Pokiri
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| Pokiri | |
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| Directed by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Written by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Produced by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Starring | Mahesh Babu, Ileana D'Cruz, Prakash Raj, Sayaji Shinde, Ashish Vidyarthi Ali |
| Cinematography | Shyam K. Naidu |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
| Distributed by | Vaishno Academy |
Release dates | April 28, 2006 |
Running time | 157 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | 12 crores |
Pokiri (Telugu: పోకిరి) is a 2006 Telugu movie directed, written, and produced by Puri Jagannadh. Mahesh Babu plays the lead role while Ileana D'Cruz, Prakash Raj, Sayaji Shinde, and Ashish Vidyarthi play other roles. Mani Sharma gave music score, Shyam K. Naidu camera , and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The film released on April 28, 2006.
The film was premiered at the 2006 International Indian Film Academy Awards, along with Tollywood super-hit Tagore.[1] This film created many records and is currently the highest grossing film in South Indian Film including the Telugu Film Industry. Pokiri is the highest grossing film ever, with a net domestic gross of 66.5 crores. world wide gross of 85 crores approx--Ssdssd (talk) 11:02, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[citation needed] It Is still running in Bhageeratha theatre In Kurnool. It recently completed 560 days of run, another record. [2]
Plot
Pandu (Mahesh Babu) is a mafia hench man who will kill anyone and anywhere for money. In his visit to his uncles aerobic center he meets Sruthi (Ileana D'Cruz) he gets attracted to her, Both meet each other several times coincidentally such as on the train, in the market, and even stuck in the elevator together. Soon, he falls in love with Sruthi (Ileana D'Cruz). Sruthi starts to like Pandu, but she was hesitant to express her love towards him.
Just when Sruthi confesses her love to Pandu, a bunch of mafia goons attack Pandu. But Pandu is able to kill all of them, and in front of Sruthi's eyes. Sruthi has never known that Pandu was working for a mafia gang, and is terrified.
Pandu becomes a part of the gang headed by Ali Bhai (Prakash Raj), a Dubai based don. Ali Bhai wants to kill a minister in public by using a bomb blast, but Pandu refuses as it will cause many innocent deaths. As they are discussing and arguing, the police come and arrest Ali Bhai, who has been wanted for long.
Ali Bhai’s rowdies kidnap the senior police officer's daughter. Blackmailing him with the same, Ali Bhai comes out from prison. After coming from jail, Ali Bhai comes to know that somebody from his group is a police officer.
Not knowing who this is in his gang, he finds out the name of his father and goes there hoping to kill the snitch. He kills a man there believing him to be Krishna Manohar, but soon finds out that the man was only the police officer's step-brother. To find the true identity of the police officer, he kills his father (played by Nasser).
As the news spreads as to his father's death, the police vehicles arrive and out steps Pandu, whose true identity is Krishna Manohar. All along, he was an undercover cop. Krishna Manohar goes to Ali Bhai's hideout, and after a gripping climax, kills him and his gang.
Cast
- Mahesh Babu ... Pandu/Krishna Manohar
- Ileana D'Cruz ... Sruthi
- Prakash Raj ... Ali Bhai
- Sayaji Shinde ... ACP Syed Pasha
- Ashish Vidyarthi ... Inspector Pasupathi
- Brahmanandam ... Brahmi - Software Engineer, Sruti's neighbor
- Nassar ... Father of Krishna Manohar
- Subbaraju ... Nayar
- Ali ... Beggar's Leader
- Mumaith Khan ... Item number
- Ajay ... Ajay
Music
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The film has six songs composed by Mani Sharma. The music was launched on March 30, 2006 and was released in stores on April 6, 2006.
- Deva devuda - Naveen
- Dole Dole - Ranjith & Suchitra
- Gala Gala - Nihaal
- Ippatakinka - Murilidhar & Suchitra
- Jagadame - Kunal Ganjawala
- Chododdu Antunna - Karthik & Mahalakshmi
Release
- The film released in 297 screens,including 254 in andhra Pradesh, 20 in Karnataka,3 in Orissa,3 in Tamil Nadu,1 in Mumbai and 16 in Overseas.[3]
Box Office
In its first week of release, Pokiri grossed a share of 9.11 crores.[4] In the US, the film grossed $100,000 USD in the first two weeks [5] and grossed $350,000 by June 2006.[6] Pokiri grossed a total amount of about $350,000 at the US box office.The film completed 50 days in 222 centers[7] .Even after running after 100 days in 144 centers, Pokiri was number one at box office. [8].
Trivia
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- This film crossed the 40-crore mark, then the 50, and lastly the 60 crore mark.[citation needed]
- Pokiri was one of the highest grossers in the Indian film industry for 2006.[2]
- Vijay & Asin Thottumkal played the lead roles in the Tamil Remake of the movie, with the same title, Pokkiri.[9]
- The last stunt sequence in the climax was shot for about 10 days.
- Ayesha Takia was approached to play the role of Shruti but declined the role. It later went to Ileana D'Cruz.[10][11]
- Mahesh Babu used the same pair of shoes in the entire film.[12]
- This film revived Puri Jagannadh's career, as his last 3 films didn't stand up to expectations. (Andhrawala, 143, and Super)
- Mahesh Babu's other movie Sainikudu was stalled to complete the shooting of this film even though he signed the former first.
- Mahesh Babu's sister Manjula co-produced this film
- An Australian technician, who worked for The Matrix Trilogy and The Lord of the Rings, worked for Pokiri for a remote rig operation.
Awards
- Mahesh Babu - Filmfare Award; Best Actor For The Year 2006
- Puri Jagannadh - Filmfare Award; Best Director For The Year 2006
See also
Footnotes
- ^ "idlebrain.com". Pokiri and Tagore at IIFA Dubai. Retrieved 13 February.
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- ^ "totaltollywood.com". Tollywood Box Office Report. Retrieved 8 December.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "idlebrain.com". Mahesh Babu is the new Superstar. Retrieved 7 December.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "sify.com". Pokiri power. Retrieved 8 December.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "telugucinema.com". Pokiri completes 50 days. Retrieved 8 December.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "nonstopcinema.com". Pokiri completes 100 days in 144 centers. Retrieved 8 December.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "movies.sulekha.com". Pokkiri Movie Info. Retrieved 24 December.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "totaltollywood.com". Ayesha Takia not in Pokiri. Retrieved 4 November.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "andhracafe.com". Ayesha to let go Pokiri. Retrieved 29 December.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "idlebrain.com". Chitchat with Puri Jagan. Retrieved 7 December.
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