Kushi (2001 film)

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Khushi
Kushi Theatrical Poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by S. J. Suryah
Screenplay byS. J. Suryah
Dialogues byRajendra Kumar
Story byS. J. Suryah
Based on Kushi by S. J. Suryah
Produced by A. M. Rathnam
Starring
Cinematography P. C. Sreeram
Edited by
Music by Mani Sharma
Production
company
Sri Surya Movies
Release date
  • 27 April 2001 (2001-04-27)
Running time
177 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box office₹36.9 crore(initial run in 2001) [1]

Kushi (transl. Happiness) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by S. J. Suryah, and produced by A. M. Rathnam. The film stars Pawan Kalyan and Bhumika Chawla. Mani Sharma provided the score and soundtrack. [2] It is remake of Tamil movie of the same name (2000).

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The film was released on 27 April 2001. [3] It was a major commercial success, grossing ₹36.9 crore at the box office [4] [5] becoming the second highest-grossing Telugu film of all time at the time of its release, behind Narasimha Naidu. It was re-released in 2023 where it collected ₹7.46 crore. [6] [7] [8]

Plot

The film opens when Madhu and Siddhu are born. Madhu's family is based in Kaikaluru of Andhra Pradesh and Siddhu's family is from Kolkata. As babies, Madhu and Siddhu meet in a shopping complex.

Madhu and her father love each other dearly. Madhu's father wants her daughter to get married and wanted to keep his son-in-law with them and so that his daughter will not leave him. However, her groom elopes with his girlfriend, apologizing to Madhu that he did not want to ruin another girl's life.

Siddhu receives a visa for higher studies in Canada, his car met with an accident on his way to airport, which results him hospitalized for a period. Coincidentally, he receives Madhu's blood. Madhu convinces her father to go for higher studies and not be bothered with marriage. Sidhu cannot make it to Canada and joins the same college as Madhu. Incidentally, they meet in a temple. They become good friends, while also helping Madhu's friend, Shanti, and Siddu's friend, Babu, who are in love. Shanti's father is a big goon, and Madhu and Siddhu ensure that Shanti and Babu do not reveal their love to Shanti's father and get into any trouble. One day while Madhu is studying for exams, Siddhu happens to come. Madhu's sari moves in the breeze, revealing her navel. Siddhu ogles it. Madhu accuses Siddhu of ogling, and Siddhu denies it. An argument breaks out leading to them accusing each other of hiding their feelings for the other. They end their friendship.

After the summer holidays, Shanti's dad finds out about Babu. Madhu and Siddhu meet again for the sake of their friend's love. In the course of getting Babu and Shanti together, they realize they love each other. They try to confess each other but they miss still they manage to give their co-passengers the letter they read each other letters. 10 years later, Madhu and Siddu are married with 17 children including one triplets and others twins. They are interviewed for their Guinness Record of having 17 kids in 10 years.

Cast

Production

While Jyothika committed more Tamil films, Kalyan and Patel were shooting for Badri (2000) during that time. Kalyan who immediately accepted the film postponed his other commitments and gave preference to Kushi. [9] The film was initially titled Cheppalani Vundi, which was changed after another small film had a similar title. [10]

As Kalyan insisted on additional fight sequences in the film, Suryah asked Kalyan to direct them as he did not feel them necessary to the story. Kalyan also went on to direct three songs, namely, "Ye Mera Jahan," "Premante Suluvu Kaaduraa" and "Aaduvari Matalaku." The introduction song of the actress in the Tamil version was also replaced to accommodate the protagonist's introduction. [9] One song was shot in Calcutta and two in Hyderabad. [11]

Years later, Suryah narrated the sequel's storyline to Kalyan but the plans were dropped as Kalyan became busy in politics. [12]

Soundtrack

Mani Sharma composed the soundtrack of the film. The audio was released in CDs for the time in Telugu along with cassettes by Aditya Music. A classic song called "Aaduvari Maatalaku", written by Pingali from the film Missamma , was remixed by Mani Sharma with vocals by Murali. [13] Other lyricists are A.M. Ratnam, Abbas Tyrewala, Chandra Bose, Pingali and Suddala Ashok Teja. [14] The songs "Ammaye Sannaga" and "Ye Mera Jaha" were reused as "Achchacho Punnagai" and "Kadhal Oru", respectively, in the Tamil movie Shahjahan (2001).

Kushi
Soundtrack album by
Mani Sharma
Released2001
Recorded2001
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length30:12
Language Telugu
Label Aditya Music
Producer Mani Sharma
Mani Sharma chronology
Murari
(2001)		Kushi
(2001)		 Devi Putrudu
(2001)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ye Mera Jaha" Abbas Tyrewala KK 05:14
2."Ammaye Sannaga" Chandrabose Udit Narayan and Kavita Krishnamurthy 04:52
3."Cheliya Cheliya" A. M. Rathnam Harini and Srinivas 05:41
4."Premante" A. M. Rathnam Devan Ekambaram and Kalpana 06:14
5."Aaduvari Matalaku" Pingali Khushi Murali 03:01
6."Holi Holi" Suddala Ashok Teja Mano and Swarnalatha 05:12
Total length:30:14

Release

Kushi was released on 27 April 2001. It was dubbed in Hindi as Humjoli. [15] The film was again re-released on 31 December 2022 [16] in 4k.

Reception

Critical reception

Idlebrain.com rated the film 4.5/5 and called it a "One man show" of Pawan Kalyan. The reviewer also appreciated the screenplay by SJ Suryah. [17] Sify rated the film 3/5 and also called it "an out and out Pavan Kalyan film, which totally depends on his larger than life image". [18]

Box office

Kushi was successful at the box office. [19] The film had a 50-day theatrical run in 101 centres and a 100-day run in 79 centres. [20] [21] Full run distribution share was ₹21.25 crore at the box office by the end of its theatrical run. [5] The Movie was re-released in 2023 and collected ₹7.46 crore. [6] [7] [8]

Awards and nominations

CeremonyCategoryNomineeResultRef(s)
49th Filmfare Awards South Best Film – Telugu A. M. Rathnam Nominated [22]
Best Actor – Telugu Pawan Kalyan Nominated
Best Actress – Telugu Bhumika Chawla Won
Best Music Director – Telugu Mani Sharma Nominated

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