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{{Short description|2011 Indian romantic action film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Badrinath
| image = Badrinath poster.jpg
| alt = An angry man holding a sword.
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[V. V. Vinayak]]
| producer = [[Allu Aravind]]
| writer = Chinni Krishna<ref>{{YouTube|MNt46-L4zvs}}</ref>
| screenplay = V. V. Vinayak
| story = Chinni Krishna
| based_on = 
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Allu Arjun]]
*[[Tamannaah]]
*[[Prakash Raj]]
*[[Kelly Dorjee]]
*[[Ashwini Kalsekar]]
}}
| music = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| cinematography = [[Ravi Varman]]
| editing = Gowtam Raju
| studio = [[Geetha Arts]]
| distributor = [[Geetha Arts]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|6|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/4694/badhrinaadh.html |title=Badrinath – Movie Reviews, Videos, Wallpapers, Photos, Cast & Crew, Story & Synopsis on|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204072105/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/4694/badhrinaadh.html |date=4 December 2010 |work=Popcorn.oneindia.in|archive-date=4 December 2010}}</ref>
| runtime = 132 minutes<ref name=IMDA>{{cite web|url=https://imdaonline.imda.gov.sg/classification/Search/Film/SearchDetail.aspx?sType=Feature&sRowID=AAAgZnAAAAAADF8AAB|title=BADRENATH (NC16)|website=[[Infocomm Media Development Authority]]}}</ref>
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| budget = {{INR}} 42 crore<ref name=BUDGET>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/20110620-actor-allu-arjun-film-badrinath-most-expensive-tollywood-film-746467-2011-06-10|title=Tollywood actor Allu Arjun's film Badrinath costs Rs 42 crore|website=[[India Today]]|access-date=17 June 2011}}</ref>
| gross =
}}
'''''Badrinath''''', alternatively spelled as '''''Badrenath''''',<ref name=IMDA/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/badrenath-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/925480747|title=Badrenath (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> is a 2011 [[India]]n [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romance film|romantic]] [[action film]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-shooting-badrinath-in-the-himalayas/20110607.htm#1|title='Badrinath temple is a backdrop of the film'|website=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=7 June 2011|quote=It's an action-oriented love story and the Badrinath temple is a backdrop.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/chiru-ram-charan-allu-arjun-at-badrinath-audio-launch-10407#photo-128374|title=Chiru, Ram Charan, Allu Arjun at Badrinath audio launch|website=[[NDTV]]|access-date=8 May 2011|quote=Badrinath is an action love story which has generated quite a hype among Allu Arjun's fans.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/allu-arjuns-badrinath-audio-released/articleshow/8194756.cms?from=mdr|title=Allu Arjun's Badrinath audio released|website=[[Times of India]]|access-date=8 May 2011|quote=The film, directed by VV Vinayak is an action-packed, romantic entertainer.}}</ref> directed by [[V. V. Vinayak]], written by Chinni Krishna and produced by [[Allu Aravind]]. It stars [[Allu Arjun]] in the titular role along with [[Tamannaah]], [[Prakash Raj]] and [[Kelly Dorji]]. The film revolves around Badri, a skilled warrior trained by a religious [[Guru]] and martial arts expert Bheeshma Narayan. After being made the protector of [[Badrinath temple]], Badri tries to revive the faith of Alakananda, an [[Atheism|atheist]] woman who has fallen for him, in God and gets pitted against her cruel uncle Sarkar, while his Guru suspects him to be in love with Alakananda, something against the rules for becoming his successor. The film co-stars [[Ashwini Kalsekar]], Rakesh Varre, [[Rao Ramesh]] and [[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]].

Allu Arjun, who plays a modern-day Indian [[samurai]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/allu-arjun-romances-tamannaah-italy-070231101.html|title=Allu Arjun romances Tamannaah in Italy|website=[[Yahoo!]]|access-date=22 May 2011}}</ref> undertook intensive martial arts and sword fighting training in [[Vietnam]].<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-first-look-badrinath/20110426.htm First Look: Allu Arjun's Badrinath]</ref><ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/Allu-Arjun-learns-practicing-martial-arts-for-Badrinath/articleshow/6175823.cms Allu Arjun learns practicing martial arts for Badrinath]</ref> This film also marks his first pairing with [[Tamannaah]].<ref>[http://www.andhrawishesh.com/telugu-film-movies/391-hero-heroines-interviews/18755-badrinath-is-no-way-related-to-magadheera-says-milky-beauty-tamanna.html Badrinath is in no way related to Magadheera]</ref> Cinematographer [[Ravi Varman]] in an interview told that the film was shot on a [[Panavision]] lens at a set in ''Kulaba'' on the way to the [[Rohtang pass]] apart from the Badrinath temple, on sets in [[Hyderabad]] and in [[Spain]], [[Italy]], [[Germany]] and [[Austria]].<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-shooting-badrinath-in-the-himalayas/20110607.htm#5 Shooting Badrinath in the Himalayas]</ref> Earlier, it was reported that the film would also have a dubbed version in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] with actor [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]'s comedy scenes added, but the plan was dropped out due to the commercial failure of the Tamil dubbed versions of Telugu films ''[[Shakti (2011 film)|Shakti]]'' and ''[[Magadheera]]''.<ref>[http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/may-11-01/allu-arjun-tammanah-06-05-11.html Stylish star makes debut in Tamil]</ref><ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/badrinath-s-k-wood-plans-go-awry-imagegallery-0-tollywood-lgirV7fiidcsi.html Badrinath`s K`wood plans go awry]</ref> Made on a budget of {{INRConvert|42|c}}, it was also one of the most expensive Telugu-language films at that time.<ref name=BUDGET/>

