''Jawaan'' () is a 2017 Indian

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-language

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film directed by

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and produced by Krishna Kommalapati, under Arunachal Creations. It stars

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and

Mehreen Pirzada Mehreen Kaur Pirzada (born 5 November 1995) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Punjabi films. Pirzada made her acting debut in 2016 with the Telugu film '' Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha''. ...

while Prasanna and

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play the antagonists. The music was composed by

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. ''Jawaan'' was released worldwide on 1 December 2017.

Plot

Yellapragada Jai is a proud

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volunteer who wants to serve India by working for

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. After giving an interview to DRDO, his selection is put on hold for an indefinite period as a better candidate is selected. This is also the time when Jai's childhood friend, Keshava, who is a dreaded international criminal based in

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, plans to get hold of the new missile system which has been developed by DRDO, in Hyderabad. He is on the payroll of foreign enemies working to destroy India. How Jai, with the help of his friends and police, defeats the heinous plans of Keshava by killing him and his henchmen in the climax even at the cost of danger to his family forms the rest of the story.

Cast

as Yellapragada Jai * Prasanna as Keshava *

as Iqbal * Jayaprakash as Yellapragada Ramachandra Rao, Jai's father *

as Bhargavi, Jai's love interest *

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as Yellapragada Lakshmi, Jai's mother *

Kota Srinivasa Rao Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hindi cinema, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada and Ma ...

as Prakash Rao, Jai's uncle *

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as Raghavaram, Keshava's father *

Nagendra Babu Konidela Nagendra Rao (born 29 October 1961), popularly known as Nagendra Babu and Naga Babu, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who works in Telugu cinema. He has received one National Film Award and two Nandi Awards for his work as ...

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* Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Senior Scientist *

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as a DRDO scientist *

Satyam Rajesh Rajesh Babu, better known as Satyam Rajesh, is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu films. He has worked in more than 350 films. Rajesh got the moniker 'Satyam' following his appearance in the 2003 film of the same name. Early lif ...

as Rajesh, Jai's friend *

Raj Madiraju Raj Madiraju is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer. In a career spanning about 20 years, he predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. In 2011 and 2012, he wrote and directed ''Rushi (film), Rushi'', for which he won the Nand ...

as Bhargavi's father *

Madhunandan Madhunandan is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. He began his film career with the 2001 Telugu film, ''Nuvvu Nenu''. He has been in the film industry since he was 19 years old. He did a master's degree in business administration from ...

as Jai's friend * Karunya Chowdary as Jai's sister * Sashidhar as Jai's brother * Revathi as Jai's sister-in-law

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by

Production

The movie was launched on 30 January 2017 with a formal pooja ceremony. The ceremony was flanked by many from Tollywood.

Jr NTR Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr. (born 20 May 1983), popularly known as NTR Jr, is an Indian actor, producer, and television presenter who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has been featur ...

sounded the clapboard, while

Koratala Siva Koratala Siva (born 15 June 1975) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. Siva has directed films such as Mirchi (film), ''Mirchi'' (2013), ''Srimanthudu'' (2015), ''Janatha Garage'' (2016), ''Bharat Ane Nenu'' ( ...

switched on the camera and

V. V. Vinayak Gandrothu Veera Venkata Vinayaka Rao, better known as V. V. Vinayak (born 9 October 1974), is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work in Telugu cinema. He is recognised for directing action dramas and action comedies. Vinaya ...

directed the first shot. The Pre-look of the movie was released on 8 June 2017. The prerelease event was conducted on 19 November 2017 in Hyderabad at Peoples Plaza, where audio of the movie was released. Director

and

attended as the chief guest.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt7208648 2010s Telugu-language films 2017 action thriller films 2017 films Films about Islamic terrorism in India Indian action thriller films Fictional portrayals of the Andhra Pradesh Police