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| director      = [[Harish Shankar]]
| director      = [[Harish Shankar]]
| producer      = Ramesh Puppala
| producer      = Ramesh Puppala
| writer        = Harish Shankar<br /><small>(story and dialogue)</small>
| story          = Harish Shankar
| screenplay    = Ramash Reddy<br />Deepak Raj–Vikram Siri
| screenplay    = Ramesh Reddy<br />A. Deepak Raj<br>[[Vikram Sirikonda]]
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| starring      = {{unbulleted list|[[Ravi Teja]]|[[Richa Gangopadhyay]]|[[Deeksha Seth]]|[[Prakash Raj]]}}
| starring      = {{unbulleted list|[[Ravi Teja]]|[[Richa Gangopadhyay]]|[[Deeksha Seth]]|[[Prakash Raj]]}}
| music          = [[S. Thaman]]
| music          = [[S. Thaman]]
| cinematography = [[Ram Prasad (cinematographer)|Ram Prasad]]
| cinematography = [[Ram Prasad (cinematographer)|C. Ram Prasad]]
| editing        = Goutham Raju
| editing        = Gautham Raju
| studio        = [[Yellow Flowers]]
| studio        = [[Yellow Flowers]]
| distributor    = [[R. R. Movie Makers]]
| distributor    = [[R. R. Movie Makers]]
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|2011|1|12}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|2011|1|13}}
| runtime        = 160 minutes
| runtime        = 160 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
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₹17 crore [[Box office#Distributor rentals|distributors' share]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Tollywood Top 10 Box Office Collection Movies In 2011 |url=https://t2blive.com/tollywood-top-10-box-office-collection-movies-in-2011/ |website=T2BLive |language=en |date=19 February 2019 |access-date=16 June 2025}}</ref>
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'''''Mirapakay''''' ({{translation}} [[Chili pepper|Chili]]) is a 2011 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Harish Shankar]]. Produced by Ramesh Puppala under [[Yellow Flowers]] banner, it stars [[Ravi Teja]], [[Richa Gangopadhyay]], and [[Deeksha Seth]] with music scored by [[S. Thaman]]. The film was released on 12 January 2011. It is successful at the box office completing 50 days theatrical run in 113 centers. The film has been dubbed in Hindi as ''Khallas'' and into Tamil as ''Murattu Singam''.
'''''Mirapakay''''' ({{translation}} [[Chili pepper|Chilli]]) is a 2011 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Harish Shankar]] and produced by Ramesh Puppala under [[Yellow Flowers]]. The film stars [[Ravi Teja]] in the lead role, alongside [[Richa Gangopadhyay]], [[Deeksha Seth]], [[Prakash Raj]], [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] and [[Nagababu]] in supporting roles. The music was composed by [[S. Thaman]], while cinematography and editing were handled by [[Ram Prasad (cinematographer)|C. Ram Prasad]] and Gautham Raju.
 
