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Loafer (2015 film)

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Loafer
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPuri Jagannadh
Written byPuri Jagannadh
Produced byC. Kalyan
Starring
CinematographyP. G. Vinda
Edited byM. S. Rajashekhar Reddy (S. R. Shekhar)
Music bySunil Kashyap
Production
companies
Release date
  • 17 December 2015 (2015-12-17)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box office₹20 crore[1]

Loafer is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. It stars Varun Tej[2][3] and Disha Patani (in her acting debut) while Revathi and Posani Krishna Murali appear in crucial supporting roles.[4] The film was officially launched on 8 July 2015 in Hyderabad.[5]

The film was released on 17 December 2015 on more than 750 screens across the globe and received mixed reviews from critics and eventually underperformed at the box office. It was later dubbed into Hindi under the title Loafer The Hero for direct telecast on Zee Cinema in 2016. It was later dubbed in Tamil.

Plot

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Murali (Posani Krishna Murali) and his wife, Lakshmi Devi (Revathi) are a married couple who are deeply in love are the parents of Raja (Varun Tej). Murali demands money from his mother and father-in-law, Lakshmi Devi's parents, which prompts Lakshmi Devi to separate from him. Murali steals their son Raja from his wife and takes him to Jodhpur where they live as grifters. A girl, Mouni (Disha Patani) arrives in Jodhpur while escaping from an unwanted marriage proposal. Raja and Mouni fall in love with one another, which causes Murali to reveal Parijatam's location to her family.[6]

Cast

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Production

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Puri was approached by C. Kalyan to direct a film for Varun Tej. The filming began in July 2015 and completed in October 2015.[7]

Music

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Loafer
Soundtrack album by
Released7 December 2015 (2015-12-07)
Recorded2015
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTelugu
LabelAditya Music
ProducerSunil Kashyap

The official soundtrack of Loafer consisting of five songs was composed by Sunil Kashyap. The audio launch event was held at Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad with Prabhas as chief guest.

Track list[8]
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Nokkey Dochey"KandikondaSunil Kashyap, Spurthi 
2."Nuvvedusthunte"Bhaskara BhatlaYazin Nizar 
3."Jiya Jale"Bhaskara BhatlaYazin Nizar, Dhanunjay, Naresh Iyer, Pranavi 
4."Suvvi Suvvalamma"Suddala Ashok TejaKarunya 
5."Chutta Beedi"Bhaskara BhatlaRahul, Sravana Bhargavi 

References

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  1. ^ "Loafer Final Total WW Collections". andhraboxoffice. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ Kumar, Hemanth (15 January 2017). "Varun Tej pips Nithiin to bag Puri Jagannadh's next". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Mega Family: Varun Tej Loafer Firstlook Released"
  4. ^ Look: Varun Tej in Loafer"
  5. ^ "Varun Tej Wraps up Krish's 'Kanche' Shoot, Starts 'Loafer' with Puri Jagannath Varun Tej’s upcoming movie is Loafer which is directed by Puri Jagannadh
  6. ^ "Loafer review. Loafer Telugu movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com". IndiaGlitz.com.
  7. ^ "Varun Tej's Loafer Shooting Wrapped Up". IndiaGlitz. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Loafer (2015) Movie Audio CD Rips". A to Z MP3. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
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