''Jawaan'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language

action thriller Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include lif ...

film directed by

B. V. S. Ravi Bachimanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam Ravi, better known as B. V. S. Ravi or Macha Ravi, is an Indian screenwriter and dialogue writer who works in Telugu films. Career He assisted Posani Krishna Murali for films such as ''Sivayya'', '' Seetharam ...

produced by Krishna on Arunachal Creations banner. It stars Sai Dharam Tej and

Mehreen Pirzada Mehreen Pirzada (born 5 November 1995) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Punjabi films. Pirzada made her acting debut in 2016 with the Telugu film '' Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha''. She ...

while Prasanna and Subbaraju play the antagonists. The music was composed by S. Thaman. ''Jawaan'' was released worldwide on 1 December 2017.

Plot

Jai ( Sai Dharam Tej) is a proud

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volunteer who wants to serve India by getting into the

DRDO The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) (IAST: ''Raksā Anūsandhān Evam Vikās Sangaṭhan'') is the premier agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development in Ministry of Defence of the Government of India, ...

organization. He gave the interview to the DRDO, but his selection is put on hold for an indefinite period as a better candidate was selected. This is also the time when Jai's childhood friend Keshava ( Prasanna), who is a dreaded international criminal based in

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, plans to get hold of the new missile system which has been developed by the DRDO in Hyderabad. Keshava is on the payroll of foreign enemies working to destroy India. The plot goes on. How Jai, with the help of his friends and police, defeats the heinous plans of Keshava by killing him and his henchmen in the climax even at the cost of danger to his family forms the rest of the story. The main theme of the movie is patriotism and willpower.

Cast

* Sai Dharam Tej as Yellapragada Jai *

as Bhargavi * Prasanna as Keshava (Voice dubbed by

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) * Subbaraju as Iqbal * Jayaprakash as Yellapragada Ramachandra Rao, Jai's father * Easwari Rao as Lakshmi, Jai's mother *

Kota Srinivasa Rao Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. As a former politician, Rao has ...

as Prakash Rao, Jai's uncle * Surya as Raghavram (Keshava's father) * Nagendra Babu as Police Commissioner * Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Senior Scientist * Anish Kuruvilla as DRDO scientist *

Satyam Rajesh Rajesh Babu, better known as Satyam Rajesh, is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu films. He has worked in more than 350 films. Rajesh got the moniker Satyam following his appearance in the 2003 film of the same name. Early life ...

as Rajesh, Jai's friend *

Raj Madiraju Raj Madiraju is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer. In a career spanning about 20 years, he predominantly worked in Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to ...

as Bhargavi's father * Madhunandan as Jai's friend * Karunya Chowdary as Jai's sister * Sashidhar as Jai's brother * Revathi as Jai's sister-in-law

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by S. Thaman.

Production

The movie was launched on 30 January 2017 with a formal pooja ceremony. The ceremony was flanked by many guests from the Tolly town. Jr NTR sounded the clapboard, while

Koratala Siva Koratala Siva (born 15 June 1975) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. Koratala has directed films such as ''Mirchi'' (2013), ''Srimanthudu'' (2015), '' Janatha Garage'' (2016), ''Bharat Ane Nenu'' (2018) and ...

switched on the camera and V. V. Vinayak directed the first shot. The Pre-look of the movie was released on 8 June 2017. The prerelease event was conducted on 19 November 2017 in Hyderabad at Peoples Plaza, where audio of the movie was released. Director

and V. V. Vinayak attended as the chief guest.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt7208648 2010s Telugu-language films 2017 action thriller films Films about terrorism in India Indian action thriller films