''Mirapakay'' was released on 13 January 2011, coinciding with [[Makara Sankranti]], and became a commercial success at the box office.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Rishi ([[Ravi Teja]]) is an inspector in the Intelligence Bureau. His colleagues fondly call him 'Mirapakaay'. IB chief Murthy ([[Nagababu]]) gets information that mafia don Kittu ([[Prakash Raj]]) is trying to spread his tentacles in India and is targeting Delhi first. During the course of the investigation, ACP Srinivas (Sanjay Swaroop) is killed by Shankar ([[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]), a local goon, with the help of his son Linga ([[Supreeth]]). Murthy sends Rishi to Hyderabad and gets him admitted to a college as a Hindi lecturer as part of an undercover operation. Rishi meets Vinamra ([[Richa Gangopadhyay]]) at a temple and falls in [[love at first sight]]. Incidentally, she studies in the same college and in the same class to which Rishi teaches Hindi. Their love blossoms. At this juncture, Vaishali ([[Deeksha Seth]]), Kittu's daughter, joins the same college. Grabbing the opportunity, Murthy asks Rishi to extract information about Kittu from Vaishali by flirting with her and making her fall in love. Rishi makes Vaishali fall for him and reaches Kittu after killing Shankar and Linga. He finally arrests Kittu and his gang. The film ends with Rishi convincing Vinamra to marry him.
{{More plot|date=August 2024}}<!--per [[WP:FILMPLOT]], plot summaries should be between 400 and 700 words-->
Rishi alias ''Mirapakay'', an [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|IB]] officer, is assigned by IB chief Murthy to nab Shankar, who is the agent of Kittu, a crime boss, as Kittu is planning to spread his operations in the country. Rishi finds Shankar's location in [[Hyderabad]] and goes undercover as a college lecturer. Rishi meets Vinamra, who also studies in the college where Rishi is the lecturer. Rishi and Vinamra soon fall in love with each other. Rishi learns from Murthy that Vaishali, Kittu's daughter, is also studying in the same college. Murthy asks Rishi to extract information about Kittu from Vaishali. Rishi makes Vaishali fall for him and reaches Kittu after killing Shankar and Linga. Rishi finally arrests Kittu and his gang, where he meets Vinamra and convinces her to marry him.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
{{cast listing|
* [[Ravi Teja]] as Rishi / Rishikesha / Mirapakay
* [[Ravi Teja]] as Rishikesha "Rishi"/ ''Mirapakay''
* [[Richa Gangopadhyay]] as Vinamra
* [[Richa Gangopadhyay]] as Vinamra
* [[Deeksha Seth]] as Vaishali
* [[Deeksha Seth]] as Vaishali
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Kittu
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Kittu, Vaishali's father
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Shankar Anna
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Shankar
* [[Nagababu]] as Narayana Murthy
* [[Nagababu]] as Narayana Murthy
* [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as Charukesha
* [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as Charukesha
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Al Pacino
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Al Pacino
* Sanjay Swaroop as ACP Srinivas
* Sanjay Swaroop as [[Assistant Commissioner of Police|ACP]] Srinivas
* [[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]] as Kittu's son
* [[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]] as Kittu's son
* [[Supreeth]] as Linga, Shankar Anna's son
* [[Supreeth]] as Linga, Shankar's son
* [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] as Vishwanath Shastri, Vinamra's father
* [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] as Vishwanath Shastri, Vinamra's father
* [[Sudha (Telugu actress)|Sudha]] as Vinamra's mother
* [[Sudha (Telugu actress)|Sudha]] as Vinamra's mother
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* [[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]] as Amma Subramanyam
* [[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]] as Amma Subramanyam
* [[Rao Ramesh]] as college principal
* [[Rao Ramesh]] as college principal
* Surekha Vani as Rao Ramesh's wife
* Surekha Vani as college principal's wife
* [[Praveen (actor)|Praveen]]
* [[Praveen (actor)|Praveen]]
* [[Fish Venkat]]
* [[Fish Venkat]]
* [[Narsing Yadav]]
* [[Narsing Yadav]]
* [[Karate Kalyani]]
* [[Karate Kalyani]]
* [[Swati Reddy]] in a cameo
* [[Swati Reddy]] in a cameo appearance
{{colend}}
}}


