Badri (2001 film)

Badri is a 2001 Indian Tamillanguage sports action film directed by P. A. Arun Prasad, which is a remake Telugu movie Thammudu. The film stars Vijay in the leading role as a spoilt college brat who turns into a kickboxer to prove himself. Bhumika Chawla and Monal are the leading ladies, while Dhamu and Vivek play supporting roles. The films soundtrack was composed by Ramana Gogula while the background score was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film released onApril 2001 to positive reviews and was declared super hit .

Badri, produced by Sri Venkateswara Art Films, was announced in August 2000 and was slated to be remake of the Telugu film Thammudu starring Pawan Kalyan. Arun Prasad, who directed the original, reprises his role as did the composer Ramana Gogula. Most of the other technicians were also taken from Tollywood. Art director G. K. hired 200 technicians to create a high tech complex in Vahini studios for the film. When first announced, it was reported that Vijay would essay dual lead roles, although this claim later proved to be untrue. Bhupinder Singh was also selected to reprise his role from the original version as Rohit, the antagonist.During the filming of a pivotal scene in the Travelling Soldier song, Vijay allowed a car to run over his fingers and the shot was canned with three cameras, with the scene attracting media attention. Martial arts expert Shihan Husseini helped with the production and features in the film in a guest appearance. Other scenes were shot at Amir Mahal in Chennai. ........

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