Badri starring Pawan Kalyan in the titular role was released on this day, 21 years ago. Badri was an instant hit and developed a cult following. Youngsters went gaga over Pawan Kalyan’s stylish look, the unparalleled swag and charisma he possessed. Puri Jagannadh made a grand debut into the Telugu film industry with Badri and went on to become one of the most popular directors of Tollywood.
Badri is iconic for many reasons, the primary being Pawan Kalyan. Badri was a romantic action entertainer where Pawan Kalyan played a conflicted young man caught between two loves. He embodied the character Badri with perfection and built a dedicated fanbase for himself. Prakash Raj as Nanda gave a terrific performance and became one of the best villains of Telugu cinema. Every scene and dialogue exchange between Prakash Raj and Pawan Kalyan has a separate fan base in itself. The dialogue “Nuvu Nanda ayite Nenu Badri.. Badrinath..Ayite Enti?” is one of the most legendary dialogues in the history of Telugu cinema. Badri had Ameesha Patel and Renu Desai as the leading ladies. Badri is a special movie for Pawan Kalyan, as he fell in love with Renu Desai on the sets of Badri and later married her.
Badri’s music compositions by Ramana Gogula will forever be remembered. Songs like Ye Chikita and Bangala Kathamlo were superhits. The comedy scenes between Brahmanandam and Mallikarjuna Rao still guarantee to tickle the funny bones. Pawan Kalyan, Prakash Raj and Puri Jagannadh worked their magic in this movie. Badri was a trend setter in many ways and gave birth to the archetype of badass swaggy heroes in Telugu cinema. Here is to 21 years of this iconic movie!
21 years ago on this day Power Star #PawanKalyan's Powerful Love Action Entertainer #Badri directed by #PuriJagannadh was released.#OnThisDay #21YearsForBadri #AmeeshaPatel #RenuDesai #TeluguFilmNagar pic.twitter.com/i7MOrTD3VU
— Telugu FilmNagar (@telugufilmnagar) April 20, 2021
Check out these rare pictures from the sets of Badri:
#Throwback to these rare and unseen pictures of Power Star #PawanKalyan from the sets of #Badri#21YearsForBadri #Chiranjeevi #AmeeshaPatel #RenuDesai #PuriJagannadh #TeluguFilmNagar pic.twitter.com/cNhb7VFUkZ
— Telugu FilmNagar (@telugufilmnagar) April 20, 2021
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