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''Brochevarevarura'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film written and directed by Vivek Athreya and produced by Vijay Kumar Manyam under the banner of Manyam Productions. The film features Sree Vishnu, Nivetha Thomas,
Nivetha Pethuraj Nivetha Pethuraj (30 November) is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film ''Oru Naal Koothu'' (2016). She then made her Telugu debut with ''Mental ...
, and Satyadev while Priyadarshi and
Rahul Ramakrishna Rahul Ramakrishna (born 15 January 1991) is an Indian actor, writer and journalist. He made his debut with the short film, ''Sainma''. He became popular with his role in the 2017 Telugu film, '' Arjun Reddy''. Early life Rahul Ramakrishna was ...
play supporting roles. The music was composed by
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while the cinematography and editing were done by Sai Sriram and Ravi Teja Girijala, respectively. The film released worldwide on 28 June 2019, and received positive reviews from critics. The film was remade in
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as '' Govinda Govinda'' (2021) and in
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as '' Velle'' (2021).


Plot

Vishal, an
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, gets the opportunity to direct his debut film. With his directorial debut being a low budget film and crew mostly new to the industry, he struggles to reach out to the big stars. However, Vishal manages to get Shalini, a famous actress's
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info and sends her a
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of his script. She's impressed by his plot and gives him an appointment to hear his story. They meet in a restaurant where Vishal narrates the plot. College principal Radha Krishna has his only daughter Mitra admitted to his college. There she meets Rahul, Rambabu "Rambo", and Rakesh "Rocky", notorious as 'R3' batch who are back benchers and failing their grades for several years. They meet in a fiasco which involves them trying to steal their answer sheets but instead making a fool of themselves. They find out Mitra is just like them, in the aspect that she doesn't have an interest in studying. Instead, she likes classical dance and wants to be a national level dancer. Her parents divorced when she was young and she chose to live with her mother. After her mother passed away, she had no other option but to live with her strict father. She takes a liking to the R3 gang and starts hanging out with them. Disappointed with Mitra's low grades, her father decides to enroll her in a tuition class, which is run by his friend. The tuition teacher behaves inappropriately with Mitra - horrified, she tells her father, but he dismisses it as a pathetic excuse for skipping tuition, insisting the teacher was his friend. Heartbroken, she tells Rahul. Rahul decides to help Mitra run away from home to pursue dancing, but then realizes they need money. Mitra devises a plan - she asks the R3 gang to pretend to kidnap her and ask her father for ransom money. The plan works and they procure 8 lakh (about 10,000 USD) from Mitra's father. The R3 gang also thrashes the tuition teacher on Mitra's behalf, but unintentionally injure an innocent person. Radha Krishna seeks help from his cop friend Srinu. He suspects R3, but Srinu is convinced they're innocent. Meanwhile, Mitra is excited to perform on stage and invites R3 to watch her performance. She forgets her phone while leaving for the
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. She is then kidnapped by real thugs, who contact R3 for money as Mitra tells them that they are her only point of contact. The R3 batch is worried and decides to beg/borrow/steal money to save Mitra. Vishal is done narrating half of the plot to Shalini and promises to continue later. Eventually, Shalini falls in love with Vishal while they are travelling for the film. One day, while narrating to Shalini, Vishal receives a call from his mother, who tells him that his father is severely injured (by R3, unintentionally). They need 10 lakh for the surgery. Shalini helps Vishal, getting money from the bank and goes to drop him at the hospital, Meanwhile, Rocky, who was at the same bank looking for potential withdrawals of high amounts of money so that they could steal, finds this as a good opportunity. The R3 pelt a stone at Shalini's car en route, which leads to a car crash, and the trio steal the money. During this, Rahul accidentally drops his phone which had the thug's contact number on it at the crash scene. The R3 panic as they now have no way to contact the thugs. Vishal and Shalini are admitted to a local hospital and Vishal is hesitant to ask Shalini for more money for his father's
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. The thugs try to contact Rahul - when there is no reply, they decide to sell Mithra and start moving her to a pick up point. Rahul and Vishal both realize that Rahul's phone was dropped at the crash site (Vishal wants to find R3 to get the money back). Both race to the crash site and deduce that a mentally-challenged man nearby must've picked up the phone and start hunting for him in the city. Meanwhile, one of the thugs gifts Mitra's bag to his daughter. R3 and the thug's daughter end up in the same
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and the boy realize that it is Mitra's bag. They question his daughter for his whereabouts and track him down. Vishal manages to track down the mentally challenged person and chases after him. They all run into each other, leading to a fruitless chase. Rahul gets away from Vishal and contacts the kidnappers to save Mitra, but the kidnappers do not respond. While transporting Mitra, she creates havoc in the car, which leads them to hit a
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and end up creating a ruckus in public. The police arrive to investigate and find and rescue Mitra. Vishal's mother informs him that their father's operation was completed successfully. He realizes that Shalini arranged the money again for his father and thanks her. Shalini proposes to Vishal, who, taken aback, asks for more time. Shalini reassures him she will do the film regardless. Then they receive a parcel, delivered to the hospital, containing the 10 lakh that was stolen and an apology note. Srinu makes Radha Krishna realize his mistakes regarding his parenting - he is remorseful. In the
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, Mitra contacts Rahul to pick her up, but Rahul refuses and tells her to call her father, telling her that she can make him listen to her, and it is the safest place for her. Mitra calls her father, who picks her up from the station. He believes Mitra's word and slaps the tuition teacher, and supports his daughter's decision by enrolling her in a classical dance academy. Mitra tries to propose to Rahul indirectly but he does not understand her intention. Vishal starts his film with Shalini. The film ends with the R3 gang discusses their useless goals in life.


