Movie Details:
Based on | Bodyguard by Siddique |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Genre | Action, Romantic |
Release date | 14 January 2012 |
Running time | 2hr 35min |
Certificate | U |
Starring | Venkatesh Trisha Prakash Raj |
Directed by | Gopichand Malineni |
Screenplay by | Gopichand Malineni |
Produced by | Bellamkonda Suresh |
Cinematography by | Shyam K. Naidu |
Edited by | Gautham Raju |
Music by | S. Thaman |
Production Company | Sri Sai Ganesh Productions |
Distributor | WalkerIBC Studios |
Worldwide Collection | ₹55 crore |
Cast & Characters:
- Venkatesh as Venkatadri / Venky
- Trisha as Keerthi
- Saloni Aswani as Swathi
- Prakash Raj as Varadarajula Naidu
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Siva Reddy
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as College Principal
- Subbaraju as Shankaram
- Tanikella Bharani as Mohan Rao
- Ali as Bapatla
- Pragathi as Keerthi’s mother
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Subrahmanyam
- M. S. Narayana as Economics Lecturer
- Venu Madhav as Cash Reddy
- Praveen as Cash Reddy’s friend
- Thagubothu Ramesh
- Gundu Sudarshan
- Amit Tiwari
- Adarsh Balakrishna
- Fish Venkat
- Raghu Karumanchi as Cash Reddy’s friend
- Sana as Venkatadri’s mother
- Ping Pong Surya as Cash Reddy’s friend
- Bharat
- Sravan
- Ambati Srinivas
- Lahari
- Bhavani
- Rani
- Master Athulith
- Meenakshi Dixit (guest appearance)
Storyline:
The story follows Venkatadri (Venkatesh), who becomes the bodyguard for Keerthi (Trisha), the daughter of a powerful man, Varadarajulu (Prakash Raj). After Varadarajulu saves Venkatadri’s family from an accident, Venkatadri feels indebted to him and takes on the role of Keerthi’s protector when she faces threats from enemies. Initially resistant to having a bodyguard, Keerthi eventually warms up to Venkatadri, leading to a romantic connection. To distract him, she calls him from a secret number, pretending to be an admirer, which complicates their relationship further.
About Movie:
Bodyguard is a Telugu romantic comedy action film directed by Gopichand Malineni and produced by Bellamkonda Suresh under the Sri Sai Ganesh Productions banner. The film stars Venkatesh, Trisha, and Prakash Raj, and is a remake of the 2010 Malayalam film of the same name.
The film was released on January 14, 2012, coinciding with the Sankranti festival, a popular time for film releases in the Telugu film industry.