# Sahasam (సాహసం) (2013 film)
**Sahasam** (సాహసం) is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action adventure film directed by Chandrasekhar Yeleti, in which a poor ATM security guard travels to Pakistan to claim a treasure of diamonds hidden by his grandfather at the Hinglaj Devi temple around the time of the 1947 partition.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2905768/) It stars Gopichand, Taapsee Pannu, and [Shakti Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/shakti-kapoor), and was produced by B.V.S.N. Prasad on the Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra banner in association with [Reliance Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/reliance-entertainment).[2](https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/sahasams-release-date-confirmed.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 12 July 2013 (India), Telugu language, U/A certificate[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2905768/) • [3](https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/sahasam/cast-crew.html) |
| Director / producer | Chandrasekhar Yeleti; B.V.S.N. Prasad, Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra with Reliance Entertainment[2](https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/sahasams-release-date-confirmed.html) |
| Lead cast | Gopichand as Gautham, Taapsee Pannu as Sreenidhi, Shakti Kapoor as Sultan, with Ali and Suman[4](https://www.moviebuff.com/saahasam-2013-telugu) |
| Premise | An ATM security guard hunts diamonds his grandfather hid in the Hinglaj temple during the India-Pakistan partition[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2905768/) |
| Music / cinematography | Sri (composer); Shamdat Sainudeen (cinematographer)[2](https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/sahasams-release-date-confirmed.html) • [4](https://www.moviebuff.com/saahasam-2013-telugu) |
| Filming locations | Hyderabad, Kerala, New Delhi, and Ladakh[2](https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/sahasams-release-date-confirmed.html) |
| Reception | IMDb 6.9/10 from about 1.9K votes; Times of India critic rating 3.0/5[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2905768/) • [5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/sahasam-movie-review/movie-review/21042915.cms) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Gautham (Gopichand) works as a guard for a private security agency and wants to become rich quickly, buying lottery tickets and consulting babas for advice.[4](https://www.moviebuff.com/saahasam-2013-telugu) He learns that his grandfather Satyanarayana Varma (Suman) was a wealthy man who ran a diamond business in Peshawar just before the partition, and that a will describes riches left for his successors, hidden in Pakistan and tied to the legendary Hinglaj Devi temple.[4](https://www.moviebuff.com/saahasam-2013-telugu) • [6](https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/sahasam-technically-superior-adventure-flick.html?amp=1)
Armed with the will and artifacts, Gautham sets out for Pakistan and takes the help of Sreenidhi ([Taapsee Pannu](https://www.edgepedia.org/taapsee-pannu)), a devout advocate of the Hindu religion whose goal is to visit the Hinglaj temple.[6](https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/sahasam-technically-superior-adventure-flick.html?amp=1) • [7](https://letterboxd.com/film/sahasam/) A group of Pakistani terrorists headed by Sultan (Shakti Kapoor) is hunting the same treasure, and the hunt comes to involve a horde belonging to the Kanishka empire.[4](https://www.moviebuff.com/saahasam-2013-telugu) • [6](https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/sahasam-technically-superior-adventure-flick.html?amp=1) The story is set in two time frames, opening briefly in the partition era of 1947 before moving to 2013.[8](https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/review-sahasam-is-engrossing/20130712.htm)
## Production and release
Shooting was completed by April 2013, with post-production under way and the first look released on the eve of Ugadi.[9](https://www.idlebrain.com/news/today/gopichand-sahasam.html) The film was shot extensively in [Hyderabad](https://www.edgepedia.org/hyderabad), Kerala, New Delhi, and Ladakh, with Ladakh's mountainous landscape standing in for Pakistan.[2](https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/sahasams-release-date-confirmed.html) • [5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/sahasam-movie-review/movie-review/21042915.cms) Sri composed the music, Shamdat Sainudeen handled cinematography, K.K. Radha Krishna Kumar wrote the dialogues, and Ananth Sriram wrote the lyrics.[2](https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/sahasams-release-date-confirmed.html) • [9](https://www.idlebrain.com/news/today/gopichand-sahasam.html)
