''Bandipotu'' () is a 2015 Indian

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heist

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directed by

Mohan Krishna Indraganti Mohana Krishna Indraganti is an Indian director known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. His debut directorial venture ''Grahanam'' (2005) fetched him eleven awards including the National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director ...

and features Allari Naresh and

Eesha Rebba Eesha Rebba (born 19 April 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu films. She is known for her roles in ''Anthaka Mundu Aa Tarvatha'' (2013), '' Bandipotu'' (2015), ''Oyee'' (2016), '' Ami Thumi'' (2017), ''Darsakudu'' (20 ...

in the lead roles while

Srinivas Avasarala Srinivasa Saambasiva Avasarala (born 19 March 1984) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and television presenter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He received two Nandi Awards and a SIIMA Award. Early life Srinivasa Saambasiva ...

Posani Krishna Murali Posani Krishna Murali (born 22 January 1958) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, director and producer who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He worked as a writer for over 150 Telugu films and directed a number of films. In 2009, he also conte ...

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and

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appear in other pivotal roles. The film is produced by

Aryan Rajesh Edara Aryan Rajesh is an Indian actor & film producer who appears in Telugu films. He is the son of Telugu veteran director and producer E. V. V. Satyanarayana. He has played the lead role in 14 Telugu films, and now takes up a variety of role ...

on EVV Cinema banner and is titled based on the

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's 1963 film of the same name. Kalyani Koduri composed the music while

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and Dharmendra Kakarala handled the cinematography and editing of the movie respectively. The film was launched on 10 June 2014 at

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's residence in Hyderabad. The

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started on 1 July 2014 at

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. The film was made under the banner of

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, and, after delays, released on 20 February 2015. This film got mostly mixed to positive reviews from critics.

Plot

E. Vishwanath ( Allari Naresh), commonly shortened to Vishwa, is a slick but principled criminal. He believes in "thieving from the thieves" - fooling the rich as a comeuppance for their greed. One day, a mysterious woman named Jahnavi (

) comes into his life with evidence of his various frauds. She asks him to pull a massive con to get revenge on three people: Makrand Rao aka "Makrandam" (

), Seshagiri (

Rao Ramesh Raavu Ramesh Rao (born 25 May 1968) is an Indian actor known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, and television. He is the son of veteran actor Rao Gopal Rao. Rao Ramesh initially appeared in ''Seema Simham'' (2002), ''Okk ...

) and Bhale Babu (

). All three became "filthy rich" through embezzling the money of the poor in their

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. When their accountant and her father Satyanarayana (

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) discovered this and threatened to expose these activities, they framed and imprisoned him for the crime, leading to his depression and a stroke that put him in paralysed in the present. However, the three's greed also led to their split, and they aren't on friendly terms anymore. Upon hearing this, Vishwa not only agrees to defraud them, he rejects payment for personal reasons. He enrolls the help of his actor friend nicknamed Tellabbai () (

), and using Jahnavi's experience with building cameras, the three start planning. They first target Makrandam, who collects antiques, by convincing to buy a chest belonging to a rich

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. The chest contains a fake letter that purportedly states the location of some of the zamindar's wealth. Overjoyed, Makrandam and his assistant Chikati Rao () (

) buy the land from a local farmer and dig for the treasure that night. They find a chest, but see that it only contains shredded paper and a tape recorder declaring that they have been fooled. Vishwa and Tellabbai take their ladder and splash a concoction on them that makes them faint, and the next morning they are found in the hole, leading to their humiliation on live TV. However, Makrandam was able to see Vishwa's face when he dumped the solution. Next, Vishwa goes after Seshagiri by posing as an American businessman. Seshagiri sees through his ruse, having learned about the defrauding of Makrandam, and claims that he can't be fooled. Vishwa challenges him to give a 10 crore (100 million) check to him under the condition that Seshagiri calls the bank beforehand to add extra permission requirements, which he accepts in his arrogance. The initially smug Seshagiri gets tensed over time checking if the check is deposited yet and shows his anger at work and at home. He then wakes up to discover that the check has been portrayed as a donation to charity, creating a national spectacle and leaving him no choice but to allow the check to be cashed. The ruling chief minister (

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), jealous that he didn't give any money to him, cancels a contract for a 5000 crore (50 billion) hydropower project, angering Seshagiri, who decides to partner with Makrandam to figure out how to retaliate. Finally, Vishwa gets Bhale Babu by revealing his knowledge of Bhale Babu's ambition to become

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of India as well as secret affair, and convinces him to run in the village elections while acting as is campaign manager. Their main opponent is Parvathalu ( Chandra Mohan), a righteous man who decrys Bhale Babu's rowdyism through his newspaper Agni. To stop Parvathalu, Vishwa and Bhale Babu force him to sell his newspaper to them and withdraw. But at a press meet for his candidacy's filing, the campaign and manifesto videos are switched with ones that show his misdeeds. During the chaos, Jahnavi hugs Vishwa, which Chikati Rao, who had secretly followed Vishwa the whole time, reports to Seshagiri and Makrandam. Chikati Rao tries to pin the switch on Vishwa, but it turns out Vishwa had seen Chikati Rao earlier and instead plants the original videos in his bag, allowing him to escape. Makrandam and Seshagiri then visit Satyanarayana's house and threaten to kill him, but they came to know that they were being recorded as Vishwa reveals how Parvathalu and some others were merely playing roles in the scam. To save their skin, they admit Satyanarayana was wronged and establish a charitable foundation in his name. Vishwa reveals that his parents were victims of the original chit fund's scam, which is why he didn't take any fees, and goes back to his life of fraud with a purpose.

Cast

* Allari Naresh as E. Vishwanath aka Vishwa *

as Jahnavi *

as Seshagiri *

as Bhale Babu *

as Makarandam *

as Tellabbai, Assistant of Vishwa *

as Cheekati, assistant of Makarandam * Chandra Mohan as Parvathalu *

Shraddha Das Shraddha Das (born 4 March 1987) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, and Kannada language films. She made her acting debut in the 2008 Telugu film Siddu from Sikakulam, and since then h ...

in a special appearance *

as Satyanarayana, Jahnavi's father *

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as TV reporter * Snigdha as Guide *

as Chief minister *

Khayyum Khayyum is an Indian actor who has appeared in more than 100 Telugu films. Early life Khayyum was born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, and brought up in Hyderabad. His father was a tailor and his mother was a housewife. He is the brother of a ...

as Venky, Seshagiri's son *

as a businessman who was conned by Vishwa

Soundtrack

The Music Was Composed By

Kalyan Koduri Kalyani Malik is an Indian music director and playback singer in Telugu cinema. Since achieving recognition through Chandra Sekhar Yeleti's film '' Aithe'' (2003), Malik has provided musical scores for many other films. His most recent works ar ...

and Released by

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Reception

This film got mostly mixed reviews. jeevi gave 3.25/5 And 123 Telugu gave 3/5 and greatandhra gave 2.75 and most reviews said that the narration of film is slow that's why they trimmed the video from 141 min to 127 min

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 4479870 * http://www.apherald.com/Movies/Reviews/79120/Bandipotu-Telugu-Movie-Review-Rating/ * http://www.awaitnews.com/movie-reviews/790889114/bandipotu-movie-review 2015 films Indian crime comedy films Indian heist films 2010s Telugu-language films 2010s heist films 2010s crime comedy films Films directed by Mohan Krishna Indraganti 2015 comedy films