Ontari (film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Ontari
| image = Ontari_(film).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = Marudhuri Raja
Bhasha Sri {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = Ee Taram Films Unit
| screenplay = B.V. Ramana
| producer = Pokuri Babu Rao
| director = B.V. Ramana
| starring = Gopichand
Bhavana
Ashish Vidyarthi
Ajay
Sayaji Shinde
Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao
| music = Mani Sharma
| cinematography = Sarvesh Murari
| editing = Gautham Raju
| studio = Ee Taram Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|2|14}}
| runtime = 142 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}
Ontari ({{translation|Loner}}) is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language psychological thriller and action drama film produced by Pokuri Babu Rao under the Ee Taram Films banner and directed by B.V. Ramana. The film stars Gopichand and Bhavana, with music composed by Mani Sharma. It was released theatrically on 14 February 2008. The film is a loose adaptation of the 2004 British film Dead Man's Shoes.
Ontari received mixed reviews from critics,{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/15ssontari.htm|title=Ontari is paisa vasool|date=15 February 2008|author=G. P. Aditya Vardhan|work=Rediff.com|access-date=12 September 2022|archive-date=12 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912013516/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/15ssontari.htm|url-status=live}} with praise for Gopichand’s performance, humour, and editing, while criticism was directed at the weak screenplay and Ramana's direction.
The film was later remade twice in Bangladesh as Boss Number One (2011) and Premik Number One (2013), both starring Shakib Khan.
Plot
Vamsi (Gopichand) is the son of an affluent handloom house owner, Muddu Krishna Rao (Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao). He falls in love with Bujji (Bhavana), an orphan who resides in a hostel. With his parents' consent, Vamsi plans to get engaged to Bujji. However, before the engagement, a group of gangsters kidnaps her. Bujji is nearly assaulted by Lal Mahankali's (Ashish Vidyarthi) younger brother, Panda (Ajay), but Vamsi intervenes and beats him up.
Enraged by the humiliation, Mahankali vows revenge and executes his plan on the day of Vamsi and Bujji's wedding. With the support of MLA Raghava (Rajiv Kanakala), a close friend of Vamsi, Mahankali kidnaps Bujji and brutally raped her in front of Vamsi. Raghava, in exchange for political gain, betrays Vamsi and helps Mahankali. During the confrontation, Mahankali stabs Vamsi, leaving him severely wounded.
Vamsi, determined to take revenge, arrives in Hyderabad and begins hunting down the gangsters responsible. After discovering Raghava’s betrayal, he kills him. Meanwhile, ACP (Sayaji Shinde) investigates the case and interrogates Vamsi’s family. Vamsi, suffering from hallucinations, remains unaware of key details until the ACP reveals them to him. Despite initially pursuing Vamsi, the ACP ultimately sympathizes with him and allows him to continue his quest for vengeance.
In the climax, Vamsi finally tracks down Mahankali, kills him, and severs Panda’s arm. However, his vengeance is overshadowed by a devastating truth—his father, Krishna Rao, reveals that Bujji had died on the day of their engagement. Unable to endure the trauma, she had jumped from a building, ending her life.
Cast
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- Gopichand as Vamsi
- Bhavana as Kanaka Mahalakshmi "Bujji"
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Lal Mahankali
- Ajay as Panda, Lal Mahankali's younger brother
- Sayaji Shinde as ACP
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Muddu Krishnayya, Vamsi’s father
- Chandra Mohan as Chandram, Vamsi's friend
- Supreeth as Veeraju
- Sunil as Subbu
- Brahmaji As Bantu Rao
- Ali as ATM
- Naresh as Vamsi's elder brother
- Rajiv Kanakala as Raghava
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Minister
- Raghu Babu as Lal Mahankali's henchman
- Indu Anand as Vamsi's mother
- Chitti as Vamsi's second brother
- Rajitha as Vamsi's elder sister-in-law
- Bharath Raju as Lal Mahankali's henchman
- Sujatha Reddy as Vamsi's second sister-in-law
- Prasanna Kumar as S.I.
- Revathi
- Baby Nishptha
- Madhavi as Vamsi's youngest sister-in-law{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/090716/an-actress-by-chance-madhavi-talks-about-her-struggle.html|title=An actress by chance: Madhavi talks about her struggle|first=suresh|last=kavirayani|date=9 July 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}}
- Bill Bitra
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Music
{{Infobox album
| name = Ontari
| type = film
| artist = Mani Sharma
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 3 February 2008
| recorded = 2008
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 25:27
| label = Aditya Music
| producer = Mani Sharma
| prev_title = Pourudu
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Kantri
| next_year = 2008
}}
Music was composed by Mani Sharma and was released through Aditya Music.
{{Track listing
| headline = Track-List
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 25:27
| title1 = Arerey Yemaindhi
| lyrics1 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| extra1 = Hemachandra, Malavika
| length1 = 4:54
| title2 = Chepalani Vundi
| lyrics2 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| length2 = 4:51
| title3 = Warre Warre
| lyrics3 = Bashasri
| extra3 = Naveen
| length3 = 4:51
| title4 = Nee Jimmada
| lyrics4 = Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar
| extra4 = Rahul Nambiar, Anitha Karthikeyan
| length4 = 4:44
| title5 = O Maare O Maare
| lyrics5 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| extra5 = Ranjith, Anuradha Sriram
| length5 = 4:42
| title6 = Lakshmi Ksheera Samudra
| lyrics6 = Slokam
| extra6 = Usha
| length6 = 1:19
}}
Remakes
The film was remade twice in Dhallywood as Boss Number One (2011) and Premik Number One (2013) with Shakib Khan.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|1186817|Ontari}}
Category:2000s Telugu-language films
Category:Telugu films remade in other languages
Category:Films scored by Mani Sharma
Category:Indian films about revenge
Category:2008 action drama films
Category:Indian action drama films
Category:Indian political action films
Category:Indian psychological drama films
Category:Films about sexual harassment