Baladoor
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| Directed by | K. R. Udhayashankar |
| Written by | K. R. Udhayashankar |
| Produced by | D. Suresh Babu |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Lakshmi Bhoopal |
| Cinematography | B. Balamurugan |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | K. M. Radha Krishnan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Suresh Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Baladoor is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by K. R. Udhayashankar and produced by D. Suresh Babu under Suresh Productions. The film stars Ravi Teja, Krishna, and Anushka Shetty while Chandra Mohan, Pradeep Rawat, Sunil and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. The film has music composed by K. M. Radha Krishnan with editing performed by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The film was released on 14 August 2008.[1] The film was later dubbed in Hindi as Dhamkee in 2011 and remade into Oriya as Mu Kana Ete Khara.
Premise
[edit]Chanti (Ravi Teja) holds his uncle Ramakrishna (Krishna) in higher regard than his father Purushottam (Chandra Mohan). Ramakrishna has a longstanding enmity with Umapathi (Pradeep Rawat) due to an incident that occurred 20 years ago. Later, due to some misunderstandings, Chanti is expelled from their house. Umapathi is determined to overpower Ramakrishna. The rest of the story unfolds as Chanti secretly aids Ramakrishna in defeating their enemies and eventually reunites with his family.
Cast
[edit]- Ravi Teja as Chanti
- Krishna as Ramakrishna
- Anushka Shetty as Bhanumathi
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Venkatachalam, Umapathi's Aid Chanti's friend
- Chandra Mohan as Purushotham, Chanti's father
- Pradeep Rawat as Umapathi
- Sunil as Seenu, Chanti's friend
- Sumithra as Lakshmi, Chanti's mother
- Brahmanandam as Nani
- Suman Setty as Pappu
- Subbaraju as Veera, Umapathi's brother-in-law
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Priest
- Ahuti Prasad as Bhanumathi's father
- L.B. Sriram as Subramanyam
- Pavala Syamala
- Naramalli Sivaprasad
- Raja Ravindra as Chanti's foster brother
- Ravi Prakash as Ravi
- Chalapathi Rao as Ravi's Father
- Narsing Yadav as Car Owner 1
- Melkote as Car Owner 2
- Mallikarjuna Rao as Car Owner 3
- Gundu Sudarshan as Car Owner 4
- Satyam Rajesh as Chanti's foster friend
- Sameer as Chanti's Cousin
- Bhargavi
- Kadambari Kiran Kumar
- Tirupati Prakash
Soundtrack
[edit]| Baladoor | ||||
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| Soundtrack album to Baladoor by | ||||
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| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 32:19 | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | K. M. Radha Krishnan | |||
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K. M. Radha Krishnan composed the soundtrack album, which is released on 30 July 2008 by Aditya Music. Chandrabose, Peddada Murthy, and Ananta Sriram gave the lyrics whereas actor Venkatesh released the album CD.[2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Yetu Podam" | Ananta Sriram | Naveen, Rita | 04:37 |
| 2. | "Andhamaina" | Chandrabose | Karunya | 04:08 |
| 3. | "Nuvvu Koncham" | Chandrabose | Rahul Nambiar, Saindhavi | 04:11 |
| 4. | "Rangu Rangu" | Chandrabose | Tippu, Sujatha Mohan | 04:11 |
| 5. | "Gundelo Illundhi" | Chandrabose | K. S. Chithra, Karunya | 04:09 |
| 6. | "Thella Cheera" | Peddada Murthy | Sukhwinder Singh, Anuradha Sriram | 04:08 |
Reception
[edit]Radhika Rajmani of Rediff.com rated the film 2+1⁄2 stars out of 5 and wrote: "Uday Shankar takes up a stereotypical storyline in Baladoor and manages to entertain with a satisfactory screenplay in a formulaic way with a mix of action, comedy and romance."[3] Zamin Ryot's Alluru Rahim in criticized the film's "lackluster screenplay" and added that the director did not handle sentiment properly.[4] In an other negative review, Y. Sunita Chowdhary of The Hindu stated, "Baladoor is an average film, as the banner doesn’t offer nothing new in narration."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Baladoor – Veediki Vishayam Takkuva". 123telugu.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Baladoor music launch – Telugu cinema – Ravi Teja & Anushka". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Rajmani, Radhika (14 August 2008). "Review: Baladoor". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Rahim, Alluru (29 August 2008). "బలాదూర్: పరమబోర్" [Baladoor: Very boring] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Dump this Baladoor". The Hindu. 16 August 2008.
External links
[edit]- Baladoor at IMDb
- Baladoor at Rotten Tomatoes
