Mass (2004 film)
| Mass | |
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| Directed by | Raghava Lawrence |
| Written by | Raghava Lawrence Paruchuri Brothers (dialogues) |
| Produced by | Nagarjuna |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Shyam K. Naidu |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Mass is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language masala film written and directed by Raghava Lawrence in his directorial debut. Produced by Nagarjuna under Annapurna Studios banner, it stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Jyothika, Charmy Kaur, Raghuvaran and Rahul Dev. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad.
Mass was released on 23 December 2004 and was a blockbuster at the box office.[1] It was the highest-grossing film in Nagarjuna's career at the time.[2] The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Veeran.[3] In 2005, the film was dubbed in Hindi as Meri Jung - One Man Army and was also re-dubbed in Hindi as Mass in 2022.
Plot
Mass is an orphan, who bonds well with his landlord's son Adi. Mass is in love with a college student Anjali, who happens to be the daughter of Vizag city's gangster Satya. This restricts her from falling for him, as it would land him in danger, but she finally gives in after some time.
Anjali suggests Mass to tie the knot immediately before her brother Seshu and Satya tries to separate them. They decide to elope and get married in a temple the very next day. While on their way to the temple, where Anjali is waiting, Mass realises that he forgot to bring his late mother's picture. Mass goes back to get the picture while Adi reaches the temple. As Adi reaches the temple, he finds that Anjali's brother Seshu is forcing her to abandon Mass and return with him. Seshu kills Adi when he tries to stop him from taking Anjali away.
Later, Mass moves into Vizag and stays in an apartment hiding his identity to exact vengeance on Satya and Seshu. After many hurdles, Mass finally eliminates Satya and Seshu, thus avenging Adi's death and finally marrying Anjali.
Cast
- Nagarjuna as Mass / Ganesh
- Jyothika as Anjali, Mass's love interest
- Charmy Kaur as Priya
- Raghuvaran as Satya,Seshu, Anjali's father
- Rahul Dev as Seshu, Anjali's elder brother, the Don of Vizag
- Prakash Raj as Advocate Durga Prasad
- Sunil as Aditya a.k.a. Adi, considering him as Mass's younger brother
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Adi's father
- Balayya as Anjali's Grandfather
- Jeeva as Police Officer
- Sameer as Police Officer
- Venu Madhav as a Beggar
- Narsing Yadav as Narsing
- Satyam Rajesh as Taxi driver
- Karuna as Sirisha
- Apoorva as Priya's mother
- Ravi Kale as ACP of Visakhapatnam
- Varsha
- Ruthika
- Raghava Lawrence in a special appearance in "Mass" song
- Tanu Roy in a special appearance in "Mass" song
Soundtrack
| Mass | ||||
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| Released | 25 November 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:52 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Devi Sri Prasad | |||
| Devi Sri Prasad chronology | ||||
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Music composed by Devi Sri Prasad and was released on ADITYA Music Company. The audio was released in an entertaining function held at Taramati Baradari (Golkonda).[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mass" | Sahithi | Mano, Ravi Varma | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Valu Kalla Vayyari" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | Karthik | 5:34 |
| 3. | "Indhurudu Chandurudu" | Sahithi | Ranjith, Kalpana | 5:19 |
| 4. | "Kottu Kottu Kottu" | Sahithi | Tippu, Prasanna | 5:22 |
| 5. | "La La Lahirey" | Viswa | Venu, Sunitha Sarathy | 4:34 |
| 6. | "Natho Vasthava" | Sahithi | Udit Narayan, Sumangali | 4:54 |
| Total length: | 29:52 | |||
Release and reception
The film opened with 191 prints.[5]
A critic from Sify wrote that "Mass, at best packs in sufficient thrills to add up to a fairly engrossing entertainer, which keeps the popcorn popping".[6] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "There are no boring moments in this 2.45 hour film though. You should watch Mass on the big screen to enjoy the charming Nag in his new avatar".[7]
Awards and nominations
| Award Category | Artist | Result |
|---|---|---|
| CineMAA Award for Best Actor - Male | Nagarjuna | Won |
| Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu | Nagarjuna | Nominated |
| Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu | Jyothika | Nominated |
| Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | Charmy Kaur | Nominated |
| Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer – South | Raghava Lawrence | Nominated |
References
- ^ G P, Aditya Vardhan (21 December 2007). "Review: Nagarjuna rocks in Don". Rediff.com.
Raghava Lawrence who began his career as a director with the impetus provided by Nagarjuna, first made Mass which was a big hit.
- ^ "Nagarjuna – Raghava Lawrence 's Blockbuster Mass completes 16 Years". Telugu360.com. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Veeran Movie-Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Telugu Cinema – Audio release – Mass Dammunte Kasko – Nagarjuna, Jyotika, Charmy".
- ^ "Welcome to SIFY Movies". Sify. Archived from the original on 29 December 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Mass". Sify. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022.
- ^ jeevi. "Mass (Dammunte Kasko) – Telugu cinema Review – Nagarjuna, Charmy, Jyothika". Idlebrain.com.