Johnny

<p>Johnny loses his mother when he was a kid. He runs away from his alcoholic father Ravishankar and dysfunctional family. Years later, from a small time , Johnny becomes a coach. One day, a woman named Geetha lodges a police complaint on Johnny for beating up a man. Later, she discovers that it was a misunderstanding. Both become friends and eventually get married. After marriage, Johnny finds out that his wife is suffering from . He relocates to to pay for her medical treatment and finds himself in dire need to pay for the medical expenses. While competing at an amateur competition, Johnny is bought out by the organizer Tatya for a lump sum offer to compete with two international martial artists. Johnny defeats them and earns a sum of 200,000 overnight, which he uses for Geeta’s treatment. The music for the film was composed by . The song “Ee Reyi Theyanadi” is based on the (1970) song of the same name which itself was based on the French song (1967). A critic from in an audio review, “Overall, this album with 10 numbers in it calls in for a decent hearing”. ‘s worldwide distribution rights were sold for a record breaking amount of over 21 , the highest price ever for a at the time surpassing the previous record of (2002), which was sold for 19.5 crore. It was sold for 7.5 crore in the , 4.5 crore in and for 9 crore for the rest of Andhra Pradesh. was released in over 310 theaters worldwide with digital print quality. The film was released to negative reviews. of wrote that “There seems to be more eccentricity than sense in the film directed by Pavan Kalyan. He also plays the title role of “. Jeevi of rated the film one-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that “One can watch this film with an academic interest to study how not to direct a film. This film has all style and no substance”. A critic from wrote that “On the whole Johnny lacks style, story or soul”. In 2003, Pawan Kalyan’s styling from the film became a trend, with T-shirts, , , and caps becoming very popular. is noted for its realistic and innovative action sequences, which were praised for their authenticity and integration into the storyline. Despite the film’s commercial failure, its set new standards in Telugu cinema reflecting a more grounded and believable approach to action. The film’s failure led Kalyan to move to more conventional, larger-than-life roles, impacting the innovation in his action sequences in subsequent films.</p>