Hello Brother is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film, produced by K. L. Narayana and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. It stars Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishna and Soundarya, with music composed by Raj–Koti. The film is loosely based on the Hong Kong action comedy Twin Dragons (1992) starring Jackie Chan.[2][3] In turn, Hello Brother spawned several of its own remakes, twice in Hindi as Judwaa (1997) and its reboot Judwaa 2 (2017), in Kannada as Cheluva (1997) and in Bengali as Bhaijaan Elo Re. The film was the highest grossing Telugu movie of 1994.
| Hello Brother | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | E. V. V. Satyanarayana |
| Screenplay by | E. V. V. Satyanarayana L.B. Sriram (dialogues) |
| Story by | E. V. V. Satyanarayana Ramani |
| Produced by | K. L. Narayana S. Gopala Reddy (Presenter) |
| Starring | Nagarjuna Ramya Krishna Soundarya |
| Cinematography | S. Gopal Reddy |
| Edited by | K. Ravindra Babu |
| Music by | Raj–Koti |
Production company | Sri Durga Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | ₹15.25 crore[1] |
Plot
editMisra, a dacoit, is arrested by SP Chakravarthy. Misra wounds himself and is taken to the hospital, where Chakravarthy is waiting for his wife Geetha, who is pregnant and gives birth to twins. The doctor says that both children have a reflection mentality (if one person is hurt, the other is also hurt) depending on the distance. Misra escapes and takes one of the twins with him, hurting Geetha. Chakravarthy pursues him but is unable to find the child and shoots Misra. The child is saved by the other twins due to their reflection mentality, and a female laborer witnesses it. The child is taken by her husband, and they adopt him, while already having a daughter.
One day, in an accident at a construction place, the couple is killed. As a result, the two children become orphans. As they grow up, one of the twins, Deva, becomes a thief for earning along with his friend Kasi another orphan. On the other hand, Geetha goes into a coma, and Chakravarthy takes her to America for the cure, where the other twin, Ravi Varma is brought up. He returns to India as a rock star to give performances. He is received by Chakravarthy's friend, who wishes to marry his daughter Manga to him, but Manga is in love with Deva. At the airport, Ravi Varma falls for Ooha, the daughter of Akkamamba, who is organizing his programs. Simhachalam, Akkamamba's brother, also wishes to marry Ooha. Meanwhile, at home, Manga advances with Ravi, thinking he is Deva. One day in a restaurant, they see each other and find that they are identical, which leads to humorous misunderstandings.
Meanwhile, Deva's sister Kasthuri witnesses a ruthless don and flutist Mitra, the son of Misra, who murdered an inspector on the road for refusing to stay corrupt and providing evidence against him in court. Enraged, Mitra attempts to rape her, and Deva fights with him, so Mitra wants to take revenge against Deva. He sends his henchman as the groom to Kasthuri, but Deva breaks up the plan and makes his sister's marriage to another man. Deva obtains all pieces of evidence detailing Mitra's crimes and gets him jailed. Later, the court decides on the death sentence for Mitra.
As months pass, Kasthuri becomes pregnant and is admitted to the hospital for delivery. Deva asks Ravi to stay at the hospital as he is going in search of money. Ravi visits his father Chakravarthy. At the same time, Mitra escapes from jail, comes to the hospital to kidnap Kasthuri, recognizes Chakravarthy as the one who killed his father, and also gets to know that Deva is his son. Mitra blackmails Deva to get Chakravarthy to release Kasthuri. Deva, who does not know that Chakravarthy is his father, goes to his house where Geetha also comes out from the coma by Deva's touch and he discovers that they are his parents. Finally, Deva and Ravi join, protect their father and sister, and bring Mitra to justice. The story ends with the duo marrying their respective love interests.