**Release date shifts.** Trade reports first placed the release at the end of May 2013, then announced 14 June, then 21 June, before the film settled on 12 July 2013.[9](https://www.idlebrain.com/news/today/gopichand-sahasam.html) • [10](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/gopichands-sahasam-to-release-on-june-14/articleshow/20476579.cms) • [11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/gopichands-sahasam-releasing-on-june-21/articleshow/20561917.cms) • [12](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/12656/telugu/sahasam/index.htm) The trailer had created a strong buzz, and the film was described as crucial for Gopichand, who had not scored a hit recently.[11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/gopichands-sahasam-releasing-on-june-21/articleshow/20561917.cms) It was cleared by the censor board in early July 2013.[12](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/12656/telugu/sahasam/index.htm)
## Reception
The Times of India gave the film 3.0 out of 5, calling it "the best treasure hunt based Telugu movie of the new millennium" and crediting Yeleti with reinventing a genre it described as extinct in [Telugu cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/telugu-cinema), while judging that the thrills fell short of a jaw-dropping adventure experience because the special effects and chases were proportional to the cost of production.[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/sahasam-movie-review/movie-review/21042915.cms) Rediff's Radhika Rajamani found the film engrossing, praising the treasure hunt sequences, especially in the last 40-odd minutes, and the use of Ladakh's terrain for [Buzkashi](https://www.edgepedia.org/buzkashi) and jeep-chase sequences.[8](https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/review-sahasam-is-engrossing/20130712.htm) 123telugu rated it 3.25/5 as a technically superior adventure flick, noting strong cinematography and art direction but a lack of traditional commercial elements that might limit its appeal in B and C centers.[6](https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/sahasam-technically-superior-adventure-flick.html?amp=1) An IANS review carried the headline "desi version of Indiana Jones" and called it a reasonably better Telugu film made along the lines of the Hollywood flick, praising Shakti Kapoor's villain and the Ladakh visuals.[13](https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/reviews/2013/sahasam-movie-review-desi-version-of-indiana-jones-114503.html)
On IMDb the film holds a 6.9/10 rating from about 1.9K votes.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2905768/) [BookMyShow](https://www.edgepedia.org/bookmyshow) user reviews trend heavily toward tags such as #Blockbuster and #SuperDirection.[14](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/hyderabad/sahasam-2013/ET00014745)
## Box office and availability
A retrospective account reports that the film collected a share of 135 million (13.5 crore), making it a safe project for the producer but a small-loss venture for the distributors who bought it, and terms it an above-average film.[15](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-tollywood-kaburlu-130546665/episode/revisting-sahasam-2013-is-it-219588393/) The film streams on [MX Player](https://www.edgepedia.org/mx-player).[16](https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/sahasam-743074.html)
## References
1. [Sahasam (2013), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2905768/)
2. [Sahasam's release date confirmed, 123telugu (June 29, 2013)](https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/sahasams-release-date-confirmed.html)
3. [Sahasam Cast & Crew, FilmiBeat](https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/sahasam/cast-crew.html)
4. [Saahasam (2013), Moviebuff](https://www.moviebuff.com/saahasam-2013-telugu)
5. [Sahasam Movie Review {3/5}, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/sahasam-movie-review/movie-review/21042915.cms)
6. [Review: Sahasam – Technically superior adventure flick, 123telugu (July 12, 2013)](https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/sahasam-technically-superior-adventure-flick.html?amp=1)
7. [Sahasam (2013), Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/film/sahasam/)
8. [Review: Telugu film Sahasam is engrossing, Rediff.com (July 12, 2013)](https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/review-sahasam-is-engrossing/20130712.htm)
9. [Sahasam in May end, Idlebrain (April 11, 2013)](https://www.idlebrain.com/news/today/gopichand-sahasam.html)
10. [Gopichand's Sahasam to release on June 14, The Times of India (June 7, 2013)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/gopichands-sahasam-to-release-on-june-14/articleshow/20476579.cms)
11. [Gopichand's Sahasam releasing on June 21, The Times of India (June 12, 2013)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/gopichands-sahasam-releasing-on-june-21/articleshow/20561917.cms)
12. [Sahasam Telugu Movie, Nowrunning](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/12656/telugu/sahasam/index.htm)
13. [Sahasam – Movie Review: Desi version of Indiana Jones, FilmiBeat/IANS (July 15, 2013)](https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/reviews/2013/sahasam-movie-review-desi-version-of-indiana-jones-114503.html)
14. [Sahasam (2013), BookMyShow](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/hyderabad/sahasam-2013/ET00014745)
15. [Revisiting Sahasam (2013) – Is it Really Underrated?, Tollywood Kaburlu podcast (September 23, 2024)](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-tollywood-kaburlu-130546665/episode/revisting-sahasam-2013-is-it-219588393/)
16. [Sahasam (2013), Digit Binge](https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/sahasam-743074.html)
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