Previously slated to release on 4 June 2011,<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/Allus-Badrinath-vs-Sallus-Ready/articleshow/8246741.cms Allu's Badrinath vs. Sallu's Ready]</ref> the film along with a dubbed [[Malayalam]] version was released on 10 June 2011 in 1,400 screens worldwide and ran for 50 days in 187 theatres despite an unfavorable critical reception.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-03/news-interviews/29846171_1_badrinath-allu-arjun-theatres | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203060804/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-03/news-interviews/29846171_1_badrinath-allu-arjun-theatres | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 December 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Badrinath completes 50days in 187 theatres|date=3 August 2011}}</ref> It also became the second highest [[Telugu language|Telugu]] grosser in [[Karnataka]] after ''Magadheera'' that time.<ref>[http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/int1/alluarjun.html Interview with Allu Arjun]</ref> The film had an opening day record of {{INRConvert|7.25|c}} which was later surpassed by Allu Arjun's own film ''[[Julayi]]'' in 2012.<ref>[https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/news/2012/alluarjun-julayi-1st-day-collection-badrinath-boxoffice-098254.html Allu Arjun's Julayi beats Badrinath collection at Box Office]</ref> [[Prem Rakshith]] won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer – South|Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer]] for the film's song ''Nath Nath''.<ref>[http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/filmfaresouthawards2011.html Dookudu sweeps Filmfare awards for year 2011]</ref>

==Plot==
Religious guru and martial arts expert Bheeshma Narayan takes in Badri, a shepherd's son, and trains him into becoming an efficient warrior and the protector of Badrinath temple. He soon meets Alakananda, an agnostic woman whom he throws into the [[Alaknanda River|namesake river]] as a punishment for blowing a lamp at the temple, especially after he cured her ill grandfather. He rescues her after Bheeshma, convinced by her grandfather, orders him to. Alakananda is ordered to light 1 lakh lamps as punishment, which Badri convinces her to do with devotion. Her grandfather reveals she became an agnostic after watching her parents die in a temple fire, and grew up to become the object of hatred from the wife of Sarkar, a dreaded don. Since she wants to get Alakananda forcibly married to her son Nani as a form of revenge, Badri takes up the challenge to revive her faith in God. She falls for him after he performs ''[[Pinda (riceball)|Pind Daan]]'' for her parents. Later, Badri is summoned by Bheeshma to protect the [[Amarnath temple]] whose protector has been killed. After killing all the terrorists with his sword, Badri is introduced publicly by Bheeshma. Alakananda, whose faith in God has also been revived, meets Badri's parents who agree to their marriage, but are caught in a dilemma when Bheeshma tells them Badri has to remain [[Celibacy|celibate]] in order to succeed him. Alakananda is heartbroken, but Badri promises to unite her with her lover, not knowing it is him, by helping her offer a Brahma lotus, to retrieve which they travel into the mountains.

On the other hand, Sarkar's family learns about Badri from the Amarnath incident footage and send Nani to retrieve Alakananda after Badri dies. The gang attacks Badri and Alakananda as they race against time to reach the temple, but Badri guards her from them and allows her to enter the temple and make her wish. She demands Badri as her lover while Bheeshma demands him as his successor. In the meanwhile, Badri is distracted after Nani throws a statue into the river, which Badri retrieves after jumping into it and killing the henchmen. He is however stabbed by Nani upon reinstating the statue and is accused of being in love with Alakananda. This shocks Bheeshma, whose suspicion further grows as he watches Akakananda being taken away and Badri gaining consciousness to call out her name. The temple is closed temporarily for six months, during which Badri recuperates and Alakananda is engaged to Nani after Sarkar kills her grandfather. She writes a letter to Badri for help, which Bheeshma receives and tears apart but is found by Badri and replied with the same mountain soil he used to cure her grandfather. Sarkar and his family learn from a guru that the wedding is not destined to happen. Alakananda tries to escape along with her friend Razia, but is captured and only the latter escapes, convincing Badri to secretly go to Bellary and extract Alakananda. However, in his and Bheeshma's absence, Sarkar leads his henchmen to Badrinath and destroys the ashram, while Badri himself massacres the henchmen at Bellary railway station and impales Nani before rescuing Alakananda.

