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| studio = [[Bhavya Creations]]

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| released = {{Film date|2021|2|26|df=yes|ref1=<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/check-trailer-nithiin-plays-chess-breaks-bones-7173206/ |title=Check movie trailer: Nithiin plays chess and breaks bones |work=The Indian Express |date=2021-02-04 |access-date=2021-03-02 |archive-date=8 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208001639/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/check-trailer-nithiin-plays-chess-breaks-bones-7173206/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

| country = India

| language = Telugu

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| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}14 [[crore]] (3 days)<ref name=”3dgross” />

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””’Check””’ is a 2021 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[prison film|prison drama]] film<ref name=”cmh”>{{cite news|title=Check movie review highlights: Nithiin, Rakul Preet, Priya Varrier starrer is a mixed bag|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/check-movie-review-highlights-nithiin-rakul-preet-priya-varrier-starrer-is-a-mixed-bag/articleshow/81222346.cms|access-date=2021-02-26|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226104109/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/check-movie-review-highlights-nithiin-rakul-preet-priya-varrier-starrer-is-a-mixed-bag/articleshow/81222346.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> written and directed by [[Chandra Sekhar Yeleti]]. Produced by V. Anand Prasad’s [[Bhavya Creations]], the film stars [[Nithiin]], [[Rakul Preet Singh]], [[Priya Prakash Varrier]] (in her Telugu film debut), and [[Simran Choudhary]]. Nithiin plays Aditya, a [[chess player]] who is on death row. The film was released on 26 February 2021. It received generally mixed reviews and became a flop in the box office.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tollywood Flops 2021: టాలీవుడ్‌ ఫ్లాప్స్ 2021.. అంచనాలతో వచ్చి ముంచేసిన 20 సినిమాలు ఇవే.. |url=https://telugu.news18.com/photogallery/national/from-alludu-adurs-sreekaram-to-wild-dog-rang-de-these-are-the-movies-which-got-flopped-at-box-office-in-2021-pk-1137224-page-2.html |work=telugu.news18.com |date=25 December 2021 |language=te |access-date=7 October 2024 |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007112204/https://telugu.news18.com/photogallery/national/from-alludu-adurs-sreekaram-to-wild-dog-rang-de-these-are-the-movies-which-got-flopped-at-box-office-in-2021-pk-1137224-page-2.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=నితిన్ ఫ్లాప్ సినిమాకే ఎక్కువ టిఆర్పీ !! |url=https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/cinema-news/nitin-check-movie-shooting-trp-rating-for-nithiin-flop-movie-35284.html |website=[[NTV (India)|NTV Telugu]] |language=te-IN |date=24 July 2021 |access-date=7 October 2024 |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007112204/https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/cinema-news/nitin-check-movie-shooting-trp-rating-for-nithiin-flop-movie-35284.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

””’Check””’ is a 2021 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[prison film|prison drama]] film<ref name=”cmh”>{{cite news|title=Check movie review highlights: Nithiin, Rakul Preet, Priya Varrier starrer is a mixed bag|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/check-movie-review-highlights-nithiin-rakul-preet-priya-varrier-starrer-is-a-mixed-bag/articleshow/81222346.cms|access-date=2021-02-26|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226104109/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/check-movie-review-highlights-nithiin-rakul-preet-priya-varrier-starrer-is-a-mixed-bag/articleshow/81222346.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> written and directed by [[Chandra Sekhar Yeleti]]. Produced by V. Anand Prasad’s [[Bhavya Creations]], the film stars [[Nithiin]], [[Rakul Preet Singh]], [[Priya Prakash Varrier]] (in her Telugu film debut), and [[Simran Choudhary]]. Nithiin plays Aditya, a [[chess player]] who is on death row. The film was released on 26 February 2021. It received generally mixed reviews and became a flop in the box office.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tollywood Flops 2021: టాలీవుడ్‌ ఫ్లాప్స్ 2021.. అంచనాలతో వచ్చి ముంచేసిన 20 సినిమాలు ఇవే.. |url=https://telugu.news18.com/photogallery/national/from-alludu-adurs-sreekaram-to-wild-dog-rang-de-these-are-the-movies-which-got-flopped-at-box-office-in-2021-pk-1137224-page-2.html |work=telugu.news18.com |date=25 December 2021 |language=te |access-date=7 October 2024 |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007112204/https://telugu.news18.com/photogallery/national/from-alludu-adurs-sreekaram-to-wild-dog-rang-de-these-are-the-movies-which-got-flopped-at-box-office-in-2021-pk-1137224-page-2.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=నితిన్ ఫ్లాప్ సినిమాకే ఎక్కువ టిఆర్పీ !! |url=https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/cinema-news/nitin-check-movie-shooting-trp-rating-for-nithiin-flop-movie-35284.html |website=[[NTV (India)|NTV Telugu]] |language=te-IN |date=24 July 2021 |access-date=7 October 2024 |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007112204/https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/cinema-news/nitin-check-movie-shooting-trp-rating-for-nithiin-flop-movie-35284.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Plot==

