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Bavagaru Bagunnara!
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jayanth C. Paranjee
Written by	Jayanth C. Paranjee Paruchuri Brothers
Produced by	Nagendra Babu
Starring	Chiranjeevi Srihari Rambha Paresh Rawal Rachana Banerjee
Cinematography	K. Datthu
Edited by	Marthand K. Venkatesh
Music by	Mani Sharma
Production company	Anjana Productions
Distributed by	Geetha Arts
Release date	9 April 1998 (1998-04-09)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Bavagaru Bagunnara (transl. Brother-in-law, How are you?) is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee and produced by Nagendra Babu. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Rambha and Rachana. Released on 9 April 1998, the film was a super hit at the box office. It was remade in Hindi as Kunwara (2000) and in Bangladesh as Jamai Shashur (2003).

Plot

Raju runs between New Zealand, where he owns a restaurant, and India, where he runs a home for orphans started in his sister's name. Swapna is a student in New Zealand, staying with her uncle. Once she goes looking for Raju to take him to task for thrashing her friend. On learning that Raju was not at fault, she promptly falls in love with him.

After that, the scene shifts to India when Raju goes there to look after the "home". There, he keeps a pregnant woman, Sandhya, from killing herself. On learning about her jilted love affair, he decides to help her out. He convinces her that he will act as her husband until the baby is born, whereupon he would leave her, so that she could live with her child peacefully as a deserted wife. With that plan, they go to her village. Her father, Rao Bahadur Rajendra Prasad, after initially refusing, unwillingly gives his nod to the plan under pressure from family members.

The story takes a twist when Swapna comes to India and finds, to her utter shock, Raju as her brother-in-law. Raju's pleadings of innocence fail to convince her. Meanwhile, Raju gets involved in a dispute about the ownership of a lake between their village and a neighboring one. He wins the race that decides its ownership in favor of Sandhya's village. Sandhya's father, happy at the turn of events leading to heightening of the prestige of their village, decides to accept Raju as his son-in-law and decides to get them married.

Now Swapna, who learns the truth, is in turmoil. Meanwhile, Sandhya makes another attempt at suicide, but Raju thwarts it again. In the process, he learns that she met her lover, who was held captive by the neighboring village head and is being forced to marry his daughter. Raju rescues Sandhya's lover and gets them married.

Cast

• Chiranjeevi as Raju
• Rambha as Swapna (voice dubbed by Roja Ramani)
• Paresh Rawal as Rao Bahadur Rajendra Prasad (voice dubbed by P. Ravi Shankar)
• Rachana Banerjee as Sandhya (voice dubbed by Shilpa)
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Pedda Basavaraju
• Kaikala Satyanarayana as Rao Bahadur Visweswara Rao
• Sowcar Janaki as Swapna's grandmother
• Brahmanandam as Gopal
• Jaya Prakash Reddy
• Srihari as Chinna Kankaraju
• Achyuth as Venkat, Sandhya's lover
• Sudha as Bhuvaneshwari
• Deepa Raju
• M. S. Narayana as a doctor
• Dilip Kumar Salvadi as a young boy at water lake saved by hero
• Nagendra Babu (special appearance in the song "Sorry Sorry")

Production

Some scenes were shot in New Zealand. Jayanth revealed that unlike his previous films, Chiranjeevi was introduced in this film with a song instead of a fight scene. Chiranjeevi performed bungee jump for that song. Bhagyashree was the original choice for the role portrayed by Rachana.

Soundtrack

The music for this film was composed by Mani Sharma. The audio was a huge hit and all the songs were chartbusters. The track "Aunty Koothura", sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chitra was a massive hit among the masses and was an instant chartbuster for its powerful dance choreography and beautiful rendition by the singers.

Reception

Griddaluru Gopalrao of Zamin Ryot writing his review on 24 April 1998 has called the film "a laughing riot." Goplarao appreciated the film's story and screenplay for its novelty with particular praise for Paranjee's direction, Chiranjeevi's performance, and Sharma's soundtrack. Y Maheswara Reddy of The New Indian Express noted that it was "worth watching".

Notes

1. ^ "చిరు రియల్‌ స్టంట్‌కు 22ఏళ్లు!". Eenadu (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
2. "We shot for 'Naatu Naatu' in peak pandemic time: Veteran line producer Natarajan Ramji". New Indian Express. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
3. "Interview with Jayant C Paranji by Jeevi". Idlebrain. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
4. "Chiranjeevi: I deliver what the audience wants from me". The Hindu. 11 January 2023. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
5. "Nostalgic Trivia". Idlebrain. 10 February 2002. Archived from the original on 11 June 2003. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
6. Griddaluru, Gopalrao (24 April 1998). "బావగారు.. బాగున్నారా.. ఆనందం పంచే వినోదాత్మక చిత్రం" (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
7. Y Maheswara Reddy (12 April 1998). "Worth watching". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
8. "REVIEWS". web.archive.org. 24 February 1999. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

External links

• Bavagaru Bagunnara? at IMDb

• 1998 films
• Telugu films remade in other languages
• 1990s Telugu-language films
• 1990s Indian films
• Films scored by Mani Sharma
• Indian romantic comedy films
• Films directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
• Films about suicide
• Films set in New Zealand
• Films shot in New Zealand
• Films shot in Hyderabad, India
• Films about orphans
• Indian pregnancy films
• Films set in Hyderabad, India
• Films set in Andhra Pradesh
• Films shot in Andhra Pradesh
• Indian romantic comedy-drama films
• Films about landlords