Pilla Zamindar
| Pilla Zamindar | |
|---|---|
 Movie Poster | |
| Directed by | G. Ashok |
| Produced by | D. S. Rao |
| Written by | Chandrashekar Gundimeda (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | G. Ashok |
| Story by | G. Ashok |
| Starring |
Nani Haripriya Bindu Madhavi Srinivas Avasarala Rao Ramesh |
| Music by | Selvaganesh |
| Cinematography | Sai Sriram |
| Edited by | Prawin Pudi |
Production company |
Sri Shailendra Cinemas |
| Distributed by | Immortal Films (USA) [1] |
Release date |
|
Running time | 147 Min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Pilla Zamindar (meaning: Little Boss) is a 2011 Telugu-language comedy drama film written and directed by Arjun Sai A. produced by D. S. Rao and Master Bujji Babu under Sri Shailendra Cinemas banner and starring Nani, Haripriya, Bindu Madhavi and Srinivas Avasarala in lead roles. This film is heavily inspired by the South Korean film A Millionaire's First Love (2006).[2][3] The film soundtrack was composed by Indian percussionist and composer Selvaganesh. Cinematography was handled by Sai Sriram and editing was done by Praveen Pudi. Dialogues of the film were written by popular writer Chandrashekar Gundimeda and screenplay was handled by G. Ashok. Pilla Zamindar was released on 14 October 2011. Upon release, the film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and ended up as a Super Hit at the box office. It was dubbed into Tamil as Jameen and released in April 2013.
Plot
Praveen Jaya Ramaraju aka P.J (Nani) is the grandson of a wealthy Zamindar Rudra Ramaraju (Nagineedu). PJ is a spoilt and an arrogant youngster. His grandfather writes a will with several conditions before he dies. His will states that PJ would inherit the entire wealth only if he completes his graduation as a common man without any luxuries. PJ now has to not only complete his graduate studies but he must do it within three years and he should study in a government college in a small village called Siripuram.
The will also states that PJ needs to stay in a hostel in Siripuram and manage living with a very little money. He goes to the village and meets the warden of the hostel Rajanna (Rao Ramesh). He begins adapting to the situations and changes his lavish lifestyle. He starts to understand the value of life and human beings. He becomes good friends with Kanna Babu (Srinivas Avasarala), Jaatheeyam (Dhanraj), Maqbool ("Tagubothu" Ramesh) and others. After hilarious scenes of how PJ struggles to adapt to simple village life, PJ takes the supplementary exams and with the help of Sindhu (Hari Priya), PJ passes it. Months after he joins the college, another condition of his grandfather is revealed: PJ needs to be elected as student union president of the college. During his struggle to live there and fulfill the conditions set by his grandfather his transformation from arrogance to humility appeals to the villagers and students. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Sindhu. It is revealed that the true purpose and reason behind his grandfather's conditions was because of PJ's father, who married against the wishes of Rudra Ramaraju. As a result, he was deprived of his inheritance. However Rudra Ramaraju realizes his mistake after his son and daughter-in-law (PJ's mother) are killed in an accident.
PJ succeeds in fulfilling the conditions laid down by his grandfather and he also transforms into a good person. He also risks his entire property to save Kanna Babu's life. Due to this reason he earns back his wealth and love of all, becoming a righteous Zamindar.
