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Jalsa
Poster
Directed byTrivikram Srinivas
Written byTrivikram Srinivas
Produced byAllu Aravind
StarringPawan Kalyan
Ileana D'Cruz
Parvati Melton
Kamalinee Mukerji
CinematographyK. V. Guhan
Rasool Ellore
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
Distributed byGeetha Arts
Release date
  • 1 April 2008 (2008-04-01)
Running time
167 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Jalsa (transl. Fun) is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by Allu Aravind, under the Geetha Arts banner. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Ileana, Parvati Melton and Kamalinee Mukerji, while Mukesh Rishi, Prakash Raj, Brahmanandam, Ali, and Sunil play supporting roles. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Devi Sri Prasad.

Released on 1 April 2008, Jalsa set multiple box office records on its opening day, achieving the highest first-day collection in Telugu cinema history and the highest for any South Indian film in a single state.[1] It emerged as a blockbuster, becoming the highest-grossing Telugu film of the year, and was praised for its lead performances, music, humour, and witty dialogues.[2]

The marketing of the film included the release of an action mobile video game developed by RZ2, a Goa-based firm.[3] Owing to the film's popularity and cult status, it was re-released in 2022 and became the highest grossing Telugu re-release of all time until surpassed by another Pawan Kalyan film Kushi.[4]

Plot

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Sanjay Sahu aka Sanju is a post-graduate and works as a aerobics instructor. He is in love with Indu, who wishes to marry him. She makes him meet her father, who is a police officer and also happens to be his old acquaintance. Her father declines to approve of their love, and she is forced to marry according to her father's choice. Meanwhile, Indu's sister Bhagyamathi aka Bhagi and her friend Jyothsna aka Jo are chased by hoodlums before being rescued by Sanju. Furthermore, Jo and Bhagi are ragged in the college before being again rescued by Sanju. Both begin to like Sanju and even decide to propose their love to him without their knowledge of the other. However, it is Jo who proposes first to Sanju, who rejects her. Careful after seeing her friend's love rejected, Bhagi, with the help of Seenu, begins wooing Sanju.

Bhagi keeps wooing Sanju in different ways under Seenu's supervision. Seenu keeps advising Bhagi with new ideas to impress Sanju. With Seenu's idea, Bhagi vacates the previous tenants in Sanju's house and gets into the house to woo Sanju. She keeps trying in many ways to impress him, which evokes comedy. Bhagi keeps meeting Sanju and tries to know more about him. After many comical situations coming their way, love blossoms between them, but unfortunately at a party where Jo is also one of the attendees, she spills all the beans about Bhagi. Sanju is infuriated and ends their relationship. Later that party, however, when having a conversation with Bhagi, a drunken Sanju begins to showcase that he is not a correct fit to her, yet the unending love of Bhagi towards Sanju makes him fall for her. Both again get into a relationship, marking it with a kiss.

Meanwhile, Damodar Reddy, a powerful land grabber who takes care of all the settlements while still in jail, is out on parole. He is in search of Sanju for spoiling his land deals in the past and thrashing his son, who was one of the goons who chased Bhagi. He makes an attempt on Sanju's life but in vain. However, Sanju's friend Abhi is taken hostage during the attack. Sanju rescues Abhi but is enraged when his friends stop him from assaulting the kidnapper by questioning his authority to take the law into his hands and bringing them troubles. Sanju then reveals his flashback, in which he hailed from a poor rural family. His brother dies of heart disease as a child. His father Janardhan Sahu kills himself as crops fail, and his mother too passes away. While going to the burial ground, he repeatedly slips and swoons at a stone pillar. He plucks it out, which enrages Damodar Reddy's henchmen. When they attack him, Sanju beats them up, disappears into a forest, and joins the Naxalites. During a combing operation, he joins hands with Indu and Bhagi's father (a police officer) and his team to eliminate the team in an encounter. Sanju is then rehabilitated as a college student in Hyderabad.

Bhagi confesses to her father about her intention to marry Sanju, but her father rejects it by revealing to her about Sanju being an ex-lover of her sister Indu, and an ex-Naxal. Shocked, Bhagi agrees to get married as per her father's choice. Her father arranges the engagement of Bhagi with Raghuram. Sanju is disgusted that Bhagi has given her assent to the engagement and decides to break it. Meanwhile, Sanju learns that the man who attempted on his life is none other than Damodar Reddy and that Raghuram is Damodar Reddy's elder son. Sanju confronts Damodar Reddy in jail and challenges him. Damodar Reddy leaves jail and forcibly arranges the marriage of Raghuram with Bhagi. Sanju, meanwhile kidnaps Damodar Reddy's younger son. He then takes Damodar Reddy head-on and defeats him, ensuring that he fears death, and walks out without killing Damodar Reddy and his son, proclaiming that the art of winning a war is to defeat the enemies, not to kill them. Sanju ends up marrying Bhagi.

After a few months, Damodar Reddy, now paralyzed, dies of a heart attack on the same road on which Sanju defeated him.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The soundtrack of the film was launched on 29 February 2008. The audio rights were sold to Aditya Music for ₹90 lakh,[6] the highest for a Telugu film of its released month.[7] The music got very good reviews from websites[8][9][10] and an excellent response from the public itself.[11] The music has topped the charts for months after its release.[12][13] Devi Sri Prasad received the 2008 Santosham Best Music Director Award for his work on the film's music.

