Thammudu

Thammudu
DVD cover
Directed byP. A. Arun Prasad
Based onJo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar by Mansoor Khan
Written byChintapalli Ramana (dialogues)
Screenplay byP. A. Arun Prasad
Story byP. A. Arun Prasad
Produced byBurugupalli Siva Ramakrishna
StarringPawan Kalyan
Preeti Jhangiani
Aditi Govitrikar
CinematographyMadhu Ambat
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Music byRamana Gogula
Production
company
Sri Venkateswara Art Films
Release date
  • 15 July 1999 (1999-07-15) (India)
Running time
162 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box officeest.₹9.25−9.46 crore(share)[1][2]

Thammudu (transl. Younger Brother) is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language sports action film written and directed by P. A. Arun Prasad. The films stars Pawan Kalyan, Preeti Jhangiani, and Aditi Govitrikar.[3] Bhupinder Singh, Achyuth, Brahmanandam, Ali, and Kitty play supporting roles. The movie is based on the 1992 Hindi movie Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar which in turn was inspired by the 1979 American movie Breaking Away.[4][5][6] Thammudu was produced by Burugupalli Sivaramakrishna under the Sri Venkateswara Art Films banner.[7] The music is composed by Ramana Gogula with cinematography by Madhu Ambat and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh.[8]

The film released on 15 July 1999 and went on to become a blockbuster with the film's soundtrack by Ramana Gogula becoming a trendsetter.[7] The film was remade in Tamil as Badri (2001), in Kannada as Yuvaraja (2001) and in Bengali as Champion (2003).[9]

Plot

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Subramanyam aka Subbu aka Subhash is the youngest son of a family. He is a wastrel and gypsy and spends his days roaming around with girls, hanging around with his friends, and constantly failing his exams. Subbu's behaviour always shows hatred and disgust towards his father, Viswanadh, who is a cafe owner. Subbu's elder brother, Chakri, on the other hand is a college level kickboxer and Viswanadh's favorite son. Chakri spends his days rigorously training for the inter college kickboxing championship, but ends up losing to his kickboxing arch rival, Rohit, who is from the elite Model College. While training, he and Rohit end up running into each other and Chakri always is shamed for his poor background as Chakri attends Government College. Jaanu aka Janaki is Subbu's neighbor and secretly in love in Subbu. Subbu is unaware that Jaanu is in love with him. Subbu usually considers Jaanu as a source of money and cars to impress girls and constantly borrows money and cars. Jaanu's father is a garage owner.

One day, Subbu meets Lovely, who is a rich college girl from the elite Model College, and lies that he attends the elite Engineering College and a wealthy man's son. Subbu is actually from the local government college just like his brother Chakri. Lovely falls for his lies and soon begins to express her love to Subbu. Eventually, she learns the truth and breaks up and insults Subbu in front of Viswanadh and Chakri. At the same time, Viswanadh finds out that Subbu has taken large amounts of Jaanu. Fatigued, he banishes Subbu.

Subbu is now homeless and gets support from Jaanu. Jaanu tells Subbu that he should be more responsible of himself and prove himself towards his father. He begins to reform himself and soon starts to understand the love of Jaanu. In the meantime, Chakri is attacked and seriously injured by Rohit, who now happens to be Lovely's new boyfriend and Subbu's enemy, and his friends causing Chakri to be hospitalized. This rules him out of the final match of the inter college kick boxing championship. Deciding to seek revenge for his brother's accident and redeem himself in front of Viswanadh's eyes, Subbu trains and works really hard to prepare for the inter college kickboxing championship. He defeats Rohit in the kickboxing match and wins the final intercollege kickboxing championship, dedicates the trophy to Chakri, redeems himself to Visnwanadh, and finally accepts Jaanu's love.

Cast

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Production

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Thammudu was inspired by the 1979 American film Breaking Away. The 1992 Hindi film Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar was also inspired from the American film.[10][11][12]

Soundtrack

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Thammudu
Film score by
Ramana Gogula
Released1999
GenreSoundtrack
Length34:13
LabelAditya Music
ProducerRamana Gogula
Ramana Gogula chronology
Premante Idera
(1998) 		Thammudu
(1999) 		Yuvaraju
(2000)

Music composed by Ramana Gogula.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Made in Andhra"Chandra BoseRamana Gogula6:57
2."Pedavi Datani"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryRamana Gogula, Sunitha4:36
3."Yedola Vundi"Surendra KrishnaRamana Gogula5:10
4."Vayyari Bhama"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryRamana Gogula5:16
5."Travelling Soldier"Ramana GogulaRamana Gogula4:27
6."Kalakalu"Chandra BoseS. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:11
Total length:34:13

Reception

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Deccan Herald wrote, "While the first half is full of fun-frolic situations, the second half of the movie brims with heart-wringing moments" but criticized the dubbing of film's actresses and called Ramana Gogula's score "Finger-snapping and peppy".[13][14]

Box office

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Thammudu, released on 15 July 1999, became another sensational success for Pawan Kalyan, who was already popular due to hits like Suswagatham and Tholi Prema. It had a theatrical business of ₹4.5–5.2 crore and collected a distributor share of ₹9.25–9.46 crore, emerging as a blockbuster.[15][16] Thammudu resulted in a profit of over ₹4 crore for buyers and also became the second-highest-grossing film in the Nizam region after Choodalani Vundi (1998).[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pawan Kalyan's Super Hit Thammudu completes 21 years". Telugu 360. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  2. ^ "పవన్ కళ్యాణ్ బ్లాక్ బస్టర్ తమ్ముడు సినిమాకు 22 ఏళ్లు". NTNEWS. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Birthday Special: Power Star Pawan Kalyan! How the actor got his big break and became successful". The Times of India.
  4. ^ Dave, Kajol. "Copy cats". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ^ Srivastava, Abhishek (14 March 2018). "Aamir Khan's best films are inspired by Oscar nominees and winners – from Ghajini to Akele Hum Akele Tum". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. ^ "We list down 7 Bollywood films inspired from Hollywood".
  7. ^ a b "Pawan Kalyan fans celebrate 22 years of 'Thammudu'; call it one of the most memorable films". The Times of India. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Thammudu Review". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Pawan Kalyan's 1999 hit 'Thammudu' to re-release in theaters: Report". The Times of India. 9 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  10. ^ Dave, Kajol. "Copy cats". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  11. ^ Srivastava, Abhishek (14 March 2018). "Aamir Khan's best films are inspired by Oscar nominees and winners – from Ghajini to Akele Hum Akele Tum". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  12. ^ "We list down 7 Bollywood films inspired from Hollywood".
  13. ^ "Cinema Review - Deccan Herald". Archived from the original on 9 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). zaminryot.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ "Pawan Kalyan's Super Hit Thammudu completes 21 years". Telugu360. 15 July 2020.
  16. ^ a b "పవన్ కళ్యాణ్ బ్లాక్ బస్టర్ తమ్ముడు సినిమాకు 22 ఏళ్లు". Namasthe Telangana (in Telugu). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
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