Pokiri (2006)

Director:

Puri Jagannath

Writers:

Puri Jagannath (dialogue)
Puri Jagannath (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Plot Keywords:

Chase | Former Police Officer | Shot To Death | Aerobics Class | Sexual Harassment

Cast

Mahesh Babu	...	Pandu (as Prince Mahesh Babu)
Ileana	...	Shruti
Prakash Raj	...	Ali Bhai
Sayaji Shinde	...	Police Commissioner
Ashish Vidyarthi	...	Inspector Pasupathi
Brahmanandam	...	Brahmy
Ali	...	Head Beggar
Nasser	...	Surya Narayana
Venu Madhav	...	Secretary Beggar
Mumait Khan	...	Item Number
Sudha	...	Shruti's mother
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ajay	...	Ajay

Runtime:

India:164 min

Country:

India

Language:

Telugu | Telugu

Color:

Color (Technicolor) | Color (35 mm version)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

India:A

Filming Locations:

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Company:

Vaishno Academy

Trivia:

Ayesha Takia was supposed to play the role of Shruti but declined the role.

Quotes:

Pandu's Friend: The girl lives in my neighborhood and she looks at me in a different way.
Pandu: She doesn't know how big of an idiot you are.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bommarillu (2006)

Soundtrack:

Gala Gala

Mahesh Babu's best performance till date

A fantastic movie. Mahesh Babu was simply brilliant. The director Puri Jagannath has obviously put in a lot of hard work into the script of the movie. And how he succeeded!!!!!

The movie VCD/DVD is worth a buy. All the songs of the movie, especially the title track (Jagadame) and "Deva Devuda" are good. The action part was slightly exaggerated but thats accepatable. Another highlight of the movie was Prakash Raj performance. Sayaji Shinde as the DCP was also very lively and the scenes of the press conferences are very good. The movie is slightly boring in the middle but that is made up by a thrilling finish. The comedy track was average.

Overall a must watch movie especially for PRINCE MAHESH FANS!!!!!!