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== Production ==

The film was officially announced on 23 June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|date=2019-06-23|title=నితిన్ మ‌రోటి మొద‌లుపెట్టాడు.. చంద్ర‌శేఖ‌ర్ యేలేటి ఏం చేస్తాడో మ‌రి..?|url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/nithiin-chandrasekhar-yeleti-new-movie-opened-in-grand-style-and-actor-romance-with-rakul-priya-varrier-pk-234378.html|access-date=2021-01-14|website=News18 Telugu|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120225643/https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/nithiin-chandrasekhar-yeleti-new-movie-opened-in-grand-style-and-actor-romance-with-rakul-priya-varrier-pk-234378.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Although [[principal photography]] began in early 2020, filming was paused due to [[COVID-19 lockdown in India]].<ref>{{cite web|date=October 1, 2020|first=Janani|last=K.|title=Check first look poster out: Nithiin, Rakul Preet and Priya Prakash Varrier film gets a title|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/check-first-look-poster-out-nithiin-rakul-preet-and-priya-prakash-varrier-film-gets-a-title-1727372-2020-10-01|access-date=2021-01-24|website=India Today|language=en|archive-date=24 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024152828/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/check-first-look-poster-out-nithiin-rakul-preet-and-priya-prakash-varrier-film-gets-a-title-1727372-2020-10-01|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming was resumed in October 2020.<ref>{{cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=జైల్లో హీరో నితిన్‌.. అసలు ఏమైంది..! – Nithin Check movie|url=https://tv9telugu.com/nithiins-check-movie-shooting-resume-330163.html|access-date=2021-01-24|website=TV9 Telugu|language=te|archive-date=31 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131031104/https://tv9telugu.com/nithiins-check-movie-shooting-resume-330163.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film’s title was announced on 1 October 2020.<ref>{{cite web|date=2020-10-01|title=Nithin and Yeleti’s film titled Check|url=https://telugucinema.com/news/nithin-and-yeletis-film-titled-check|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Telugu Cinema|language=en-US|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117085632/https://telugucinema.com/news/nithin-and-yeletis-film-titled-check|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2020-10-01|title=Nithin in Check : నితిన్ కొత్త సినిమా టైటిల్ పోస్టర్|url=https://zeenews.india.com/telugu/india/nithin-and-chandrasekhar-yeletis-film-titled-check-check-movie-title-poster-revealed-29309|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Zee News Telugu|language=te|archive-date=24 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124125412/https://zeenews.india.com/telugu/india/nithin-and-chandrasekhar-yeletis-film-titled-check-check-movie-title-poster-revealed-29309|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==

This film’s soundtrack is composed by [[Kalyani Malik]], marking his second collaboration with Yeleti after ”[[Aithe]]” (2003).<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-01-04|title=First glimpse of Yeleti and Nithiin’s ‘Check’|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nithiin-yeletis-telugu-film-check/article33491537.ece|access-date=2021-01-24|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=9 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109044414/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nithiin-yeletis-telugu-film-check/article33491537.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film’s only song is “Ninnu Chudakunda Undalekapothunnanu”, sung by [[Haricharan]] and [[Shakthisree Gopalan]].