==Production==
==Production==
After the failure of ''[[Shock (2006 film)|Shock]]'', Harish Shankar faced struggles in his career. He narrated the script of ''Mirapakaay'' in the title ''Romantic Rishi'' first to [[Pawan Kalyan]], After listening to interval episode, Pawan Kalyan gave him a go-ahead. But that project didn't materialise due to certain reasons. It was Ravi Teja who gave Harish's birth and rebirth as a director. During the shooting time of Shock he said that he would do another film with him irrespective of the commercial outcome of Shock. Harish was feeling guilty all this while and didn't approach him. He called him and asked for a story. Then he narrated the script of Mirapakai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/harishshankar.html|title=Harish Shankar interview - Telugu film director|website=idlebrain.com|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> [[Richa Gangopadhyay]] was signed after the director of the film, Harish Shankar, had noticed her at the success party of her previous film Leader. He initially offered her the role played by Deeksha as she was an NRI, but when they met to review the script, he was convinced that she would do justice to the character of Vinambra, a traditional Brahmin girl.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-richa-on-her-sankranti-release-mirapakai/20110110.htm|title='My character in Mirapakai is just too cute to handle'|publisher=Rediff|date=10 January 2011|first=Radhika|last=Rajamani|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>
After the [[box office bomb|commercial disappointment]] of ''[[Shock (2006 film)|Shock]]'', Harish Shankar faced struggles in his career and narrated the script of ''Mirapakay'' in the title ''Romantic Rishi'' to [[Pawan Kalyan]], After listening to interval episode, Pawan Kalyan agreed to star in the project, but the project did not materialise due to certain reasons. It was [[Ravi Teja]], who gave Harish's birth and rebirth as a director. During the shooting time of ''Shock'', Ravi Teja said that he would do another film with him irrespective of the commercial outcome of the film. Harish Shankar was feeling guilty and did not approach him. Ravi Teja called him and asked for a story, where he narrated the script of Mirapakay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/harishshankar.html|title=Harish Shankar interview - Telugu film director|website=idlebrain.com|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> [[Richa Gangopadhyay]] was signed after Harish Shankar had noticed her at the success party of her previous film ''[[Leader (2010 film)|Leader]]''. Harish Shankar initially offered her the role played by Deeksha as she was an [[Indian diaspora|NRI]]. When they met to review the script, Harish was convinced that she would do justice to the character of Vinamra, a traditional Brahmin girl.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-richa-on-her-sankranti-release-mirapakai/20110110.htm|title='My character in Mirapakai is just too cute to handle'|publisher=Rediff|date=10 January 2011|first=Radhika|last=Rajamani|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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The audio of the film was launched on 5 December 2010 at Taj Deccan Hotel, Hyderabad. T.G. Venkatesh, Ram Gopal Varma and Atchi Reddy launched audio cassettes, CDs and trailers respectively. D Rama Naidu, SS Rajamouli, Ravi Teja, Harish Shankar, VV Vinayak, Gopichand Malineni, Vamsi Paidipalli, Chandra Bose, Nikhil, S. Thaman, Sunil and others attended the function.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/news/2010/mirapakaya-audio-released-061210.html|title=Ravi Teja's Mirapakaya audio released|date=6 December 2010|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> The songs "Vaishali", "Silakaa" and "Dhinaku Dhin" were reused by Thaman in Tamil films ''[[Osthe]]'' and ''[[Ishtam (2012 film)|Ishtam]]'' respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Review: Osthe is mildly appealing |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-osthi-is-mildly-appealing/20111024.htm |website=Rediff}}</ref>
The audio of the film was launched on 5 December 2010 at Taj Deccan Hotel, Hyderabad. [[T. G. Venkatesh]], [[Ram Gopal Varma]] and Atchi Reddy launched audio cassettes, CDs and trailers respectively. [[D. Ramanaidu]], [[S. S. Rajamouli]], [[V. V. Vinayak]], [[Gopichand Malineni]], [[Vamsi Paidipally]], [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandra Bose]] and others attended the function.{{cn|date=November 2024}} The songs "Vaishali", "Silakaa" and "Dhinaku Dhin" were reused by Thaman in Tamil films ''[[Osthe]]'' and ''[[Ishtam (2012 film)|Ishtam]]'' respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Review: Osthe is mildly appealing |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-osthi-is-mildly-appealing/20111024.htm |website=Rediff}}</ref>


