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Johnny

  • 2003
  • Not Rated
  • 3h
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.3K
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Pawan Kalyan in Johnny (2003)
Martial ArtsActionDrama

Johnny, who has an unhappy childhood, finds happiness when he becomes a martial arts coach and gets married to Geetha. However, his life crumbles when he learns about Geetha's fatal illness.Johnny, who has an unhappy childhood, finds happiness when he becomes a martial arts coach and gets married to Geetha. However, his life crumbles when he learns about Geetha's fatal illness.Johnny, who has an unhappy childhood, finds happiness when he becomes a martial arts coach and gets married to Geetha. However, his life crumbles when he learns about Geetha's fatal illness.

  • Director
    • Pawan Kalyan
  • Writers
    • Pawan Kalyan
    • Satyanand
  • Stars
    • Renu Desai
    • Raghuvaran
    • Mallikharjunarao
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Pawan Kalyan
    • Writers
      • Pawan Kalyan
      • Satyanand
    • Stars
      • Renu Desai
      • Raghuvaran
      • Mallikharjunarao
    • 9User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Renu Desai
    • Gitanjali
    Raghuvaran
    Raghuvaran
    Mallikharjunarao
    • Lingam
    Geetha
    Geetha
    Mohammad Ali
    Mohammad Ali
      Brahmaji
      Brahmaji
      Pawan Kalyan
      Pawan Kalyan
      • Johny
      M.S. Narayana
      M.S. Narayana
      Lillete Dubey
      Lillete Dubey
      Harish Pai
      Dayanand Reddy
      Dayanand Reddy
      • Yaadi
      Parvez
      Parvez
      Shoaib
      Devi Charan
      • Chinna Ghouse
      Narsing Yadav
      Brahmanandam
      Brahmanandam
      Geeta
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      7hema_red

      johnny's goals and destinations

      Good photography, stunning stunts and different locals makes you thrill way long the journey of johnny. It's a dream come true for Pawan Kalyan the Actor and Director of the movie.

      Loosing his mother in his very early life, and disgracement from father makes johnny to come out of the house, to leave on his own. He is a Martial Arts coach. One fine day meets his love mate and marries her, having life smooth for some time, one bad day finds his wife suffering form ACUTE LUKEMIA (Blood Cancer) and it shocks him. Treatment of the disease required more money which he needs to adjust himself, for that he jumps into the kick boxing ring (do or die), the only source he manage at that position. If he wins the ring both will survive, if he loses both die. In this crucial situation we enter into the climax of the movie with mind-boggling fight scenes composed by Hon Kong fight masters. Sham Palav's photography is highlight of the movie.
      10karishcool963

      Most Underrated ! It took 12 years to Understand Pawan Brilliance in film making.

      I have seen this film in 2003 where i am just 8 years old. To be frank i can't even watch that movie fully.

      But later after 12 years i watched this again and I was stunned the way film has been handled. Truly Pawan did some brilliant Pre production and post production work. Its not a regular kind of Telugu film. Its a very sad movie.

      Every shot was so beautiful and so natural.

      Mainly we can see great performance from each and every character.

      Back ground score some thing different which give kinda feel of international film

      Stunts are good.

      On whole Art direction was Brilliant.

      Whole credit goes to Pawan Kalyan his vision can be seen in 24 crafts

      This film was huge dud back then because its hard that generation to digest film like this.

      This is the huge experiment that was done back then.

      only minus was some screenplay glitches.
      10vamsika

      One of the best movie in Telugu

      One of the best movie made in Telugu film industry. Everyone must appreciate for Pawan Kalyan work for this movie in more than 1 department.

      Pawan Kalyan proved himself as a Script writer.

      As a director he has something different from regular Telugu directors.

      Screenplay shows his ability.

      Stunts shows his interest.

      As a singer of one song, it shows his intention towards caste system and responsibility over people.

      What not, every frame explains about Pawan Kalyans talent.

      On of the best Telugu film ever made.

      I appreciate, follow Pawan Kalyan and his ideas. He is the best.
      8SandeepKumarS-99

      Movie of Fight choreography feast from India attempted from India with International movie concept

      Movie of Fight choreography feast from India attempted from India with International movie concept ...Steve Austin's Damage is also kind of same story but this came way too much earlier to that Movie released with too much hype and careless internal politics destroyed the real story on which the director/lead actor had planned just similar to holywood movies without songs since he's actually a certified and trained director from U. S/Hollywood.. but mixing his ideology to Telugu movie's commerical formula of those times n his previous Mega Industry hit Kushi impacted star dome n he himself shown him something less as a common man which effected the movie result ...but the fights in this movie will remain as great efforts then,now and forever landmark interms of Indian Marshall arts movies and his efforts of shaping his body to loose around 25 kgs of weight to look so lean for the charector had went useless coz the movie ended up as a financial failure ...
      9yskanth

      great classic

      though this movie was a disaster at Box office, the making style of the movie was Awesome... i have never seen a movie which was so intensively made. cinematography was outstanding. Hero's action was so natural. the framework is so good that it keeps on coming to my mind often.. the drawbacks of the movie according to me were: bad Recording, Lousy script & concentrated more on style than substance. but for me, when i saw the film i was spell bound by the style. i give full marks to style(at least). this is one of my favorite movies along with Nayagan, life is beautiful, Casablanca, Behind enemy lines, brave heart, and other Indian movies

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      • Release date
        • April 24, 2003 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Language
        • Telugu
      • Also known as
        • Джонни
      • Filming locations
        • Annapoorna Studios, Hyderabad, Telangana, India(Studio)
      • Production company
        • Geetha Arts
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        • 3h(180 min)
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