Mass (2004 Film)

''Mass'' also known as ''Mass: Dammunte Kasko'' is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language masala film directed by Raghava Lawrence (in his directorial debut) and produced by Nagarjuna under Annapurna Studios. The film stars Nagarjuna, alongside Jyothika, Charmy Kaur, Raghuvaran and Rahul Dev. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, while Shyam K. Naidu and Marthand K. Venkatesh handled the cinematography and editing respectively.

''Mass'' was released on 23 December 2004 and became the highest-grossing film in Nagarjuna's career. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Veeran'' and later in Hindi as ''Meri Jung - One Man Army''. The film was remade in Bangladeshi Bengali as ''Khomota'' (2007).

Plot

Mass, an orphan, lives with his best friend Aadi and is in love with Anjali, a college student and the daughter of Satya, a disabled crime boss in Vizag. Anjali restricts from falling for Mass as it would land him in danger, but she finally accepts his feelings. Anjali tells Mass that they should marry immediately before her brother Seshu and Satya tries to separate them. While on their way to the temple where Anjali is waiting, Mass finds that he forgot to bring his late mother's photo and goes back to bring it with him. Aadi reaches the temple for Mass and Anjali's wedding, but finds Seshu forcing her to return with him. Seshu kills Aadi when he tries to stop him from taking Anjali away. Mass gets enraged at Adi's death, where moves into Vizag under a new identity as Ganesh and begins to eradicate Satya and Seshu's crime syndicate. In a final confrontation Mass fights with Seshu and defeats him, where he reunites with Anjali and leaves the city. Satya kills Seshu out of disgrace and commits suicide, thus avenging Aadi's death.

Cast

* Nagarjuna as Mass / Ganesh, Anjali's love interest
* Jyothika as Anjali, Mass' love interest, Satya's daughter, Shatru's sister
* Charmy Kaur as Priya
* Raghuvaran as Satya, Shatru and Anjali's father
* Rahul Dev as Shatru / Shatru, Anjali's elder brother, the Don of Visakhapatnam
* Prakash Raj as Advocate Durga Prasad
* Sunil as Aditya a.k.a. Adi, Mass' younger-brother figured best-friend
* Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Adi's father
* Balayya as Anjali's Grandfather
* Jeeva as Police Officer
* Sameer as Police Officer
* Venu Madhav as a Beggar
* Narsing Yadav as Narsingh
* Satyam Rajesh as Taxi driver
* Karuna as Sirisha
* Apoorva as Priya's mother
* Ravi Kale as ACP of Visakhapatnam
* Varsha as Anjali’s friend
* Ruthika
* Raghava Lawrence in a special appearance in "Mass" song
* Tanu Roy in a special appearance in "Mass" song

Soundtrack

Music composed by Devi Sri Prasad and was released on ADITYA Music Company. The audio was released in an entertaining function held at Taramati Baradari (Golkonda).

Release and reception

The film opened with 191 prints.

A critic from ''Sify'' wrote that "''Mass'', at best packs in sufficient thrills to add up to a fairly engrossing entertainer, which keeps the popcorn popping". Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' wrote that "There are no boring moments in this 2.45 hour film though. You should watch ''Mass'' on the big screen to enjoy the charming Nag in his new avatar".

Awards and nominations

References

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2004 films
2000s Telugu-language films
Films scored by Devi Sri Prasad
Indian action films
2000s masala films
Indian films about revenge
2004 directorial debut films
2004 action films
Films directed by Raghava Lawrence