Krishna (2008 film)

Krishna is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by B. Kasi Viswanatham, with D. V. V. Danayya presenting the film.^[3] The film stars Ravi Teja and Trisha, with music composed by Chakri and cinematography by Chota K. Naidu.^[4] Released on 11 January 2008 during the Sankranthi festival, Krishna was a blockbuster at the box office.^[5]

Krishna
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	V. V. Vinayak
Written by	V. V. Vinayak Siva Akula
Produced by	B. Kasi Viswanandham D. V. V. Danayya (presenter)
Starring	Ravi Teja Trisha Mukul Dev Bramhanandam
Cinematography	Chota K. Naidu
Edited by	Gautham Raju
Music by	Chakri
Release date	11 January 2008 (2008-01-11)
Running time	147 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹8 crore[1]
Box office	est. ₹24.60 crore distributors' share[2]

The film was later remade in Kannada as Rajani (2009), in Bengali as Awara and in Bangladeshi as Prem Prem Paglami (2013). It was dubbed into Hindi as Krishna: The Power of Earth,^[6] Bhojpuri as Krishna The Great, and Tamil as Madhura Thimiru.

Plot

The film follows Krishna, a former software engineer who quits his job to help a friend and becomes unemployed in Vijayawada. Sandhya, a college student from Hyderabad, visits Vijayawada during her vacation to stay with her elder brother Bobby and his wife. Krishna falls in love with Sandhya at first sight and moves into the upper portion of her house as a tenant with his brother Chandra Shekar and sister-in-law.

During his attempts to win her affection, Krishna clashes with a local rowdy, Lanka Raju. Initially misunderstanding him as a troublemaker, Sandhya dislikes Krishna but later comes to appreciate his genuine nature. She returns to Hyderabad to live with her older brother, Shinde, a former builder and now a powerful gangster who is extremely protective of her. Krishna follows her to Hyderabad and, with the help of her brother works his way into her house, and finally wins her heart.

Krishna learns about Sandhya's past, including how she is being pursued by Jakka, a notorious gangster, who wants to marry her with the support of his uncle Jayaprakash. In the climax, Shinde kills Jakka, and Krishna marries Sandhya.

Cast

• Ravi Teja as Krishna
• Trisha as Sandhya
• Mukul Dev as Jaladangi Kameswara Rao alias Jakka
• Brahmanandam as Bobby
• Giri Babu as Rama Chandra Murthy
• Chandra Mohan as MRO Chandra Shekar
• Kadhal Dhandapani as Lanka Raju
• Sunil as Krishna's friend
• Raghu Babu as Raghu, Krishna's Father
• Sayaji Shinde as Shinde (Sandhya's brother)
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as K. Srinivasa Rao [Advocate]
• Jaya Prakash Reddy as Jayaprakash (Jakka's uncle)
• Tanikella Bharani as Government Officer Seshadri
• Sudha as Chandra Shekar's wife
• Venu Madhav as Venu (Bobby's house tenant)
• Karate Kalyani as Bobby's maid
• Sana as Bobby's wife
• Sujatha Reddy as Lanka Raju's wife
• Fish Venkat as Jakka's henchman
• Satyam Rajesh as Krishna's friend
• M. S. Narayana as Krishna's friend

Production

Krishna marked the first collaboration between Ravi Teja and Trisha, a combination highly anticipated by fans and the actor himself. Following lukewarm receptions for his performance in Khatarnak (2006), director V. V. Vinayak encouraged Ravi Teja to bring a fresh and enthusiastic approach to the project. Trisha, coming off the success of Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule (2007), balanced her work on Krishna alongside Bujjigadu (2008).

Principal photography for Krishna included an extended schedule in Vijayawada, where filming lasted for a couple of weeks.

Music

The music was composed by Chakri and released by Aditya Music. All lyrics were penned by Chandrabose. The song "Adaragottu" was reused from "Appadi Podu" from the 2004 film Ghilli, starring Vijay and Trisha and was composed by Vidyasagar.

Krishna
Soundtrack album by Chakri
Released	2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	26:43
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Chakri
Chakri chronology
Kasipatnam Chudara Babu (2007) Krishna (2008) Victory (2008)

Track list

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Nee Soku Maada"	Chakri	4:08
2.	"Muripinchey"	Fareedh, Kousalya	4:35
3.	"Dil Mangey More"	Kunal Ganjawala, Mahalakshmi Iyer	3:44
4.	"Taratha Etthuku"	Raghu Kunche, Kousalya	4:36
5.	"Tu Mera Jil"	Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam	4:48
6.	"Adaragottu"	Vasu, Sivani	4:52
Total length:			26:43

Box-office

The film grossed ₹7.6 crore in its opening week^[7] and grossed ₹13.88 crore in 2 weeks. By the end of its 4th week, it had grossed ₹18 crore.^[8] The film was blockbuster at the box office collecting ₹38 crore worldwide and was 2nd highest grossing Telugu film of that year after Jalsa. The film completed its 50 days theatrical run in 164 theatres by March 2, 2008 and 100 days in 53 centres by April 21, 2008.

Television rights

The television rights of the film were sold to Zee Telugu. In 2023, Star Maa renewed the rights from Zee Telugu. The satellite rights of the Hindi dubbed version were given to Colors Cineplex.