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-language

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written and directed by

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and starring

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playing a dual role, while

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, and

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play important roles. Music was composed by Chakri while cinematography was handled by

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. This film was simultaneously made in Kannada as ''

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'' with

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, directed by

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. The film created much hype as N. T. Rama Rao Jr. was acting in this film just after the blockbuster '' Simhadri''. However the hype was not met and the movie was a

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at the

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Plot

Shankar Pehalvan (

) is a labour leader from Andhra in Mumbai. He fights with mafia don Bade Mia (

). However, Bade Mia later kills Shankar and his wife (

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). Basha (

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), a trusted lieutenant of Shankar, takes away his child to rescue him from Bade Mia. When mafia goons follow him, Basha leaves the child on a footpath besides a beggar. The boy, Munna (

), is raised in a slum area. While Basha is in search of Munna to safeguard him, Bade Mia is in search of him to avenge the death of his son (Mahesh Goyani) in the hands of Shankar. Thanks to the similarities in appearance of father and son, Basha and Bade Mia recognize that Munna is Shankar's son. Munna gets to know his identity and the story of his father and his death from Basha. Meanwhile, Bade Mia's men descend to Hyderabad to kill Munna. Munna goes to Mumbai to confront Bade Mia. The rest of the story is about how Munna kills his family's murderers.

Cast

as Munna / Shankar Pehlwaan (double role) *

as Chitra *

as Shankar's wife *

as Bade Mia *

as Dhanraj *

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as Bade's henchman *

as Basha *

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as Chitra's father *

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as Home Minister * Mahesh Goyani as Bade Mia's son *

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as Dhanraj's assistant *

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* Raghu Kunche * Ranganath *

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* Venu Madhav as Munna's friend * Jeeva *

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(special appearance in the song "Naire Naire")

Music

The music was composed by Chakri and released by

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References

External links

* {{Puri Jagannadh 2004 films 2000s Telugu-language films 2004 action films Indian action films Films directed by Puri Jagannadh Films scored by Chakri Films set in Mumbai Films shot in Mumbai Indian multilingual films 2004 multilingual films