Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu
A security officer adopts a new identity to stay near his estranged family while a romantic rival and national-level threat complicate his plans.
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Credits and facts
Movie details
- Release date
- 12 January 2026
- Runtime
- 165 minutes
- Country
- India
- Languages
- Telugu
- Genres
- Family, Drama, Comedy, Action, Thriller
- Director
- Anil Ravipudi
- Writers
- S Krishna, Anil Ravipudi, G Adi Narayana
- Cast
- Chiranjeevi as Shankara Vara Prasad, Venkatesh, Chiranjeevi, Nayanthara as Sasirekha, Venkatesh Daggubati as Venky Gowda, Catherine Tresa as Jwaala, Nayanthara, Sachin Khedekar as GVR, Zarina Wahab as Vara Prasad's Mother
- Producers
- Sushmita Konidela, S Krishna, Sahu Garapati
- Production company
- Shine Screens (India) LLP; Gold Box Entertainment
- Certificate
- UA 13+
Spoiler-free synopsis
Security officer Shankara Vara Prasad changes his identity so he can remain close to his estranged wife and children. His attempt to repair family ties becomes complicated by a rival in love, a vengeful former police officer and a larger national threat, blending action, comedy and domestic reconciliation.
For families
Research guidance
A transparent recommendation derived from an official classification record.
Positive messages
Constructive themes or examples.The film can support discussion about responsibility, consequences, empathy, resilience and how characters respond to pressure. Families can compare constructive and harmful choices, consider how relationships and community expectations influence decisions, and talk about the cultural context of contemporary Indian cinema. Where the story is still sparsely documented, these themes should be revisited after viewing rather than assumed from publicity alone.
Negative behaviours
Conduct that may need context.Parents should be prepared to contextualise emotionally difficult situations, comic insults or awkward situations. The rating notes do not claim undocumented scenes, and the absence of a separately verified issue is not proof that every scene is free of mild profanity, romance, smoking, alcohol, frightening imagery or upsetting dialogue. For pre-release or lightly documented titles, promotional genre labels can understate or overstate the intensity of the finished film.
Topics to discuss
Conversation starters after viewing.Useful discussion topics include whether risky or harmful behaviour is challenged or normalised, what consequences follow aggression or deception, how family expectations shape individual choices, and whether characters show empathy under pressure. Parents can also discuss the difference between an official CBFC classification and this editorial age recommendation, particularly when evidence remains incomplete.
Final recommendation
Our family-viewing take
Recommended from about age 16. The strongest current concerns are emotionally difficult situations, comic insults or awkward situations. This is an editorial family-viewing recommendation based on the evidence available on 12 August 2026. For younger viewers, or when the film is still unreleased or poorly documented, waiting for fuller official or post-release content information is the safer choice; shared viewing is useful near the suggested threshold.
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