| Santhu Straight Forward | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mahesh Rao |
| Screenplay by | Mahesh Rao |
| Dialogues by | Anil Kumar |
| Story by | Vijay Chandar |
| Based on | Vaalu (2015) |
| Produced by | K. Manju |
| Starring | Yash Radhika Pandit |
| Cinematography | I. Andrew |
| Edited by | K. M. Prakash |
| Music by | V. Harikrishna |
Production company | K. Manju Cinemas |
| Distributed by | Jayanna Combines Eros International |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Box office | est. ₹30 crore[2] |
Santhu Straight Forward[3] is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language action romantic film directed by Mahesh Rao and produced by K. Manju.[4] The film stars Yash and Radhika Pandit in the lead roles, alongside Shaam, Sneha Acharya, Devaraj, Seetha, Anant Nag and Thilak in supporting roles. The music is composed by V. Harikrishna, while cinematography and editing were handled by I. Andrew and K. M. Prakash.[5][6] The makers had clarified that the film was inspired by the 2015 Tamil film Vaalu as K. Manju had earlier bought the film's remake rights.[7][8]
Santhu Straight Forward was released on 28 October 2016 and became a commercial success at the box office. The film was dubbed in Hindi and Bengali as Rambo Straight Forward and in Tamil and Malayalam as Sooryavamsi.[9]
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- ^ "Yash-Radhika Pandith Film Titled Santhu Straight Forward". Chitraloka. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Mahesh Rao to direct Yash". Cineloka. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Movie Review - Santhu Straightforward - Bangalore Mirror -". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Yash has signed four films". The Times of India. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017.
- ^ ""Santhu Straight Forward" is not remake of "Vaalu"". 2 November 2016.
- ^ ""Santhu Straight Forward" is not remake of "Vaalu"". NewsKarnataka. 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Yash and Shaam's Sooryavamsi set for release". The Times of India. 2 October 2019.