Sarrainodu

Sarrainodu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Boyapati Srinu
Produced by Allu Aravind
Written by M. Rathnam (Dialogue)
Screenplay by Boyapati Srinu
Story by Boyapati Srinu
Starring
Music by S. Thaman
Cinematography Rishi Punjabi
Edited by Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao
Production
company
Release date
  • 22 April 2016 (2016-04-22)
Running time
 160 minutes
Country India
Language Telugu
Budget ₹55 crore[1]
Box office ₹ 127 crores[2]

Sarrainodu (English: The Right Guy) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu. Produced by Allu Aravind under the Geetha Arts banner. It stars Allu Arjun, while Aadhi Pinisetty, Rakul Preet Singh, Catherine Tresa, and Srikanth appear in other important roles. S. Thaman composed the film's score and soundtrack. Cinematography is by Rishi punjabi. The film was released on 22 April 2016 along with a dubbed version in Malayalam titled Yodhavu and became one of the highest grossing Telugu film of 2016.[3] The film was also later dubbed into Hindi by Goldmines Telefilms and released on YouTube on 28 May 2017 with Allu Arjun's voice dubbed by Sanket Mhatre and Aadhi Pinisetty's voice dubbed by Manoj Pandey. [4][5]It was also released in Nepal at 2017 December and earn 1.5 million at kollywood box office [6]

Plot

Gana (Allu Arjun) is a youth who beats crooked people that escape punishment due to faults in the legal system. He is raised by his paternal uncle Sripati (Srikanth) and berated by his father Umapati (Jayaprakash) for leaving the military and not having an aim in life. One day, Gana is sent to a neighboring village to meet his prospective bride Mahalakshmi (Rakul Preet Singh). She is the daughter of his father's friend Jaya Prakash (Sai Kumar), who is a sincere Ex-Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and politician. However, Gana meets Hansitha Reddy (Catherine Tresa), who is revealed to be the local Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), and falls in love with her. He lies to his father that Mahalakshmi rejected him because he gets into fights.

Dhanush (Aadhi Pinisetty) is the son of Chief Minister Reddy (Kitty); he kills a farmer for refusing to give up his lands. Later, a prominent businessman comes to Dhanush to escape punishment for raping and murdering a college girl. The victim's parents seek the help of Hansitha to get justice. At the trial, a new defense lawyer (Rajiv Kanakala) twists the case, making it seem like the girl provoked her beating by blackmailing the accused Paddam Veerendra (Aadarsh Balakrishna), and the judge decides in favor of the lawyer's argument. The girl's parents commit suicide, and Gana learns about the lawyer, beats him up, and cuts off Veerendra's legs. Dhanush takes this as a challenge to his influence and becomes incensed.

Hansitha falls for Gana and promises to marry him if he swears in God's presence that he will stand behind her and never get into fights. He is about to do so at the temple when a badly injured Mahalakshmi arrives, running from people who try to kill her. Gana holds her up, beats everyone who tried to kill her, and ultimately gives Mahalakshmi courage.

Narrating a flashback, it is revealed that Mahalakshmi didn't reject Gana. Gana had went to Mahalakshmi's house and had saved her from rowdies working for Dhanush. Then Gana had said no for the marriage. Mahalakshmi explains how Dhanush tried to blackmail her father. Her father had been protecting farmers so they wouldn't have to sell their lands. This infuriated Dhanush, who killed the farmers. When Mahalakshmi intervened, slapping and insulting Dhanush (also calling him a zero, which angered him more), he killed her father and tried to kill her. She narrowly escaped and had run for four days to find Gana, whom she had fallen in love with.

Gana decides to solve her problems. He goes to Dhanush's home, beats his men, and tries to burn Dhanush alive, but Dhanush escapes. Gana is questioned for the attack but claims that other people beat Dhanush. One of Dhanush's men tells the truth about the atrocities he committed in the village, and the media is thrown into an uproar.

Dhanush arrives at the Director General of Police (DGP) office to surrender, but shoots at DGP Mallikarjun (Suman). He tries to kill Umapati, but Sripati takes the bullets. Reddy stops Dhanush from shooting anyone else and tells Umapati to call Gana and make him surrender to Dhanush. Told that Sripati will only be taken to hospital if he surrenders, Gana does so and is beaten and stabbed by Dhanush and his men. Reddy then tells Dhanush to kill Sripati, which enrages Gana into killing the thugs and Reddy. Gana then fights Dhanush and cuts his head with an axe when he tries to run over his father and uncle.

A cover story is told that Reddy and Dhanush were killed while trying to protect the DGP from unknown terrorists. Hansitha is made a candidate to become the new chief minister, Mahalakshmi marries Gana, but Gana was in love with Hansitha, so he murdered Mahalakshmi and lived with Hansitha for the rest of his life.

