Badrinath (film)

Badrinath
An angry man holding a sword.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byV. V. Vinayak
Written byChinni Krishna
Produced byAllu Aravind
Starring
CinematographyRavi Varman
Edited byGautham Raju
Music byM. M. Keeravani
Production
company
Distributed byGeetha Arts
Release date
  • 10 June 2011 (2011-06-10)
Running time
140 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹35–42 crore[2][3]

Badrinath (alternatively spelled as Badrenath)[4] is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by Allu Aravind.[5][6] It stars Allu Arjun as the titular samurai, along with Tamannaah Bhatia, Prakash Raj, Kelly Dorji, Ashwini Kalsekar, Rakesh Varre, Rao Ramesh and Pragathi. The film centers on Badri, an Indian samurai trained by the religious Guru Bheeshma Narayan. As the protector of the Badrinath Temple, Badri strives to restore the faith of Alakananda, an atheist woman who falls for him. He clashes with her cruel uncle, Sarkar, while his Guru suspects him of breaking the rule against falling in love, jeopardizing his succession.[7][8]

Badrinath was released on 10 June 2011 in 1,400 screens worldwide. While it received mixed to negative reviews from critics, it achieved moderate success at the box office.[9] Prem Rakshith won the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography – South for the film's song "Nath Nath".[10]

  1. ^ "BADRENATH (NC16)". Infocomm Media Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ From our online archive (14 June 2011). "Badrinath". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Tollywood actor Allu Arjun's film Badrinath costs Rs 42 crore". India Today. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Badrenath (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Badrinath temple is a backdrop of the film". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011. It's an action-oriented love story and the Badrinath temple is a backdrop.
  6. ^ "Chiru, Ram Charan, Allu Arjun at Badrinath audio launch". NDTV. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2011. Badrinath is an action love story which has generated quite a hype among Allu Arjun's fans.
  7. ^ "Allu Arjun romances Tamannaah in Italy". Yahoo!. 22 May 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Allu Arjun's Badrinath audio released". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2011. The film, directed by VV Vinayak is an action-packed, romantic entertainer.
  9. ^ "Badrinath completes 50days in 187 theatres". The Times of India. 3 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Dookudu sweeps Filmfare awards for year 2011". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2018.