Krishna (2008 film)

Infobox_Film
name = Krishna


caption =
director = V.V. Vinayak
producer = B. Kasi Vishwanandham
writer = V.V. Vinayak
Shiva Akula
starring = Ravi Teja Trisha Krishnan Giri Babu Sayaji Shinde
Mukui Dev
Bramhanandam
music = Chakri
music release = December 28, 2007
country = flagicon|IndiaIndia
cinematography = Chota K. Naidu
editing = Gowtham Raju
released = January 12, 2008
runtime =
language = Telugu
budget = Rs 180,000,000
imdb_id = 1173506

"Krishna" (Telugu: కృష్ణ) is a 2008 Telugu film starring Ravi Teja and Trisha Krishnan. The film is directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by B. Kasi Vishwanatham. The film released on January 12, 2008, during the Sankranthi festival and the declared the first Telugu blockbuster of 2008.

Background

This is the first movie which casts actor Raviteja with actress Trisha Krishnan. This has been a much anticipated combination by many, including the hero Raviteja.Raviteja's lack of enthusiasm in recent performances in Khatarnak and Dubai Seenu has spurred director V V Vinayak to tell the hero he must be more original, genuine, and enthusiastic about this present venture. Mean while, Trisha is busy with two films simultaneously after the success of Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule. One of these films is Krishna and the other is Bujjigadu, starring Prabhas, filming mainly in her hometown and residence Chennai.

Filming

The filming crew filmed in Vijayawada for a couple of weeks, departing on the 20th of September. There was a craze in Vijayawada to catch glimpses of filming. As per request of Raviteja, who hails from Vijayawada, the crew also filmed a song there.

Plot

The film is about Krishna (Ravi Teja) who was once a software engineer but quits his job to give it to his friend and is unemployed in the city of Vijayawada. Sandhya (Trisha) is a girl from Hyderabad who studies in college and comes to Vijayawada for her vacation to stay with her brother Bobby (Brahmanandam). Krishna falls in love with Sandhya at first sight and starts chasing her to win her heart and enters the upper portion of their house as tenants with his brother (Chandramohan) and sister in law (Sudha). Mistaking him to be one Tapori , Sandhya hates him first but later on she realizes his true nature . She returns to Hyderabad and lives with her other brother (Shinde), a former builder and now a very powerful Rowdy who is very possessive and protective about his sister. Krishna follows Sandhya to Hyderabad and works his way into their house with the help of Bobby and finally both of them confess their love. There, Krishna knows the flashback of Sandhya and how she is being chased by the notorious and cruel Jagga (Mukul Dev) assisted by his uncle (Jayaprakash Reddy) for marriage. The smart fellow that he is, Krishna hatches a plan to save Sandhya and her family from the Villain and how he ends up marrying her forms the rest of the story.

Box-Office Performance

*The film grossed Rs.116 million in its opening week [ [http://www.cinegoer.com/krishnafirstweek.htm CineGoer.com - Box-Office Records And Collections - 1st Week Gross Collections Of Krishna ] ] and totalled Rs.178.8 million in 2 weeks. [ [http://www.cinegoer.com/krishnasecondweek.htm CineGoer.com - Box-Office Records And Collections - Two-Week Gross Collections Of Krishna ] ]

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