Saaho (2019)

Saaho (transl. May Victory be Yours) is a 2019 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Sujeeth and produced by UV Creations and T-Series. Filmed simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi, it features Prabhas (in his Hindi film debut) in the titular role, alongside an ensemble cast of Shraddha Kapoor, Chunky Panday, Jackie Shroff, Arun Vijay, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Lal, Tinnu Anand, Murali Sharma, Vennela Kishore, Mandira Bedi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Evelyn Sharma, Devan and Prakash Belawadi. The film follows two undercover officers who are searching for a mastermind responsible for stealing ₹2,000 crore (US$284 million) and soon realise that the case is linked to the death of a prominent business tycoon and an emerging gang war for the control of a megalopolis.

Principal photography took place in the span of two years, from August 2017 to July 2019, across India, the UAE, Romania and Austria. The film has music composed by Tanishk Bagchi, Guru Randhawa, Badshah and Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, score composed by Ghibran, cinematography handled by R. Madhi and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad.

Saaho was released worldwide on 30 August 2019 in standard and IMAX theatres. The film received negative reviews from critics, who praised the action sequences, VFX and cinematography, but criticised the script and direction. It grossed ₹419 crore (US$59.5 million)–₹439 crore (US$62.34 million) worldwide against a production budget of ₹325–350 crore. The Telugu version of the film underperformed, while the Hindi version became an above average grosser, thus emerging as the highest-grossing South Indian film of 2019 and second highest-grossing Indian film of 2019. It is the first instalment in the Sujeeth Cinematic Universe, followed by They Call Him OG (2025).