Cast

* Sree Vishnu as Rahul * Nivetha Thomas as Mithra *
Nivetha Pethuraj Nivetha Pethuraj (30 November) is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film ''Oru Naal Koothu'' (2016). She then made her Telugu debut with ''Mental ...
as Shalini * Satyadev as Vishal * Priyadarshi as Rakesh "Rocky" *
Rahul Ramakrishna Rahul Ramakrishna (born 15 January 1991) is an Indian actor, writer and journalist. He made his debut with the short film, ''Sainma''. He became popular with his role in the 2017 Telugu film, '' Arjun Reddy''. Early life Rahul Ramakrishna was ...
as Rambabu "Rambo" *
Srikanth Iyengar Srikanth Krishnaswamy Iyengar is an Indian actor and director who works in Telugu cinema. He is a medical doctor by profession and turned actor due to passion towards the acting. Srikanth has acted in films like '' Veerapan, Dear Comrade, Mehabo ...
as Radha Krishna, Mitra's father *
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as CI Srinu, Radha Krishna's friend *
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as Prasad, Rahul's father * Shafee as Constable Ashok Kumar *Dinesh Koushika as Soori *
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as Physics teacher *
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as a film producer * Ajay Ghosh as a kidnapper * Chevella Ravi as a beggar *Ajitesh Josyula as Patient in Clinic *Amolkar Peerla as Angry Nurse in Clinic *Satvik Gurram as Lazy Compounder in Clinic *Teja Silaparasetty as Skeleton in Clinic *Rajesh Khanna *Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Vishal's father


Production

The film was officially launched in August 2018, with Sree Vishnu playing the lead role, marking his second collaboration with director Vivek Athreya after '' Mental Madhilo'' (2017). Principal photography commenced very soon after the launch. Later, Nivetha Thomas confirmed her presence in the project, along with
Nivetha Pethuraj Nivetha Pethuraj (30 November) is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film ''Oru Naal Koothu'' (2016). She then made her Telugu debut with ''Mental ...
, who worked with Vishnu in the director's previous film. The production unit completed the first schedule at
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in November 2018, and moved to
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for the second schedule. The film wrapped up shooting in early March 2019.


