Loafer (2015 film)

Loafer is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. It stars Varun Tej^[2][3] and Disha Patani (in her acting debut) while Revathi and Posani Krishna Murali appear in crucial supporting roles.^[4] The film was officially launched on 8 July 2015 in Hyderabad.^[5]

Loafer
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Puri Jagannadh
Written by	Puri Jagannadh
Produced by	C. Kalyan
Starring	Varun Tej Disha Patani Revathi
Cinematography	P. G. Vinda
Edited by	M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy (S. R. Shekhar)
Music by	Sunil Kashyap
Production companies	CK Entertainments Sree Subha Swetha Films
Release date	17 December 2015 (2015-12-17)
Running time	134 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Box office	₹20 crore[1]

The film was released on 17 December 2015 on more than 750 screens across the globe and received mixed reviews from critics and eventually underperformed at the box office. It was later dubbed into Hindi under the title Loafer The Hero for direct telecast on Zee Cinema in 2016. It was later dubbed in Tamil.

Plot

Murali (Posani Krishna Murali) and his wife Lakshmi Devi (Revathi) are a married couple deeply in love and the parents of Raja (Varun Tej). After Murali demands money from Lakshmi Devi’s parents, she separates from him. Murali then takes their son Raja and moves to Jodhpur, where they live as grifters. Meanwhile, Mouni (Disha Patani), a young woman fleeing an unwanted marriage proposal, arrives in Jodhpur. Raja and Mouni fall in love, which leads Murali to reveal the whereabouts of Parijatam to her family.

Cast

• Varun Tej as Raja Murali
• Disha Patani as Mouni
• Revathi as Lakshmi Murali, Raja's mother
• Posani Krishna Murali as Murali, Raja's father
• Brahmanandam as Srimanthudu
• Mukesh Rishi as Mouni's father
• Ali as Spider Babu
• Charandeep Surineni as Rama; Mouni's brother who killed his own mother
• Pavitra Lokesh as Mouni's mother
• Shatru as Rama's Henchmen in Jodhpur
• Dhanraj as Raja's friend
• Sapthagiri as Raja's friend
• Uttej as Tourist at Jodhpur fort
• Sandeep Madhav as thief
• Nora Fatehi in a special appearance in the song "Nokkey Dochey"

Production

Puri was approached by C. Kalyan to direct a film for Varun Tej. The filming began in July 2015 and completed in October 2015.^[6]

Music

Loafer
Soundtrack album by Sunil Kashyap
Released	7 December 2015 (2015-12-07)
Recorded	2015
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Telugu
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Sunil Kashyap

The official soundtrack of Loafer consisting of five songs was composed by Sunil Kashyap. The audio launch event was held at Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad with Prabhas as chief guest.

Track list^[7]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Nokkey Dochey"	Kandikonda	Sunil Kashyap, Spurthi
2.	"Nuvvedusthunte"	Bhaskara Bhatla	Yazin Nizar
3.	"Jiya Jale"	Bhaskara Bhatla	Yazin Nizar, Dhanunjay, Naresh Iyer, Pranavi
4.	"Suvvi Suvvalamma"	Suddala Ashok Teja	Karunya
5.	"Chutta Beedi"	Bhaskara Bhatla	Rahul, Sravana Bhargavi