Jalsa
Soundtrack album by
Devi Sri Prasad
Released2 April 2008 (2008-04-02)
Recorded2008
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length36:24
LabelAditya Music
ProducerDevi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
Tulasi
(2007) 		Jalsa
(2008) 		Santosh Subramaniam
(2008)
Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Jalsa" (Picturised on Pawan Kalyan and Ileana)Sirivennela Seetharama SastryBaba Sehgal, Rita4:19
2."My Heart is Beating" (Picturised on Pawan Kalyan and Ileana D'Cruz)Sirivennela Seetharama SastryK. K.4:59
3."You and I" (Picturised on Pawan Kalyan, Parvati Melton and Ileana D'Cruz)Sirivennela Seetharama SastryDevi Sri Prasad5:00
4."Chalore Chalore Chal" (Picturised on Pawan Kalyan and Prakash Raj)Sirivennela Seetharama SastryRanjith2:46
5."Jennifer Lopez" (Picturised on Pawan Kalyan and Parvati Melton)Ramajogayya SastryBenny Dayal, Priya4:19
6."Gaallo Thelinattunde" (Picturised on Pawan Kalyan and Ileana)Bhaskarabhatla Ravi KumarTippu, Gopika Poornima4:52
7."Chalore Chalore Chal (Hindi)" (Bonus track)Raqueeb AlamDevi Sri Prasad3:05
8."My Heart is Beating (Remix)" (Remix)Sirivennela Seetharama SastryK. K.3:02
9."Jalsa (The Devi Mix)" (Remix of title song)Sirivennela Seetharama SastryBaba Sehgal, Devi Sri Prasad4:02
Total length:36:24

Release

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Theatrical

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Jalsa was released on 1 April 2008 in theaters worldwide. The film was originally scheduled to be released on 27 March 2008, but because of delays in the digital intermediate (DI) process. Jalsa was later released with 400 prints in 800 theaters worldwide across 1000 screens.[14][15]

Remastered re-release

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Jalsa was re-released in theaters worldwide on 3 September 2022, coinciding with Kalyan's birthday, with remastered picture and sound.[16] Jalsa grossed over ₹3.25 crore in its 2022 re-release and became the highest grossing Telugu re-release of all time until surpassed by another Pawan Kalyan film Kushi.[4][17][18] The collections of the special shows were reported to be donated to charity.[19]

Awards and nominations

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Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref(s)
56th Filmfare Awards South Best Film – Telugu Allu Aravind Nominated [20]
Best Director – Telugu Trivikram Srinivas Nominated
Best Actor – Telugu Pawan Kalyan Nominated
Best Actress – Telugu Ileana D'Cruz Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Parvati Melton Nominated
Best Music Director – Telugu Devi Sri Prasad Nominated
Best Lyricist – Telugu Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry - (Chalore Chalore) Nominated
Santosham Film Awards[21] Best Film – Telugu Jalsa Won [22]
Best Director – Telugu Trivikram Srinivas Won
Best Actor – Telugu Pawan Kalyan Nominated
Best Actress – Telugu Ileana D'Cruz Won
Best Supporting Actor – Telugu Prakash Raj Nominated
Best Supporting actress – Telugu Parvati Melton Nominated
Best Misic Director – Telugu Devi Sri Prasad Won

References

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  2. ^ "12 Years of Jalsa: 5 reasons why the Pawan Kalyan starrer was a hit". The Times of India. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Jalsa game launch". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Kushi Re-Release Box Office: Pawan Kalyan Proves His Crazy Stardom As The Film Brings In Outstanding Numbers!". Koimoi. 9 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Mahesh goes a step ahead with 'Jalsa'". 17 March 2008. Archived from the original on 19 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  6. ^ "'Jalsa' audio rights bagged for 90 Lakhs". Telugucinema.com. 29 January 2008. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  7. ^ "Power Star Pawan Kalyan's JALSA Title Song". Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  8. ^ "Jalsa Music Review – Jalsa All The Way". Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  9. ^ "Jalsa Music Review". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  10. ^ "Jalsa is sheer fun". Archived from the original on 30 March 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  11. ^ "'Jalsa' audio response from across the state". Archived from the original on 10 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-03-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)Retrieved 29 March 2008
  13. ^ "Trilingual 'Jalsa' tops Telugu music charts". 6 March 2008. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  14. ^ Jalsa
  15. ^ "'Jalsa' - collections graph is on decline". Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  16. ^ "Pawan Kalyan Fans Plan to Hold Special Screening of Jalsa on Power Star's Birthday". News18. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Pawan Kalyan Fans Plan to Hold Special Screening of Jalsa on Power Star's Birthday". News18. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Jalsa special show collections record". Tollywood.net. 4 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Jalsa creates an all-time record with its re-release". TeluguBulletin. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  20. ^ "56th Filmfare Awards 2008 - South | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  21. ^ Durr, William Kirtley (1983). Awards. Houghton Mifflin. OCLC 777371017.
  22. ^ "Santosham film awards 2009 - Telugu cinema function". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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