Josh (2009 Telugu film)
Josh (transl. zeal) is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age political action film directed by debutant Vasu Varma and produced by Dil Raju. The film marks the debut of Akkineni Naga Chaitanya and Karthika Nair, with J. D. Chakravarthy playing the antagonist role. The music was composed by Sandeep Chowta.[1] The plot explores around the nexus between politicians and student leaders.
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| Directed by | Vasu Varma |
| Produced by | Dil Raju |
| Starring | Akkineni Naga Chaitanya Karthika J. D. Chakravarthy Prakash Raj Sunil |
| Cinematography | Sameer Reddy |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | Sandeep Chowta |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sri Venkateswara Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 168 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Josh was released on 5 September 2009 and received mixed reviews for its direction, script, acting, technical aspects and social message, but the film underperformed at the box office.[2]
Plot edit
Satya, a college student, discontinues his graduation in Vizag and arrives at Hyderabad in search of a job. He gets into a fight with MGM college students, who are influenced by political youth leader Durga Rao. Satya tries to change the students, but to no avail. Satya gets accidentally hit by the students and is admitted into the hospital.
When questioned by his uncle about his rude behavior with students, Satya reveals that he was a topper in school until the college environment made him as a stubborn guy. Satya's principal kept on advising him to change, but Satya ignored the advice. Satya befriended the principal's son Bujji, who later joined Satya's gang of friends. One day, Satya and his gang leave for a bike race and Bujji accompanied Satya on his bike.
However, Satya and Bujji suffered from an accident, which left Satya injured and Bujji's dead. This incident made Satya to change himself. After this revelation, Satya joins the college, after getting discharged from the hospital, to bring a change in behaviour of students. Satya finally brings a change in the students, where he also defeats Durga Rao. The students leave their violent behaviour and begin to live and study peacefully.
Cast edit
- Akkineni Naga Chaitanya as Satya
- Karthika as Vidhya
- J. D. Chakravarthy as J. Durga Rao
- Prakash Raj as Principal, Bujji's father
- Brahmanandam as Durga Rao's personal assistant
- Sunil as Bujji
- Anand as Satya's father
- Sithara as Satya's mother
- Surya
- Hema
- Harsha Vardhan as Vidhya's brother
- Devadas Kanakala
- Kautilya as Guna
- Mounica as Vidhya's sister-in-law
- Shreya Dhanwanthary as Bhavna
- Rakesh as Radha
- Siddharth as a student
- Sandeep as a student
Soundtrack edit
| Josh | ||||
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| Released | 18 July 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Dil Raju | |||
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The music was composed by Sandeep Chowtha. The soundtrack, released on 18 July 2009 at Shilparama Vedika.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Diridiri Diridi" | Seetharama Sastry | Sandeep Chowtha, Kunal Ganjawala | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Neetho Vunte" | Seetharama Sastry | Karthik | 5:26 |
| 3. | "Jigijikka" (Bit Song) | Chandrabose | Chandrabose | 1:13 |
| 4. | "Aawara Hawa" | Seetharama Sastry | Sowmya Raoh | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Bad Bad Boy" | Seetharama Sastry | Ranjith | 4:40 |
| 6. | "Annayochinado" (Bit Song) | Chandrabose | Dil Raju | 0:52 |
| 7. | "Evvariki" | Seetharama Sastry | Rahul Vaidya, Ujjaini Mukherjee | 4:58 |
| 8. | "Me Me Meka" (Bit Song) | Chandrabose | Chandrabose | 0:57 |
| 9. | "College Bulloda" | Chandrabose | Rahul Sipligunj | 3:47 |
Release edit
Initially scheduled to release on 3 September 2009, Josh was delayed due to the death of AP Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy. The fil. was eventually released on 5 September 2009.[3]
Reception edit
Idlebrain gave 2.75/5 stars and wrote, "On a whole Josh movie lacks the much needed Josh. We have to wait and see how people receive it. The narration and screenplay given by Vasu Varma diluted the main point".[3] Radhika Rajmani of Rediff gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Josh as such, does not have anything new about it. The theme has been touched upon before. The attraction now is Naga Chaitanya who has the movie on his shoulders."[4]
Accolades edit
- Won – Best Female Debut – Karthika Nair
References edit
- ^ . 123telugu.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009.
- ^ "From Shiva to upcoming film on George Reddy, tracing origin of films on student politics in Telugu cinema". Firstpost. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Josh review – Telugu cinema Review – Naga Chaitanya & Karthika". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Rajamani, Radhika (7 September 2009). "Review: Josh doesn't rock". Rediff. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
External links edit
- Josh at IMDb