''Allari Pidugu'' () is a 2005 Indian
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
-language
action film
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...
produced by MRV Prasad on P. B. R. Art Productions banner, and directed by
Jayanth C. Paranjee
Jayanth C. Paranji (born 21 July 1957) is an Indian film director known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He introduced Bollywood actresses: Preity Zinta, Aishwarya Rai, Anjala Zaveri, Bipasha Basu, Lisa Ray, Nauheed Cyrusi to the Te ...
. The film stars
Nandamuri Balakrishna
Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), simply known as Balakrishna or Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, producer and politician. He appeared in more than 100 Telugu cinema, Telugu films over forty years in a variety of roles and establis ...
in
dual role
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,
Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif (; born Katrina Turquotte; 16 July 1983) is a British actress who works in Hindi-language films. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she has received accolades, including four Screen Awards and four Zee Cine Awards, in a ...
,
Charmy Kaur
Charmy Kaur, also spelt as Charmme or Charmi (born 17 May 1987), is an Indian film producer and former actress. She is well known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema, as well as few Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films. Her most ...
, and music was composed by
Mani Sharma
Mani may refer to:
Geography
* Maní, Casanare, a town and municipality in Casanare Department, Colombia
* Mani, Chad, a town and sub-prefecture in Chad
* Mani, Evros, a village in northeastern Greece
* Mani, Karnataka, a village in Dakshina ...
with cinematography by
Ajayan Vincent
Ajayan Vincent is an Indian cinematographer. He is the son of cinematographer and director, A. Vincent, and younger brother to Jayanan Vincent. He is known for his work in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi language films.
Filmography
*'' ...
and editing by
Marthand K. Venkatesh
Marthand K. Venkatesh is an Indian film editor who mostly works for Telugu films, and is the winner of four Nandi Awards.
Life and career
Venkatesh is son of noted Telugu film editor K. A. Marthand. He used to assist his father in editing for ...
. The film released on 5 October 2005.
Plot
The film begins with Major Chakravarthy a true patriot father of two twin sons Ranjith Kumar & Giri. Since Ranjith is an intellect Chakravarthy endears him whereas Giri is a mediocre whom he feels is redundant. Like this, his few deeds for good cause focus Giri as naughty, and also quits his education. Suddenly, Chakravarthy is seized by
Pakistan
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as a
POW
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.
Belligerents hold prisoners of war ...
. Years roll by, and Ranjith Kumar turns a stout-hearted
ACP. Besides GK / Gudiwada Kailasam is a malevolent treacherous conduct illegal laundering of terrorist activities mingling several big shots and politicians. Once, he swindles hundreds of crores from a bank chaired by Murthy and seals it down. Ranjith gamely retrieves the amount and encounters the bank chairman. Whereat, GK enrages and a clash erupts between them. Besides, Giri is a brawler who resides with his mother Rajeswari in the rural division and confronts the malpractices of GK’s group therein. From childhood, he is fond of Subbalakshmi the daughter of his maternal uncle which is impeded by him as he aspires to knit her with Ranjith. However, Ranjith is crushed by a charming Swati.
Here, as a flabbergast, Chakravarthy is acquitted from
Tihar Jail
Tihar Prisons, also called Tihar Jail and Tihar Ashram, is a prison complex in India and the largest complex of prisons in South Asia. Run by Department of Delhi Prisons, Government of Delhi, the prison contains nine central prisons, and is one ...
and is undertaking a life imprisonment penalty with the label of a traitor. Following the return, he is proud of Ranjith also fueled by anger witnessing Giri’s stubbornness and temper. In the interim, Ranjith is transferred on special duty to this sector when he raids GK’s factory and apprehends his brother-in-law Kuppuswamy. Anyhow, the knaves are careful to pervert Ranjith from getting hold of a CD which reveals their secrets via an impostor cop Nukkaraju. Suddenly, GK is aghast at the knowledge of Chakravarthy & Ranjith as father & son. In the court, Kuppuswamy conspires and incriminates Giri too. As a result, Ranjith is compelled to seize Giri, when Chakravarthy’s hatred toward him magnifies. Together Swati lands therein, along with her mother who backs viewing Chakravarthy. Later, he proclaims him as the homicide of her father Major Amarnath. So, Swati seeks vengeance and walks into Ranjith’s house.