Soundtrack

The soundtrack album featured seven songs composed by
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with lyrics by
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, Hasith Goli, Bharadwaj and Krishna Kanth. The film's first single "Vagalaadi" was released on 30 April 2019. The second single track "Doragiri" was released later on 5 May 2019. The third single track "Putukku Zara Zara" which released on 15 May 2019, features traditional lyrics from "Pannendu Metla Kinnera" written by Shri Dasari Ranga in Kalaa Telanganam. The fourth song "Talapu Talupu" was released on 20 May 2019. The full soundtrack album was released by
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on 24 May 2019. The album received positive reviews, with critics noting the mix of folksy-street tunes with the classical-contemporary notes. Neetishta Nyayapati of ''
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'', stated that "The album of Brochevarevarura has something for everyone for sure. The OST doesn’t just serve the purpose of delivering hummable songs; it also gives an insight into the kind of film it’s going to be. Apart from the vocalists, Vivek Sagar’s guitar sets the tone for most of the numbers and effectively so. While Vagalaadi is a crowd favourite and will remain so, give the rest of the numbers a chance this weekend if you’re in the mood for some good music."


Release

The official title logo was released on 31 December 2018, on
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. On 15 March 2019, the team released the 1-minute video teaser, titled Visual Tale, which reveals the plot line and characters through caricatures. The film's first look poster which features Sree Vishnu,
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and Priyadarshi Pullikonda, was released on 21 March 2019, coinciding with
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. Another first look poster featuring Nivetha Thomas, was released on 30 March 2019. The official teaser was unveiled on 20 April 2019. The film's pre-release event was held in
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on 22 June 2019, with the cast and crew along with Ram Pothineni and
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as the chief guests. The film released worldwide on 28 June 2019.


Reception

''Brochevaruevarura'' received positive response from critics. ''
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'' gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Brochevarevaru Ra'' floats on impossible coincidences, and plays with incidents, which probably would play out in real life in one in a million circumstances. Things end conveniently, as they are likely to happen in such high-stakes-plan-gone-wrong kind of stories. However, this shouldn't be a cause for concern. The director doesn't dig a hole too deep for logic and makes sure the narrative pans out as a freakish set of events that are nevertheless, a lot of fun to follow." Y Sunita Chowdhary of ''
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'' wrote "This simple, light-hearted story of friends is worth the time and money." Neetishta Nyayapati of ''
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'' gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "Go watch ''Brochevarevaru Ra'' if crime comedy, coming-of-age films and comic capers are your cup of tea because Vivek Athreya’s film delivers all that and more. Just don’t expect the usual commercial elements or even a love story thrown in, for you will be left disappointed. Watch this one for the freshness and laidback-ness of it all and you will love it." Sankeerthana Varma of ''
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'' wrote "Brochevarevarura populates itself with great characters and places them in circumstances where they can shine their eclectic light at us". Cinema Express gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and stated "This is a well-written and a well-rounded film, which plays around in the sandbox of human emotions." Venkat Arikatla from Greatandhra gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Brochevarevura is a pretty simple crime comedy that is peppered with interesting screenplay and offers some genuine laughs." 123Telugu gave the film 3.25 out of 5 and stated "Brochevarevarura is a crime comedy which has good fun and entertaining thrills. The fun is generated in a simple manner and keeps you hooked for the most part of the film. The lead cast performance will surely win your hearts. However, things become a bit slow and predictable in the second half but that does not stop you from having a good time watching this film." Indiaglitz gave the film a rating of 2.75 out of 5 and stated 'Brochevarevaru Ra' is a crime comedy. Situational comedy, characterizations, breezy screenplay in the first half are its assets. On the other hand, the second half comes undone with convenient, half-baked writing." It is considered as one of the "25 Greatest Telugu films of the decade" by ''
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''. It was also listed in the Top 7 best Telugu films of the year 2019 by
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.


Awards and nominations


Remake

''Brochevarevarura'' has been remade in two languages. In
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it is titled as '' Govinda Govinda'' directed by debut director Tilak and produced by Shailendra Babu and Ravi R Garini, and stars Sumanth Shailendra,
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and Kavitha Gowda. The
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remake rights were bought by
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, and stars his son Karan Deol as lead actor. The film is titled Velle, directed by Deven Munjal and featuring Karan Deol, Anya Singh, Abhay Deol and Mouni Roy.


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* {{Vivek Athreya 2019 films 2010s Telugu-language films 2019 crime comedy films Indian crime comedy films Telugu films remade in other languages Films scored by Vivek Sagar Films directed by Vivek Athreya Telugu-language comedy films