Seeing the ashram in ruins and realizing Badri took along his sword meant only for religious protection, an enraged Bheeshma orders Badri to vacate Badrinath after the latter arrives with Alakananda. She thanks God for freeing Badri from Bheeshma's clutches, but when Sarkar, his wife and henchmen arrive at Badrinath to kidnap Alakananda, Badri hands her over and reveals he only wanted to keep his promise and never had feelings for her but dedicated his life to his mentor instead. Bheeshma asks for Badri's apology and allows him to pray, before Alakananda reveals she loves none other than Badri, who is unfazed as she is being taken away. However, Bheeshma is moved by Alakananda's love for Badri and orders him to live for her. Badri kills the henchmen and defeats Sarkar after a knife duel, sparing him on the condition to never pursue Alakananda in the future. Badri and Alakananda are blessed by everyone at the temple, and before departing are asked by Bheeshma to hand over their future child for training.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Allu Arjun]] as Badri
* [[Tamannaah]] as Alakananda, Badri's love interest
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Guru Bheeshma Narayana
* [[Kelly Dorji]] as Sarkar
* [[Ashwini Kalsekar]] as Sarkar's wife
* Rakesh Varre as Nani, Sarkar's son
* [[Bramhanandam]] as Batting Baba
* [[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]] as Razia, Alakananda's maid
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Badrinath's father
* [[Kovai Sarala]] as Badrinath's mother
* [[Sayaji Shinde]] as Alakananda's father
* [[M. S. Narayana]] as Chupke
* [[Rao Ramesh]]
* [[Master Bharath]]
* [[Sudha (Telugu actress)|Sudha]]
* [[Geetha Singh]]
* [[Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam]]
* [[Krishna Bhagavan]]
* [[Raghu Babu]] as Alakananda's caretaker
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]]
{{colend}}

== Production ==
Allu Arjun grew his hair out for his look as a warrior in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/lifestyle/fashion/allu-arjun-proved-he-is-a-stylish-superstar-when-he-donned-these-hairs.html|title=Allu Arjun proved he is a stylish superstar when he donned these hairstyles; See pics|website=[[Republic TV]]|access-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>

==Release==

Certified A (adults only) by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] on the account of graphic action violence,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/south-gossip/%E2%80%98badrinath%E2%80%99-releases-with-an-a-certificate/ |title='Badrinath' releases with an 'A' certificate |access-date=20 May 2018 |archive-date=15 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815160157/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/south-gossip/%E2%80%98badrinath%E2%80%99-releases-with-an-a-certificate/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> the film released theatrically along with its Malayalam dubbed version on 10 June 2011.

===Home Video===
[[Aditya Music]] released the film on DVD and Blu-ray formats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adityamusic.com/dvd/badrinath-dvd/p-5101232-36861013699-cat.html#variant_id=5101232-36861013699|title=Badrinath~ DVD|website=[[Aditya Music]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://adityamusic.com/bluray/badrinath-bluray/p-5101232-88390994006-cat.html|title=Badrinath~ BLURAY|website=[[Aditya Music]]}}</ref>

==Reception==
Noting it as a love story from a girl's point of view, ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' gave the film 3 stars out of 5, praising Arjun, the music, cinematography, locations, art direction and production values. However, he felt the director failed to get the action and emotional aspects right, further noting the film's unfolding and narration were "not gripping".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-badrinath.html |title=Telugu Movie review – Badrinath |publisher=idlebrain.com |access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref> ''123Telugu.com'' gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5, singling several sequences between Badri and Alakananda, performances, visuals, a comedy track and some of the action sequences for praise. However, the reviewer felt disappointed with the entire second half, criticizing the villain, a comedy scene involving conversation about [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Chiranjeevi]], the random placement of songs and the climax. The reviewer also felt the railway station fight should have been banned due to excessively graphic violence.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/B/Badrinath/Badrinath_Review2.html|title=Badrinath - Vinayak's formula movie misses its mark|website=123Telugu.com}}</ref>