Cast
edit- Nagarjuna as(dual role)
- Deva Varma(Karan)
- Ravi Varma(Arjun)
- Ramya Krishna as Manga (Voice Dubbed by Saritha)
- Soundarya as Ooha (Voice Dubbed by Shilpa)
- Napoleon as Mitra
- Srihari as Simhachalam, Ooha's uncle
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as S. I. Thadi Mataiyya turned to Constable
- Brahmanandam as Kaasi
- Ali as Higaral
- Sarath Babu as Chakravarthy
- Sangeetha as Geetha
- Charan Raj as Misra, Mitra's father
- Giri Babu as Manga's father
- Sudha as Manga's mother
- Annapurna as Akkamanba, Ooha's mother
- Siva Parvathi as Deva's foster mother
- Aruna Sri as Kasthuri, Deva's sister
- Sri Lakshmi as Thadi Mataiyya's wife
- Mallikarjuna Rao as Constable Chitti turned to S. I.
- Babu Mohan as Satti Pandu
- Rajanala Kaleswara Rao as Rajanala
- Sivaji Raja as Mitra's henchman
- Narsing Yadav as Mitra's henchman
- Gautam Raju as Inspector
- Kota Shankar Rao as Inspector
- Ashok Kumar as Chakravarthy's brother-in-law
- Jenny as Marvadi
- Madan Mohan as Jailor
- Ananth Babu
- Kadambari Kiran as Sentry
- Master Baladitya as Child Deva
- Master Uday as Child Mitra
- Rambha as dancer in song "Kanne Pettaro"
- Aamani as dancer in song "Kanne Pettaro"
- Indraja as dancer in song "Kanne Pettaro"
Production
editPrincipal photography began with the song "Priya Raagaley".[4]
Soundtrack
edit| Hello Brother | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:34 | |||
| Label | Supreme Music | |||
| Producer | Raj–Koti | |||
| Raj–Koti chronology | ||||
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The music was composed by Raj–Koti.[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ekkandayya Baabu" | Vennelakanti | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 5:06 |
| 2. | "Manasichhi Icchi" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Abba Em Dhebba" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 4:50 |
| 4. | "Shukkesi Pakkesi" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Kanne Pettaro" | Bhuvanachandra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:40 |
| 6. | "Priya Ragaaley" | Bhuvanachandra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 6:06 |
| Total length: | 30:34 | |||
Remakes
edit| Year | Film | Cast | Director | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Judwaa | Salman Khan | David Dhawan | Hindi | |
| 1997 | Cheluva | V. Ravichandran | V. Ravichandran | Kannada | |
| 2018 | Bhaijaan Elo Re | Shakib Khan | Joydip Mukherjee | Bengali | |
| 2018 | Judwaa 2 | Varun Dhawan | David Dhawan | Hindi |
Reception
editGriddaluru Gopalrao of Zamin Ryot on his review dated 6 May 1994, appreciated the way the director moulded the characters. He noted that the fast-paced screenplay generated humour in nearly every scene.[6] The film was dubbed in Tamil under the same title.[7]
Awards
edit- Best Music Director – Raj–Koti (1994) [8]
- Best Cinematographer - S. Gopal Reddy
- Best Editor - Ravindra Babu
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hello Brother Trivia". IMDb. 21 April 2024.
- ^ Srinivas, S. V. (2005). "7. Hong Kong Action Film and the Career of the Telugu Mass Hero". In Morris, Meaghan; Li, Siu Leung; Chan, Stephen Ching-kiu (eds.). Hong Kong Connections: Transnational Imagination in Action Cinema. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 111–124 (112). ISBN 978-1-932643-19-0.
- ^ "David Dhawan's blue-eyed boys". Rediff.com. 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ Vyas (2 November 2020). "Bigg Boss 4 Telugu: Nagarjuna reveals about his first meeting with Soundarya". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Hello Brother". Gaana. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Gopalrao, Griddaluru (6 May 1994). "సరదా సరదా హాస్యం నరాలు మెలిపెట్టె శృంగారం: హలో బ్రదర్" (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ ஆர். பி. ஆர். (8 January 1995). "ஹலோ பிரதர்". Kalki (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2021.