Akhil
Akhil (film)
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Directed by
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Nithiin,
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Written by
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Kona Venkat (Dialogues)
Veligonda Srinivas (Story) |
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Music by
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Cinematography
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Amol
Rathod
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Edited by
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Gautham
Raju
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Sreshth
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Running time
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129
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Akhil: The Power of Jua is a Socio-fantasy film directed by V. V. Vinayak. The film, produced jointly by actor Nithin and his father Sudhakar Reddy on Sresht Movies banner, features Akkineni Akhil and Sayesha Saigal in their debut Telugu cinema. Anup Rubens and S. Thaman composed the film's music. The film's story was written by Veligonda Srinivas and Kona Venkat wrote the film's dialogues. Production began on 17 December 2014 and the film will be released on 11 November 2015. The film will be released in Tamil as Surya Kavacham.The film received mostly negative
reviews from
critics
Plot
The story begins at thousands of
years ago,a voice narrating how the Earth would face destruction in future due
to the powerful UV rays of the Sun.Few Saints in India foresee this destruction
and prepare a sphere to protect the earth,with most powerful metals and
gems,which has the power to absorb the harmful UV rays. Since it has to be
placed at the Earth's equator,they give the sphere to a tribe in
Congolia,Africa. Before leaving from there they warn them that it should be
kept at the Earth's equator during every Solar eclipse,if they miss even one of
the eclipse,then earth should face the destruction.The African tribe name the
Sphere as Jua(Name of the Sun in Africa).Now the story moves to present day
where a Russian don is plotting to capture the Jua,so that he will have the
solution when the world is in destruction and thinks he can rule the world. For
this he seeks the help of an Indian don.The Indian don sends his henchmen to
the tribe to get the Jua but Bodo, a young graduate of the tribe takes it and
escapes. Now the story moves to Hyderabad where a young and carefree orphan
named Akhil (Akhil) fights
in streets for earning and celebrates with friends. One day, Akhil meets a
girl, Divya(Sayesha) and
immediately falls in love with her.He get to know that she likes men only who
are well educated and tells her that he is a veterinary doctor who studied in Cambridge. She is impressed and asks Akhil to
operate her rabbit. He somehow manages the operation with the help of
K.V.Rajendra Prasad (Rajendra Prasad),
principal of Divya's Medical college through blackmailing him.Later Divya
invites Akhil and his friends to her wedding with Kishore(Vennela Kishore). Akhil plots to stop the wedding
but finds out that Kishore is in love with some other girl and unites Kishore
with his lover making Divya's dad(Mahesh Manjrekar) furious,who is a Don in India
as shown in the beginning of the movie. Akhil manages to convince Divya and her
dad that Divya should marry someone who loves her till his last breathe.Divya's
father gets convinced and declares he will marry her daughter to a person who
will love her madly and also dont bother about his financial status.Meanwhile,
Akhil blackmails Rajendra Prasad to act as his father because Divya's father
wont accept an orphan as his son-in-law.Meanwhile Divya leaves for Europe
finding Kishore. Akhil gets to know Divya is in Europe and follows her. After
reaching her in Europe, Divya asks Akhil to act him as her lover thinking that
she can make Kishore envy.Meanwhile, Divya treats Bodo who ran away with Jua as
he fell at her apartment.The very next day Akhil tells Divya that he was the
one who united Kishore and his lover breaking Divya's marriage. She gets mad at
him and tries to leave but is kidnapped by the Indian Don's (Divya's Father)
thug, Mambo, who followed Bodo and sees Divya while treating him. Akhil gets
injured while chasing them as he is hit by Divya's dad who came to know that he
loves Divya. He falls unconscious under a tree, a chain with a sun shaped
locket falls over his neck. Divya's father catches Akhil and through him he
gets to know Mambo kidnapped his daughter. Akhil finds out Mambo's place and
leaves for Africa with Kishore to rescue Divya.
