Ontari (transl. Loner) is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language psychological action drama film produced by Pokuri Babu Rao on Ee Taram Films banner, directed by B.V. Ramana. Starring Gopichand, Bhavana and music composed by Mani Sharma. The film was released theatrically on 14 February 2008.Its a loose adaptation of 2004 British film Dead Man's Shoes.
| Ontari | |
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| Directed by | B.V. Ramana |
| Written by | Marudhuri Raja Bhasha Sri (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | B.V. Ramana |
| Story by | Ee Taram Films Unit |
| Produced by | Pokuri Babu Rao |
| Starring | Gopichand Bhavana Ashish Vidyarthi Ajay Sayaji Shinde Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao |
| Cinematography | Sarvesh Murari |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | Ee Taram Films[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Ontari received mixed reviews from critics,[2] with praise for the performance of Gopichand, humour, and editing, but criticized weak screenplay, and Ramana's direction. The film was remade twice in Bangladesh as Boss Number One (2011) and Premik Number One (2013) with Shakib Khan.
Plot
editVamsi (Gopichand) is the son of an affluent handloom house owner named Muddu Krishna Rao (Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao). He happens to fall in love with a girl named Bujji (Bhavana), who is an orphan and stays in a hostel. With his parents' consent, Vamsi tries to get engaged with Bujji, but a group of gangsters kidnaps her. Bujji attempts to be molested by Lal Mahankali's (Ashish Vidyarthi) younger brother Panda (Ajay), who gets roughed up by Vamsi.
Mahankali had vowed to take revenge on the day of Vamsi's marriage with Bujji, so he kidnaps and rapes her in front of Vamsi. All this mishap happened because of MLA Raghava's (Rajiv Kanakala) support who is a close friend of Vamsi. Mahankali promises him a minister berth and stabs Vamsi.
Vamsi arrives in Hyderabad and tries to trace the gangsters. Because of Raghava's betrayal, Vamsi kills him. Later, the ACP (Sayaji Shinde) interviewed Vamsi's parents and family members because Vamsi was in a state of hallucination and he did not know until he told him. The ACP investigates the case, though, in the end, he catches Vamsi but releases him and gives him support for killing the gangsters. Vamsi then kills Mahankali and rips Panda's arm off. In the end, Krishna Rao tells Vamsi that Bujji died the day of the engagement because she attempted suicide from a rock building.
Cast
edit- Gopichand as Vamsi
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao As Vamsi’s father
- Bhavana as Kanaka Mahalakshmi "Bujji"
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Lal Mahankali
- Ajay as Panda, Lal Mahankali's younger brother
- Sayaji Shinde as ACP
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Muddu Krishnayya
- Supreeth as Veeraju
- Sunil as Subbu
- Brahmaji As Bantu Rao
- Ali as ATM
- Naresh as Vamsi's elder brother
- Rajiv Kanakala as Raghava
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Minister
- Raghu Babu as Lal Mahankali's henchman
- Indu Anand as Vamsi's mother
- Chitti as Vamsi's second brother
- Rajitha as Vamsi's elder sister-in-law
- Bharath Raju as Lal Mahankali's henchman
- Sujatha Reddy as Vamsi's second sister-in-law
- Prasanna Kumar as S.I.
- Revathi
- Baby Nishptha
- Madhavi as Vamsi's youngest sister-in-law[3]
- Bill Bitra
Music
edit| Ontari | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 3 February 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 25:27 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
| Mani Sharma chronology | ||||
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Music was composed by Mani Sharma and was released through Aditya Music.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Arerey Yemaindhi" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Hemachandra, Malavika | 4:54 |
| 2. | "Chepalani Vundi" | Ramajogayya Sastry | SP Charan, Kalpana | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Warre Warre" | Bashasri | Naveen | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Nee Jimmada" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | Rahul Nambiar, Anitha Karthikeyan | 4:44 |
| 5. | "O Maare O Maare" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Ranjith, Anuradha Sriram | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Lakshmi Ksheera Samudra" | Slokam | Usha | 1:19 |
| Total length: | 25:27 | |||
Remakes
editThe film was remade twice in Dhallywood as Boss Number One (2011) and Premik Number One (2013) with Shakib Khan.
References
edit- ^ "Review". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ G P Aditya Vardhan (15 February 2008). "Ontari is paisa vasool". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ kavirayani, suresh (9 July 2016). "An actress by chance: Madhavi talks about her struggle". Deccan Chronicle.