Cast
- Nani as PJ alias Praveen Jaya Ramaraju
- Haripriya as Sindhu
- Bindu Madhavi as Amrutha
- Srinivas Avasarala as Kanna Babu
- M. S. Narayana as Telugu lecturer Uddhandam
- Rao Ramesh as Military Rajanna
- Siva Prasad as Lawyer Sharath Chandra
- Thagubothu Ramesh as Maqbool
- Dhanraj as Jaatheeyam
- Randhir Gattla as Ammiraju
- Nalla Venu as Bangkok
- Sathya as Pulakesi
- Vennela Kishore as Sarkar
- Naveen Neni as Chamki
- Nagineedu as Rudra Ramaraju
- Raghu Karumanchi as Ramana
- Narsing Yadav as Adavi Rambabu
- Sameer as Science teacher
- Meghna Naidu in a special appearance
- Tarzan as Sports lecturer
- Sarika Ramachandra Rao as Hindi lecturer
- Shankar Melkote as PJ's ex-college principal
Production and casting
Nani and Srinivas Avasarala are once again seen together in this film after Ashta Chemma. G. Ashok opted most of the same crew who previously worked with him in Aakasa Ramanna for this film. They include Praveen Poodi handling the editing, Sai Sriram handling the camera, Chandrashekar writing the dialogues and finally Manivasan doing the art. Popular Kannada actress Haripriya was cast for the role of Sindhu, love interest of the main lead. Bindu Madhavi was cast for the role of Amrutha and Srinivas Avasarala was cast for the role of Nani's friend. Being a comedy film, it features most of the Telugu comedians like M. S. Narayana, Dhanraj, Ramesh, Raghu, Venu and Vennela Kishore. Meghna Naidu did a special song in the movie. M. S. Narayana was cast in a role of Telugu lecturer, his previous real life job before becoming an actor. Chandrashekar Gundimeda assisted Ashok with the dialogues. Shooting of the film began in October 2010 and was initially planned to release in April 2011.[4] but the film got delayed due to 2011 Telugu film industry strike. The movie was completed in August 2011[5] and the film was released in October 2011.[6] Shooting was predominantly done in Hyderabad and Guntur.[7]
Release and reception
The film was released in India and overseas on 14 October 2011. The film was received with mixed to positive reviews. Jeevi of Idlebrain gave a good 3 of 5 rating for the movie and praised Nani for his acting in the movie.[8] Reviewer rom CNN-IBN gave a positive review stating that the movie is above average and Nani's performance impressive.[9] The film fared very well at the box-office despite the mixed reviews and was declared a hit in the year 2011.[10]
Box office
The film collected ₹ 3.8 crore on its first day. Its total collection is around ₹ 30 crore at the box office. Its Tamil version opened strongly due to Nani's previous release Naan Ee and collected ₹ 15 crore at the box office. The film was a super hit at the box office in Telugu and a hit in Tamil. This film marked Nani earning two super hits in the same year, along with Ala Modalaindi.
Soundtrack
| Pilla Zamindar | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Selvaganesh | |
| Released | 14 October 2011 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Label | Aditya Music |
| Producer | Selvaganesh |
Audio release of the film was held on 19 September 2011 in Prasads Lab, Hyderabad. The audio was released and distributed by Aditya Music. The music of this film was composed by Selvaganesh. The audio was well received. Telugu lyricist Krishna Chaitanya penned 5 songs in the film while Sri Mani wrote the remaining one song.[11]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thalabadi" | Krishna Chaitanya | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:56 |
| 2. | "Chuttu Chuttu" | Krishna Chaitanya | Saindhavi, Prasanna | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Oopiri" | Krishna Chaitanya | Karthik, Chinmayi | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Rangu Rangu" | Krishna Chaitanya | Mukesh, Priya Himesh | 4:38 |
| 5. | "PJ Club Mix" | Krishna Chaitanya | Ranjith, Priya Himesh, Rap: Bigg Nikk | 4:34 |
| 6. | "Haiyayo" | Sri Mani | Solar Sai | 3:40 |
References
- ↑ "Pilla Zamidar in USA". idlebrain. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ↑ S, Viswanath. "Pilla Zamindar". Deccan Herald. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ K.S, Mahesh. "Pilla Zamindar – Amateur Offering". 123telugu.com. 123telugu.com. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ "PZ in april". cinemanagar. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ↑ "Pilla Zamindar shoot completed". super good movies. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ↑ "finally-pilla-zamindar-releases". pluzmedia. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ↑ "Pilla Zamindar in Guntur". india glitz. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ↑ "Plla Zamindar – Jeevi Review". idlebrain. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ↑ "Telugu Review: 'Pilla Zamindar' is above average". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ↑ Pasupulate, Karthik. "Nani is thrilled with Pilla Zamindar's response". times of india. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ "PZ audio release". idlebrain. Retrieved 10 January 2012.