After reaching Africa,at airport a
church father asks Akhil to hold his bible, cross and white coat while he goes
to the restroom. Johnson and Johnson(Brahmanandam) who came there to pick up the
Priest mistakes Akhil as the Priest and drives him into his car. Akhil tells
him to drive to Congolia Johnson is hesitant initially,later due to Akhil's
insistence takes him to the Place. Akhil finds out the place of Mambo through a
group of child thieves in a negotiation gives them Johnson's car in return for
the information. Akhil along with Kishore and Johnson reaches Mambo's place and
fights with his men and takes Mambo's brother while holding him hostage rescues
Divya, who still hates him.In the meantime, Divya's father comes to rescue her
from Mambo gets trapped there. Mambo calls Divya and warns her if they don't
return to his place he will kill her father. They all return to Mambo's place
to rescue Divya's father. Mambo asks Divya about where was Jua kept she
misguides him telling the wrong place.Mambo after reaching the place finds out
he was fooled by Divya and goes back to her. But all manage to escape and hide
in a forest where Akhil fights with a tiger to save Divya which makes Divya
forgive him and her father likes and accepts him as his son-in-law.The next day
they go to Congolia village where the African tribe guarding the Jua live.Then
the Russian don and Mambo reaches there find and shoots Akhil while a young man
of the tribe guards him by giving his' life. Akhil asks him why he sacrificed
his life for him amd he shows the sun shaped locket in his neck. He learns that
he has some connection with this Jua and he only should find it.Mambo again
tries to shoot Akhil,then Divya tells the exact place where Jua was hidden. The
Jua was hidden in a river full of Piranhas and Killer Fishes. Akhil owes that
he will bring the Jua back to the tribe. After getting the Jua by fighting the
pirahnas, Akhil kills Mambo and his men,meanwhile the Russian don escapes in a
helicopter with Jua. He jumps onto the helicopter and kills the Russian don and
gets the Jua, while killing the pilot causing the helicopter to hit a volcano.
But Akhil jumps out with a parachute before anything happens and handover the
Jua to the tribal head,who places it back at the Earth's equator and rescues
the world from destruction.The movie ends with Johnson finally realizing that
Akhil is not a church father and came there to rescue Divya. He also realizes
that Akhil told the child thief to take Johnson's car in return for Mambo's
information.
Cast
- Akhil Akkineni as Akhil
- Sayesha Saigal as Divya
- Rajendra Prasad as K.V. Rajendra Prasad
- Brahmanandam as Johnson and Johnson
- Vennela Kishore as Kishore
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Kishore's father
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Divya's Father
- Akkineni Nagarjuna Cameo in Akkineni Akkineni song
Production
Akhil Akkineni made his debut with a cameo appearance in the climax of Manam (2014).[4] Either Vikram Kumar or Deva Katta were expected to direct Akhil's debut
as a lead actor.[5] While Nagarjuna reportedly confirmed
Vikram Kumar to direct Akhil's second film,[6] Deva Katta was confirmed to direct Manchu Vishnu in the Telugu remake of Arima Nambi (2014).[7] On 21 September 2014, Akhil said
"I know that a lot of people are curious to know details about my debut
film. However, I would like to clarify that I haven't made up my mind yet. I
want to start my career with a blockbuster film and I'm not going to settle for
anything less than that. If all goes well, I will announce details about my
debut film in near future after Oka Laila Kosam releases. Till then, all I
can say is, I'm still working hard on what my debut film should be", at an
event celebrating Akkineni Nageswara Rao's birth anniversary and the success of
Manam.[8] Later V. V. Vinayak was approached to direct this film
after the release of Alludu Seenu
(2014).[9]
Veligonda Srinivas, who penned the
script for Akkineni Nagarjuna's
Dhamarukam (2012), wrote the film's story. Kona Venkat and Gopimohan were working on the film's screenplay.
The film's principal photography
was expected to begin on 15 November 2014.[10] Anup Rubens & S. Thaman were selected as the music directors.[11] Nithiin was reported to be a part of the film in
late November 2014 which was supposed to be a romantic film with adventurous
backdrop. He was also reported to produce the film while the story discussions
slowed down as Vinayak's mother fell ill.[12] Vinayak's mother died in early
December 2014 because of which the film's launch was postponed by a week.[13] The film was officially launched on 17
December 2014 in Hyderabad. Nithiin along with his father Sudhakar Reddy was
confirmed to bankroll the film under the banner Sresht Movies.[14]
Amol Rathod and Gautham Raju were
confirmed as the cinematographer and editor, respectively. Kona Venkat was
confirmed to pen the film's dialogues while screenplay was announced to be
handled by Vinayak himself. Nithiin said that they are searching for a new
actress as the female lead and the regular shoot would begin in early January
2015.[15] Akhil said in an interview to Sanchita
Dash that the film is an action movie with few stunts and would be shot in a
new style of filming. He also confirmed that a new actress would be selected
and screen tests are being held. He added that they opted for a new actress as
he himself is a debutante and to minimize the burden and expectations on the
film.[16] Sayesha Saigal was reported to be the female lead
later marking her Telugu debut.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was jointly composed
by Anup Rubens and S. Thaman. The film's audio
launch was held on 20 September 2015.
01 – Hey Akhil – Rahul Pandey, Anup
Rubens
02 – Nenekkadunte (Energy) –
Ranjith, Sharanya
03 – Zara Zara Navvaradhe – Mohit
Chauhan, Mohana Bhogaraju, Rahul Sipligunj, Srikar
04 – Akkineni Akkineni – Divya
Kumar, Bhargavi Pillai
05 – Padessavae – Karthik, MM Manas
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