https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Check_%28film%29Check (film) - Revision history2026-08-18T12:40:45ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Check_(film)&diff=324416&oldid=prevUpdateBot: robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)2022-06-16T22:34:33Z<p>robot: Update article (please <a href="/wiki/User_talk:UpdateBot" title="User talk:UpdateBot">report</a> if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)</p>
<a href="//en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Check_(film)&diff=324416&oldid=111896">Show changes</a>UpdateBothttps://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Check_(film)&diff=111896&oldid=prev>Fad Ariff at 13:51, 5 July 20212021-07-05T13:51:38Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|2021 film by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti}}<br />
{{Italic title}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2020}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Check<br />
| image = Check film poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Chandra Sekhar Yeleti]]<br />
| producer = V. Anand Prasad<br />
| writer = Chandra Sekhar Yeleti<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Nithiin]]|[[Rakul Preet Singh]]|[[Priya Prakash Varrier]]|Simran Choudary}}<br />
| music = [[Kalyani Malik]]<br />
| cinematography = Rahul Shrivatsav<br />
| editing = Sanal Anirudhan<br />
| studio = [[Bhavya Creations]]<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|2021|2|26|df=yes|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/check-trailer-nithiin-plays-chess-breaks-bones-7173206/ |title=Check movie trailer: Nithiin plays chess and breaks bones |work=The Indian Express |date=2021-02-04 |access-date=2021-03-02}}</ref>}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = <br />
| runtime = 138 minutes <br />
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}14 [[crore]] (3 days)<ref name="3dgross" /><br />
}}<br />
'''''Check''''' is a 2021 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[prison film|prison]] [[thriller drama]] film<ref name="cmh">{{cite web|title=Check movie review highlights: Nithiin, Rakul Preet, Priya Varrier starrer is a mixed bag|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/check-movie-review-highlights-nithiin-rakul-preet-priya-varrier-starrer-is-a-mixed-bag/articleshow/81222346.cms|access-date=2021-02-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> written and directed by [[Chandra Sekhar Yeleti]]. Produced by V. Anand Prasad's [[Bhavya Creations]], the film stars [[Nithiin]], [[Rakul Preet Singh]], [[Priya Prakash Varrier]] (in her Telugu film debut), and Simran Choudary. Nithiin plays Aditya, a [[chess player]] who is on death row. The film was released on 26 February 2021.<br />
<br />
==Plot==<br />
Aditya escapes from the orphanage along with his friend, who gets separated. He later works under a [[Magic (illusion)|magician]], learning every trick and gimmick he could. He grows up to be a con artist indulging in [[white-collar crime]]s. He befriends Yatra and falls for her. Yatra falsely frames him as a terrorist, and he ends up in a prison with a death sentence. He grows interested in chess in the prison with the help of Srimannarayana, a fellow inmate. He starts participating in National level competitions. Alongside this, he tries to prove his innocence and nullify his death penalty with the help of Manasa, a lawyer, but is not successful. He then tries for presidential pardon by becoming popular by playing chess where he wins the National level competition and enters [[Commonwealth games]] and wins the tournament. During the process of asking the president pardon, there is a terrorist attack that leads the president to turn down his petition. <br />
<br />
Just before his death sentence is carried out, he requests to play his final game with chess grandmaster [[Viswanathan Anand]] as a last wish. During the game, he escapes from the prison, which he was planning from the start after meeting his missing friend and the fellow inmate who helped him to learn chess. In the end, he narrates how he planned and escaped the prison after realising he wouldn’t be released from the prison even after getting the president’s pardon. He justifies his escape by claiming he is not guilty and will prove his innocence to the world.<br />
<br />
== Cast ==<br />
* [[Nithin]] as Aditya<br />
* [[Rakul Preet Singh]] as Manasa <br />
* [[Priya Prakash Varrier]] as Yatra, whose real name is Isabel<br />
*Simran Choudary as Varna<br />
* [[Sampath Raj]] as SP Rathnam<br />
*[[Sai Chand]] as Srimannarayana<br />
*[[Posani Krishna Murali]] as Manasa's father, a lawyer<br />
*[[Murali Sharma]] as SP<br />
*[[Harsha Vardhan]] as an astrologer<br />
*[[Chaitanya Krishna]]<br />
*[[Karthik Rathnam]] as Vikram<br />
* [[Aziz Naser]] as Jailguard Katamayya<br />
<br />
== Production ==<br />
The film was officially announced on 23 June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|date=2019-06-23|title=నితిన్ మరోటి మొదలుపెట్టాడు.. చంద్రశేఖర్ యేలేటి ఏం చేస్తాడో మరి..?|url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/nithiin-chandrasekhar-yeleti-new-movie-opened-in-grand-style-and-actor-romance-with-rakul-priya-varrier-pk-234378.html|access-date=2021-01-14|website=News18 Telugu}}</ref> Although [[principal photography]] began in early 2020, filming was paused due to [[COVID-19 lockdown in India]].<ref>{{cite web|date=October 1, 2020|first=Janani|last=K.|title=Check first look poster out: Nithiin, Rakul Preet and Priya Prakash Varrier film gets a title|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/check-first-look-poster-out-nithiin-rakul-preet-and-priya-prakash-varrier-film-gets-a-title-1727372-2020-10-01|access-date=2021-01-24|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Filming was resumed in October 2020.<ref>{{cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=జైల్లో హీరో నితిన్.. అసలు ఏమైంది..! - Nithin Check movie|url=https://tv9telugu.com/nithiins-check-movie-shooting-resume-330163.html|access-date=2021-01-24|website=TV9 Telugu|language=te}}</ref> The film's title was announced on 1 October 2020.<ref>{{cite web|date=2020-10-01|title=Nithin and Yeleti's film titled Check|url=https://telugucinema.com/news/nithin-and-yeletis-film-titled-check|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Telugu Cinema|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2020-10-01|title=Nithin in Check : నితిన్ కొత్త సినిమా టైటిల్ పోస్టర్|url=https://zeenews.india.com/telugu/india/nithin-and-chandrasekhar-yeletis-film-titled-check-check-movie-title-poster-revealed-29309|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Zee News Telugu|language=te}}</ref><br />