{{tracklist
{{tracklist
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| title1 = Adigora Choodu
| title1 = Adigora Choodu
| lyrics1 = [[Anantha Sreeram]]
| lyrics1 = [[Anantha Sreeram]]
| extra1 = [[Ravi Teja]], [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Rahul Nambiar]], [[Aalap Raju]], [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]]
| extra1 = [[Ravi Teja]],<br>[[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]],<br>[[Rahul Nambiar]],<br>[[Aalap Raju]],<br>[[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]]
| length1 = 4:12
| length1 = 4:12
| title2 = Vaishali Vaishali
| title2 = Vaishali Vaishali
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| title3 = Gadi Thalupula
| title3 = Gadi Thalupula
| lyrics3 = [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]
| lyrics3 = [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]
| extra3 = [[Geetha Madhuri]], [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], S. Thaman
| extra3 = [[Geetha Madhuri]], [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]],<br>S. Thaman
| length3 = 4:48
| length3 = 4:48
| title4 = Silakaa
| title4 = Silakaa
| lyrics4 = [[Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar]]
| lyrics4 = [[Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar]]
| extra4 = [[K. S. Chithra]], Rahul Nambiar
| extra4 = [[K. S. Chithra]],<br>Rahul Nambiar
| length4 = 4:39
| length4 = 4:39
| title5 = Dhinaku Dhin
| title5 = Dhinaku Dhin
| lyrics5 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| lyrics5 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| extra5 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| extra5 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]],<br> [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length5 = 4:46
| length5 = 4:46
| title6 = Chirugaley
| title6 = Chirugaley
| lyrics6 = Sahithi
| lyrics6 = Sahithi
| extra6 = [[Rita Thyagarajan]], [[Megha (singer)|Megha]], Janani, Vardhini, Ranjith, Naveen Madhav
| extra6 = [[Rita Thyagarajan]],<br> [[Megha (singer)|Megha]],<br>Janani, [[Sravana Bhargavi]],<br>Vardhini, Ranjith,<br>Naveen Madhav
| length6 = 2:22
| length6 = 2:22
| title7 = Mirapakaay
| title7 = Mirapakaay
| lyrics7 = [[Harish Shankar]]
| lyrics7 = [[Harish Shankar]]
| extra7 = Ranjith, [[Rita Thyagarajan]]
| extra7 = Ranjith,<br>[[Rita Thyagarajan]]
| length7 = 1:16
| length7 = 1:16
}}
}}
== Release ==
''Mirapakay'' was released on 13 January 2011, coinciding with [[Makara Sankranti]]. The film has been dubbed in [[Hindi]] as ''Khallas'' and into [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''Murattu Singam''.


