Jawaan (transl. Soldier) is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by B. V. S. Ravi and produced by Krishna Kommalapati, under Arunachal Creations. It stars Sai Dharam Tej and Mehreen Pirzada while Prasanna and Subbaraju play the antagonists. The music was composed by S. Thaman. Jawaan was released worldwide on 1 December 2017.[2]
| Jawaan | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | B. V. S. Ravi |
| Written by | B. V. S. Ravi Kalyan Varma Dandu Sai Krishna Vamsi Balapanuri |
| Produced by | Krishna Kommalapati |
| Starring | Sai Dharam Tej Mehreen Pirzada Prasanna Subbaraju |
| Cinematography | K. V. Guhan |
| Edited by | M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy (S. R. Shekhar) |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
Production company | Arunachal Creations |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | ₹17.4 crore[1] |
Plot
editYellapragada Jai is a proud Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh volunteer who wants to serve India by working for DRDO. After giving an interview to DRDO, his selection is put on hold for an indefinite period as a better candidate is selected. This is also the time when Jai's childhood friend, Keshava, who is a dreaded international criminal based in Hong Kong, plans to get hold of the new missile system which has been developed by DRDO, in Hyderabad. He is on the payroll of foreign enemies working to destroy India. How Jai, with the help of his friends and police, defeats the heinous plans of Keshava by killing him and his henchmen in the climax even at the cost of danger to his family forms the rest of the story.
Cast
edit- Sai Dharam Tej as Yellapragada Jai
- Prasanna as Keshava
- Subbaraju as Iqbal
- Jayaprakash as Yellapragada Ramachandra Rao, Jai's father
- Mehreen Pirzada as Bhargavi, Jai's love interest
- Easwari Rao as Yellapragada Lakshmi, Jai's mother
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Prakash Rao, Jai's uncle
- Surya as Raghavaram, Keshava's father
- Nagendra Babu as Commissioner
- Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Senior Scientist
- Anish Kuruvilla as a DRDO scientist
- Satyam Rajesh as Rajesh, Jai's friend
- Raj Madiraju as Bhargavi's father
- Madhunandan as Jai's friend
- Karunya Chowdary as Jai's sister
- Sashidhar as Jai's brother
- Revathi as Jai's sister-in-law
Soundtrack
editThe film's soundtrack was composed by S. Thaman.
| Jawaan | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by S.Thaman | ||||
| Released | 19 November 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 20:35 | |||
| Label | Mango Music | |||
| Producer | S. Thaman | |||
| S.Thaman chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intiki Okkadu Kavale" | Krishna Kanth | Aditya, Raghuram, Saketh, Sri Krishna | 04:13 |
| 2. | "Aunanaa Kaadanaa" | Krishna Kanth | Shreya Ghoshal, Thaman S | 04:30 |
| 3. | "Bangaru" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | Deepu, Rashi Khanna | 04:17 |
| 4. | "Bugganchuna" | Sri Mani | Sri Krishna, Lipsika | 04:02 |
| 5. | "Bomma Adirindhi" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | Saketh, Mohana Bhogaraju | 03:35 |
| Total length: | 20:37 | |||
Production
editThe movie was launched on 30 January 2017 with a formal pooja ceremony. The ceremony was flanked by many from Tollywood. Jr NTR sounded the clapboard, while Koratala Siva switched on the camera and V. V. Vinayak directed the first shot.[3] The Pre-look of the movie was released on 8 June 2017.[4] The prerelease event was conducted on 19 November 2017 in Hyderabad at Peoples Plaza, where audio of the movie was released. Director Koratala Siva and V. V. Vinayak attended as the chief guest.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Jawaan Final WW Collections". andhraboxoffice. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Nyayapati, Neeshita. "Jawaan". The Times of India.
- ^ "Sai Dharam Tej's "Jawaan" launched". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Sai Dharam Tej's "Jawaan" pre-look released". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ ""Sai Dharam Tej's" "Jawaan" PreRelease Event". Mango Music. Retrieved 19 November 2017.