Badri (2001 film)

Badri is a 2001 Tamil–language sports action film directed by P. A. Arun Prasad.

The film stars Joseph Vijay as a spoiled college brat who turns into a kickboxer to prove himself as a good son and younger brother. Bhumika Chawla, Monal, Dhamu and Vivek also starred in the film. Eight songs in the film were scored by popular musician Ramana Gogula. This film was a hit. This was a remake of the super hit Telugu movie Thammudu starring power star Pawan Kalyan, Preeti Jhangiani, and Aditi Govitrikar music by Ramana Gogula directed by P.A. Arun Prasad.

Story

Badri (Vijay) is a troublemaker and a source of heartburn for his father (Kitty). So the father pins his hopes on his elder son, Vetri Riyaz Khan, to win the kickboxing championship. Janu (Bhumika Chawla), Badri's neighbour, is in love with him but it is just one-sided as Badri considers her a good friend and a source of money (and since her dad is a garage owner, his gateway to new cars to impress the other girls). He falls in love with Mamathi (Monal), a rich girl, and poses as a rich guy to impress her. But he soon realises his mistakes and when his brother becomes bedridden, he decides to redeem himself in his father's eyes by fighting in the championship match. He finally redeems himself by defeating his opponent and at the same time, accepts Janu's love.

The Movie is a resamples some similarities from Hindi movie "Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar".

Cast

• Vijay as Sribadrinathamoorthy a.k.a Badri
• Bhumika Chawla as Janaki
• Malaysia Vasudevan as Janaki's father
• Kitty as Badrinathamoorthy's father
• Monal as Mamati
• Riyaz Khan as Vetrinath
• Vivek
• Anu Mohan

Music

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