==Reception==
==Reception==
Oneindia Entertainment gave a review stating "Mass Raja Ravi Teja has got an unofficial promotion as Mass Maharaja as per the titles of this film. The film appears to be on the lines of Ravi Teja's earlier hits like Anjaneyulu, Vikramarkudu and Don Seenu. The audiences could enjoy the film in a festival mood and relax without cursing the hero or the director."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/reviews/2011/mirapakaya-movie-review-130111-aid0017.html|title=Mirapakaya – Movie Review|date=13 January 2011|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> Sify.com gave a review stating "Despite a banal storyline, the film has entertainment value, punch and a decent presentation. The director purely depends on the energy levels of Ravi Teja and the comedy angle. Ravi Teja proves that he can hold the audience purely with his high-energy levels in action, comedy and romance scenes. He is the life and blood of the movie. You can't go wrong with a title as racy as Mirapakay. And fortunately, this Ravi Teja starrer comes as a pucca mass entertainer for Sankranthi."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140111075825/http://www.sify.com/movies/mirapakay-review-one-for-ravi-teja-fans-review-telugu-14960405.html Movie Review : ''Mirapakay'' review: One for Ravi Teja fans<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Supergoodmovies.com gave a review stating "If you have no complaints to watch an entertaining film even though it is a routine fare, then you can happily go for Mirapakay. On content wise this Mirapakaya isn’t spicy."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/11789/tollywood/mirapakaya-review-movie-review-details|title=Mirapakaya Review<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=15 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712080929/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/11789/tollywood/mirapakaya-review-movie-review-details|archive-date=12 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> telugucinema.com gave a review stating "If you are not tired of seeing Ravi Teja doing same role again and again, showing off same histrionics without much variation, then Mirapakay may seem time-pass one. For others, it looks tepid and boring."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/moviereviews/mirapakay_moviereview.php |title=Mirapakaay Movie Review |work=Telugu Cinema |access-date=2012-10-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116034823/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/moviereviews/mirapakay_moviereview.php |archive-date=16 January 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> chitramala.in gave a review stating "A middle aged married man was once talking to me about ‘Anjaneyulu’ and I tried my best to keep him away from the film and then he says "Ravi Teja’s film has a minimum guarantee, there’ll be jokes, there are fun songs and there’s Ravi Teja. So it’s a safe bet for a movie outing with the wife". A minimum guarantee."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chitramala.in/news/mirapakaya-movie-review-123959.html |title=Mirapakaya movie review|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130219004442/http://www.chitramala.in/news/mirapakaya-movie-review-123959.html |date=19 February 2013|archive-date=19 February 2013|work=Chitramala}}</ref> 123telugu.com gave a review stating "Mirapakaya, at the end of the day is pure Tollywood tamasha. It's a Ravi Teja movie and he never disappoints a fan who is in search of some good old fun. And whats more it is festival time and a few laughs will definitely do you a world of good."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.123telugu.com/reviews/M/Mirapakaya/Mirapakaya_Review2.html|title=Mirapakaya Movie Review - Ravi Teja, Richa Gangopadhyay, Deeksha and others - 123telugu.com|last=123telugu|website=www.123telugu.com|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> telugu.way2movies.com gave a review stating "Ravi Teja is the only aspect to watch Mirapakaay, It doesn’t offer anything new, a simple Police catching thief, How? Is the story. Mirapakaay have lots of action mixed comedy as we find in all recent movies of Ravi Teja. Watch it for Ravi Teja."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://telugu.way2movies.com/reviewssingle_telugu/Mirapakaya-Movie-Review-6-82944.html|title=Mirapakaya Movie Review|website=telugu.way2movies.com|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> idlebrain.com gave a review stating "It is a proven fact that Ravi Teja’s movies have scant respect for story and screenplay and majorly depend on the entertainment aspect. The entertainment is interesting in parts. We have to wait and see how Mirapakai is lapped up by the crowds."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-mirapakai.html|title=Mirapakai film review - Telugu cinema Review - Ravi Teja, Richa Gangopadhyay & Deeksha Seth|website=www.idlebrain.com|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>
''[[Sify]]'' wrote "Despite a banal storyline, the film has entertainment value, punch and a decent presentation. This Ravi Teja starrer comes as a pucca mass entertainer for Sankranthi."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140111075825/http://www.sify.com/movies/mirapakay-review-one-for-ravi-teja-fans-review-telugu-14960405.html Movie Review : ''Mirapakay'' review: One for Ravi Teja fans<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ''Telugu Cinema'' wrote "If you are not tired of seeing Ravi Teja doing same role again and again, showing off same histrionics without much variation, then Mirapakay may seem time-pass one."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/moviereviews/mirapakay_moviereview.php |title=Mirapakaay Movie Review |work=Telugu Cinema |access-date=2012-10-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116034823/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/moviereviews/mirapakay_moviereview.php |archive-date=16 January 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ''[[Idlebrain]]'' wrote "It is a proven fact that Ravi Teja’s movies have scant respect for story and screenplay and majorly depend on the entertainment aspect."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-mirapakai.html|title=Mirapakai film review - Telugu cinema Review - Ravi Teja, Richa Gangopadhyay & Deeksha Seth|website=www.idlebrain.com|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>


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Mirapakay
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHarish Shankar
Produced byRamesh Puppala
Screenplay byRamesh Reddy
A. Deepak Raj
Vikram Sirikonda
Dialogues by
  • Harish Shankar
Story byHarish Shankar
Starring
Music byS. Thaman
CinematographyC. Ram Prasad
Edited byGautham Raju
Production
company
Distributed byR. R. Movie Makers
Release date
  • 13 January 2011 (2011-01-13)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box office₹17 crore distributors' share[1]

Mirapakay (transl. Chilli) is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Harish Shankar and produced by Ramesh Puppala under Yellow Flowers. The film stars Ravi Teja in the lead role, alongside Richa Gangopadhyay, Deeksha Seth, Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Nagababu in supporting roles. The music was composed by S. Thaman, while cinematography and editing were handled by C. Ram Prasad and Gautham Raju.

