Jalsa (transl. Fun) is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by Allu Aravind, under the Geetha Arts banner starring Pawan Kalyan, Ileana, Parvati Melton, Kamalinee Mukerji, Mukesh Rishi and Prakash Raj. The soundtrack of the film composed by Devi Sri Prasad, was launched on 29 February 2008. The film was released on 1 April 2008. The film emerged as a huge blockbuster at Box office. It was the highest-grossing Telugu film of 2008 and received praise for the lead performances, music, humor and witty dialogues. [1]
| Jalsa | |
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| Directed by | Trivikram Srinivas |
| Written by | Trivikram Srinivas |
| Produced by | Allu Aravind |
| Starring | Pawan Kalyan Ileana D'Cruz Parvati Melton Kamalinee Mukerji Mukesh Rishi Prakash Raj |
| Cinematography | K. V. Guhan Rasool Ellore |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
| Distributed by | Geetha Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 167 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
The marketing of the film included the release of an action mobile video game developed by RZ2, a Goa-based firm.[2]Owing to the film's popularity and cult status it was re-released in 2022.[3]
Plot edit
Sanjay Sahu aka Sanju is a post-graduate and works as a aerobics instructor. He is in love with Indu, who wishes to marry him. She makes him meet her father, who is a police officer and also happens to be his old acquaintance. Her father declines to approve of their love, and she is forced to marry according to her father's choice. Meanwhile, Indu's sister Bhagyamathi aka Bhagi and her friend Jyothsna aka Jo are chased by hoodlums before being rescued by Sanju. Furthermore, Jo and Bhagi are ragged in the college before being again rescued by Sanju. Both begin to like Sanju and even decide to propose their love to him without their knowledge of the other. However, it is Jo who proposes first to Sanju, who rejects her. Careful after seeing her friend's love rejected, Bhagi, with the help of Sreenu, begins wooing Sanju.
Bhagi keeps wooing Sanju in different ways under Sreenu's supervision. Sreenu keeps advising Bhagi with new ideas, so that she impresses Sanju. With his idea, Bhagi vacates the previous tenants in Sanjus' house and gets into that house to woo Sanju. She keeps trying in many ways to impress him, which evokes comedy. Bhagi keeps meeting Sanju, tries to know more about him. After many comical situations coming their way, love blossoms between them, but unfortunately at a party where Jo is also one of the attendees, she spills all the beans about Bhagi and Sanju is infuriated and ends their relationship. But later that party night in conversation with Bhagi, drunken Sanju begins to showcase that he isn't a correct fit to her, yet the unending love of Bhagi towards Sanju, makes him fall for her and both again get into a relationship marking it with a kiss.
Meanwhile, Damodar Reddy, a powerful land grabber who takes care of all the settlements while still in jail, is out on parole. He is in search of Sanju for spoiling his land deals in the past and thrashing his son, who was one of the goons who chased Bhagi. He makes an attempt on Sanju's life but in vain. However, Sanju's friend Abhi is taken hostage during the attack. Sanju rescues Abhi but is enraged when his friends stop him from assaulting the kidnapper by questioning his authority to take the law into his hands and bringing them troubles. Sanju then reveals his flashback, in which he hailed from a poor rural family. His brother dies of heart disease as a child. His father Janardhan Sahu kills himself as crops fail, and his mother too passes away. While going to the burial ground, he repeatedly slips and swoons at a stone pillar. He plucks it out, which enrages the henchmen of Damodar Reddy . When they attack him, Sanju beats them up, disappears into a forest, and joins the Naxalites. During a combing operation, he joins hands with the father of Indu and Bhagi - a police officer - and his team to eliminate the team in an encounter. Sanju is then rehabilitated as a college student in Hyderabad.
Bhagi confesses to her father about her intention to marry Sanju, but her father rejects it by revealing to her about Sanju being an ex-lover of her sister Indu, and an ex-naxal. Shocked, Bhagi agrees to get married as per her father's choice. Her father arranges the engagement of Bhagi with Raghu Ram. Sanju is disgusted that Bhagi has given her assent to the engagement and decides to break it. Meanwhile, Sanju learns that the man who attempted on his life is none other than Damodar Reddy and that Raghu Ram is the elder son of Damodar Reddy. Sanju confronts Damodar Reddy in jail and challenges him. Damodar Reddy leaves jail and forcibly arranges the marriage of Raghuram with Bhagi. Sanju, meanwhile, kidnaps the younger son of Damodar Reddy, takes Damodar Reddy head-on, and defeats him. The film ends with Bhagi marrying Sanju.
The movie ends with a paralyzed Damodar Reddy dying of heart attack on the same road that Sanju defeated him on.
