''Soggadu'' () is a 2005 Indian

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produced by D. Suresh on

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banner. Directed by

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, it stars Tarun and

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in lead roles. With special appearances by

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, Srikanth ,

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and

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. Soggadu won good critical appreciation and technical acclaim for the director Ravi Babu. This film was remade in

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as ''

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'' (2009) and in

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as ''Mon Je Kore Uru Uru'' (2010).

Plot

Ravi, a school dropout and vagabond, falls in love with Swati the minute he sets his eyes on her, but loses sight of her in a sea of people and traffic. As only a possessed lover can, he tries to find her in a city of ten million people. Armed with just the first three letters on the license plate of her car, he tries to find her whereabouts. After tumultuous attempts and near hits and misses, he manages to find her. Swati lived under the shadow of a tyrannical brother who was trying to get her married. Ravi manages to establish visual contact with Swathi and understands from her mute plight that she wanted to leave home. Ravi helps her escape home and is elated to know that she left home for him. His bubble quickly bursts when he learns that Swati had used his help to get to her lover Chandu. Ravi braves the goons who chase them, fights the tears of heartbreak, and decides to help Swathi meet her lover. This draws ire from Ravi's friends who had helped him all along in his love story. They think Ravi should dump the girl. He disagrees and they desert him. Armed only with unflinching, selfless love, Ravi embarks on an adventure with Swathi to find her lover Chandu. Finally, he manages to fight the goons of Swathi's brother and unites Swathi and Chandu. Ravi's selfless sacrifice melts Swathi's heart and makes her wonder what true love was.

Cast

* Tarun as Ravi *

as Swati *

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as Chandu *

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as Ravi's father * Kavitha as Ravi's mother *

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as Beggar *

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as GK, Swati's brother *

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as Ravi's sister *

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as Ravi's uncle *

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as Railway TC *

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as Police Officer *

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as Lecturer Subba Rao *

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as Cable Madhu *Viswa as Ravi's friend * M.S. Narayana * Hema *

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* Jeeva *

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*Raj Kumar *Siva *Santosh *Charan *Nuthan Kumar *Sirisha *Kavitha Krishnaswamy *Bangalore Padma *Jaya Lakshmi *

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*Master Karthik *Master Deepak *

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 Anu (uncredited cameo) *

as Venkatesh (Cameo) *

as Shriya (Cameo) * Srikanth as himself (special appearance) *

as himself (special appearance) * Sunil as Venkat (guest appearance)

Soundtrack

Music composed by Chakri. Lyrics written by Bhaskarabhatla Ravikumar. Music released on ADITYA Music Company.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Soggadu (2005 Film) 2005 films 2000s Telugu-language films Films scored by Chakri Indian comedy films Telugu films remade in other languages Films directed by Ravi Babu 2005 comedy films Suresh Productions films