Sainikudu

Sainikudu
Sainikudu Promotional poster
Directed by	Gunasekhar
Written by	Story & Screenplay: Gunasekhar Dialogues: Paruchuri Brothers
Produced by	C. Aswani Dutt Swapna Dutt
Starring	Mahesh Babu Trisha Irrfan Khan Prakash Raj
Cinematography	Balasubramaniem
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by	Harris Jayaraj
Distributed by	Vyjayanthi Movies
Release date	16 November 2006 (2006-11-16)
Running time	169 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹25 crore[1]

Sainikudu (transl. Soldier) is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language political action drama film co-written and directed by Gunasekhar and produced by C. Aswani Dutt and Swapna Dutt. It stars Mahesh Babu, Trisha and Irrfan Khan in the lead roles, while Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Telangana Shakuntala, and Ajay play supporting roles. The film marks Irrfan Khan's only South Indian film till date.^[2][3] The music, cinematography and editing were handled by Harris Jayaraj, Balasubramaniem and A. Sreekar Prasad.

Sainikudu was released on 16 November 2006 and became a box office bomb.^[4] The film was partially reshot in Tamil as Kumaran, with a comedy track involving Vadivelu.^[5][1]

Plot

Siddharth and his friends saves the people from floods at Ranga Saipet, Warangal district. Parakala Purushottam Yadav alias Pappu Yadav, a former gangster recommended for Assembly Elections by the CM, gets the attention of people by announcing a sum of ₹5 crore for flood victims. Siddharth learns that the food needed for the flood victims has been taken elsewhere to be sold, which is an illegal way to earn money and backing up the flood relief fund into the pockets of the politicians.

Siddharth saves the stock in time and takes it to the flood victims for distribution, thus annoying Pappu. J. Venkat Rao alias "Mondi Naani", Pappu's right-hand, threatens Siddharth and a strife develops between Mondi Naani and Siddharth. Siddharth later declares that his friend Ajay Kumar will be contesting the election against Pappu Yadav. Siddharth and his team get accolades from the people for this decision and start campaigning. To cut the good name of Siddharth's group in the people and to win sympathy, Pappu Yadav conspires for a bomb blast allegation on Siddharth and his team.

The mission gets accomplished and Pappu declares Siddharth and his team as terrorists. Pappu becomes the Home Minister and his marriage is settled with Varalakshmi, a talkative woman. Siddharth, with the help of college students, kidnaps Varalakshmi from the marriage hall, demanding that Pappu Yadav confesses his crimes in front of everyone. While being kidnapped, Varalakshmi develops feelings for Siddharth. Pappu Yadav chases after Siddharth to get Varalakshmi back, but Siddharth manages to prove his innocence and puts an end to Pappu, Mondi Naani and other crooked politicians.

Cast

• Mahesh Babu as Siddharth
• Irrfan Khan as Parakala Purushottam Yadav alias Pappu Yadav
• Trisha as Varalakshmi
• Prakash Raj as J. Venkat Rao alias "Mondi Naani"
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Adarsh Balakrishna as Vanchiraj
• Telangana Shakuntala as ACP Pochamma
• Ajay as Ajay Kumar, Siddharth's friend
• Ravi Varma as Ravi, Siddharth's friend
• Ravi Prakash as Siva, Siddharth's friend
• Narsing Yadav as Pappu Yadav's lawyer
• Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao
• Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao
• Raghunatha Reddy
• Duvvasi Mohan
• Vadivelu as Hotel Server (Tamil version)
• Kamna Jethmalani in an item number^[6]

Music

Sainikudu has six songs composed by Harris Jayaraj. The music was released simultaneously in 10 venues from five countries – India, USA, Australia, Singapore and Dubai on the morning of 21 October 2006. The producer of the film, Ashwini Dutt, arranged the use of a satellite transmission to relay the live audio release across the globe.^[7] The music proved to be extremely successful upon release.^[8] The song "Go Go Go Adhigo" is based on "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson, from his 1987 Album "Bad". The song "Orugalluke Pilla" is inspired by "Chaiyya Chaiyya" by A. R. Rahman, from the 1998 movie "Dil Se".

Sainikudu
Soundtrack album by Harris Jayaraj
Released	20 October 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	32:20
Language	Telugu
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Harris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj chronology
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006) Sainikudu (2006) Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007)

Telugu Track-List^[9]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Bylaa Bylamo"	Chandrabose	Lesle Lewis, Anushka Manchanda, Sunitha Sarathy	5:42
2.	"Maayeraa Maayeraa (Enthentha Dooram Teeram)"	Kulasekhar	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Unnikrishnan, Kavita Krishnamurthy	5:51
3.	"Aadapilla Aggipulla"	Veturi	Hariharan, K. S. Chithra	4:54
4.	"Sogasu Choodatharamaa"	Kulasekhar	Shreya Ghoshal	4:57
5.	"Orugalluke Pilla"	Veturi	Malathi, Karunya, Karthik, Harini	5:43
6.	"Go Go Go Adhigo (Sainikudu)"	Chandrabose	KK & Chorus	5:13
Total length:				32:20

Kumaran
Soundtrack album by Harris Jayaraj
Released	2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	30:52
Language	Tamil
Label	Divo
Producer	Harris Jayaraj

Tamil Track-List^[10]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Bayla Baylamo"	Paruthi	V. V. Prasanna, Mahathi	5:10
2.	"Nizhal Endrum"	Snehan	Ramu, Vinaya	5:20
3.	"Pombala Ellam"	Snehan	Karthik, Anuradha Sriram	4:53
4.	"Sorgathil Pookkum"	Na. Muthukumar	Anuradha Sriram	4:56
5.	"Oru Bambaram"	Viveka	Tippu, Harini, Jayalakshmi	5:43
6.	"Go Go Azhago"	Na. Muthukumar	Senthildass Velayutham	4:50
Total length:				30:52

Awards

• 2006 - Nandi Award for Best Special Effects - Rana^[11]

References

1. "Friday Review Hyderabad : A few hits and many flops". The Hindu. 29 December 2006. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
2. "Mahesh Babu on Sainikudu co-star Irrfan's demise: Brilliant actor gone too soon". Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. "Irfan Khan in Sainikudu". www.totaltollywood.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2006.
4. "Sainikudu to be released with 270 prints on Nov. 30". www.indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
5. "Kumaran Tamil Review". Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
6. "Irfan Khan, Kamna in Mahesh's Sainikudu". www.totaltollywood.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2006.
7. "Ashwini Dutt Innovations". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 23 November 2006.
8. ""Sainikudu" slated for Nov. 30". www.indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
9. "Sainikudu - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn". 21 October 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
10. "Kumaran - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn". 1 December 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
11. The multifaceted 'leader' Archived 20 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The Hindu (12 February 2012). Retrieved 23 April 2016.

External links

• Sainikudu at IMDb