Mirapakay was released on 13 January 2011, coinciding with Makara Sankranti, and became a commercial success at the box office.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Rishi alias Mirapakay, an IB officer, is assigned by IB chief Murthy to nab Shankar, who is the agent of Kittu, a crime boss, as Kittu is planning to spread his operations in the country. Rishi finds Shankar's location in Hyderabad and goes undercover as a college lecturer. Rishi meets Vinamra, who also studies in the college where Rishi is the lecturer. Rishi and Vinamra soon fall in love with each other. Rishi learns from Murthy that Vaishali, Kittu's daughter, is also studying in the same college. Murthy asks Rishi to extract information about Kittu from Vaishali. Rishi makes Vaishali fall for him and reaches Kittu after killing Shankar and Linga. Rishi finally arrests Kittu and his gang, where he meets Vinamra and convinces her to marry him.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

After the commercial disappointment of Shock, Harish Shankar faced struggles in his career and narrated the script of Mirapakay in the title Romantic Rishi to Pawan Kalyan, After listening to interval episode, Pawan Kalyan agreed to star in the project, but the project did not materialise due to certain reasons. It was Ravi Teja, who gave Harish's birth and rebirth as a director. During the shooting time of Shock, Ravi Teja said that he would do another film with him irrespective of the commercial outcome of the film. Harish Shankar was feeling guilty and did not approach him. Ravi Teja called him and asked for a story, where he narrated the script of Mirapakay.[2] Richa Gangopadhyay was signed after Harish Shankar had noticed her at the success party of her previous film Leader. Harish Shankar initially offered her the role played by Deeksha as she was an NRI. When they met to review the script, Harish was convinced that she would do justice to the character of Vinamra, a traditional Brahmin girl.[3]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Mirapakay
Soundtrack album by
S. Thaman
Released12 November 2010
Recorded2010–2011
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length26:25
LanguageTelugu
LabelAditya Music
ProducerS. Thaman
S. Thaman chronology
Ragada
(2010) 		Mirapakay
(2010) 		Mambattiyan
(2011)

The audio of the film was launched on 5 December 2010 at Taj Deccan Hotel, Hyderabad. T. G. Venkatesh, Ram Gopal Varma and Atchi Reddy launched audio cassettes, CDs and trailers respectively. D. Ramanaidu, S. S. Rajamouli, V. V. Vinayak, Gopichand Malineni, Vamsi Paidipally, Chandra Bose and others attended the function.[citation needed] The songs "Vaishali", "Silakaa" and "Dhinaku Dhin" were reused by Thaman in Tamil films Osthe and Ishtam respectively.[4]

Track-List
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Adigora Choodu"  Ravi Teja,
Karthik,
Rahul Nambiar,
Aalap Raju,
Ranjith		 4:12
2. "Vaishali Vaishali"  S. Thaman 4:22
3. "Gadi Thalupula"  Geetha Madhuri, Karthik,
S. Thaman		 4:48
4. "Silakaa"  K. S. Chithra,
Rahul Nambiar		 4:39
5. "Dhinaku Dhin"  Shankar Mahadevan,
Shreya Ghoshal		 4:46
6. "Chirugaley"  Rita Thyagarajan,
Megha,
Janani, Sravana Bhargavi,
Vardhini, Ranjith,
Naveen Madhav		 2:22
7. "Mirapakaay"  Ranjith,
Rita Thyagarajan		 1:16
Total length:
 26:25

Release[edit | edit source]

Mirapakay was released on 13 January 2011, coinciding with Makara Sankranti. The film has been dubbed in Hindi as Khallas and into Tamil as Murattu Singam.

Reception[edit | edit source]

Sify wrote "Despite a banal storyline, the film has entertainment value, punch and a decent presentation. This Ravi Teja starrer comes as a pucca mass entertainer for Sankranthi."[5] Telugu Cinema wrote "If you are not tired of seeing Ravi Teja doing same role again and again, showing off same histrionics without much variation, then Mirapakay may seem time-pass one."[6] Idlebrain wrote "It is a proven fact that Ravi Teja’s movies have scant respect for story and screenplay and majorly depend on the entertainment aspect."[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Tollywood Top 10 Box Office Collection Movies In 2011". T2BLive. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Harish Shankar interview - Telugu film director". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Rajamani, Radhika (10 January 2011). "'My character in Mirapakai is just too cute to handle'". Rediff. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Review: Osthe is mildly appealing". Rediff.
  5. ↑ Movie Review : Mirapakay review: One for Ravi Teja fans
  6. ↑ "Mirapakaay Movie Review". Telugu Cinema. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Mirapakai film review - Telugu cinema Review - Ravi Teja, Richa Gangopadhyay & Deeksha Seth". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

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