''Balakrishnudu'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic

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directed by debutant Mallela Pavan. It features

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and

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in the lead roles, while

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, Ajay,

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, and Pruthviraj play supporting roles. The film is produced by B. Mahendra Babu, Musunuru Vamsi Krishna and Sri Vinod Nandamuri on Saraschandrikaa Visionary Motion Pictures and MayaBazar Movies. The music was composed by

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with cinematography by Vijay C. Kumar and editing by

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. The film released on 24 November 2017. It also marks the third collaboration between Nara Rohit and

after ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Plot

Balu (

) is a free-spirited young man whose highest priority in life is earning money. Being an orphan, he is raised by Raghunandan Yadav (

), who is his godfather. Balu’s life ends up in trouble because of his lust for money. His love life with Aadhya (

) is also twisted because of that. in a power packed episode.

Cast

as Balakrishna aka Balu *

as Aadhya *

as Bhanumati Devi *

as Ravinder Reddy * Ajay as Pratap Reddy *

as Raghunandan Yadav * Pruthviraj as Madhava Rao / Maddy R *

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as Rowdy *

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as Kishore *

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as Peddha Paleru *

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as Chitti Babu * Ravi Varma as Mastan * Aathma Patrick as Bala * Shravya Reddy as Padma * Tejaswi Madivada *

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as Young Aadhya *

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as cameo appearance *

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in a special appearance * Priyanka Singh (Jabardasth & Bigg Boss 5 fame)

Filming

The filming began on 31 March 2017, a year after the script was given a green signal. Producers Nandamuri Sri Vinod and Musunuru Vamsi Krishna, who also happen to be director Mallela Pavan’s childhood friends, are producing the movie on their banner Saraschandrikaa Visionary Motion Pictures in collaboration with Maya Bazar Movies of B. Mahendra Babu. The major part of the movie was shot in different locations of

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while the songs were shot in

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and

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. With a total number of shoot days being 53, the film is in its post-production stage.

Soundtrack

The audio and background score were composed by

and released by Aditya Music. Samantha Ruth Prabhu released the audio in an event on 10 November 2017 .

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 7791566 2017 films 2010s Telugu-language films Films shot in Andhra Pradesh Films scored by Mani Sharma Indian romantic action films 2017 action films