''Soggadu'' () is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language

romance film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

produced by D. Suresh on

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banner. Directed by

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, it stars Tarun and

Aarthi Agarwal Aarthi Agarwal (March 5, 1984 – June 6, 2015) was an American actress of Indian origin who primarily worked in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. Early life and career Agarwal was born on March 5, 1984, in New Jersey to Gujarati parents. He ...

in lead roles. Venkatesh, Srikanth,

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and

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make special appearances. ''Soggadu'' won good critical appreciation and technical acclaim for the director Ravi Babu. This film was remade in

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as ''

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'' (2009).

Plot

Ravi, a school dropout and vagabond, falls in love with Swati the minute he sets eyes on her, but loses sight of her in a sea of people and traffic. As only a possessed lover can, he tries to find her in a city of ten million people. Armed with just the first three letters on the license plate of her car, he tries to locate her. After innumerable attempts and near hits and misses, he manages to find her. Swati lived under the shadow of a tyrannical brother who was trying find her an arranged marriage. Ravi manages to establish visual contact with Swati and understands from her mute plea that she wants to leave her home. Ravi helps her escape from home and is elated that she left home for him. His bubble quickly bursts when he learns that Swati had used his help to get to her lover Chandu. Ravi braves the goons who chase them, fights the tears of heartbreak, and decides to help Swati meet her lover. This draws ire from Ravi's friends who had helped him all along in his love story. They think Ravi should dump the girl. He disagrees and they dessert him. Armed only with unflinching, selfless love, Ravi embarks on an adventure with Swati to find her lover, Chandu. Finally, he manages to fight the Swati's brother's goons and unites Swati and Chandu. Ravi's selfless sacrifice melts Swati's heart and causes her to question the meaning of true love.

Cast

* Tarun as Ravi *

as Swati * Jugal Hansraj as Chandu *

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as Ravi's father * Kavitha as Ravi's mother *

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as Beggar *

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as GK, Swati's brother *

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as Ravi's sister *

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as Ravi's uncle * Krishna Bhagavan as Railway TC *

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as Police Officer *

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as Lecturer Subba Rao * Vijay Sai as Cable Madhu *Viswa as Ravi's friend * M.S. Narayana * Hema *

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* Jeeva * Chittajalu Lakshmipati *Raj Kumar *Siva *Santosh *Charan *Nuthan Kumar *Sirisha *Kavitha Krishnaswamy *Bangalore Padma *Jaya Lakshmi *

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*Master Karthik *Master Deepak *

Sanjjana Archana Manohar Galrani, known mononymously and professionally credited as Sanjjana, is an Indian actress who made her film debut in the 2005 Telugu film ''Soggadu''. She is known for her role in the Kannada film '' Ganda Hendathi'' (2006). ...

as Anu (uncredited cameo) *

as Shriya (Cameo) * Srikanth as himself (special appearance) * Sunil as Venkat (guest appearance)

Production

Due to false rumors that she was in love with Tarun, Aarthi Agarwal attempted suicide a week before the release of this film.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Chakri. Lyrics written by Bhaskarabhatla Ravikumar. The music was released on the

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company.

Reception

A critic from '' Idlebrain.com'' wrote that "This film is a visual feast. You will not regret watching Soggadu as the first half and songs itself would give value for your money". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "On the whole Soggadu looses tempo by interval though Ravi Babu has to be commended for packaging it with sugar coated entertainment. Still the film is watchable".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Soggadu (2005 Film) 2005 films 2000s Telugu-language films Films scored by Chakri Indian comedy films Telugu films remade in other languages Films directed by Ravi Babu 2005 comedy films Suresh Productions films