{{short description|2016 Telugu comedy film}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Tuntari | image = File:Tuntari_Movie_First_Look_poster.jpg | director = Kumar Nagendra | based_on = ''Maan Karate'' (2014) | producer = Ashok<br>Nagarjuna | screenplay = Kumar Nagendra | story = AR Murugadoss | starring = Nara Rohit <br>Latha Hegde | music = Sai Karthik | cinematography = M. R. Palani Kumar | editing = Madhu | studio = Sri Keerthi Films | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2016|03|11}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Telugu | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Tuntari''''' is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language sports comedy film directed by Kumar Nagendra and produced by Ashok and Nagarjun on Sri Keerthi Films. Starring Nara Rohit and Latha Hegde are playing the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions1/muhurat-rohit-kumarnagendrafilm.html|title= Nara Rohit - Kumar Nagendra's film launch|publisher= idlebrain.com|date= 12 June 2015|accessdate= 15 June 2015|archive-date= 17 June 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150617072228/http://idlebrain.com/news/functions1/muhurat-rohit-kumarnagendrafilm.html|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ianslive.in/index.php?param=news/Latha_Hegde_in_Telugu_remake_of_Maan_Karate-488058/ENTERTAINMENT/15|title=Latha Hegde in Telugu remake of 'Maan Karate'|website=ianslive.in|date=9 September 2015|accessdate=12 September 2015|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925143930/http://ianslive.in/index.php?param=news/Latha_Hegde_in_Telugu_remake_of_Maan_Karate-488058/ENTERTAINMENT/15|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film is a remake of the Tamil film ''Maan Karate'' and was released to mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/nara-rohit-to-shed-weight-for-maan-karate-remake-115061500180_1.html|title= Nara Rohit to shed weight for 'Maan Karate' remake|newspaper= Business Standard India|publisher= business-standard.com|date= 15 June 2015|accessdate= 17 June 2015|archive-date= 17 June 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150617101906/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/nara-rohit-to-shed-weight-for-maan-karate-remake-115061500180_1.html|url-status= live}}</ref>
==Plot== When a group of five IT professionals decide to go trekking to a nearby forest area, they come across a sage. They chase down the sage, and to test if he holds real supernatural powers, one of them asks him to produce a newspaper, which is printed on the day after Dusshera, as he knows that all publications are closed on Dusshera and that there would be no newspaper the next day. The sage produces this edition, and goes off into the forest. When they open the newspaper, they find out that the company that they are working for, which got shut four months ago, is soon to start operations. And they also find out from the paper that a particular Raju, whose father is a BSNL employee, would go on to win a boxing championship, and give the prize money of Rs. 5 crores to these five IT professionals. Elated with this, they start searching for Raju and finally nab him in Vizag. On the other hand, Raju is a carefree guy who is jobless and spends his life without any aim. The rest of the story is as to how this group convince Raju to learn boxing and win the prestigious competition.
==Cast== {{cast listing| *Nara Rohit as Raju *Latha Hegde as Siri *Kabir Duhan Singh as Killer Raju *Pujita Ponnada as Poojitha *Vennela Kishore as Raju *Sanjay Reddy as Killer Raju's father-in-law *Shakalaka Shankar *Raghu Karumanchi *Sanjay Swaroop * Sudharshan as Raju's friend *Ali in a cameo appearance }}
==Soundtrack== The soundtrack was composed by Sai Karthik and released by Aditya Music.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tuntari - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn |url=https://www.saavn.com/album/tuntari/n9Q6CP7gJnU_ |accessdate=31 October 2018 |date=18 February 2016}}</ref>
{{Track listing | headline = Track listing | total_length = 20:51 | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Diamond Girl | extra1 = Yazin Nizar | lyrics1 = Krishna Chaitanya | length1 = 5:09 | title2 = Rajuke Raju | extra2 = Simha | lyrics2 = Kasarla Shyam | length2 = 4:29 | title3 = Ding Dong Darling | extra3 = M. L. R. Karthikeyan, Divija Karthik | lyrics3 = Baruri Subbaraya Sharma | length3 = 3:36 | title4 = Adagaledani | extra4 = Sai Charan, Deepthi Parthasarathy | lyrics4 = Balaji | length4 = 4:04 | title5 = Konaseema | extra5 = Tippu, Geetha Madhuri | lyrics5 = Balaji | length5 = 3:31 }}
== Reception == Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''The Hindu'' wrote, "''Tuntari'' could have been an engaging underdog story or a story of predictions coming true and the challenges in its path. But it’s a potpourri that’s entertaining in parts".<ref>{{cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |title=Tuntari: The making of an unlikely champ |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/tuntari-the-making-of-an-unlikely-champ/article8341887.ece |access-date=4 March 2025 |work=The Hindu |date=11 March 2016|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203131555/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/tuntari-the-making-of-an-unlikely-champ/article8341887.ece|archive-date=3 December 2024}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=5539498}}
Category:2016 Telugu-language films Category:2016 Indian films Category:2016 films Category:Indian boxing films Category:Telugu remakes of Tamil films Category:Indian sports comedy films Category:Films scored by Sai Karthik