Cast

Production

Boyapati Srinu wrote the script with Allu Arjun in mind for the lead. He wanted to cast Samantha Ruth Prabhu who acted with Arjun in S/O Satyamurthy (2015), but it did not happen. Catherine Tresa and Rakul Preet Singh were selected for the female lead roles. It is Singh's first collaboration with Arjun and Tresa's third collaboration with him after Iddarammayilatho (2013) and Rudhramadevi (2015). Tamil actor Aadhi was chosen as the main antagonist. Srikanth, Suman and Jayaprakash were chosen for other important roles. Priyamani, Anushka Shetty and Disha Patani were reported to have been approached for an item number. However, it was Anjali who danced in the number with Arjun.[7][8][9]

Release

Allu Arjun wanted to release the film on 8 April 2016, his birthday, but the worldwide release date was moved to 22 April 2016.[10]

Box office

The film reportedly earned ₹101 crore (US$14 million) in three weeks.[11] The film grossed ₹157 crore (US$22 million) by the end of the year.[2]

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics.[12][13] Times of India wrote "The film has nothing new to narrate and fails to keep you glued to the seats throughout. The hackneyed plot and lack of novelty make this film a regular watch, this film is something for the masses."[14] 123 Telugu wrote "Sarrainodu is indeed an ooraa mass entertainer. The film has many elements which will enthrall the fans and mass general audience. Bunny's stunning transformation, Aadi's screen presence and amazing action sequences are huge assets."[12]

Soundtrack

S. Thaman composed the film's music which was released on 1 April 2016.[15]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Athiloka Sundari"Ramajogayya Sastry, Bunny SureshVishal Dadlani, Karthik4:15
2."You Are My MLA"Ananth SriramDhanunjay4:34
3."Private Party"Krishna ChaitanyaManasi M.M, M.C. Vickey4:23
4."Blockbuster"Ramajogayya SastryShreya Ghoshal, Nakash Aziz, Simha, Sri Krishna, Deepu5:05
5."Telusaa Telusaa"Sri ManiJubin Nautiyal, Sameera Bharadwaj4:25
6."Sarrainodu"Ramajogayya SastryHard Kaur, Sonu Kakkar, Brijesh Shandilya , Geetha Madhuri4:55
Total length:27:35

Accolades

64th Filmfare Awards South

Trivia

Sarrainodu's Hindi-dubbed version is the only Indian film to have 200M+ views and 600k+ likes on YouTube.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Hooli, Shekhar H (22 April 2016). "'Sarainodu' (Sarrainodu) movie review by audience: Live update". IBTIMES.
  2. 1 2 "Sarainodu 'Sarainodu' (Sarainodu) total worldwide box office collection: Allu Arjun's film grosses Rs. 89 crore in its lifetime". International Business Times. Retrieved on 7 July 2016.
  3. ↑ 'Sarainodu' (Sarrainodu) total worldwide box office collection: Allu Arjun's film grosses Rs. 157 crore in its lifetime - International Business Times
  4. ↑ Sarrainodu (2017) Official Hindi Dubbed Trailer | Allu Arjun, Rakul Preet Singh
  5. ↑ Sarrainodu Movie On SONY MAX | Times Of India
  6. ↑ Allu Arjun’s Sarrainodu Hindi version becomes the most watched film on YouTube with 205 million views
  7. ↑ "Sarrainodu - Allu Arjun and Boyapati Sreenu Movie. Archives - Southie". Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Sarrainodu: Watch Allu Arjun shake a leg with Anjali for this Blockbuster song". Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Anjali not Anushka to shake leg with Bunny in Sarainodu". Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Allu Arjun's Super Hit Movie In 2018 Naa Peru Surya Video Songs
  11. ↑ Hooli, Shekhar H. "'Sarainodu' (Sarrainodu) 17-day box office collection: Allu Arjun starrer crosses Rs. 100 crore mark in 3rd weekend". Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  12. 1 2 'Sarainodu' review round-up: Allu Arjun-Rakul Preet-starrer bags mixed verdict, good ratings from critics. Ibtimes.co.in (24 April 2016). Retrieved on 2016-07-03.
  13. ↑ Sarrainodu review: Marred by a yawn-inducing plot. The Hindu (2016-04-22). Retrieved on 2016-07-03.
  14. ↑ Sarrainodu Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (22 April 2016). Retrieved on 2016-07-03.
  15. ↑ Anjuri, Pravallika. (1 April 2016) MUSIC REVIEW: Allu Arjun's Sarrainodu Audio Is Out, Here's What You Should Know... Filmibeat. Retrieved on 2016-07-03.
  16. ↑ "Allu Arjun, Rakul Preet and Catherine Tresa's 'Sarrainodu' creates s record on YouTube". Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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