''Krishna'' is a 2008 Indian

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-language

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film starring

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and

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. The film is directed by V. V. Vinayak, cinematography by Chota K. Naidu and produced by B. Kasi Viswanatham. The film released on 11 January 2008, during the

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festival. The film was ''blockbuster'' at the box office and second highest-grossing Telugu film of 2008 after ''

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''. It was dubbed into

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as ''Madhura Thmiru''. It was remade in

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as '' Awara'', starring Jeet and

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and in Kannada as '' Rajani'' with

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and also in Bangladeshi Bangla as ''

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'' (2013) starring

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and

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. In 2013 movie was dubbed in Hindi under the title ''Krishna: The Power of Earth''. It was dubbed in Bhojpuri as ''Krishna The Great''. This film has brought some fame to the noted Tamil actor

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in Telugu.

Plot

The film is about Krishna (

), who was once a software engineer but quits his job to give it to his friend and now is unemployed in

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. Sandhya (

) is a girl from

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who studies in college and comes to Vijayawada for her vacation to stay with her elder brother Bobby (

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) and his wife (Sana). Krishna falls in love with Sandhya at first sight and starts chasing her to win her heart and enters the upper portion of their house as tenants with his brother Chandra Shekar ( Chandra Mohan) and sister-in-law ( Sudha). In this process, Krishna has a clash with local rowdy Lanka Raju (

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). Mistaking him to be one Tapori, Sandhya hates him first but later on realizes his true nature. She returns to Hyderabad and lives with her older brother Shinde (

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), a former builder and now a very powerful rowdy who is very possessive and protective about his sister. Krishna follows Sandhya to Hyderabad and works his way into their house with Bobby's help, and finally, both of them confess their love. There, Krishna knows Sandhya's flashback and how she is being chased by the notorious and cruel Jakka (

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), assisted by his uncle (

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) for marriage. In the end, Krishna beats up Jakka, with Shinde killing the latter, and then Krishna marries Sandhya.

Cast

Production

This is the first movie that casts actor

with actress

. This has been a much-anticipated combination by many, including the hero

's lack of enthusiasm in recent performances in ''

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'' and ''

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'' has spurred director V. V. Vinayak to tell the hero he must be more original, genuine, and enthusiastic about this present venture and Ravi Teja's close aid Shiva Rama Krishna was very much part of the movie coincidentally he is closest to the director as well. Meanwhile, Trisha is busy with two films simultaneously after the success of ''

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''. One of these films is ''Krishna'' and the other is '' Bujjigadu'', starring

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, filming mainly in her hometown and residence

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. Upon the release of the movie, the skin show of Trisha has been praised.

Filming

The filming crew filmed in

for a couple of weeks, departing on 20 September. There was a craze in Vijayawada to catch glimpses of filming. As per the request of

, who hails from Vijayawada, the crew also filmed a song there.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Chakri and released by

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. All lyrics were penned by Chandrabose. The song "Adaragottu" was based on the song "Appadi Podu" from the 2004 movie ''

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'', starring Vijay and

Box-office

The film grossed 7.6 crores (56 million) in its opening week and grossed 13.88 crores in 2 weeks. By the end of its 4th week, it had grossed 18 crores. The film was blockbuster at the box office collecting 24 crores share worldwide and 2nd highest grosser of that year after ''

''. The film completed its 50 days theatrical run in 164 theatres by March 2, 2008 and 100 days in 53 centres by April 21, 2008.

Television rights

The television tights of the film were sold to

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. The satellite rights of the Hindi dubbed version were given to

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. The satellite rights of the Bhojpuri dubbed version went to

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, Oxford U ...

References

External links

* {{V. V. Vinayak 2008 films Films directed by V. V. Vinayak Telugu films remade in other languages Indian romantic comedy films Films shot in Vijayawada Films set in Vijayawada 2000s Telugu-language films Films scored by Chakri 2008 romantic comedy films 2000s action comedy-drama films Indian action comedy-drama films Films shot in Andhra Pradesh Films set in Andhra Pradesh