== Soundtrack ==<br />
{{empty section|date=April 2021}}<br />
This film's soundtrack is composed by [[Kalyani Malik]], marking his second collaboration with Yeleti after ''[[Aithe]]'' (2003).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-01-04|title=First glimpse of Yeleti and Nithiin's 'Check'|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nithiin-yeletis-telugu-film-check/article33491537.ece|access-date=2021-01-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Release ==<br />
''Check'' was released theatrically on 26 February 2021.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-01-22|title=Working Stills: Nithiin's Check Release Date Locked, To Clash With Rashmika's Pogaru|url=https://english.sakshi.com/photos/photos/working-stills-nithiins-check-release-date-locked-clash-rashmikas-pogaru-129271|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Sakshi Post|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=నితిన్ 'చెక్' పెట్టే డేట్ ఫిక్స్ చేసుకున్నాడు.. లవర్స్ డే తర్వాతే..|url=https://telugu.asianetnews.com/entertainment/nithin-starrer-check-movie-release-date-fix-arj-qnc82i|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=te}}</ref> It is later released in [[Streaming media]] via [[Sun NXT]] on 14 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=https://twitter.com/sunnxt/status/1392453481575837697|url=https://twitter.com/sunnxt/status/1392453481575837697|access-date=2021-05-12|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Reception ==<br />
<br />
=== Critical reception ===<br />
''Check'' opened to mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|last=K.|first=Janani|date=26 February 2021|title=Check first reviews out. Nithiin and Priya Prakash Varrier film gets mixed response|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/check-first-reviews-out-nithiin-and-priya-prakash-varrier-film-gets-mixed-response-1773412-2021-02-26|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-27|website=India Today}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' critic Neeshita Nyayapati rated the film 2.5/5 and wrote, "''Check'' has the potential to be an engaging prison drama but falters in portions it’s supposed to excel in."<ref>{{cite web|title=Check Movie Review: A game of chess that leaves you wanting|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/check/movie-review/81224301.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=2021-02-27}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Hemanth Kumar in his review for ''[[Firstpost]]'' says, "For all the drama director Chandrasekhar Yeleti tries to create, the proceedings aren’t engaging enough and the protagonist's journey is lacklustre at best."<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-02-26|title=Check movie review: Despite promise, Nithiin, Rakul Preet Singh's film lacks emotional heft to sustain audience attention|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/check-movie-review-despite-promise-nithiin-rakul-preet-singhs-film-lacks-emotional-heft-to-sustain-audience-attention-9351051.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Firstpost}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref><br />
<br />
Sangeetha Devi of ''[[The Hindu]]'' opined that "''Check'' might be one of Chandra Sekhar Yeleti’s weakest films." She felt that the narrative seemed shaky, and the story arc seemed predictable. On the technical aspects, Devi added that "Rahul Srivastav’s cinematography, Kalyani Malik’s background score, and the production design work well for the film."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=2021-02-26|title='Check' review: The moves aren't smart enough|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/this-chandra-sekhar-yeleti-movie-starring-nithiin-and-rakul-preet-singh-isnt-smart-enough/article33941158.ece|access-date=2021-02-27|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' journalist Gabbeta Ranjith Kumar stated, "Despite its novel idea and some good performances, Nithiin-starrer starts resembling ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'' as it inches closer to the climax."<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-02-26|title=Check movie review: Nithiin-starrer is just average fare|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/tollywood-movie-review/check-movie-review-nithiin-starrer-is-just-average-fare-7206254/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><br />
<br />
=== Box office ===<br />
''Check'' grossed {{INR}}14 [[crore]] in its opening weekend with a distributor share of {{INR}}7 crore.<ref name="3dgross">{{Cite web|title='చెక్' మూవీ 3 రోజుల కలెక్షన్స్|url=https://telugu.asianetnews.com/entertainment/nithin-check-3-days-collections-jsp-qpan87|access-date=2021-03-06|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=te}}</ref> By the end of its first week, it earned distributors a share of {{INR}}9 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nithiin Check Movie First Week Collections: 'చెక్' మూవీ ఫస్ట్ వీక్ కలెక్షన్స్.. బాక్సాఫీస్ దగ్గర నిరాశ పరిచిన నితిన్..|url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/nithiin-chandra-sekhar-yeleti-check-movie-first-week-collections-ta-788132.html|access-date=2021-03-06|website=News18 Telugu|language=te}}</ref><br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|13199716|title=Check|description=(2021)}}<br />
{{Chandra Sekhar Yeleti}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:2021 films]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2020s Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Hyderabad, India]]<br />
[[Category:Indian prison films]]<br />
[[Category:Prison drama films]]<br />
[[Category:2021 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian thriller drama films]]</div>>Fad Ariff