Summary
Nikhil Siddharth and Swathi Reddy are back once again onscreen with Karthikeya. The mystery of the Subramanian Swamy temple which has remained closed for years is the crux of the movie. Local people in the village are curious why the temple has been locked up for years? The lead protagonists take the initiative to solve the mystery.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 78GoodWatch 73
Audience score83%
IMDb7.2
Running time
2 h 4 min
Longer than most mysteries, +22 min on the typical 102
typical 102124Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 120 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+110Released
2014
October 24, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
MysteryThrillerLanguage
Telugu
Original language
Made in
India
and 8 moreDirecting · 1
- Chandoo Mondeti Director, Writer
Camera · 1
- Karthik Ghattamaneni Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Karthika Srinivas Editor
Sound · 1
- Shekar Chandra Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Gandhi Nadikudikar Assistant Art Director
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GoodWatch score 72You're here
- Karthikeya 2 (2022)
GoodWatch score 68Film 2
Film 3
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