''Krishna'' is a 2008 Indian

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-language

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film directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by B. Kasi Viswanatham, with D. V. V. Danayya presenting the film. The film stars

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and Trisha, with music composed by Chakri and cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. Released on 11 January 2008 during the

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festival, ''Krishna'' was a blockbuster at the box office. The film was later remade in

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as '' Rajani'' (2009), in

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as '' Awara'' and in

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as '' Prem Prem Paglami'' (2013). It was dubbed into

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as ''Krishna: The Power of Earth'',

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as ''Krishna The Great'', and

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as ''Madhura Thimiru''.

Plot

The film follows Krishna, a former software engineer who quits his job to help a friend and becomes unemployed in

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. Sandhya, a college student from

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, visits Vijayawada during her vacation to stay with her elder brother Bobby and his wife. Krishna falls in love with Sandhya at first sight and moves into the upper portion of her house as a tenant with his brother Chandra Shekar and sister-in-law. During his attempts to win her affection, Krishna clashes with a local rowdy, Lanka Raju. Initially misunderstanding him as a troublemaker, Sandhya dislikes Krishna but later comes to appreciate his genuine nature. She returns to Hyderabad to live with her older brother, Shinde, a former builder and now a powerful gangster who is extremely protective of her. Krishna follows her to Hyderabad and, with the help of her brother works his way into her house, and finally wins her heart. Krishna learns about Sandhya's past, including how she is being pursued by Jakka, a notorious gangster, who wants to marry her with the support of his uncle Jayaprakash. In the climax, Shinde kills Jakka, and Krishna marries Sandhya.

Cast

Production

''Krishna'' marked the first collaboration between

and Trisha, a combination highly anticipated by fans and the actor himself. Following lukewarm receptions for his performance in '' Khatarnak'' (2006), director V. V. Vinayak encouraged Ravi Teja to bring a fresh and enthusiastic approach to the project. Trisha, coming off the success of ''

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'' (2007), balanced her work on ''Krishna'' alongside ''

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'' (2008). Principal photography for ''Krishna'' included an extended schedule in

, where filming lasted for a couple of weeks.

Music

The music was composed by Chakri and released by

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. All lyrics were penned by Chandrabose. The song "Adaragottu" was reused from "Appadi Podu" from the 2004 film ''

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'', starring Vijay and Trisha and was composed by Vidyasagar.

Box-office

The film grossed 7.6

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in its opening week and grossed 13.88 crore in 2 weeks. By the end of its 4th week, it had grossed 18 crore. The film was blockbuster at the box office collecting 38 crore worldwide and was 2nd highest grossing Telugu film of that year after ''

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''. The film completed its 50 days theatrical run in 164 theatres by March 2, 2008 and 100 days in 53 centres by April 21, 2008.

Television rights

The television rights of the film were sold to

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. In 2023,

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renewed the rights from

. The satellite rights of the Hindi dubbed version were given to

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References

External links

* {{V. V. Vinayak 2008 films Films directed by V. V. Vinayak Telugu films remade in other languages Indian romantic comedy films Films shot in Vijayawada Films set in Vijayawada 2000s Telugu-language films Films scored by Chakri 2008 romantic comedy films 2000s action comedy-drama films Indian action comedy-drama films Films shot in Andhra Pradesh Films set in Andhra Pradesh