Pokiri (2006)
Pokiri (2006)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Mahesh Babu
Pandu / Krishna Manohar
Ileana D'Cruz
Shruti
Prakash Raj
Ali Bhai
Brahmanandam
Brahmi
Nassar
Suryanarayana
Subbaraju
Nayar
Ashish Vidhyarthi
Pasupathy
Ali Basha
Sayaji Shinde
Sayed Mohammad Pasha Qadri
Ajay
Master Bharath
Krishnudu
Pandu's friend
Puri Jagannadh
Director / Writer
Marthand K Venkatesh
Editor
Mani Sharma
Music
Shyam K. Naidu
Cinematography
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 27, 2006
Original Nameపోకిరి
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 43m
Box Office$8,422,547
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This Movie Is About.
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Pokiri (transl. Rogue) is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. The film was produced by Jagannadh and Manjula Ghattamaneni by their respective production companies Vaishno Academy and Indira Productions. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Ileana, Prakash Raj, Nassar, Ashish Vidyarthi and Sayaji Shinde. In the film, a local goon whose killer instincts earns him not only his girlfriend's disapproval and a corrupt cop's enmity, but also the attention of a wanted crime boss.
The film was made on a budget of around ₹12 crore. principal photography commenced in November 2005 and lasted until April 2006. Most of the film was shot in and around Hyderabad and Chennai, except for a song which was shot at the province of Phuket in Thailand and the city of Bangkok. Shyam K. Naidu was the film's cinematographer, and it was edited by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The soundtrack and film score were composed by Mani Sharma.
Pokiri was released on 27 April 2006. The film grossed ₹70 crore worldwide and was declared an Industry Hit while remaining as the highest-grossing Telugu film for three years until it was surpassed by Magadheera in 2009. The film was also one of the fourteen southern Indian films to be screened at the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) Film festival, along with V. V. Vinayak's Tagore in 2006. The film won five Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards. It was remade in Tamil as Pokkiri (2007), in Hindi as Wanted (2009) and in Kannada as Porki (2010).