Kantri (Telugu: కంత్రి) is a 2008 film starring Jr. NTR, Hansika Motwani, Tanisha Mukherjee, and Prakash Raj. The film is directed by Meher Ramesh, who is a protege of Puri Jagannadh. The movie is produced by Vyjayanthi Movies and C. Ashwini Dutt.
The film was released on 9 May 2008, and was declared box office success. The movie was dubbed in Hindi as Ek Aur Qayamat.
Plot ::
The opening scenes give you an indication of how the movie is going to shape up. NRI 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, fellow villager PR backstabs, kills all and runs away with the money leaving his wife and son behind.
PR is head of a huge empire (with his friend Sheshu as partner) and is into all kinds of nefarious activities. Enters out hero, Kranti who flexes his muscles, shakes his leg and gets into the gang of PR to earn money for his orphanage, where he grew up (he's orphaned at a very young age). Kranti (jr. NTR) falls in love with Varalakshmi (Hansika Motwani) who is such a lucky girl that she wins a foreign trip, a house and household gadgets for her family. Varalakshmi initially does not like Kranti.
An ambitious Kranti, meanwhile rises up pretty fast in life and meets PR in Hong Kong. The director takes the audience to believe that Kranti is PR's son till the twist in the tale. The story has the usual elements of gang fights and violence.
*Jr. NTR as Dev
*Ashish Vidyarthi as Rishi
*Prakash Raj as Samarajit
*Hansika Motwani as Varalakshmi
*Tanisha Mukherjee as Rhea
*Kota Srinivasa Rao as Daiva Sahayam
*Raghu Babu as Acid Durga
*Mukesh Rishi as Kanthi's grandfather
*Ali as Lee
*Sayaji Shinde as Das
*Murali Sharma
*Sunil as Rajni Haasan
*Brahmanandam as Brahmi
*Krishna Bhagawan as Singaporean Tour Guide
*Subbaraju as Bhyraagi
*M. S. Narayana
Rediff 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". greatandhra and idlebrain 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".
Filmfare Awards South
Nominations
*Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu - Jr NTR
*Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu - Veturi (for the song "Vayasunami")
Nandi Awards
*Nandi Award for Best Choreographer - Prem Rakshit for the song "Vayasunami"
South Scope Awards
*South Scope best stylish actor - Jr NTR
*South Scope best stylish choreography - Raju Sundaram ("123 Nenoka Kantri")
*Direction: Meher Ramesh
*Music : Mani Sharma
*Cinematography: Sameer Reddy
*Editing: Marthand K. Venkatesh
*Art: A. S. Prakash
*Script Associates: Thota Prasad & Mohan Dixit
Released on 29 March 2008, Kantri's soundtrack was composed by Mani Sharma whilst lyrics were penned by five different lyricists: Meher Ramesh, Ananth Sreeram, Sirivennela, Veturi Sundararama Murthy, and Ramajogayya Sastry.
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