Shikaaru OTT release date: When and where to watch Sai Dhanshika’s Telugu film

Sai Dhanshika, who debuted in Tamil cinema with SP Jhananathan’s Peranmai, carved a niche for herself in the industry with films like Kabali, Solo, Paradesi, Aravaan, to name a few. It took the actress nearly a decade to make her Telugu debut with Shikaaru, a full-length comedy entertainer directed by Hari Kolagani. PSR Kumar (Babji) had bankrolled the film under Sri Sai Lakshmi Creations.

Shikaaru, that also starred Abhinav Medisetty, Tej Kurapati, Dheeraj Aathreya, Navakanth and Aadukalam Kishore, hit theatres on July 1 and earned acclaim for its fun quotient. The entertainer is gearing up for its OTT premiere this weekend. Telugu OTT platform aha has grabbed the streaming rights of the film. Shikaaru releases on aha on July 29, the platform announced recently.

The film revolves around four engineering students in Kakinada. One among them, a bright student Bobby, meets a married woman Devika, who’s not quite happy with her marriage. The latter even asks Bobby to come to her house. Just when their romance appears to be taking off and Bobby reaches her house, Devika’s better half returns to home and all hell breaks loose.

Sai Pavan Kumar is the co-producer of the film that has cinematography by Vasili Shyam Prasad. Shikaaru is edited by Venkateswara Rao Srungavarapu, with Shekar Chandra scoring the music. Vishwa Karun is the dialogue writer and Sharmila Yelisetty is the art director. Aditya Music had bagged the film’s music rights. Vageswari (Padma) is the presenter.

In a conversation with OTTplay, while talking about the film, Dhanshika said, “There are good and bad sides to everyone and our life is about how we rectify ourselves and cope with a situation. In a nutshell, this is what Shikaaru is all about. Any woman expects love, attention from her partner and Devika is denied that. She is attracted to someone and invites him to the house. What happens next? The film looks at the lighter side of the situation and is a laugh riot.”