After a while, GK ruses to eliminate Kuppuswamy & Giri. During this, Giri absconds leaving the remaining dead. Simultaneously, the black guards intrigue to slay Ranjith in a bomb blast. Being cognizant of it, Giri rushes to safeguard his brother but it's too late. Seriously injured Ranjith is admitted to the hospital when SI Subramanyam the bestie of Chakravarthy divulges a past to Giri. 14 years ago, at
Uttar Pradesh
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Chakravarthy & Amarnath acted in concert. At that time, GK counterfeited as honorable be sociable with them. Once, he catches wind of their secret conveying of weapons and attacks in which Amarnath is killed and Chakravarthy is inculpated. Thus, Chakravarthy is
Court-martial
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by dethroning, taking back all his honors.
Presently, Subramanyam guides Giri to swap Ranjith’s post to retrieve their father’s respect when they hide out Ranjith. Immediately, after taking charge Giri shut downs the criminal acts of GK and tactically handovers the CD from Nukkaraju. Hither, Swati detects Giri and supports GK to get back the CD, unbeknownst of fact. Nevertheless, Giri crashes their ploy and exposes his diabolic shade before Swati. Meanwhile, Chakravarthy senses Giri’s play and smacks him. Accordingly, Giri skips and Chakravarthy chases and reaches Ranjith. Then, through Ranjith, he comprehends the virtue of Giri and regrets his wrong idea. Now, they uncover the CD and discover the fatal cabal of brutal that make an explosion in a huge procession in a nearby village on the eve of ''
Maha Shivaratri
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In every month of the luni-solar Hindu ca ...
''. At last, Ranjith & Giri break out of the catastrophe and ceases the baddies. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the Chakravarthy restoring his pride who is so smug to be the father of a remarkable sons.
Cast
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Nandamuri Balakrishna
Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), simply known as Balakrishna or Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, producer and politician. He appeared in more than 100 Telugu cinema, Telugu films over forty years in a variety of roles and establis ...
in a
dual role
A dual role (also known as a double role) refers to one actor playing two roles in a single production. Dual roles (or a larger number of roles for an actor) may be deliberately written into a script, or may instead be a choice made during produc ...
as ACP Ranjit Kumar and Giri
*
Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif (; born Katrina Turquotte; 16 July 1983) is a British actress who works in Hindi-language films. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she has received accolades, including four Screen Awards and four Zee Cine Awards, in a ...
as Swati
*
Charmy Kaur
Charmy Kaur, also spelt as Charmme or Charmi (born 17 May 1987), is an Indian film producer and former actress. She is well known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema, as well as few Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films. Her most ...
as Subbalakshmi
*
Puneet Issar
Puneet Issar (born 6 November 1959) is an Indian actor, writer, director, producer and dialect coach best known for his works in Hindi films and television shows. Issar started his acting career as a villain in the Manmohan Desai's 1983 film '' ...
as Major Chakravarthy
*
Mukesh Rishi
Mukesh Rishi (born 19 April 1956) is an Indian actor and film producer who works primarily in Hindi and Telugu films. He has also appeared in Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Marathi and Tamil films. He got his first break in Hindi in 1988 and has ...
as Gudiwada Kailasam / G.K.
*
Rahul Dev
Rahul Dev (born 27 September 1968) is an Indian actor and former model who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films and few Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Punjabi and Odia flims.
