Johnny (2003 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Johnny
Johnny 2003 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPawan Kalyan
Written byPawan Kalyan
Produced byAllu Aravind
StarringPawan Kalyan
Renu Desai
Raghuvaran
CinematographyChota K. Naidu
Shyam Palav
Edited byYousuf Khan
Music byRamana Gogula
Production
company
Distributed byK.A.D. Movies
Release date
  • 25 April 2003 (2003-04-25)
Running time
178 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Johnny is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language martial arts film written and directed by Pawan Kalyan.[1][2][3] Produced by Allu Aravind, the film starred Pawan Kalyan in the titular role, while Renu Desai, Raghuvaran, and Raza Murad played pivotal roles. The film revolves around a martial arts coach who decides to use his skills to win a number of fights and use the prize money to save his wife suffering from blood cancer.

Johnny was released on April 25, 2003 to mixed to mostly negative reviews. Pawan Kalyan acting was praised but film didn't do well at box office becoming one of the disasters in Telugu film industry.[4][3] It also became the first ever Telugu film to be released with over 250 prints worldwide including the United States.[5] The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India.[1][2]

Plot[]

Johnny loses his mother when he was a kid. He runs away from his alcoholic father Ravishankar and dysfunctional family. Years later, from a small time club fighter, Johnny becomes a mixed martial arts coach. One day, a woman named Geetha lodges a police complaint on Johnny for beating up a man. Later, she comes to know that it was a misunderstanding. Both become friends and eventually get married. After marriage, Johnny finds out that his wife is suffering from leukemia. He relocates to Mumbai to pay for her medical treatment and finds himself in dire need to pay for the medical expenses. While competing at an amateur kickboxing competition, Johnny is bought out by the organizer Tatya for a lump some offer to compete with two international martial artists. Johnny defeats them and earns a sum of 200,000 overnight, which he uses for Geeta's treatment.

Cast[]

Soundtrack[]

The music for the film was composed by Ramana Gogula. The song "Ee Reyi Theyanadi" is based on the Chitti Chellelu song of the same name; that itself was based on the French song "L'amour est bleu".[6]

Johnny
Soundtrack album by
Ramana Gogula
ReleasedJanuary 1, 2003[7]
Recorded2002
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length30:33
LabelAditya Music
Ramana Gogula chronology
Mounamelanoyi
(2002) 		Johnny
(2003) 		Relax
(2005)
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Go Johnny"Ramana Gogula1:21
2."Dojo Music"Instrumental3:42
3."Nuvvu Saara"Pawan Kalyan1:57
4."Ravoyi Maa Country Ki"Pawan Kalyan2:00
5."Dharmardha Kamamulalona"Rajesh1:03
6."Cool and Lovely"Ramana Gogula2:18
7."Naaraz Kaakuraa"Ramana Gogula5:08
8."Ee Reyi Theyanadi"Hariharan & Nanditha4:54
9."Ye Chota Nuvvuna"Rajesh & Nanditha4:08
10."Naalo Nuvokasagami"K. K. & Usha4:04

Distribution rights[]

Johnny worldwide distribution rights were sold for a record breaking amount of ₹81.0 million (US$1.1 million).[8] Johnny was released in 325 Theaters worldwide with digital print quality.[citation needed]

Box office[]

The film failed commercially, and Pawan Kalyan himself would later attribute it to his not staying true to the original script and trying to exceed the length by adding "needed ingredients".[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rebel without a pause". The Hindu. 11 January 2005.[dead link]
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b hyrjm (28 April 2003). "Tedious fare". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 July 2003.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Johnny comes to town". The Hindu. 18 April 2003.[dead link]
  4. ^ hysni (24 June 2003). "Breaking norms". The Hindu.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Johnny jamboree". The Hindu. 24 April 2003.[dead link]
  6. ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (28 August 2018). "How A 1967 Eurovision Song Was Ripped Off By A Pawan Kalyan Movie". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Johnny sinks, but Pawan Kalyan remains afloat". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  9. ^ ""I knew Johnny wouldn't work during shooting itself": Pawan Kalyan opens up on films at a book launch". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019. Speaking about his learning curve in films, Pawan Kalyan stated that “I know failures are quite common in a creative field like cinema. However, during the shooting phase of Johnny itself, I knew that I was not staying true to the original script. I tried to exceed the length of the film by adding some needed ingredients and it eventually led to a failure. I expected this during the shooting itself.”

External links[]

Johnny at IMDb

Retrieved from ""