Sainikudu
| Sainikudu | |
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Sainikudu Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Gunasekhar |
| Written by | Story & Screenplay: Gunasekhar Dialogues: Paruchuri Brothers |
| Produced by | C. Aswani Dutt Swapna Dutt |
| Starring | Mahesh Babu Trisha Irrfan Khan Prakash Raj |
| Cinematography | Balasubramaniem |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Harris Jayaraj |
| Distributed by | Vyjayanthi Movies |
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Running time | 169 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹25 crore |
Sainikudu (transl. Soldier) is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language political action drama film co-written and directed by Gunasekhar and produced by C. Aswani Dutt and Swapna Dutt. It stars Mahesh Babu, Trisha and Irrfan Khan in the lead roles, while Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Telangana Shakuntala, and Ajay play supporting roles. The film marks Irrfan Khan's only Telugu film till date. The music, cinematography and editing were handled by Harris Jayaraj, Balasubramaniem and A. Sreekar Prasad.
Sainikudu was released on 30 November 2006 and became a box-office bomb. The film was partially reshot in Tamil as Kumaran, with a comedy track involving Vadivelu.