Potugadu
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| Directed by | Pavan Wadeyar |
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| Screenplay by | Pavan Wadeyar |
| Story by | Pavan Wadeyar |
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| Music by | Achu Rajamani |
| Cinematography | Srikanth |
| Edited by | M. R. Varmaa |
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125 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹200 million (US$3.0 million) |
| Box office | ₹500 million (US$7.4 million) |
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| Soundtrack album To Potugadu by Achu | ||||
| Released | 25 August 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:11 | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Achu | |||
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Potugadu (English: Hero) is a Telugu film directed by Pavan Wadeyar. It is a remake of the Kannada film Govindaya Namaha which was also directed by Pavan Wadeyar. It is produced by Sirisha and Sridhar under Ramalakshmi Cine Creations banner. The film has four heroines, Sakshi Chowdhary, Simran Kaur Mundi, Rachel and Anupriya. Achu has scored the music, and two tunes from the Kannada film - including the sensational hit Pyarge Aagbittaite - have been used in the Telugu version. The shooting was wrapped up in a single extensive schedule and the post-production work was simultaneously in progress. Reportedly Potugadu was going to be the biggest movie in terms of budget in Manoj's career. The film released on 13 September 2013 and was declared a 'Hit' at the Box office.
Govinda Naama Sastry (Manoj Manchu) is a young man who decides to commit suicide. He goes to a lonely spot and decides to have one last drink. At about the same time, Venkata Rathnam (Posani Krishna Murali) also comes to the same spot to commit suicide. The two sit down for a chat to find out more about their respective life stories.
While Venkata Rathnam decides to die as his lover ditched him, Govinda has four love stories to narrate. First up is his romantic track with Vaidehi (Simran Kaur Mundi), the daughter of a rich Brahmin. After a brief courtship, the love story fails because Vaidehi’s father is against the alliance. Govinda moves on in life and this is where the second love story begins. He falls in love with Mumtaz (Sakshi Choudhary) and romance blossoms between them. But Govinda throws away everything in a drunken stupor, where he makes some derogatory comments about Mumtaz.
Venkata Rathnam gets furious and tries to bash Govinda. But Govinda vomits blood admitting that he had poison mixed in the drink. Venkata Rathnam takes him to a hospital and gets him treated by a doctor. Mumtaz is working there as a nurse which is not known to either Govinda or Venkata Rathnam. Mumtaz hides behind a wall and starts listening to Govinda's story.
Next up is a love story with a foreigner named Stacy (Rachel) who is engaged to his boss. In order to steal her ring costing 500,000 rupees he separates the couple but he ditches her after he comes to know that she threw the ring into a river out of frustration. The last and final love story involves Mary (Anupriya). For the first time in his life, Govinda experiences true love. He fully reforms himself and leads a normal life. But the shocking truth about Mary is that she runs a brothel and trafficks girls. Upon hearing this from the police, Govinda is heartbroken.
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