Kushi (2001 film)
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Kushi (transl. Happiness) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by S. J. Suryah, and produced by A. M. Rathnam. The film stars Pawan Kalyan and Bhumika. Mani Sharma provided the score and soundtrack. Pawan Kalyan also choreographed all the action sequences in the film. Initially begun in 1999 as a bilingual along with its Tamil version, also titled Kushi (2000), the Telugu version was delayed due to Kalyan's prior commitment to Badri (2000).[4]
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Directed by | S. J. Suryah |
Screenplay by | S. J. Suryah |
Dialogues by | Rajendra Kumar |
Story by | S. J. Suryah |
Produced by | A. M. Rathnam |
Starring | |
Cinematography | P. C. Sreeram |
Edited by | |
Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | Sri Surya Movies |
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Running time | 177 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Kushi was released on 27 April 2001.[5] It was a blockbuster at the box office and went on to become the highest-grossing Telugu film ever at the time.[9] The film was critically acclaimed for its screenplay, music, cinematography and especially the performance of Pawan Kalyan.[5] Kushi was the culmination of a streak of six consecutive hits for Pawan Kalyan and his style, mannerisms and dialogues from the film were much imitated by the youth.[5]
Kushi was re-released on 31 December 2022 in 4K and became the highest grossing Telugu re-release of all time surpassing another Pawan Kalyan film Jalsa.[10][11]