Big Boss (film)

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Big Boss
Big Boss film poster.jpg
Poster
Directed by Vijaya Bapineedu
Produced byMaganti Ravindranath Chowdary
Starring Chiranjeevi
Roja
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Vijayachander
Madhavi
Cinematography Lok Singh
Prasad Babu
Edited by Trinath
Music by Bappi Lahiri
Production
company
Shyam Prasad Arts
Distributed by Geetha Arts
Release date
  • 15 June 1995 (1995-06-15)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Big Boss is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Vijaya Bapineedu. [1] The film stars Chiranjeevi, Roja, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Madhavi in important roles. [2] The film was also dubbed and released in Malayalam under the same title. [2] It was a failure at the box office. [3]

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Plot

The movie starts with a young man Surendra (Chiranjeevi) landing in a town for a job. He witnesses rivalry between two mafia gangs at that place. After a fight with a street goon, he is recognized by one gang and encouraged to become a don. He rents a room in Madhavi's house, who lives with her sister Roja and granny (Nirmalamma). After few routine scenes, Roja falls in love with Surendra and expresses her love. But Bavaraju Surendra becomes uncertain about his future, rejects Roja's proposal and starts looking for matches for her. Meanwhile, his mother (Sujatha), younger brother, and sister move to his place and start living with him. His mother worries about his lifestyle and his future. One day, she recognizes Kota Srinivasa Rao, the rival gang leader as the destroyer of her family. Surendra's family is kidnapped by Kota and how Surendra rescues them forms the climax of this movie.

Cast

Soundtrack

Music by Bappi Lahiri.

  1. "Mava Mava": S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra
  2. "Koosethesinnade": S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Renuka
  3. "Uromochesindoy": S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra
  4. "Nee Lanti Revulona": S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra
  5. "Number 1 Number 2": S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
  6. "Sudiki Daram": Mano, K. S. Chitra

Reception

Big Boss, the sixth collaboration of the director Vijaya Bapineedu with Chiranjeevi, was a box-office failure. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Vijaya Bapineedu, the man behind Chiranjeevi's blockbusters, dead". The Times of India. 13 February 2019. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Big Boss (1995)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 Jonnalagedda, Pranita (12 February 2019). "'Gang Leader' director Vijaya Bapineedu passes away, family awaits daughter's arrival". DNA India. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Telugu director-producer Vijaya Bapineedu passes away at 82". The News Minute. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2023.


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