''Bujjigadu'' is a 2008 Indian

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directed by

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and produced by K. S. Rama Rao. The film stars

Prabhas Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju (born 23 October 1979), known mononymously as Prabhas (), is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. One of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema, Prabhas has featured in ''Fo ...

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while

Mohan Babu Manchu Bhakthavatsalam, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of the Madras Film Institute, Mohan Babu has acted in more than 500 films in lead, sup ...

Sanjjanaa Sanjjanaa Galrani is an Indian model and actress who made her film debut in the 2005 Telugu film Soggadu. She is known for her role in the Kannada film ''Ganda Hendathi'' (2006). She played a supporting role in the 2008 Telugu film ''Bujjigadu' ...

, and

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play supporting roles. The film was later remade in Bangladesh as Pagla Deewana with

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& Shahriaz.

Plot

Bujji and Chitti are inseparable childhood friends and like each other. One day, they argue and Chitti tells Bujji to leave and never return. When he pleads to her, she asks him to prove his sincerity by staying away from her for twelve years and promises to marry him if he does. Though devastated, Bujji reluctantly agrees to stay away from her and moves to Chennai to keep a distance. Meanwhile, Chitti's family moves to Hyderabad, cutting all ties from Bujji's family. Bujji grows up in Chennai and becomes a hooligan, though he preserves his soft nature and his love for Chitti. After twelve years, he returns to meet Chitti but is caught in a brawl and is jailed. There, he meets the sons of Machi Reddy, and they offer him one crore to kill Sivanna. Bujji thinks that he could save money for his married life and agrees, but when Bujji tries to kill Sivanna, he is injured. Sivanna is impressed by his innocence and purity and asks him to stay with him for a while. He stays there under the name of

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, Bujji's favorite actor. Later, Bujji meets Sivanna's sister Meghana, whose real name is Chitti. However, Bujji is unable to recognize her as Chitti. Bujji eventually realises that Meghana was Chitti and tries to reveal that to her, but Sivanna stops him, saying that Meghana would only stay with him until she finds Bujji, as she actually hates her brother since he was responsible for his first wife's death. When Machi Reddy learns that he is part of Sivanna's gang, his sons shoot Chitti, kidnap Sivanna's second sister Kangana, and ask to trade her for Sivanna. Chitti sends Bujji to save Sivanna. Bujji and Sivanna manage to thrash Machi Reddy and his goons. Sivanna is injured but survives. After recovery, he asks Bujji and Chitti what the fight they had in their childhood was about. Bujji states that one time on the beach, Chitti had built a sand temple with a stone as a representation for her God, but Bujji had destroyed it and it made her angry. The film ends with Chitti reuniting with Bujji and living with Sivanna.

Cast

as Bujji a.k.a. Lingaraju ** Akash Puri as young Bujji *

as Meghana aka Chitti *

as Sivanna *

Sanjjanaa Galrani Sanjjanaa Galrani is an Indian model and actress who made her film debut in the 2005 Telugu film Soggadu. She is known for her role in the Kannada film ''Ganda Hendathi'' (2006). She played a supporting role in the 2008 Telugu film '' Bujjigadu ...

as Kangana *

as Machi Reddy * Sunil as Sathi / Tokyo Jaani *

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as Sarparaju Kaatre / Bokadia *

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as Bujji's friend *

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as Prabhas Raju; Bujji's father * Hema as Bujji's stepmother *

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as Real Estate Venkat Rao, Kangana's father * Sudha as Kangana's mother *

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as Venkat *

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* Ajay as Machi Reddy's son * Supreeth as Machi Reddy's son *

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as Brahmaji, Sivanna's henchman *

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as Sivanna's henchman *

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as Sivanna's henchman *

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* Jeeva as Police Officer *

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as Advocate Ravi * Ponnambalam *

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as Chittu from Chilakaluru in a special appearance in the song "Chitti Aayire"

Release

The film was released worldwide with 750 prints. It Was Dubbed In Malayalam As ''Rudran'' And In Tamil As ''Kumaran Rajini Rasigan''. It Was Dubbed In Hindi As ''Deewar: Man Of Power'' And It Was Dubbed In Bhojpuri As ''Yeh Deewar''.

Music

The soundtrack for the film was composed by

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and released on 18 April 2008 by

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Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "''Bujjigadu'' may perhaps provide Prabhas the much needed hit but it offers nothing drastically new".

References

External links

* {{Puri Jagannadh 2008 films 2008 action films 2000s Telugu-language films Indian action films Films shot in Tamil Nadu Telugu films remade in other languages Films directed by Puri Jagannadh Films scored by Sandeep Chowta