Badava Rascal

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Badava Rascal
Directed byShankar Guru
Written byShankar Guru
Produced byDaali Dhananjaya
Starring Dhananjay
Amrutha Iyengar
Cinematography Preetha Jayaraman
Edited byNiranjan Devaramane
Music by Vasuki Vaibhav
Production
company
Daali Pictures
Distributed by KRG Studios
Release dates
  • 24 December 2021 (2021-12-24)(Kannada)
  • 18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)(Telugu & Tamil) [1]
Running time
133 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesKannada
Telugu
Tamil
Box office₹ 16 crores [2]

Badava Rascal is a 2021 Indian Kannada-language action comedy film written and directed by Shankar Guru in his directorial debut and produced by Dhananjay in his first production venture under Daali Pictures. [3] Besides Dhananjay, the film stars Amrutha Iyengar, Rangayana Raghu, Nagabhushan and Tara in other pivotal roles. It was also released in Tamil and Telugu on 18 February 2022.

Contents

The plot is centered around a middle-class man named Shankar who gets abducted by a gang and forces them to rethink their decisions by narrating his life story which consists of friendship, love, breakup, family sentiments and life lessons. [4] Vasuki Vaibhav scored music for the film, while Preetha Jayaraman served as the director of photography and Niranjan Devaramane as editor.

Badava Rascal was theatrically released on 24 December 2021, coinciding with Christmas holiday, where it received positive reviews from critics who highlighted the performances of Dhananjay and Rangayana Raghu, the musical score by Vasuki Vaibhav, while directing criticism at the film's length. [5] The film became a commercial success at the box office. [6]

Plot

Shankar alias "Badava Rascal" is an MBA graduate who lives life on his own terms. He thrashes some goons who work for a moneylender named Ganapa, when they were wreaking havoc at a roadside eatery, but was knocked out by one of the goons and is taken to their hideout along with his friend Nagalinga alias Naga. However, Ganapa and the gang apologize to Shankar and Naga after they saved the gang from rival gang headed by Ganapa's friend Naveen alias "Down-to-Earth". The rival gang compromises with each other and share their life stories to Shankar. Shankar reveals about himself. He lives happily with his friends and parents Rangegowda, an auto driver and mother Sharadamma, and also falls for Sangeetha, who is the daughter of an MLA candidate Premakumari, who accepts the proposal.

When Shankar and his parents arrive to meet Sangeetha, Sangeetha (who is at her room) insults Shankar and his parents for their lower class status where Shankar angrily leaves the house along with his parents. Shankar gets addicted to drinking due to their breakup. Days pass by, Shankar begins to learn about the value of his parents and becomes a better son to them. The goons are impressed by his life-story. Meanwhile, Ganapa and Down-to-Earth leave the hideout to meet their boss Manki Sudhi, where they learn that Premakumari actually warned Sangeetha to reject Shankar's proposal as she cannot kill him due to Elections. When Sangeetha refuses, Premakumari comes with a plan to pretend to accept the proposal, and barges into Sangeetha's room and cuts her hair. Shakened and fearing for Shankar's life as her mother will not spare him, Sangeetha rejects the proposal.

Ganapa and Down-to-Earth sneak into Sangeetha's house where they hand her a phone and tells her that they will contact Shankar. Shankar gets enraged after learning about the incident. Sangeetha calls Shankar and tells her to take her away from her mother, Shankar agrees and challenges Premakumari that he will marry Sangeetha in her presence. Ganapa, Down-to-Earth along with their gang accompany Shankar to a playground where Premakumari is performing rituals for the construction of a site. A fight erupts between Shankar and Premakumari's newly appointed henchmen in which Shankar emerges victorious and reunites with Sangeetha. Premakumari realizes her mistakes and peacefully leaves. Shankar and Sangeetha finally get married in the presence of their parents and friends.

Cast

Music

Badava Rascal
Soundtrack album by
Vasuki Vaibhav
Released9 October 2021 (2021-10-09)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
LanguageKannada
Label Anand Audio
External audio
Nuvola apps arts.svg Official Audio Jukebox (Kannada) on YouTube
Nuvola apps arts.svg Official Audio Jukebox (Telugu) on YouTube
Nuvola apps arts.svg Official Audio Jukebox (Tamil) on YouTube

Vasuki Vaibhav scored background music for the film and its soundtrack.

Track listing (Kannada)
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Udupi Hotelu" Dhananjay Vijay Prakash 3:16
2."Aagaaga Nenapaguthale" Dhananjay Vasuki Vaibhav 4:33
3."Nin Makke Benki Haaka"Shankar Guru Anthony Daasan 4:30
4."Badava Rascal"Chethan Kumar Sanjith Hegde 3:08
5."Theme Music"  Dhananjay, Amrutha Iyengar  
Track listing (Telugu)
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Cheliye Chandamamave"Ram Vamsikrishna Vijay Prakash 3:16
2."Aagagi Pola Maaruthonde"Ram Vamsikrishna Vasuki Vaibhav 4:33
3."Nee Notlo Mannupada"Ram VamsikrishnaDhanunjay Seepana4:30
4."Badava Rascal"Chaitanya PrasadPrudhvi Chandra3:08
Track listing (Tamil)
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kiliye Vannak Kiliye"Karthik Netha Vijay Prakash 3:16
2."Aahasam Iragagi Poche"Karthik Netha Vasuki Vaibhav 4:33
3."Sang Onnu Oodiputta"Karthik Netha Anthony Daasan 4:30
4."Badava Rascal"Karthik NethaVyasaraj Sosale3:08

Accolades

AwardsCategoryRecipientResultRef
10th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actor- Kannada Dhananjay Nominated [7] [8]
Best Actress Amrutha Iyengar Nominated
Critics' Best ActressWon
Best Supporting Actor Nagabhushan Nominated
Best Comedian Rangayana Raghu Nominated
Best Debut DirectorShankar GuruWon
Best Debut ProducerDaali PicturesNominated
Best Music Director Vasuki Vaibhav Nominated
67th Filmfare Awards South
Best Film DhananjayNominated [9]
[10]
Best Director Shankar GuruNominated
Best Actor DhananjayWon
Best Actress Amrutha IyengarNominated
Critics Best Actress Won
Best Supporting Actor Nagabhushana Nominated
Best Music Director Vasuki VaibhavWon
Best Lyricist Dhananjay ("Udupi Hotelu")Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Vijay Prakash ("Udupi Hotelu")Nominated

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