== Release ==

”Check” was released theatrically on 26 February 2021.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-01-22|title=Working Stills: Nithiin’s Check Release Date Locked, To Clash With Rashmika’s Pogaru|url=https://english.sakshi.com/photos/photos/working-stills-nithiins-check-release-date-locked-clash-rashmikas-pogaru-129271|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Sakshi Post|language=en|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122113508/https://english.sakshi.com/photos/photos/working-stills-nithiins-check-release-date-locked-clash-rashmikas-pogaru-129271|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=నితిన్‌ ‘చెక్‌’ పెట్టే డేట్‌ ఫిక్స్ చేసుకున్నాడు.. లవర్స్ డే తర్వాతే..|url=https://telugu.asianetnews.com/entertainment/nithin-starrer-check-movie-release-date-fix-arj-qnc82i|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=te|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122133013/https://telugu.asianetnews.com/entertainment/nithin-starrer-check-movie-release-date-fix-arj-qnc82i|url-status=live}}</ref> It was later released in [[Streaming media]] via [[Sun NXT]] on 14 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/sunnxt/status/1392453481575837697|access-date=2021-05-12|website=Twitter|language=en|title=Archived copy|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512122956/https://twitter.com/sunnxt/status/1392453481575837697|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film’s [[Hindi]] dubbed version premiered on [[Sony Max]] on 9 January 2022 and was available on [[SonyLIV]] later released on [[YouTube]] by [[Aditya Music|Aditya Movies]] on 25 January 2022.<ref>{{Citation|title=Pushpa Box Office Collection {{!}} Valimai Trailer {{!}} Check Hindi Dubbed {{!}} Filmy Talk #109| date=28 December 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZyqBqJg9_U|language=en|access-date=2022-01-29|archive-date=29 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129133535/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZyqBqJg9_U&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Check Hindi Dubbed Full Movie [4K Ultra HD] {{!}} Nithiin {{!}} Rakul Preet {{!}} PriyaVarrier {{!}} Aditya Movies| date=25 January 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpJ6lnbgi_s|language=en|access-date=2022-01-29|archive-date=29 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129133535/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpJ6lnbgi_s|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film’s [[Hindi]] dubbed version premiered on [[Sony Max]] on 9 January 2022 and was available on [[SonyLIV]] later released on [[YouTube]] by [[Aditya Music|Aditya Movies]] on 25 January 2022.<ref>{{Citation|title=Pushpa Box Office Collection {{!}} Valimai Trailer {{!}} Check Hindi Dubbed {{!}} Filmy Talk #109 date=28 December 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZyqBqJg9_U|language=en|access-date=2022-01-29|archive-date=29 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129133535/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZyqBqJg9_U&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Check Hindi Dubbed Full Movie [4K Ultra HD] {{!}} Nithiin {{!}} Rakul Preet {{!}} PriyaVarrier {{!}} Aditya Movies date=25 January 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpJ6lnbgi_s|language=en|access-date=2022-01-29|archive-date=29 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129133535/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpJ6lnbgi_s|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Reception ==

=== Critical reception ===

”Check” opened to mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|last=K.|first=Janani|date=26 February 2021|title=Check first reviews out. Nithiin and Priya Prakash Varrier film gets mixed response|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/check-first-reviews-out-nithiin-and-priya-prakash-varrier-film-gets-mixed-response-1773412-2021-02-26|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-27|website=India Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226093940/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/check-first-reviews-out-nithiin-and-priya-prakash-varrier-film-gets-mixed-response-1773412-2021-02-26 |archive-date=26 February 2021 }}</ref> ”[[The Times of India]]” critic Neeshita Nyayapati rated the film 2.5/5 and wrote, “”Check” has the potential to be an engaging prison drama but falters in portions it’s supposed to excel in.”<ref>{{cite news|title=Check Movie Review: A game of chess that leaves you wanting|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/check/movie-review/81224301.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=2021-02-27|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226180819/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/check/movie-review/81224301.cms|url-status=live}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Hemanth Kumar in his review for ”[[Firstpost]]” says, “For all the drama director Chandrasekhar Yeleti tries to create, the proceedings aren’t engaging enough and the protagonist’s journey is lacklustre at best.”<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-02-26|title=Check movie review: Despite promise, Nithiin, Rakul Preet Singh’s film lacks emotional heft to sustain audience attention|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/check-movie-review-despite-promise-nithiin-rakul-preet-singhs-film-lacks-emotional-heft-to-sustain-audience-attention-9351051.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Firstpost|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801065833/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/check-movie-review-despite-promise-nithiin-rakul-preet-singhs-film-lacks-emotional-heft-to-sustain-audience-attention-9351051.html |archive-date=2021-08-01 }}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref>

