constable
- Sivannarayana Naripeddi
- Kaveri as Lakshmi (Mahendra Reddy's first wife)
- Suresh as Rajeev Reddy
- Mamilla Shailaja Priya as Rajeev Reddy's wife
- Chatrapathi Sekhar
Also in the cast (TMDB): Sai Durgha Tej as Siddhardh "Siddu" Reddy, Thakur Anoop Singh as Aadi, Apoorva Srinivasan as Lakshmi, Prudhviraj as Singham Sujatha, Sonia Agarwal as Mahendra Reddy's wife, Mouryani as Lakshmi.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Source record: Q26720698 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.