Early life
Ra ...
as Kiran
*
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. As a former politician, Rao has s ...
as Subbalakshmi's father
*
Ahuti Prasad
Ahuti Prasad (born Adusumilli Janardhan Vara Prasad; 2 January 1958 – 4 January 2015) was an Indian actor who worked in Telugu film industry. He was renowned for the wide variety of roles he played, including father-figure, comedian, and anta ...
Lakshmi Bank Chairman Murthy
*
Subbaraju
Penmetsa Subbaraju is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema,as well as Tamil cinema.Subbaraju has played a variety of roles, from negative to supporting characters. His most notable works include '' Amma Nanna O' Tamil Ammay ...
as Papa Rao
*
Chalapathi Rao
Chalapathi Rao (8 May 1944 – 24 December 2022) was an Indian actor and producer known for comedy and villainous roles in Telugu cinema. He acted in different roles in more than 600 films.
Personal life and death
Rao hailed from Baliparru, K ...
as Minister
*
Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Subramanyam
*
Tanikella Bharani
Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet, playwright and director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including some in Tamil and Hindi; while he was ...
as Inspector Nukkaraju
*
Sumitra
Sumitra ( sa, सुमित्रा, IAST: Sumitrā) is a princess of Kashi in Hindu mythology. The wise Sumitra is the third queen consort of Dasharatha, the king of Kosala, who ruled from Ayodhya. She is the mother of the twins Lakshmana a ...
as Rajeswari
*
Geetha Singh
Geeta Singh is an Indian actress and comedienne.
Filmography
* ''Evadi Gola Vaadidi'' (2005)
* ''Kithakithalu'' (2006)
* '' Premabhishekam'' (2008)
* ''Sasirekha Parinayam'' (2009)
* ''Ooha Chitram'' (2009)
* ''Mondi Mogullu Penki Pellalu'' (2 ...
as GK's daughter
*
Kavitha as Swati's mother
*
Raghu Babu
Yerra Raghu, known professionally as Raghu Babu, is a Telugu comedian well known for his comic expressions and timing. He has worked in many successful films in Telugu industry. He is the eldest son of famous comedian and character actor Giri B ...
as Koti
*
Subbaraya Sharma
Subbbaraya Sarma is an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television. In a film career spanning more than forty years, Sarma played a variety of roles as a character actor and comedian.
In 1989, he received the Tri- ...
as Bank Depositer
*
AVS as Jail Centry
*
Banerjee
Banerjee or Bandyopadhyay is a surname of Brahmins originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent and from Bangladesh.
Lineage and ancestry
Banerjees are from the ancient Shandilya Gotra, which means all Banerjees are descended fr ...
as Kuppuswamy
*
Pruthvi Raj as Arny Officer
*
Kaushal Manda
Kaushal Prasad Manda is an Indian actor and model who predominantly works in Telugu language films and TV serials.
Career
Manda made his debut as a child artist in 1982–1983 with Telugu TV serial Evanni Chedanunchu. Then he participated i ...
* Vijaya Rangaraju as MLA
* Raghunath Reddy as DIG
* Thotapalli Madhu as Shankar Raman
*
Gundu Hanumantha Rao
Gundu Hanumantha Rao (10 October 1956–19 February 2018) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu films, theatre, and television. He first appeared in Jandhyala's film '' Aha Naa Pellanta'' in 1987 and gained popularity in comedia ...
as Teacher
* Ananth as Lecturer
* Vimala Sri
* Rathi
* Jaya Vani
* Ramya Chowdary as Maidhili
Soundtrack
Music composed by
Mani Sharma
Mani may refer to:
Geography
* Maní, Casanare, a town and municipality in Casanare Department, Colombia
* Mani, Chad, a town and sub-prefecture in Chad
* Mani, Evros, a village in northeastern Greece
* Mani, Karnataka, a village in Dakshina ...
. Music released on ADITYA Music Company.
References
External links
*
{{Jayanth C. Paranjee
2005 films
Films scored by Mani Sharma
2000s Telugu-language films
Films directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee