Bhai
Promotional poster
Directed byVeerabhadram Chowdary[1]
Written byDiamond Ratna Babu
Screenplay byVeerabhadram Chowdary
Story byVeerabhadram Chowdary
Produced byNagarjuna Akkineni[2]
StarringNagarjuna Akkineni
Richa Gangopadhyay
CinematographySameer Reddy
Edited byKarthika Srinivas
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
Production
companies
Release date
  • 25 October 2013 (2013-10-25)[4]
Running time
154 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Bhai (transl. Brother) is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film, produced by Nagarjuna Akkineni under Annapurna Studios and directed by Veerabhadram Chowdary[5] in association with Reliance Entertainment. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni and Richa Gangopadhyay, with music composed by Devi Sri Prasad.

The Hindi-dubbed version titled Bhai: Mera Big Brother premiered on Zee Cinema on 23 October 2017.[6]

Plot

BHAI Bhai is the most skilled and trusted enforcer of a Hong Kong-based don named David. David is heavily dependent on Bhai for his day-to-day operations. This is resented by his sons James and Tony .

David sends Bhai to Hyderabad to finish off an undercover police officer who is disrupting the mafia operations in the city. In due course, Bhai bumps into Radhika, a horticulturist who falls in love with him. However, Bhai never accepts her proposal.

Bhai begins hunting down the undercover officer and uncovers his identity. The cop is Arjun, and Bhai decides to finish him off. On the day of the trial, Bhai finds out that Arjun is his brother after seeing his father Raghava with Arjun. He drops the plan and tries to walk out, but a video of Bhai aiming in Arjun with a gun are recorded. Bhai is not aware of these. However, Arjun is attacked by a few disguised armed men, and he kills all of them. Much to Bhai's shock, one of the deceased is Tony, who sets out to India on the suggestion of James in order to kill Arjun and gain David's appreciation. David is taken aback after realizing the truth and is hell-bent on killing Arjun.

Bhai's associate Munna asks him about his strange behaviour at the murder spot. Then he narrates his past to Munna. Bhai (aka Vijay) is Raghava's son who resides in a village near Warangal. His father is well-respected in the village, and Venkat Reddy is his opponent. Vijay almost used to spend his time with his siblings Arjun and Geetha .

The annual fest at the temple becomes a bone of contention between Raghava and Venkat Reddy as Raghava is hosting the function and Venkat Reddy is in strict disapproval of the happening of the fest. Venkat Reddy sends his son to set things on fire at the fest. He is found doing so by Raghava, who locks him in a room. The kid dies due to an unexpected injury caused by Raghava, which he was not aware of. Vijay takes the blame and is arrested to save his father's good will. After he returns from jail, Vijay ends up bashing Venkat Reddy's men. Raghava is infuriated and expels Vijay from his house.

Vijay reaches Hyderabad, and the rest of his life till date was all about his work in the mafia for David under the name Bhai. Bhai, his henchmen, and Munna try to save Bhai's family from David and James. Bhai meets Geetha, a techie who is going to marry Sandeep, a US resident. Bhai, after revealing his identity to his sister, comes to her home with his henchmen as the marriage planners on the request of Geetha to involve as the main person behind her happy marriage. Radhika too joins the team as a florist, and Bhai can't avoid her, though he wants to.

In the meantime, Bhai bonds with his family members; his paternal uncle and Geetha are the only people who know about his real identity as Vijay. To Raghava's shock, on the marriage day, Venkat Reddy makes a call to him stating that Sandeep is his foster son; he is not going to attend the marriage as he is house arrested. Bhai comes to Sandeep's rescue and his guts make Venkat Reddy reconcile with Raghava; the marriage plans are turning successful.

To avoid disturbances from David and James, Bhai and Munna get James kidnapped by their henchmen who pose before James as police in mufti. They bash him up, and in a turn of events, James escapes from their custody. While James, with David, goes to the airport to flee back to Hong Kong, the leader of the gang who bashed James is noticed by the duo. After the suicides of that leader and Munna, David learns about Bhai's games with them since Tony's murder.

Arjun, after watching the recording of Bhai aiming at him, tries to arrest him. Bhai cleverly manages to escape and attends his sister's wedding as per her wish. After Arjun is suspended and is kidnapped by James, Bhai pretends to be surrendered to the police only to confront them later. He spares them to escape alive and goes to Raghava's home with him. Raghava, who learned about the past from Bhai's paternal uncle, reconciles with him. The film ends with Bhai accepting Radhika's love on the suggestion of Raghava and his family.

Cast

Music

Bhai
Soundtrack album To Bhai by
Devi Sri Prasad
Released14 October 2013
Recorded2013
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length19:30
LanguageTelugu
LabelAditya Music
ProducerDevi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
Attharintiki Daaredhi
(2013)		 Bhai
(2013)		 1
(2013)

Music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. Music was released on 14 October 2013[8] through Aditya Music. The soundtrack consists of 5 songs which received positive talk.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Bhai"Ramajogayya SastrySuchith Suresan3:26
2."Nemmadiga"Anantha SriramVenu Srirangam, Swetha Mohan3:43
3."O Pilla Pilla"Ramajogayya SastryDavid Simon, Rita3:44
4."Aibaaboi Nee Choopu"Bhaskara BhatlaTippu, Geetha Madhuri3:53
5."Most Wanted"Ramajogayya SastryNarendra, Mamta Mohandas4:54
Total length:19:30

Production

Casting

Richa Gangopadhyay played the lead role opposite Nagarjun[9] and Sonu Sood played an important role in this film.[10] Brazilian model and actress Nathalia Kaur will be shaked a leg with Nagarjuna in this film.[11] Hamsa Nandini shared screen space with Nagarjuna in a special song for this film.[12] Kamna Jethmalani was roped in for a special role in the film.[13][14] Sekhar Kammula's Life Is Beautiful fame Zara Shah got the chance to work with Nagarjuna in this film.[15] Brahmanandam played a crucial role as an NRI.[16]

