''Jawaan'' () is a 2017 Indian

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

-language action thriller film directed by B. V. S. Ravi produced by Krishna on Arunachal Creations banner. It stars

Sai Dharam Tej Panja Sai Dharam Tej (born 15 October 1986) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. Related to the Allu–Konidela family, he made his acting debut with the box office success ''Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham'' (2014) for which he received S ...

and Mehreen Pirzada while Prasanna and

Subbaraju Penmetsa Subbaraju is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema,as well as Tamil cinema.Subbaraju has played a variety of roles, from negative to supporting characters. His most notable works include '' Amma Nanna O' Tamil Ammay ...

play the antagonists. The music was composed by S. Thaman. ''Jawaan'' was released worldwide on 1 December 2017.

Plot

Jai (

) is a proud Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh volunteer who wants to serve India by getting into the DRDO organization. He gave the interview to the DRDO, but his selection is put on hold for an indefinite period as a better candidate was selected. This is also the time when Jai's childhood friend Keshava ( Prasanna), who is a dreaded international criminal based in Hong Kong, plans to get hold of the new missile system which has been developed by the DRDO in Hyderabad. Keshava is on the payroll of foreign enemies working to destroy India. The plot goes on. 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. The main theme of the movie is patriotism and willpower.

Cast

as Yellapragada Jai * Mehreen Pirzada as Bhargavi * Prasanna as Keshava (Voice dubbed by Hemachandra) *

as Iqbal *

Jayaprakash V. Jayaprakash is an Indian actor and producer who works in Tamil and Telugu-language films. He ventured into film business in the early 2000s as a producer, making several films under his banner GJ Cinema and later turned actor, with Cheran's ...

as Yellapragada Ramachandra Rao, Jai's father *

Easwari Rao Easwari Rao is an Indian actress who has worked in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema. She played the lead roles from 1990 to 1999. She started to play supporting and character roles from 2000 onwards. Personal life She married di ...

as Lakshmi, Jai's mother * Kota Srinivasa Rao as Prakash Rao, Jai's uncle *

Surya Surya (; sa, सूर्य, ) is the sun as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchayatana puja and a m ...

as Raghavram (Keshava's father) *

Nagendra Babu Konidela Nagendra "Naga" Babu (born 29 October 1961) is an Indian actor and producer who works in Telugu cinema. As a producer, he won one National Film Award and two Nandi Awards. Acting career Nagendra Babu acts mainly in supporting roles ...

as Police Commissioner * Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Senior Scientist *

Anish Kuruvilla Anish Yohan Kuruvilla is an Indian actor and director who predominantly works in the Telugu film industry. Before becoming a director, he was an executive producer with Sekhar Kammula, played the lead role in ''Dollar Dreams'' (2000), and play ...

as DRDO scientist * Satyam Rajesh as Rajesh, Jai's friend * Raj Madiraju as Bhargavi's father *

Madhunandan Madhunandan is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (U ...

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 S. Thaman.

Production

The movie was launched on 30 January 2017 with a formal pooja ceremony. The ceremony was flanked by many guests from the Tolly town.

Jr NTR Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr. (born 20 May 1983), also known as Jr. N.T.R. or Tarak, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. One of the highest paid Telugu film actors, Rama Rao Jr. has won several accolades, including two Fil ...

sounded the clapboard, while Koratala Siva switched on the camera and

V. V. Vinayak V. V. Vinayak (born 9 October 1974) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu films. He is known for directing Action comedy film, action comedy and Masala film, masala films. Vinayak made his directorial debut w ...

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 Koratala Siva and

attended as the chief guest.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt7208648 2010s Telugu-language films 2017 action thriller films Films about terrorism in India Indian action thriller films