Badri (2001 film)

Badri is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language sports action film directed by P. A. Arun Prasad. The film stars Vijay in the titular role as a spoilt college brat who turns into a kickboxer to prove himself whereas Bhumika plays the lead heroine. Monal supports the cast, while Vivek, Riyaz Khan, and Bhupinder Singh play supporting roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by Ramana Gogula while the background score was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. It is the official remake of the Telugu movie Thammudu, starring Pawan Kalyan. Filming began in August 2000 and was completed by March 2001. The film had its theatrical release on 12 April 2001. The film completed 100 days theatrical run and was successful at the box office. IndiaToday listed the film under top ten cult films performed by Vijay.[1]. This movie is based on 1992 Hindi movie Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

For Telugu movie, see Badri (2000 film).

Badri
Release poster
Tamilபத்ரி
Directed byP. A. Arun Prasad
Produced byB. Sivarama Krishna
Written byN. Prasanna Kumar (dialogues)
Story byP. A. Arun Prasad
Based onThammudu (Telugu)
StarringVijay
Bhumika
Monal
Vivek
Riyaz Khan
Bhupinder Singh
Music byRamana Gogula (Soundtrack)
Devi Sri Prasad (Background Score)
CinematographyJayanan Vincent
Edited byN. Hari
Production
company
Sri Venkateswara Art Films
Distributed byOscar Films
Release date
  • 12 April 2001 (2001-04-12)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Sri Badrinatha Moorthy (Vijay) is the youngest son of a family and a careless guy, always going around girls and spending time with them. His womanizing habits are a source of heartburn for his father (Kitty). However, his elder brother Vetrinath (Riyaz Khan), a kickboxer and his father's favourite son, is very fond of him. Janaki (Bhumika), Badri's neighbour, is in love with him, but it is just one-sided as Badri considers her a good friend and a source of cars and money to impress girls. He falls in love with Mamathi (Monal), a rich girl, and poses as a rich guy to impress her. However, she soon finds out that Badri has lied to her, so she dumps him and insults him in front of his father. Badri's father, tired of his son's antics, disowns him. Later, Vetri is attacked by his enemies and is bedridden, unable to take part in the kickboxing championship. Badri decides to fight for his brother and redeem himself in his father's eyes by fighting in the championship match against Rohit (Bhupinder Singh), who happens to be Mamathi's new boyfriend. He defeats Rohit, redeems himself in front of his father's eyes, and finally accepts Janu's love.

Cast

Production

Badri, produced by Sri Venkateswara Art Films, was announced in August 2000 and was slated to be remake of the Telugu film Thammudu starring Pawan Kalyan. Arun Prasad, who directed the original, reprises his role as did the composer Ramana Gogula. Most of the other technicians were also taken from Tollywood. Art director G. K. hired 200 technicians to create a high tech complex in Vahini studios for the film.[2][3] When first announced, it was reported that Vijay would essay dual lead roles, although this claim later proved to be untrue.[4] Bhupinder Singh was also selected to reprise his role from the original version as Rohit, the antagonist.[5]

During the filming of a pivotal scene in the "Travelling Soldier" song, Vijay allowed a car to run over his fingers and the shot was canned with three cameras, with the scene attracting media attention. Martial arts expert Shihan Hussaini helped with the production and features in the film in a guest appearance.[6] Other scenes were shot at Amir Mahal in Chennai.[7]

The film teamed up with Coca-Cola for their publicity campaign after Vijay had signed on to the soft drink company as a brand ambassador. Later the irony happened that in a film named 'Kaththi' Vijay spoke against soft drinks company that is making use of water resources.[8][9]

Release

The film ran for 100 days in theatres. The Hindu reported that the film Badri clearly reveals the diligence and sincerity of Vijay. But would these alone make a film wholesome? And Monal "needs to work on her expressions".[10][11] Vijay's 4th continuous successful movie after Kushi, Priyamaanavale and Friends.

Soundtrack
Badri
Soundtrack album by
Ramana Gogula
Released2001
Recorded2000-2001
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length38:31
LabelStar Music
ProducerRamana Gogula
Ramana Gogula chronology
Yuvaraju (Telugu film)
(2000)		 Badri
(2001)		 Yuvaraja (Kannada film)
(2001)

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Ramana Gogula who composed for the original film and notably remains his first and only Tamil film he had worked so far, was well received by the audience. The lyrics were penned by Palani Bharathi.

Tracklist
Track-list
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Travelling Soldier"Palani BharathiRamana Gogula04:05
2."Adi Jivunnu Jivunnu"Palani BharathiRamana Gogula, Devi Sri Prasad02:04
3."Salaam Maharasa"Palani BharathiDevan Ekambaram, Priya Himesh02:21
4."Ennoda Laila"Palani BharathiVijay05:13
5."Kalakalakudhu"Palani BharathiMano05:04
6."Kalakalakudhu"Palani BharathiShankar Mahadevan05:04
7."Kadhal Solvadhu"Palani BharathiSrinivas, Sunitha Upadrashta04:34
8."Angel Vandhaaley"Palani BharathiDevi Sri Prasad, Chithra04:45
9."King Of Chennai"Palani BharathiDevi Sri Prasad04:17
10."Stella Maris Laara"Palani BharathiTippu, Vivek, Dhamu01:44
Total length:38:31
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References
  1. "Happy Birthday Vijay: 10 best films of Ilayathalapathy as a performer". India Today. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. "Badri". Cinematoday2.itgo.com. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20010407074712/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/badri.asp
  4. "rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry: Anil Kumble to act?!". Rediff. 31 March 2001. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  5. "Telugu Cinema Etc". Idlebrain.com. 28 August 2000. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  6. "Sheer daredevilry". The Hindu. 7 June 2002. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  7. "Live Life. Mansion-Size. | S. Anand". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  8. "Interview – Coca Cola India". www.chennaibest.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2001. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  9. "Things go better for Coke with Vijay". The Hindu. 20 April 2001. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  10. "Film Review: Badri". The Hindu. 27 April 2001. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  11. HostOnNet.com. "BizHat.com – Badhri Review. Vijay, Bhoomika, Vivek, Sanjay, Dhamu". Movies.bizhat.com. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
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