Skanda: The Attacker is a 2023 Telugu-language action film from India. It was directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Srinivas Chitturi in association with Zee Studios. The film stars Ram Pothineni along with Sreeleela, Saiee Manjrekar, Srikanth, Sharath Lohitswa, Ajay Purkar, Daggubati Raja, and Prince Cecil in two roles.
Skanda film was first announced in February 2022 with the working title BoyapatiRAPO. In July 2023, the official title Skanda was revealed. Filming began in October 2022 and ended in August 2023. The music for the film was composed by Thaman S., while Santosh Datek handled the cinematography and Tammiraju did the editing.
Skanda was released on September 28, 2023. However, it received mostly negative reviews. Critics did not like the story, political satire, direction, acting of the lead actors, and action sequences. The film earned ₹59.20 crore but its budget was ₹95 crore, making it a financial failure.