''Bunny'' is a 2005 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by V. V. Vinayak, with cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. The film was produced by Mallidi Satyanarayana Reddy. This film stars

Allu Arjun Allu Arjun (born 8 April 1982) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. One of the highest paid actors in India, Arjun is also known for his extraordinary dancing skills. He is a recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Award ...

and

Gowri Munjal Gowri Munjal (born 9 August 1985) is an Indian actress and model. She has frequently appeared in South Indian films and is probably best known for her performance as Mahalakshmi Somaraju in her debut film ''Bunny''. Career When she moved to M ...

, while

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and

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play supporting roles with

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in a guest appearance. The music was composed by

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with editing done by Gautham Raju and cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. The film released on 6 April 2005.

Plot

Somaraju is a leading businessman in

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. Mysamma is a close member of Somaraju who handles his deals in

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. Mahalakshmi is Somaraju's daughter, and he dearly loves her. Bunny alias Raja joins the same college as Mahalakshmi. He impresses her on the first day itself. Slowly, she falls in love with him. Somaraju, though reluctant initially, agrees to the marriage. Now, Raja has a condition that Somaraju should give his entire property to Raja as a dowry. The rest of the story explains why Raja asks for Somaraju's property. Raja's birth father, Ranga Rao Bhupathi Raja, is Mahalakshmi's maternal uncle. Bhupathi Raja was a great man with much land and property, as well as much regard from the government and other people. When Mahalakshmi is born, her mother asks Bhupathi Raja to perform the baby naming ceremony and such. On Bhupathi Raja's way there, however, Somaraju attacks him with the help of a bunch of rowdies. They pretty much kill Bhupathi Raja and leave him to die in the forest. However, Bhupathi Raja manages to live and perform Mahalakshmi's ceremony, but he dies minutes after without telling anyone what happened. Raja learns of this when his so-called father, Rangaswamy, explains to him that he is really his godfather and not his father. While trying to save him, his godfather and godmother give up their own son to keep him alive. To regain his rightful property, Raja fights Mysamma and wins his girl.

Cast

as Raja alias Bunny *

as Mahalakshmi *

as Somaraju *

as Maisamma *

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as Suri, Somaraju's henchman *

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as Rangaswamy, Raja's foster father * Sudha as Raja's foster mother *

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as Bunny's aunt *

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as DCP Venkhayya *

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as Chief Minister Gudumba Chatti *

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as Advocate Suryanarayana * M.S. Narayana as Daiva Sahayam and Daiva Sahayam's father * Venu Madhav as Daiva Sahayam's assistant *

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as Somaraju's henchman *

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as Lecturer *

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as Doctor *

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as Bunny's friend * Dil Ramesh as Somaraju's henchman *

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as Tarun *

as Ranga Rao Bhupathi (guest appearance)

Production

Bunny is Allu Arjun's third film as the lead actor after '' Gangotri'' (2003) and ''

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'' (2004).

Music

All music was scored by

and released by Aditya Music.

Reception

B Anuradha of ''

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'' criticized the plot for being a "age-old revenge drama" while praising Allu Arjun's performance. "Allu Arjun's effortless dancing and fights could be in vain, thanks to the boring theme," she added. A reviewer from ''

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'' who rated 3/5 also echoed the same. "The story and presentation is old wine in a new bottle, but the performance of Allu Arjun, Praksh Raj and Raghu Babu saves the film to a very large extent," the reviewer stated.

Release

Sagar was nominated for

Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu The Telugu Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films. The award was first given in 1997. Superlatives Karthik holds the record of maximum win in this category ...

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References

External links

* {{V. V. Vinayak 2000s Telugu-language films 2005 action films 2005 films Films directed by V. V. Vinayak Films scored by Devi Sri Prasad Films shot in Visakhapatnam Indian action films 2000s masala films Telugu films remade in other languages