Mahesh Babu's Pokiri celebrates 15 years, Namrata calls it a cult classic

It’s been 15 years since Mahesh Babu and Ileana D’Cruz-starrer Pokiri hit the screens in 2006. Directed by Puri Jagannadh, the film was remade in Hindi and Tamil.

Mahesh Babu’s Pokiri released on April 28, 2006 and soon became one of the biggest blockbusters of his career. Directed by Puri Jagannadh, the film had massy dialogues, power-packed action sequences and an unexpected climax that left the audience impressed. On Wednesday, fans were trending #15YearsForPokiri on Twitter. Mahesh Babu’s wife Namrata Shirodkar shared a poster of the film, calling it a path-breaking film of its time. Namrata, actress and wife of Mahesh Babu took to Instagram to celebrate 15 years of Pokiri, a film that was remade in Hindi as Wanted by Prabhudeva starring Salman Khan. Pokiri was also remade in Tamil as Pokkiri with Vijay in the lead role. Sharing the poster of Mahesh Babu as Pandu in Pokiri, she captioned it, “A pathbreaking film of its time.. a cult classic, perfect mix of mass and class! @urstrulymahesh as Pandu was just terrific! Memories of a lifetime #15YearsOfPokiri @purijagannadh @manjulaghattamaneni @ileana_official @joinprakashraj #ManiSharma #ShyamNaidu #VijayanMaster (sic).”