''Bobby'' is a 2002 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by

Sobhan Chittajalu Sobhan (1968 – 6 January 2008) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. He was best known for his work in the film ''Varsham (2004 film), Varsham'' (2004). Career Sobhan went to ...

and produced by K. Krishna Mohan Rao. The movie stars

Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has featured in ''Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 list since 2012. He has appeared in more tha ...

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Raghuvaran Raghuvaran Velayuthan Nair (11 December 1958 – 19 March 2008) was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in films made in South India. He has acted in more than 200 Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi ...

, and

Prakash Raj Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English language, Engl ...

while

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, and

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play supporting roles. The soundtrack of the movie was scored by

Mani Sharma Yanamandra Venkata Subrahmanyam (Telugu: యనమండ్ర వెంకట సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం; born 11 July 1964), professionally known as Mani Sharma, is an Indian composer and music producer known for his work primaril ...

, the cinematography was done by Venkat R. Prasad, and editing was handled by S. Sudhakar Reddy. The film released on 31 October 2002.

Plot

Yadagiri is a disabled mafia leader in Hyderabad, and KR is a rich businessman. Bhagyamati is Yadagiri's daughter, and Bobby is KR's son. The story of this film deals with what happens when these two people fall in love with each other. Bobby meets Bhagyamati in a club and falls in love with her. They later find out that their fathers are archrivals. Bhagyamati's mother was killed in an accident involving their fathers. Knowing this, Bobby and Bhagyamati elope, but due to unavoidable circumstances, they come back and are injured in a shootout. Then, their fathers apologize and make up. In the end Bobby and Bhagyamati are married.

Cast

as Bobby *

as Bhagyamati *

as KR, Bobby's father *

as Yadagiri, Bhagyamati's father *

as Ammi Raju *

as Hotel Manager *

as Bobby's mother *

as Sunil *

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as Bhagyamati's grandmother *

as Ravi Shankar *

Posani Krishna Murali Posani Krishna Murali (born 22 January 1958) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, director and producer who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He worked as a writer for over 150 Telugu films and directed a number of films. In 2009, he also conte ...

as Koti *

Chittajalu Lakshmipati Chittajalu Lakshmipati, known mononymously as Lakshmipati, was an Indian actor and writer who predominantly appeared in Telugu films, acting in over 70 of them. He was the elder brother of Sobhan, who directed the film '' Varsham''. He died a f ...

as Home Minister * L.B. Sriram *

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as the roadside kid * Ramakrishna Veerapaneni

Production

initially wanted

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to star in the film, but the producer recommended

. The songs were choreographed by Nikki,

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(for "Vaa Vaa"), Raja Sekhar, Harish Pai. Part of the film was shot at

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Music

The film has 6 songs composed by

. The song "Okkasari Cheppaleva" is based on the "Love Don't Cost a Thing" by

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. In an audio review, Sreya Sunil of ''

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'' wrote that "Overall, Mani Sarma comes with a score that grows on you slowly and which definitely needs support from the director on how well he translates the audio into vivacious visuals". * "Ee Jenda" –

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, Lyrics by Shakthi * "Vaa Vaa" –

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, Lyrics by

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* "Lokam" –

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, Lyrics by Shakti * "Pullani Pullattu" –

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, Lyrics by Bharati Babu * "Adugadugu" – Hariharan,

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, Lyrics by Shakthi * "Laalu Darwaja" –

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, Kalpana, Lyrics by Shakthi

Reception

'' gave the film 3.25 out of 5 and praised Mahesh Babu for his acting. ''

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'' gave 3 out of five stars and added that "The film lacks a basic story, as there is nothing new."

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of ''

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'' wrote that "Technically speaking, the film gives an 'overdone' feel, especially in using graphic work".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bobby (2002 Film) 2000s Telugu-language films 2002 films Films scored by Mani Sharma Films directed by Sobhan