”Check” opened to mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|last=K.|first=Janani|date=26 February 2021|title=Check first reviews out. Nithiin and Priya Prakash Varrier film gets mixed response|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/check-first-reviews-out-nithiin-and-priya-prakash-varrier-film-gets-mixed-response-1773412-2021-02-26|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-27|website=India Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226093940/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/check-first-reviews-out-nithiin-and-priya-prakash-varrier-film-gets-mixed-response-1773412-2021-02-26 |archive-date=26 February 2021}}</ref> ”[[The Times of India]]” critic Neeshita Nyayapati rated the film 2.5/5 and wrote, “”Check” has the potential to be an engaging prison drama but falters in portions it’s supposed to excel in.”<ref>{{cite news|title=Check Movie Review: A game of chess that leaves you wanting|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/check/movie-review/81224301.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=2021-02-27|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226180819/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/check/movie-review/81224301.cms|url-status=live}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Hemanth Kumar in his review for ”[[Firstpost]]” says, “For all the drama director Chandrasekhar Yeleti tries to create, the proceedings aren’t engaging enough and the protagonist’s journey is lacklustre at best.”<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-02-26|title=Check movie review: Despite promise, Nithiin, Rakul Preet Singh’s film lacks emotional heft to sustain audience attention|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/check-movie-review-despite-promise-nithiin-rakul-preet-singhs-film-lacks-emotional-heft-to-sustain-audience-attention-9351051.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Firstpost|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801065833/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/check-movie-review-despite-promise-nithiin-rakul-preet-singhs-film-lacks-emotional-heft-to-sustain-audience-attention-9351051.html |archive-date=2021-08-01}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref>

Sangeetha Devi of ”[[The Hindu]]” opined that “”Check” might be one of Chandra Sekhar Yeleti’s weakest films.” She felt that the narrative seemed shaky, and the story arc seemed predictable. On the technical aspects, Devi added that “Rahul Srivastav’s cinematography, Kalyani Malik’s background score, and the production design work well for the film.”<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=2021-02-26|title=”Check” review: The moves aren’t smart enough|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/this-chandra-sekhar-yeleti-movie-starring-nithiin-and-rakul-preet-singh-isnt-smart-enough/article33941158.ece|access-date=2021-02-27|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=5 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405203258/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/this-chandra-sekhar-yeleti-movie-starring-nithiin-and-rakul-preet-singh-isnt-smart-enough/article33941158.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> ”[[The Indian Express]]” journalist Gabbeta Ranjith Kumar stated, “Despite its novel idea and some good performances, Nithiin-starrer starts resembling ”[[The Shawshank Redemption]]” as it inches closer to the climax.”<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-02-26|title=Check movie review: Nithiin-starrer is just average fare|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/tollywood-movie-review/check-movie-review-nithiin-starrer-is-just-average-fare-7206254/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226204657/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/tollywood-movie-review/check-movie-review-nithiin-starrer-is-just-average-fare-7206254/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Box office ===

”Check” grossed {{INR}}14 [[crore]] in its opening weekend with a distributor share of {{INR}}7 crore.<ref name=”3dgross”>{{Cite web|title=”చెక్‌” మూవీ 3 రోజుల కలెక్షన్స్|url=https://telugu.asianetnews.com/entertainment/nithin-check-3-days-collections-jsp-qpan87|access-date=2021-03-06|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=te|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301141550/https://telugu.asianetnews.com/entertainment/nithin-check-3-days-collections-jsp-qpan87|url-status=live}}</ref> By the end of its first week, it earned distributors a share of {{INR}}9 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nithiin Check Movie First Week Collections: ‘చెక్’ మూవీ ఫస్ట్ వీక్ కలెక్షన్స్.. బాక్సాఫీస్ దగ్గర నిరాశ పరిచిన నితిన్..|url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/nithiin-chandra-sekhar-yeleti-check-movie-first-week-collections-ta-788132.html|access-date=2021-03-06|website=News18 Telugu|date=5 March 2021|language=te|archive-date=5 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305112133/https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/nithiin-chandra-sekhar-yeleti-check-movie-first-week-collections-ta-788132.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==

