Bujjigadu

''Bujjigadu'' is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by K. S. Rama Rao. The film stars Prabhas, Trisha while Mohan Babu, Sanjjanaa, and Kota Srinivasa Rao play supporting roles. The film was later remade in Bangladesh as Pagla Deewana with Pori Moni & 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 Rajinikanth, 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

* Prabhas as Bujji a.k.a. Lingaraju
** Akash Puri as young Bujji
* Trisha as Meghana aka Chitti
* Mohan Babu as Sivanna
* Sanjjanaa Galrani as Kangana
* Kota Srinivasa Rao as Machi Reddy
* Sunil as Sathi / Tokyo Jaani
* Ali as Sarparaju Kaatre / Bokadia
* Satyam Rajesh as Bujji's friend
* M. S. Narayana as Prabhas Raju; Bujji's father
* Hema as Bujji's stepmother
* Ahuti Prasad as Real Estate Venkat Rao, Kangana's father
* Sudha as Kangana's mother
* Subbaraju as Venkat
* Adarsh Balakrishna
* Ajay as Machi Reddy's son
* Supreeth as Machi Reddy's son
* Brahmaji as Brahmaji, Sivanna's henchman
* Khayyum as Sivanna's henchman
* Prabhas Sreenu as Sivanna's henchman
* Brahmanandam
* Jeeva as Police Officer
* Raja Ravindra as Advocate Ravi
* Ponnambalam
* Gautam Raju
* Besant Ravi
* Mumaith Khan 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 Sandeep Chowta and released on 18 April 2008 by Aditya Music.

Reception

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

References

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{{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