''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film 2 stars out of 5, calling it a "disappointing ride". The reviewer found the love story against the temple backdrop unconvincing, action scenes artificial Bhatia's skin show unnecessary, music average and went on to state there was "not even a single interesting scene in the film". The reviewer, however, praised the art director [[Anand Sai]] for his work on recreating the Badrinath temple and other sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/badrinath/movie-review/8815564.cms|title=Badrinath Movie Review|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> ''[[Rediff.com]]'' responded more negatively with a 1.5/5 star rating, calling the plot unoriginal and feeling the romance was overshadowed by the action, cinematography and other aspects. More criticism was aimed at the randomly inserted songs and humor, while praise came towards the action sequences, technical aspects, art direction, production values and performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-badrinath/20110610.htm|title=Review: Badrinath doesn't impress|website=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Badrinath
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 7 May 2011
| recorded = 2011
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 35:49
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = M. M. Keeravani
| prev_title = [[Anaganaga O Dheerudu]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[Rajanna]]
| next_year = 2011
}}
The grand audio launching event of ''Badrinath'' was held at [[Shilpakala Vedika]] on 7 May 2011. [[Allu Arjun]], Sneha Reddy, [[Tamannaah]], [[V. V. Vinayak]], [[Allu Aravind]], his wife Nirmala, [[M. M. Keeravani]], [[K. Raghavendra Rao]], [[A. Kodandarami Reddy]], [[K. S. Rama Rao]], [[Chiranjeevi]], his wife Mrs. Surekha, Srija, [[Sukumar (director)|Sukumar]], [[S. S. Rajamouli]], Rama Rajamouli, [[Boyapati Srinu]], [[B. V. S. N. Prasad]], [[B. Gopal]], [[Srinu Vaitla]], [[Anand Sai]], [[S. Gopala Reddy]], Tagore Madhu, K. Atchi Reddy, [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]], Chinni Krishna, Chaitanya Prasad, Pokuri Babu Rao, etc., were prominent figures in the audio function.

K. Raghavendra Rao and Chiranjeevi released the audio CDs and presented the first copy to S. S. Rajamouli and V. V. Vinayak. Allu Aravind released the trailers.<ref>[http://www.ragalahari.com/functions/4360/badrinath-audio-release-function.aspx "Badrinath Audio Release"]. ragalahari.com.</ref>
{{tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 35:49
| title1 = Omkareshwari
| lyrics1 = [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy|Veturi]]
| extra1 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| length1 = 4:58
| title2 = Ambadari
| lyrics2 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| extra2 = [[L. V. Revanth]], [[Sravana Bhargavi]]
| length2 = 4:05
| title3 = In the Night
| lyrics3 = Sravana Bhargavi
| extra3 = [[Baba Sehgal]], Sravana Bhargavi
| length3 = 2:58
| title4 = Nachchavura
| lyrics4 = M. M. Keeravani & [[Anantha Sreeram]]
| extra4 = [[Mynampati Sreeram Chandra|Sri Ramachandra]], [[Chaitra H. G.|Chaitra]]
| length4 = 3:57
| title5 = Nath Nath
| lyrics5 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| extra5 = [[Jassie Gift]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
| length5 = 4:09
| title6 = Chiranjeeva
| lyrics6 = Chandrabose
| extra6 = [[L. V. Revanth]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Geetha Madhuri]]
| length6 = 4:39
| title7 = Ambadari (Remix)
| lyrics7 = Chandrabose, Achu (remix)
| extra7 = [[Anuj Gurwara]], Geetha Madhuri, Kala Bhairava
| length7 = 3:45
| title8 = Vasudhara
| lyrics8 = Chandrabose, [[Balesh]] ([[Shehnai]])
| extra8 = M. M. Keeravani, [[Shweta Pandit]]
| length8 = 5:00
| title9 = Badrinath Theme
| lyrics9 = Chaitanya Prasad
| extra9 = Performed by Twin Cities Choir & Programmed by Dinesh
| length9 = 2:14
}}

A reviewer from ''123Telugu'' gave the soundtrack a positive review, praising Keeravani's attempt to create something different from ''[[Magadheera]]'' and describing the album as "unique, simple and entertaining".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/audio_reviews/B/Badrinath/Badrinath_Audio_Review.html|title=Audio Review : Badrinath - Simply Entertaining & Melodius|website=123Telugu.com|access-date=9 May 2011}}</ref>

==Awards==
===[[59th Filmfare Awards South]]===
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer – South]] – [[Prem Rakshith]] – "Nath Nath".<ref>{{cite news| url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news-interviews/32588512_1_aadukalam-video-pranayam| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130704164503/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news-interviews/32588512_1_aadukalam-video-pranayam| url-status= dead| archive-date= 4 July 2013| work= [[The Times of India]]| title=The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011(South) | date= 8 July 2012 }}</ref>
*[[Nandi Award for Best Audiographer]] – K. Devi Krishna

===TSR-TV9 Awards-2011===
*Best Hero – [[Allu Arjun]]

===[[CineMAA Awards]]===
*Nominated – [[CineMAA Award for Best Actor - Male|Best Actor]] – [[Allu Arjun]]

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1625856|Badrinath}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|badrinath}}
{{V. V. Vinayak}}

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