* [https://www.sonyliv.com/movies/check-1000153451 Watch Check Hindi dubbed] on [[SonyLIV|Sony liv]]

* Watch Check hindi dubbed on [[YouTube]]

* [https://www.jiocinema.com/movies/check?type=0&id=4a68ecc0b30911eb94af39d79db2fdc6 Watch Check in Telugu] on [[JioCinema|Jio Cinema]]

* [https://www.sunnxt.com Watch Check in Telugu] on [[Sun NXT]]

* {{IMDb title|13199716|title=Check|description=(2021)}}

2021 film by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti

Check is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language prison drama film^[3] written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti. Produced by V. Anand Prasad’s Bhavya Creations, the film stars Nithiin, Rakul Preet Singh, Priya Prakash Varrier (in her Telugu film debut), and Simran Choudhary. Nithiin plays Aditya, a chess player who is on death row. The film was released on 26 February 2021. It received generally mixed reviews and became a flop in the box office.^[4]^[5]

Aditya escapes from the orphanage along with his friend, who gets separated. He later works under a magician, learning every trick and gimmick he could. He grows up to be a con artist indulging in white-collar crimes. He befriends Yatra and falls for her. Yatra falsely frames him as a terrorist, and he ends up in prison with a death sentence. He grows interest in chess and masters it in prison under the guidance of Srimannarayana, a fellow inmate. He starts participating in National level competitions. Alongside this, he tries to prove his innocence and nullify his death penalty with the help of Manasa, a lawyer, but is not successful. He then tries for a presidential pardon by becoming popular by playing chess where he wins the National level competition and enters Commonwealth Games and wins the tournament. During the process of asking the president pardon, there is a terrorist attack that leads the president to turn down his petition.

Just before his death sentence is carried out, he requests to play his final game with the chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand as a last wish. During the game, he escapes from the prison, which he was planning from the start after meeting his childhood friend and the fellow inmate who helped him to learn chess. In the end, he narrates how he planned and escaped the prison after realising he wouldn’t be released from the prison even after getting the president’s pardon. He justifies his escape by claiming he is not guilty and will prove his innocence to the world.

The film was officially announced on 23 June 2019.^[6] Although principal photography began in early 2020, filming was paused due to COVID-19 lockdown in India.^[7] Filming was resumed in October 2020.^[8] The film’s title was announced on 1 October 2020.^[9]^[10]

This film’s soundtrack is composed by Kalyani Malik, marking his second collaboration with Yeleti after Aithe (2003).^[11]

The film’s only song is “Ninnu Chudakunda Undalekapothunnanu”, sung by Haricharan and Shakthisree Gopalan.

Check was released theatrically on 26 February 2021.^[12]^[13] It was later released in Streaming media via Sun NXT on 14 May 2021.^[14]

The film’s Hindi dubbed version premiered on Sony Max on 9 January 2022 and was available on SonyLIV later released on YouTube by Aditya Movies on 25 January 2022.^[15]^[16]

Check opened to mixed reviews.^[17] The Times of India critic Neeshita Nyayapati rated the film 2.5/5 and wrote, “Check has the potential to be an engaging prison drama but falters in portions it’s supposed to excel in.”^[18] Hemanth Kumar in his review for Firstpost says, “For all the drama director Chandrasekhar Yeleti tries to create, the proceedings aren’t engaging enough and the protagonist’s journey is lacklustre at best.”^[19]

Sangeetha Devi of The Hindu opined that “Check might be one of Chandra Sekhar Yeleti’s weakest films.” She felt that the narrative seemed shaky, and the story arc seemed predictable. On the technical aspects, Devi added that “Rahul Srivastav’s cinematography, Kalyani Malik’s background score, and the production design work well for the film.”^[20] The Indian Express journalist Gabbeta Ranjith Kumar stated, “Despite its novel idea and some good performances, Nithiin-starrer starts resembling The Shawshank Redemption as it inches closer to the climax.”^[21]

Check grossed ₹14 crore in its opening weekend with a distributor share of ₹7 crore.^[2] By the end of its first week, it earned distributors a share of ₹9 crore.^[22]