Filming

Bhai was launched with a formal pooja ceremony at Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad on 26 November 2012. Akkineni Nagarjuna, Amala, Veerabhadram Chowdary, Richa Gangopadhyay and others attended. The regular shooting of the film will starts from December.[17] The first schedule of the movie started on 4 January 2013 in Bangkok.[18][19] The film completed its Bangkok schedule on 18 January.[20] Some part of the item song was shot in Bangkok schedule on Nagarjuna and Nathalia Kaur.The remaining part of the song was shot at Annapurna studios on Nagarjuna and Nathalia Kaur.[21] An extravagant marriage set was erected in Annapurna Studios for few important scenes.[22] The film has completed a schedule in Slovenia in which two songs were shot on Nagarjuna and Richa Gangopadhyay.[23] Few scenes were shot on Nagarjuna and Richa Gangopadhyaya at Chiraan Fort Club in Hyderabad.[24] Fight sequence of the film was shot on Nagarjuna and Sonu Sood in Aluminium Factory, at Hyderabad.[3] Few intriguing sequences of this film was shot in Predjama castle.[25] The final shoot of the film for the final song was started on 5 September 2013 at Annapurna studios under the supervising of Raju Sundaram master.

Home media

Leading entertainment channel Zee Telugu, has secured the satellite rights of the film Bhai. The channel spent a whopping ₹ 60 million for the rights. This is the highest ever rate that any Nagarjuna film has fetched till date.[26]

Box office

Bhai opened 80% – 100% occupancy on first day collected ₹ 85 million at the box office.[27] The film first weekend collection is ₹ 308.8 million at the box office.[28]

Critical reception

Bhai received mixed to negative reviews from critics: 123telugu.com gave 2.25 out of 5 and wrote "Bhai is a disappointment and it ends up as a damp squib".[29] The Hindu wrote "Bhai is an ordeal to sit through unless you're interested in punch lines" and "Nagarjuna is the silver lining in this mediocre fare".[30]

filmfog.com gave 3.5/10 stating that 'Skip this movie watching in theatres'.[31] Maastars gave 1/5 Bhai is a headache for Akkineni fans. Bhai has every chance to stand as one of the flops in Nagarjuna's career.[32] apherald.com gave rating of 1.5 out of 5 for Bhai.[33]

References

  1. ↑ "Bhai Preview: A mass entertainer". Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Bhai Review: Feast for fans".
  3. 1 2 "Nagarjuna fights at Aluminium Factory". 123telugu.com. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Nagarjuna's Bhai release date confirmed". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Nagarjuna's New Film Started at Annapurna Studios". apherald.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Nagarjuna Bhai Mera Big Brother Monday 23 Oct 9PM". YouTube.
  7. ↑ "Zara Shah is back with Aithe 2.0". 14 March 2018.
  8. ↑ I wanted to dance for Bhai Audio function : Nagarjuna | 123telugu.com
  9. ↑ "Sonu Sood joins the cast of Nagarjuna's Bhai". 123telugu.com. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  10. ↑ "Sonu Sood is Villain for Nagarjuna's Bhai". timesofap.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  11. ↑ "Nathalia to sizzle in Nagarjuna's Bhai". The Times of India. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Hamsa Nandini special song in Nag's Bhai". The Times of India. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  13. ↑ "Nag to romance with four beautiful actresses in Bhai". timesofap.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  14. ↑ "Kamna bags a good offer opposite Nag". 123telugu.com. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  15. ↑ "Zara Shah is on a roll". The Times of India. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  16. ↑ "Brahmanandam to entertain as NRI in Bhai". 123telugu.com. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  17. ↑ "Nagarjuna's Bhai Movie Launched Today". timesofap.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  18. ↑ "Nagarjuna's Bhai Shoot From Jan 4th". timesofap.com. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  19. ↑ "Nagarjuna's Bhai shooting from Jan 4th". 123telugu.com. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  20. ↑ "Bhai's team to return from Bangkok on Jan 18". 123telugu.com. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  21. ↑ "Nag's 'Bhai' shooting resumes today". indiaglitz.com. 11 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  22. ↑ "Huge Marriage set for Bhai in Annapurna Studios". timesofap.com. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  23. ↑ "Nag's 'Bhai' next schedule from June 3rd". indiaglitz.com. 21 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  24. ↑ "Nagarjuna's Bhai shoots at Chiraan Fort Club". supergoodmovies.com. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  25. ↑ "Nagarjuna's Bhai in Slovenia". idlebrain.com. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  26. ↑ "Zee TV buys Nag's Bhai for a fancy rate". 123telugu.com. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  27. ↑ Nagarjuna's Bhai slumps at the box-office - Hindustan Times
  28. ↑ Bhai 3rd Day Collections - Bhai 3rd Day Collections- Bhai Collections- Bhai Box Office Collections- Bhai World Wide Collections- Bhai Total Collections- Bhai 1st Week Collecti...
  29. ↑ Bhai Review | Bhai Movie Review | Bhai Telugu Review | Bhai Ratings | Bhai Cinema Review | Bhai Movie Review | Nagarjuna's Bhai Review | Bhai | Nagarjuna New Movie Review | Bh...
  30. ↑ "Bhai: Oh brother!". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 October 2013.
  31. ↑ "Bhai Movie Review by FilmFog". filmfog.com. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  32. ↑ "Bhai Movie Review by MaaStars". Maastars. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  33. ↑ "A lot to cheer about". apherald.com. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
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