Kushi (2001 film)
Kushi (transl. Happiness) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by S. J. Surya and released on 27 April 2001. Pawan Kalyan and Bhumika Chawla appeared together for the first time in this film. This film is a remake of the Tamil-language film Kushi (2000), starring Vijay and Jyothika. Mumtaj reprised her role from the original version.[2] Mani Sharma provided the score and soundtrack.[3]
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 Theatrical poster of Khushi | |
| Directed by | S. J. Surya |
| Produced by | A.M. Ratnam |
| Written by | S. J. Surya (Story & Screenplay) Rajendra Kumar (Dialogues) [1] |
| Based on | Kushi (Tamil) |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
| Cinematography | P. C. Sreeram |
| Edited by | |
| Distributed by | Sri Surya Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
The film opens when Madhu and Siddhu are born. Madhu's family is based in Konaseema in Andhra Pradesh and Siddhu's family is from Kolkota. As babies, Madhu and Siddhu meet in a shopping complex.
Madhu and her father love each other dearly. Madhu's father wants her daughter to get married and wanted to keep his son-in-law with them and so that his daughter will not leave him. However, her groom elopes with his girlfriend, apologizing to Madhu that he did not want to ruin another girl's life.
Siddhu receives a visa for higher studies in Canada, his car met with an accident on his way to airport, which results him hospitalized for a period. Coincidentally, he receives Madhu's blood. Madhu's convinces her father to go for higher studies and not be bothered with marriage. Sidhu cannot make it to Canada and joins the same college as Madhu. Incidentally, they meet in a temple. They become good friends, while also helping Madhu's friend, Shanti, and Siddu's friend, Babu, who are in love. Shanti's father is a big goon, and Madhu and Siddhu ensure that Shanti and Babu do not reveal their love to Shanti's father and get into any trouble. One day while Madhu is studying for exams, Siddhu happens to come. Madhu's sari moves in the breeze, revealing her navel. Siddhu ogles it. Madhu accuses Siddhu of ogling, and Siddhu denies it. An argument breaks out leading to them accusing each other of hiding their feelings for the other. They end their friendship.
After the summer holidays, Shanti's dad finds out about Babu. Madhu and Siddhu meet again for the sake of their friend's love. In the course of getting Babu and Shanti together, they realize they love each other. The movie ends happily, with the duo married and happily squabbling.
Cast
- Pawan Kalyan as Siddhartha "Siddhu" Roy
- Bhumika Chawla as Madhumati
- Sivaji as Babu
- Rajan P. Dev as Gudumba Satti
- Betha Sudhakar as Dance Master
- Nassar as Siddhu's father
- Janaki Sabesh as Siddhu's mother
- Vijayakumar as Madhu's father
- Sudha as Madhu's mother
- Ali as Babu Moshai
- Mumtaj as Anitha
- Ajay as College Student (cameo appearance)
- S. J. Surya in a guest appearance
- Ravi Mariya in a cameo appearance
Remakes
| Kushi (2000) (Tamil) | Kushi (2001) (Telugu) | Khushi (2003) (Hindi) | Eno Onthara (2010) (Kannada) |
| Vijay | Pawan Kalyan | Fardeen Khan | Ganesh |
| Jyothika | Bhumika Chawla | Kareena Kapoor | Priyamani |
Box office performance
The film had a 50-day run in 101 centres,[4] a 100-day run in 79 centres[5] and a 175-day run in eight centres.[6] Kushi grossed a distributors' share of ₹18 crore (equivalent to ₹58 crore or US$8.1 million in 2019) in 100 days worldwide and collected a share of ₹20 crore (equivalent to ₹64 crore or US$9.0 million in 2019) in 150 days worldwide. Its total collections were ₹20–21 crore.
Soundtrack
Mani Sharma composed the soundtrack of the film. The audio was released in CDs for the time in Telugu along with cassettes by Aditya Music. A classic song called "Aaduvari Maatalaku", written by Pingali from the movie Missamma, was remixed by Mani Sharma. It was sung by Murali. Other lyricists are A.M. Ratnam, Abbas Tyrewala, Chandra Bose, Pingali and Suddala Ashok Teja.[7]
| Kushi | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:12 | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
| Mani Sharma chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ye Mera Jaha" | Abbas Tyrewala | KK | 05:14 |
| 2. | "Ammaye Sannaga" | Chandrabose | Udit Narayan and Kavita Krishnamurthy | 04:52 |
| 3. | "Cheliya Cheliya" | A. M. Rathnam | Harini and Srinivas | 05:41 |
| 4. | "Premante" | A. M. Rathnam | Devan Ekambaram and Kalpana | 06:14 |
| 5. | "Aaduvari Matalaku" | Pingali | Khushi Murali | 03:01 |
| 6. | "Holi Holi" | Suddala Ashok Teja | Mano and Swarnalatha | 05:12 |
| Total length: | 30:14 | |||
References
- "Kushi Review". www.idlebrain.com. Idlebrain. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- "EelamNation Cinema Section". Eelamnation.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- https://www.cinejosh.com/news/3/30566/pawan-khushi-industry-hit-story.html
- "Kushi 50 days centres". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- "Kushi 100 days centres". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Kushi". Saavn.