| A Shyam Gopal Varma Film | |
| Director: | C.S. Reddy (Rakesh Srinivas) |
| Producer: | Rekha Reddy C.S. Reddy |
| Story: | Inspired by a book by Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy |
| Screenplay: | Rekha Reddy C.S. Reddy |
| Starring: | Shafi |
| Music: | Mantra Anand |
| Cinematography: | Rahul Shrivatsav |
| Editing: | Karthika Srinivas |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
A Shyam Gopal Varma Film (Telugu: ఎ శ్యామ్ గోపాల్ వర్మ ఫిల్మ్) is a 2015 Telugu feature film directed by debutante C.S.Reddy alias Rakesh Srinivas, is a satirical crime thriller arguably based on popular Indian film director Ram Gopal Varma. The lead role is played by Shafi. The background score is performed by Mantra Anand, cinematography by Rahul Shrivatsav and editing by Karthika Srinivas.
When a popular crime film director gets kidnapped, he realizes the plot is thicker than his own films.
The theatrical trailer of the film was released on 1 September 2014 during a press meet. The film's audio was released by eminent writer Yandamoori Veerendranath during an event at Prasad Labs, Hyderabad on 9 December 2014. The film was released on 1 January 2015.
The film received at best a mixed response from public. Some reviewers rated it as a cult film. The Times of India commented that it was an "engrossing movie".[1] [2]