Sainikudu
| Sainikudu | |
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| Directed by | Gunasekhar |
| Produced by |
Ashwini Dutt C. Swapna Dutt |
| Written by | Gunasekhar |
| Starring |
Mahesh Babu Trisha Krishnan Irfan Khan Prakash Raj |
| Music by | Harris Jayaraj |
| Cinematography | Balasubramaniem |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Distributed by | Vyjayanthi Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 169 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹22 crore (US$3.1 million) |
Sainikudu (Soldier) is a 2006 Telugu action film written and directed by Gunasekhar. It stars Mahesh Babu, Irrfan Khan, Trisha, and Kamna Jethmalani in an item number as well as a cameo appearance.[1] Irrfan Khan is the main antagonist,[2] and Prakash Raj was in a supporting role. Harris Jayaraj scored the music. Balasubramaniam handled the camera work while Sreekar Prasad handled the editing. Sainikudu was released on 1 December 2006,[3] and the music was released on 21 October 2006. It had a lot of hype at the time of its release, as it was released after the 'industry hit' Pokiri. It was dubbed in Malayalam as Sulthan, Tamil as Kumaran, and Hindi as Ab Humse Na Takrana.
Plot
The story starts with floods at Ranga Saipet in Warangal District. Houses, trains, and people inundate in floodwater. Siddharth (Mahesh Babu), a young man, and his friends save the people up to their maximum effort. 8 of his friends assist him in the rescue.
On the other hand, the Chief Minister (Kota Srinivasa Rao) recommends the candidature of Pappu Yadav (Irfan Khan) for Assembly Elections. Pappu is a goonda who wishes to earn big through politics and power. To get the attention of people, he announces a sum of Rs.5 crore for flood victims.
The food that needs to reach the victims of the flood is taken elsewhere to be sold, an illegal way of earning money and backing up the flood relief fund into the pockets of the politicians. Siddharth learns of this through one of his friends and saves the stock in time. He then takes it to the flood victims for distribution. This annoys Pappu, for which Mondi Nani (Prakash Raj), his right-hand, threatens Siddharth. A strife develops between Mondi Nani and Siddharth, and the latter declares that his friend Ajay (Ajay) will be contesting the next Assembly Election opposite Pappu. Siddharth and his team get accolades from the people for this decision and start campaigning.
To cut the good name of the group in the people and to win sympathy, Pappu conspires for a bomb blast allegation on Siddharth and Co., Mondi Nani works for him, and the mission is accomplished. Pappu declares Siddharth and Co. as terrorists and wins the election. Pappu becomes the Home Minister, and his marriage is settled with Varalakshmi (Trisha Krishnan). Siddharth, with the help of many college students, kidnaps Varalakshmi from the marriage hall in a dramatic sequence, demanding Pappu state his crimes before a court of law. Varalakshmi is handcuffed and is gagged with tape.
The rest of the film shows Pappu chasing Siddharth to get Varalakshmi back. ACP Pochamma (Telangana Shakuntala) assists him and spills a little comedy with her style of dialogues. Finally, Siddharth puts an end to the game of crooked politicians.
Cast
- Mahesh Babu as Siddharth
- Trisha Krishnan as Vara Lakshmi
- Irfan Khan as Pappu Yadav
- Prakash Raj as Mondi Naani
- Telangana Shakuntala as ACP Pochamma
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Chief Minister
- Ravi Varma as Ravi
- Ajay as Ajay
- Narsing Yadav as Lawyer
- Kamna Jethmalani as item number
Crew
- Director: Gunasekhar
- Story: Gunasekhar
- Dialogue: Paruchuri Brothers
- Producers: Ashwini Dutt
- Music Director: Harris Jayaraj
- Art Direction: Anand Sai
- Editor: A. Sreekar Prasad
- Action Director: Peter Hein
- Cinematography: Balasubramaniem
- Background Music: Harris Jayaraj
- Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy, Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
- Choreography: Prem Rakshit, Nobel, Baba Bhaskar, Jhony, Ganesh, V.J.Shekhar
- Visual Effects: Rana Daggubati
Awards
- 2006 - Nandi Award for Best Special Effects - Nipuna and Spirit
Music
| Sainikudu | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Harris Jayaraj | ||||
| Released | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
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Sainikudu has six songs composed by Harris Jayaraj. The music was released simultaneously in 10 venues from five countries – India, USA, Australia, Singapore and Dubai on the morning of 21 October 2006. The producer of the film, Ashwini Dutt, arranged the use of a satellite transmission to relay the live audio release across the globe.[4] The music proved to be extremely successful upon release.[5]
| Song title | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Byla Bylamo" | Lesle Lewis, Anushka Manchanda, Sunitha Sarathy |
| "Mayeraa" | S. P. Balasubramanyam, Unnikrishnan, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| "Aadapilla Aggipulla" | Hariharan, K. S. Chitra |
| "Sogasu Choodu" | Shreya Ghoshal |
| "Orugalluke Pilla" | Karunya, Malathi Lakshman, Karthik, Harini |
| "Go Go Adhigo" | KK |
Tamil track list
Lyrics are written by Viveka, Snehan, Paruthi and Na. Muthukumar.
| Song title | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Byla Bylamo" | R. Prasanna, Anushka Manchanda, Mahathi |
| "Nizhal Endrum" | Ramu, Vinaya |
| "Pombala Ellam" | Karthik, Anuradha Sriram |
| "Sorgathil Pookkum" | Anuradha Sriram |
| "Oru Bambaram " | Tippu, Harini, Jayalakshmi |
| "Go Go Azhago" | Senthil Dass |
References
- ↑ "Irfan Khan, Kamna in Mahesh's Sainikudu". TotalTollywood. Retrieved 23 October 2006. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "Irfan Khan in Sainikudu". TotalTollywood. Retrieved 3 July 2006. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "Sainikudu to be released with 270 prints on Nov. 30". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 24 November 2006. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "Ashwini Dutt Innovations". Idlebrain. Retrieved 23 November 2006. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ ""Sainikudu" slated for Nov. 30". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 24 November 2006. External link in
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