The film was later remade in Kannada as Rajani (2009), Bengali as Awara (2012), and Bangladeshi Bengali as Prem Prem Paglami (2013). It was dubbed into Hindi as Krishna: The Power of Earth,[4]Bhojpuri as Krishna The Great, and Tamil as Madhura Thimiru.
Plot
The film follows Krishna, a former software engineer who quits his job to help a friend and becomes unemployed in Vijayawada. Sandhya, a college student from Hyderabad, visits Vijayawada during her vacation to stay with her elder brother Bobby and his wife. Krishna falls in love with Sandhya at first sight and moves into the upper portion of her house as a tenant with his brother Chandra Shekar and sister-in-law.
During his attempts to win her affection, Krishna clashes with a local rowdy, Lanka Raju. Initially misunderstanding him as a troublemaker, Sandhya dislikes Krishna but later comes to appreciate his genuine nature. She returns to Hyderabad to live with her older brother, Shinde, a former builder and now a powerful gangster who is extremely protective of her. Krishna follows her to Hyderabad and, with the help of her brother works his way into her house, and finally wins her heart.
Krishna learns about Sandhya's past, including how she is being pursued by Jakka, a notorious gangster, who wants to marry her with the support of his uncle Jayaprakash. In the climax, Shinde kills Jakka, and Krishna marries Sandhya.
Krishna marked the first collaboration between Ravi Teja and Trisha, a combination highly anticipated by fans and the actor himself. Following lukewarm receptions for his performance in Khatarnak (2006), director V. V. Vinayak encouraged Ravi Teja to bring a fresh and enthusiastic approach to the project. Trisha, coming off the success of Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule (2007), balanced her work on Krishna alongside Bujjigadu (2008).
Principal photography for Krishna included an extended schedule in Vijayawada, where filming lasted for a couple of weeks.
Music
The music was composed by Chakri and released by Aditya Music. All lyrics were penned by Chandrabose. The song "Adaragottu" was reused from "Appadi Podu" from the 2004 film Ghilli, starring Vijay and Trisha and was composed by Vidyasagar.
The film grossed ₹7.6 crore in its opening week[5] and grossed ₹13.88 crore in 2 weeks. By the end of its 4th week, it had grossed ₹18 crore.[6] The film was blockbuster at the box office collecting ₹38 crore worldwide and was 2nd highest grossing Telugu film of that year after Jalsa. The film completed its 50 days theatrical run in 164 theatres by March 2, 2008 and 100 days in 53 centres by April 21, 2008.
Television rights
The television rights of the film were sold to Zee Telugu. In 2023, Star Maa renewed the rights from Zee Telugu. The satellite rights of the Hindi dubbed version were given to Colors Cineplex.
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