''Supreme'' is a 2016 Indian

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produced by

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under his banner

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and directed by

Anil Ravipudi Anil Ravipudi (born 23 November 1982) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the comedy ''Pataas'' (2015). He then directed the dramedy works such as '' Supreme'' (2016), ''Raj ...

. It stars

Sai Dharam Tej Panja Sai Dharam Tej (born 15 October 1986) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. Related to the Allu–Konidela family, he made his acting debut with the box office success ''Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham'' (2014) for which he received S ...

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and music composed by

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. Production began on 23 September 2015 in

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and

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commenced on 5 October 2015. The film released on 5 May 2016. The film received mixed reviews from critics and audience, praising the cast performances (Sai Dharam Tej's and Mikhail Gandhi), humor, entertainment value and action sequences. The film grossed and became highest grossing film in Sai Tej's career.

Plot

''Jagruthi Foundation'' was founded by a royal dynasty in

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, having thousands of acres of land, maintaining

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s, and many other social service activities, which was taken care by its trustee Narayana Rao. Vikram Sarkar, a mafia leader, wants to grab the entire foundation to build a factory, showing a loophole that it does not have original documents. Narayana Rao files a case in the court that he will produce the documents along with the original heir within a month. Narayana Rao and Sarkar both are in search of an original heir. Sarkar appoints a professional goon named Beeku to kill them. Narayana Rao learns that the original heir are in UK. Raja Rao, who is the third generation of the

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, has the documents. Raja Rao is ready to produce the documents to the people, but dies in a road accident and the documents are missing. Meanwhile, Balu is an aggressive

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who gets irritated if someone sounds the horn to his cab and makes their life miserable, he falls in love with an incompetent local SI Bellam Sridevi, Once Balu finds an

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orphan kid in his car trunk, He names him as Rajan and takes care of him along with his father. The three of them get emotionally attached and become a family. However, Rajan is suddenly kidnapped by Beeku and taken to

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. Balu and his father learn from Narayana Rao that Rajan is none other than Raja Rao's son and his parents are brutally killed by Sarkar. Balu's father accompanies Narayana Rao to help them with the case, while Balu sets out to bring Rajan back. Two musicians Seenayya and Shivayya also accompany him in name of providing a lift. Sridevi was kidnapped by Balu and through her, he receives the location. Rajan refuses to give the documents to Beeku, who calls

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s for help. Balu, Sridevi, and the musicians dress up as psychiatrists and escape with Rajan. Sridevi soon starts liking Balu and reciprocates his feelings. After reaching

, The four are caught by Beeku, but the handicapped man (whose daughter was saved by Balu and Rajan) protects them from the goons. Balu arrives and fights with them where he sends Rajan with Sridevi to the court. However, Sarkar blackmails Rajan that Balu will be killed, and Rajan, to save Balu lies in the court. Balu somehow reaches the court and Rajan provides the documents (which was hidden in his

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toy) where he also reveals Sarkar's crimes in the court, where he is arrested. Sarkar attempts to shoot Balu and Rajan, but is shot dead by Sridevi. Sridevi is congratulated and receives the gold medal, which was her dream. The film ends with Balu and Sridevi's wedding.

Cast

as Balu, a taxi driver *

as Bellam Sridevi, a Sub-Inspector and Balu's love interest *

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as Rajan, he was a little soldier and president of

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And

,Balu's Friend *

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as Nagaraju, Balu's father *

Kabir Duhan Singh Kabir Duhan Singh (born 8 September 1986 in Gohana, Haryana) is an Indian actor, who appears in Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil language films. After making his debut in the Telugu film '' Jil'' (2015), Kabir has carved out a career as an antagoni ...

as Vikram Sarkar *

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as Beeku, a professional goon appointed by Sarkar to kidnap Rajan * Sai Kumar as Narayana Rao, The trustee of Jagruthi foundations *

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as Raja Rao, Rajan's father *

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as Judge *

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as Musician Shivayya, Seenayya's brother *

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as Doctor *

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as Patnaik, Beeku's friend *

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as Commissioner of Police *

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as Constable Kishore, Sridevi's assistant *

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as MLA *

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as Sridevi's father * Surekha Vani as Janaki, Sridevi's mother * Sivannarayana as Sridevi's paternal uncle *

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as Musician Seenayya, Shivayya's brother *

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as Police Officer *

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as Tom, Cruise's partner and a car thief *

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as Cruise, Tom's partner and a car thief *

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as Rajesh, Balu's sidekick *

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as Movie Director *

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as Industrialist *

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as MLA's henchman *

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as Drunkard *

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as Hero *

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as a man in airport * Ping Pong Surya as Sridevi's brother * Meena Kumari as Sridevi's sister-in-law *

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as Sridevi's paternal aunt * Sravan as Police Officer * Raghava as Constable Raghava, Sridevi's assistant * Giridhar as Venkatesh * Thotapalli Madhu as M.P. * Haribabu as Hari * Shaking Seshu as Johnny ,Beeku's sidekick * Comedian Mahesh as Spectacle Seller *

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as herself, special appearance in the song "Taxiwala" *

(Special appearance)

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and

Raj–Koti Thotakura Somaraju and Saluri Koteswara Rao, popularly known as Raj–Koti were Indian film music composers, singer-songwriters, record producers, musicians and multi-instrumentalists duo in Telugu cinema, In a notable career spanning a decade ...

, with one song remixed from '' Yamudiki Mogudu''. Music was released on Aditya Music Company. Audio was launched on 14 April 2015, held at

Release

The film was also dubbed in Malayalam and Bhojpuri with same title and Hindi as ''Supreme Khiladi'' and Kannada as ''Superior''.

References

External links

* {{Anil Ravipudi 2016 films Films shot at Ramoji Film City 2010s Telugu-language films 2016 masala films Indian action comedy films Films scored by Sai Karthik 2016 action comedy films Films directed by Anil Ravipudi 2016 comedy films Sri Venkateswara Creations films