Johnny (2003 film)
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| Directed by | Pawan Kalyan |
| Produced by | Allu Aravind |
| Written by | Pawan Kalyan |
| Starring |
Pawan Kalyan Renu Desai Raghuvaran |
| Music by | Ramana Gogula |
| Cinematography |
Chota K. Naidu Shyam Palav |
| Edited by | Yousuf Khan |
| Distributed by |
Geetha Arts KAD Movies |
Release dates | 25 April 2003 |
Running time | 178 min |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹80 million (US$1.2 million) |
| Box office | ₹171.0 million (US$2.5 million)(Share) |
Johnny is a Tollywood sports film released on 25 April 2003, written and directed by Pawan Kalyan. Kalyan also starred in the film, along with Renu Desai. The film didn't perform well commercially, however it collected enough for its budget. Box Office India declared it a flop. Also, it proved to be the biggest flop in Pawan Kalyan's film career.
Plot
Johnny (Pawan Kalyan) loses his mother as a kid. He then runs away from his father (Raghuvaran) as he is a chain smoker, a drinker, and doesn't care for his son. Years later, Johnny becomes a martial arts coach. One day, a girl named Geeta (Renu Desai) lodges a complaint on Johnny for beating up a man. Later, Geeta comes to know that it was a misunderstanding. After Geeta apologises, both become friends and eventually get married. After marriage, Johnny finds out that his wife has cancer. Borrowing as much money as he can from his friends, he moves to Mumbai but he is still short.
Johnny learns from a stranger that there are boxing fights every day. At first, Johnny refuses the offer but when he sees the condition of his wife, he accepts the offer and goes through kickboxing competitions to raise money. Geeta's condition deteriorates to a point that Johnny needs Rs. 200,000 overnight. The owner of the boxing fights makes a deal with Johnny that he must fight two professional martial artists to get the amount overnight. The rest is how he defeats them.
Cast
- Pawan Kalyan ... Johnny
- Renu Desai ... Geetanjali
- Geeta ... (Johnny's mother)
- Raghuvaran ...Ravishankar Damle Johnny's father
- Lillete Dubey ... Johnny's step-mother
- MS Narayana ... Lingam
- Mallikarjuna Rao ... Anthony
- Ali ... Pathan Babu Lal
- Satya Prakash... Karate Satti
- Brahmaji... S.I.
- Raza Murad (credited as Raja Murad) ...Tatya
- Harish Pai... Pandu
- Yaadi...Dayanand
- Aryan Khan (Parvez)...Nazir
- Shoaib...Laddu yadav
- Usman...Mahesh
Crew
- Director: Pawan Kalyan
- Story: Pawan Kalyan
- Screenplay: Pawan Kalyan
- Dialogue: Satyanand
- Producer: Allu Aravind
- Music: Ramana Gogula
- Art Direction: Anand Sai
- Editor: Yousuf Khan
- Costume Designer: Renu Desai
- Cinematography: Chota K. Naidu & Shyam Palav
Soundtrack
The music for the film was composed by Ramana Gogula.
1. Go Johnny
2. Dojo music
3. Nuvvu Saara
4. Ravoyi Maa Country ki
5. Dharmardha Kamamulalona
6. Cool and Lovely
7. Naraaz Kaakuraa
8. Ee Reyi Teeyanidi
9. Ye Chota Nuvvunna
10. Naalo Nuvokasagamai
Distribution rights
Johnny worldwide distribution rights were sold for a record breaking amount of ₹81.0 million (US$1.2 million).[1] Johnny was released in 325 Theaters worldwide with digital print quality.
Box office
The film didn't perform well commercially. Box Office India declared it as an average. Its distribution rights were sold for ₹81 million (US$1.2 million). But the film only collected ₹70 million (US$1.0 million) share.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Johnny sinks, but Pawan Kalyan remains afloat". rediff.com.
External links
Johnny at the Internet Movie Database