Cast edit
- Pawan Kalyan as Sanjay 'Sanju' Sahu
- Ileana as Bhagyamathi 'Bhagi', Indu's younger sister, Jyo's friend and Sanju's love interest (dubbed by Swathi Reddy)
- Parvati Melton as Jyothsna 'Jyo', Bhagi's Friend and Sanju's one-sided lover
- Kamalinee Mukerji as Indu, Bhagi's elder sister and Sanju's former love interest
- Mukesh Rishi as Damodar Reddy[4]
- Prakash Raj as Indu and Bhagyamati's father
- Brahmanandam as Pranav, Head Constable
- Ali as Abhi
- Sunil as Seenu
- Tanikella Bharani as Bulli Reddy
- Sivaji as Raghu Ram, Damodar Reddy's elder son
- Aditya Redij as Damodar Reddy's younger son
- Kamal Kamaraju as Indu's husband
- Makarand Deshpande as a naxalite
- Shishir Sharma as Janardhan Sahu
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Doctor
- Mallikarjuna Rao as Minister
- Bianca Desai as Bhagyamathi's friend
- Ravi Varma as a naxalite
- Krishnudu as Damodar Reddy's aide
- Ravi Prakash as Sanju's friend
- Uttej as Sanju's friend
- Satyam Rajesh as College student
- Bharath Reddy
- Mahesh Babu as Sekhar (voiceover)
Soundtrack edit
The soundtrack of the film was launched on 29 February 2008. The audio rights were sold to Aditya Music for ₹90 lakh,[5][6] the highest for a Telugu film of its released month.[7] The music got very good reviews from websites[8][9][10] and an excellent response from the public itself.[11] The music has been topping the charts since its release.[12][13] Devi Sri Prasad received the 2008 Santosham Best Music Director Award for his work on the film's music.
| Jalsa | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2 April 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 36:24 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Devi Sri Prasad | |||
| Devi Sri Prasad chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jalsa" (Picturised on Pawan Kalyan and Ileana) | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Baba Sehgal, Rita | 4:19 |
| 2. | "My Heart is Beating" (Picturised on Pawan Kalyan and Ileana D'Cruz) | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | K. K. | 4:59 |
| 3. | "You and I" (Picturised on Pawan Kalyan, Parvati Melton and Ileana D'Cruz) | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Devi Sri Prasad | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Chalore Chalore Chal" (Picturised on Pawan Kalyan and Prakash Raj) | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Ranjith | 2:46 |
| 5. | "Jennifer Lopez" (Picturised on Pawan Kalyan and Parvati Melton) | Ramajogayya Sastry | Benny Dayal, Priya | 4:19 |
| 6. | "Gaallo Thelinattunde" (Picturised on Pawan Kalyan and Ileana) | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | Tippu, Gopika Poornima | 4:52 |
| 7. | "Chalore Chalore Chal (Hindi)" (Bonus track) | Raqueeb Alam | Devi Sri Prasad | 3:05 |
| 8. | "My Heart is Beating (Remix)" (Remix) | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | K. K. | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Jalsa (The Devi Mix)" (Remix of title song) | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Baba Sehgal, Devi Sri Prasad | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 36:24 | |||
Release edit
Theatrical edit
Jalsa was released on 1 April 2008 in theaters worldwide. The film was originally scheduled to be released on 27 March 2008, but because of delays in the digital intermediate (DI) process. Jalsa was later released with 400 prints in 800 theaters worldwide across 1000 screens.[14][15]
Remastered re-release edit
Jalsa was re-released in theaters worldwide on 3 September 2022, coinciding with Kalyan's birthday, with remastered picture and sound.[16]Jalsa grossed over ₹3.25 crore in its 2022 re-release.[17] The collections of the special shows were reported to be donated to charity.[18]
Awards and nominations edit
| Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56th Filmfare Awards South | Best Film – Telugu | Allu Aravind | Nominated | [19] |
| Best Director – Telugu | Trivikram Srinivas | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor – Telugu | Pawan Kalyan | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress – Telugu | Ileana D'Cruz | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | Parvati Melton | Nominated | ||
| Best Music Director – Telugu | Devi Sri Prasad | Nominated | ||
| Best Lyricist – Telugu | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry - (Chalore Chalore) | Nominated | ||
| Santosham Film Awards[20] | Best Film – Telugu | Jalsa | Won | [21] |
| Best Director – Telugu | Trivikram Srinivas | Won | ||
| Best Actor – Telugu | Pawan Kalyan | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress – Telugu | Ileana D'Cruz | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actor – Telugu | Prakash Raj | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting actress – Telugu | Parvathi Melton | Nominated | ||
| Best Misic Director – Telugu | Devi Sri Prasad | Won |
References edit
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- ^ "Jalsa game launch". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Pawan Kalyan Fans Plan to Hold Special Screening of Jalsa on Power Star's Birthday". News18. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Mahesh goes a step ahead with 'Jalsa'". 17 March 2008. Archived from the original on 19 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
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- ^ "'Jalsa' audio rights bagged for 90 Lakhs". 29 January 2008. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ "Power Star Pawan Kalyan's JALSA Title Song". Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ "Jalsa Music Review – Jalsa All The Way". Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ "Jalsa Music Review". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
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- ^ "'Jalsa' - collections graph is on decline". Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "Pawan Kalyan Fans Plan to Hold Special Screening of Jalsa on Power Star's Birthday". News18. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Jalsa special show collections record". Tollywood. 4 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Jalsa creates an all-time record with its re-release". Tollywood. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "56th Filmfare Awards 2008 - South | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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