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The film was a [[remake|loose remake]] of {{fy|2000}} [[Telugu language|Telugu–language]] [[film]], ''[[Thammudu]]'' . Thammudu starred [[Pawan Kalyan]], [[Preeti Jhangiani]], [[Aditi Govitrikar]], Achyuth, [[Chandra Mohan]] and [[Mallikarjuna Rao]]. Initially, Thammudu was a [[remake]] of {{fy|1989}} [[English language|English–language]] [[film]], ''[[Kickboxer (film)|Kickboxer]]'' and a high influence of {{fy|1992}} [[Hindi language|Hindi–language]] [[film]], ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar]]''. |
The film was a [[remake|loose remake]] of {{fy|2000}} [[Telugu language|Telugu–language]] [[film]], ''[[Thammudu]]'' . Thammudu starred [[Pawan Kalyan]], [[Preeti Jhangiani]], [[Aditi Govitrikar]], Achyuth, [[Chandra Mohan]] and [[Mallikarjuna Rao]]. Initially, Thammudu was a [[remake]] of {{fy|1989}} [[English language|English–language]] [[film]], ''[[Kickboxer (film)|Kickboxer]]'' and a high influence of {{fy|1992}} [[Hindi language|Hindi–language]] [[film]], ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar]]''. |
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''Badri'' was expected to be the worst film in the year, but turn out to be a [[box office bomb|box office film]]. Badri managed to raise Joseph Vijay and Bhumika Chawla's [[fan]]s population. The film was premiered, at least once, every [[year]] in [[Sun TV]]. Badri was fimed with a low budget, but managed to ranked first place in the released weeks but it was overtaken by ''[[Aalavandhan]]'' later. The film managed to gross [[$]]2 [[million]] in the [[India]] [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|Box Office]]. |
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| Badri | |
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| Directed by | P.A. Arun Prasad |
| Starring | Vijay, Bhumika Chawla, Monal, Vivek |
| Music by | Ramana Gogula |
Release dates | April 16, 2001 |
Running time | 165 min. |
| Language | Tamil |
Badri is a Template:Fy Tamil–language martial arts sports action romantic film directed by P.A. Arun Prasad. The film stars Joseph Vijay as a spoiled college brat who turns into a kickboxer to prove as a good son for his father and a good young brother for his elder brother. Bhumika Chawla, Monal, Dhamu and Vivek also starred in the film. The film was scored by popular musician Ramana Gogula, who scored eight songs in the film.
The film was a loose remake of Template:Fy Telugu–language film, Thammudu . Thammudu starred Pawan Kalyan, Preeti Jhangiani, Aditi Govitrikar, Achyuth, Chandra Mohan and Mallikarjuna Rao. Initially, Thammudu was a remake of Template:Fy English–language film, Kickboxer and a high influence of Template:Fy Hindi–language film, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar.
Story
Badrinatha Moorthy (Vijay), who is fondly called as Badri by everyone prefers to be called as Badri. A spoiled college brat, Badri hangs around with a bunch of friends of similar nature. Janaki (Bhumika Chawla), is his neighbour and also his childhood friend. She secretly loves Badri, but never reveals it. Badri's elder brother, Vetrinath (Riyaz Khan) and his father runs a canteen in which Malli (Anu Mohan) is a cook. Vetrinath, representing govt. college, practices kickboxing to participate in the intercollege competition, but is defeated by rival, Rohit from Model college. Badri's gang and his govt. college mates are looked down cheaply by Model college's Rohit and gang and are insulted often. Badri plans to teach them a lesson and tries every trick to woo Lovely (Monal), who is a new entry into model college. Badri pretends as the lone son of a multi-millionaire and wins over Lovely's heart by presenting her a diamond ring on Valentine's Day. He borrows money from Janaki for this. Lovely realizes Badri's true identity through Rohit and ditches him. Janaki's father (M. Vasudevan) blames Badri's father for the money borrowed. His father gets sick of his misdeeds and kick him out of his house. Vetrinath tries to talk Badri out of his problems, and while returning home is attacked by Rohit and his men. Vetrinath lies in hospital and is declared unfit to compete in kickboxing competition. Badri realizes the truth behind Vetrinath's incident and decides to participate in kickboxing competition. But Vetrinath's guru refuses to train Badri, as he questions Badri's integrity. Badri manages to convince his guru and learn kickboxing with all his energies concentrated. He wins over Rohit and also everyone's heart again.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vijay | Badri |
| Bhumika Chawla | Janaki |
| Riyaz Khan | Vetrinath |
| Anu Mohan | Malli |
| Monal | Lovely |
Music
| Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| Angel | K S Chithra, Devi Sri Prasad |
| King of Chennai | Devi Sri Prasad |
| Kalakala | Shankar Mahadevan |
| Ennoda Laila | Vijay |
| Salaaam Maharaasa | Devan, Priya |
| Stella Maris | Tippu, Vivek, Dhamu |
| Travelling Soldier(a soundtrack English song) | Ramana Gokula |
Box Office
- The film grossed $2 million at the box office and was declared a superhit upon release.