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Sainikudu (transl. Soldier) is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language political action drama film written and directed by Gunasekhar and music composed by Harris Jayaraj. It stars Mahesh Babu and Trisha. Irrfan Khan is the main antagonist (his only South Indian film),[3][4] and Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Telangana Shakuntala, and Ajay play supporting roles. Balasubramaniem handled the camera work while Sreekar Prasad handled the editing. Sainikudu was released on 30 November 2006 [5] and the music was released on 21 October 2006. It was partially reshot in Tamil as Kumaran with a comedy track involving Vadivelu, Venniradai Moorthy and Singamuthu.[6] Made on a budget of ₹25 crore, the film was a major flop at the box office.[1]

Sainikudu
Directed by	Gunasekhar
Written by	Gunasekhar
Produced by	Ashwini Dutt C. Swapna Dutt
Starring	Mahesh Babu Irrfan Khan Trisha Prakash Raj
Cinematography	Balasubramaniem
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by	Harris Jayaraj
Distributed by	Vyjayanthi Movies
Release date	30 November 2006 (2006-11-30)
Running time	169 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹25 crore[1]
Box office	₹17 crore[2]

Plot

The story starts with floods at Ranga Saipet in Warangal District. Houses, trains, and people inundate in floodwater. A young man named Siddharth (Mahesh Babu) and his friends save the people up to their maximum effort. Eight of his friends assist him in the rescue.

On the other hand, the Chief Minister (Kota Srinivasa Rao) recommends the candidature of Parakala Pappu Yadav (Irrfan Khan) for Assembly Elections. Pappu Yadav is a goon who wishes to earn big through politics and power. To get the attention of people, he announces a sum of Rs. 5 crore for flood victims.

The food that needs to reach the victims of the flood is taken elsewhere to be sold, an illegal way of earning money and backing up the flood relief fund into the pockets of the politicians. Siddharth learns of this through one of his friends and saves the stock in time. He then takes it to the flood victims for distribution. This annoys Pappu Yadav, for which Mondi Nani (Prakash Raj), his right-hand, threatens Siddharth. A strife develops between Mondi Nani and Siddharth, and the latter declares that his friend Ajay Kumar (Ajay) will be contesting the next Assembly Election opposite Pappu Yadav. Siddharth and his team get accolades from the people for this decision and start campaigning.

To cut the good name of the group in the people and to win sympathy, Pappu Yadav conspires for a bomb blast allegation on Siddharth and his team. Mondi Nani works for him and the mission is accomplished. Pappu Yadav declares Siddharth and his team as terrorists. He wins the election, becomes the Home Minister, and his marriage is settled with Varalakshmi (Trisha). Siddharth, with the help of many college students, kidnaps Varalakshmi from the marriage hall, demanding that Pappu Yadav state his crimes before a court of law. Varalakshmi is handcuffed and gagged with tape.

The rest of the film shows Pappu Yadav chasing Siddharth to get Varalakshmi back while Siddharth and Varalakshmi fall in love while she is held captive and how Siddharth puts an end to the game of crooked politicians.

Cast

Tamil version

• Vadivelu as Hotel Server
• Venniradai Moorthy as Hotel Owner
• Singamuthu as Hotel Guest
• Omakuchi Narasimhan as Hotel Guest

Awards

• 2006 - Nandi Award for Best Special Effects - Rana[8]

Music

Sainikudu has six songs composed by Harris Jayaraj. The music was released simultaneously in 10 venues from five countries – India, USA, Australia, Singapore and Dubai on the morning of 21 October 2006. The producer of the film, Ashwini Dutt, arranged the use of a satellite transmission to relay the live audio release across the globe.[9] The music proved to be extremely successful upon release.[10] The song "Go Go Go Adhigo" is based on "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson, from his 1987 Album "Bad". The song "Orugalluke Pilla" is based on "Chaiyya Chaiyya" by A. R. Rahman, from the 1998 Movie "Dil Se"

Sainikudu
Soundtrack album by Harris Jayaraj
Released	20 October 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	32:20
Language	Telugu
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Harris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj chronology
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006) Sainikudu (2006) Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007)

Kumaran
Soundtrack album by Harris Jayaraj
Released	2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	30:52
Language	Tamil
Label	Divo
Producer	Harris Jayaraj

References

External links

• Sainikudu at IMDb

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