Pokiri (2006 film)
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| Directed by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Produced by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Written by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Starring | Mahesh Babu, Ileana D'Cruz, Prakash Raj, Sayaji Shinde, Ashish Vidyarthi Ali |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
| Cinematography | Shyam K. Naidu |
| Editing by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Distributed by | Vaishno Academy |
| Release date(s) | April 28, 2006 |
| Running time | 157 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | 12 crores |
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Pokiri (Telugu: పోకిరి, English translation: Rogue) 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 supporting roles. Mani Sharma was the music director, Shyam K. Naidu handled cinematography , and was edited by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The film was released on April 28, 2006.
The film was premiered at the 2006 International Indian Film Academy Awards, along with Tollywood super-hit Tagore.[1]
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[edit] Plot
Pandu (Mahesh Babu) is a mafia hench man who is willing to kill anyone and anywhere for money. In a 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 a long time.
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 Krishna Manohar.Who is Krishna Manohar?Krishna Manohar goes to Ali Bhai's hideout, and after a gripping climax, kills him and his gang.
[edit] Production
Ayesha Takia was approached to play the role of Shruti but declined the role. It later went to Ileana D'Cruz.[2][3] Ironically, Ayesha Takia will now be playing the same role in the Hindi remake of Pokiri
[edit] Cast
- Mahesh Babu ... Pandu/Krishna Manohar
- Ileana D'Cruz ... Sruthi
- Prakash Raj ... Ali Bhai
- Sayaji Shinde ... ACP Syed Mohammad Basha Khadri
- Ashish Vidyarthi ... Inspector Pasupathi
- Brahmanandam ... Brahmi - Software Engineer, Sruthi's neighbor
- Nassar ... Father of Krishna Manohar and Ajay
- Subbaraju ... Nayar
- Ali ... Beggar's Leader
- Mumaith Khan ... Item number
- Ajay ... Ajay
- Jyothirana Mona
[edit] 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
- Chododhantunna - Karthik & Mahalakshmi
[edit] 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.[4]
- The film lately released in 30 theatres in Orissa.[5]
[edit] Box Office
In its first week of release, Pokiri collected a share of 9.11 crores.[6]
- The film is claimed to have collected a share of Rs.54 crores in its total run.[7]
[edit] Andhra Pradesh
- The film grossed Rs.1.63 crores in 189 days from Sudershan35mm,which is the highest single theatre gross in Andhra Pradesh[8] and also the 4th film of Mahesh Babu to gross more than Rs.1 crore in a single theatre.[9]
- The film netted a distributors' share of Rs.3.12 crores in its entire run from Guntur which is the highest for any film in Guntur.[10]
[edit] Karnataka
- The film had a 100% opening in all the 12 theatres in which it was screened in Bangalore collecting a distributors' share of Rs.36 lakhs in 1 week.[11]
- It collected a distributors' share of Rs.2.08 crores in 75 days.[12]
[edit] Chennai
- Pokiri debuted in Chennai at no. 2 position with a 98.5% opening[13],collecting a distributors' share of Rs.12 lakhs in its first week from Tamil Nadu.[14]
- The film collected a distributors' share of Rs.43 lakhs from Chennai.[15]
[edit] Orissa
- The film collected a share of Rs.12 lakhs in its first 2 weeks after the release[16] and Rs.14 lakhs in 3 weeks.
- The film had a direct 100 days run in 2 centres and also a shift run in 4 theatres.[17]
[edit] Maharashtra
- The film collected a share of Rs.15 lakhs in its first 2 weeks after the release[18] and Rs.18.44 lakhs in 3 weeks.[19]
[edit] Overseas
- In the US,the film grossed $350,000 by June 2006.[20]Totally,it collected a distributors' share of over Rs.2.5 crores from USA.[21]
- It collected a distributors' share of Rs.15 lakhs from Gulf region and Rs.12 lakhs from United Kingdom.[22]
- The film collected a distributors' share of Rs.12.8 lakhs from Australia and Rs 11.72 lakhs from Singapore in 10 weeks.[23]
[edit] Awards
- Mahesh Babu - Filmfare Award; Best Actor For The Year 2006
- Puri Jagannadh - Filmfare Award; Best Director For The Year 2006
- Nandi Awards-Film providing wholesome entertainment for the year 2006 or popular feature film
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ idlebrain.com. Pokiri and Tagore at IIFA Dubai. Retrieved on 13 February 2007.
- ^ totaltollywood.com. Ayesha Takia not in Pokiri. Retrieved on 4 November 2006.
- ^ andhracafe.com. Ayesha to let go Pokiri. Retrieved on 29 December 2006.
- ^ Pokiri release centres
- ^ [http://www.nonstopcinema.com/nsc/headlines/news_content.php?fileName=156 Pokiri 100 days in 200 centres,144 direct]
- ^ totaltollywood.com. Tollywood Box Office Report. Retrieved on 8 December 2006.
- ^ Pokiri 561 days.
- ^ Top 6 Grossers in Hyderabad.
- ^ Pokiri 75 days records
- ^ Pokiri still on top!
- ^ Pokiri in Karnataka
- ^ Pokiri 75 days records
- ^ Chennai Box Office April 28-May 01 2006
- ^ Pokiri first week share
- ^ [http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14544603&cid=2363 Prince is back!]
- ^ BOX OFFICE IS SINGING AND DANCING TO THE TUNE OF ‘PRINCE’
- ^ [http://www.nonstopcinema.com/nsc/headlines/news_content.php?fileName=156 Pokiri 100 days in 200+ centers, 144 direct]
- ^ BOX OFFICE IS SINGING AND DANCING TO THE TUNE OF ‘PRINCE’
- ^ Pokiri 3 weeks collections
- ^ sify.com. Pokiri power. Retrieved on 8 December 2006.
- ^ Half Yearly report!
- ^ Telugu cinema trade report for the first half of 2006
- ^ Pokiri 75 days records.
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