Kantri

<p>Krishna returns to his village with his wife and child to work for the upliftment of the village folk. However, when the family along with his old father, is on its way home with the money, Pothuraju aka PR betrays everyone by killing them and running away with the money, leaving his wife and son behind. Pothuraju is presently the head of a business empire and is known for his nefarious connections and illegal dealings. He is supported at every step by his friend and partner Seshu. Enters Kantri who enters Pothuraju’s gang to earn money for the orphanage where he grew up (he was orphaned at a very young age). Kantri falls in love with Varalakshmi. However, she initially does not like Kantri but eventually falls for.his good nature. An ambitious Kantri rises fast in life and meets Pothuraju in . However, an issue arises which separates Kantri from Pothuraju’s gang. He takes money from Das to kill Pothuraju. Before he has his chance to do so, he is told that Pothuraju is his father. The hatred turns into attachment and Seshu’s daughter Priya falls in love with Kantri but backs off after learning that Kantri and Varalakshmi love each other. However, some differences arise between PR and Seshu leading to their friendship turning into enemity. Seshu eventually joins Das and his gang with the purpose of killing PR and Kantri to gain all their wealth. A surprise twist in the climax reveals that Kantri is actually the son of Krishna who was betrayed & killed by PR in the beginning of the film. Kantri’s grandfather is also revealed to be alive having escaped PR’s attack with his grandson. It is revealed that Kantri entered PR’s empire to avenge his parents’ murders and to get hold of all the wealth that PR earned by his sins. PR is shocked by this revelation. He is further shocked when Kantri reveals that Bhyraagi is his old friend and the son of PR’s old henchman Shiva who was also killed by PR. Kantri further reveals that Bhyraagi joined him in his mission to make amends for his father’s sins. It is also revealed that Kantri is the one who planned PR’s separation from Seshu making him a loner. Seshu is shocked when PR informs him that Kantri is not his son but the son of Krishna whom he killed. PR and Seshu rejoin forces to get revenge against Kantri. They brutally attack Bhyraagi and abduct Chinna. Bhyraagi dies in Kantri’s hands after telling him to rescue Chinna. Kantri is shattered by Bhyraagi’s death. Filled with rage, he brutally slaughters Das, Seshu and all of their goons. Kantri brutally attacks and injures PR. In the end, PR threatens to kill Chinna only to learn that he is his real son. PR is shocked when Kantri tells him that Chinna was brought up by his grandfather following the death of PR’s wife. Kantri also tells PR that he has been treating Chinna as his younger brother and taking good care of him. PR is devastated to learn that all his sins have affected Chinna. The film ends with Kantri killing PR who proceeded to attack him & leaving the place with Chinna. Ramesh told in an interview that the ‘s script and title was narrated to in during the shoot of , who registered the title and immediately registered it under the Vaishno banner. came onboard as producer, while Jr. NTR was chosen to play the role of a 25-year-old character after a single . NTR’s costumes were made before the shoot with none costing more than . The film’s shooting started in October 2007 but was delayed for a month as cinematographer was busy with . The film was mainly shot in and with a part also shot in , including places where had been shot a few days earlier. The film extensively showcases the and was also shot at the . Certain songs of the film were shot in , the first Telugu film to be shot there after . Released on 29 March 2008, s soundtrack was composed by whilst lyrics were penned by five different lyricists: Meher Ramesh, , , , and . The song “123” is based on ” ” by and was the first one to be composed when Sharma was in the US. The song “Vayassunamy” was a remake of Sharma’s previous song “Vasantha Mullai” from , which itself is remix of a song from (1958). gave two and half stars said “Meher has nothing new to offer. He does take the beaten path in making a hero-centric film with the theme of good versus evil and the usual masala elements. NTR stands out with his looks and talent. Hansika, as the lead heroine makes a pretty picture. In short Kantri is NTR’s show all the way”. and rated three stars, with the former saying “The film is for mass cum class audiences. Technically the film stands on the summit. Leaving the length part and less-comedy part aside, the film is a well-made one”, and the latter describing “The plus points of the film are NTR’s energizing performance (dialogues, dances and emotions) and the first half. The twist towards climax is interesting”. The film was later dubbed and released in Hindi as (2009), In English as (2011), in Tamil as , and in Malayalam as</p>