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{{short description|2003 film by Pawan Kalyan}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Johnny
| image = Johnny 2003 poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Pawan Kalyan]]
| producer = [[Allu Aravind]]
| writer = Pawan Kalyan
| starring = Pawan Kalyan<br />[[Renu Desai]]<br />[[Raghuvaran]]
| music = [[Ramana Gogula]]
| cinematography = [[Chota K. Naidu]]<br />[[Shyam Palav]]
| editing = Yousuf Khan
| studio =[[Geetha Arts]]
| distributor = K.A.D. Movies
| released = {{Film date|2003|04|25|df=y}}
| runtime = 178 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu

}}
'''''Johnny''''' is a 2003 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[martial arts film]] written and directed by [[Pawan Kalyan]].<ref name="thehindu.com">{{Cite web |date=2005-01-11 |title=Rebel without a pause |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/01/11/stories/2005011100790100.htm |website=[[The Hindu]]}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=hyrjm |date=2003-04-28 |title=Tedious fare |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/28/stories/2003042801100400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030730095640/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/28/stories/2003042801100400.htm |archive-date=2003-07-30 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="thehindu.com1">{{Cite web |date=2003-04-18 |title=Johnny comes to town |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2003/04/18/stories/2003041801450200.htm |website=[[The Hindu]]}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Produced by [[Allu Aravind]], the film starred Pawan Kalyan in the titular role, while [[Renu Desai]], [[Raghuvaran]], and [[Raza Murad]] played pivotal roles. The film revolves around a martial arts coach who decides to use his skills to win a number of fights and use the prize money to save his wife suffering from [[blood cancer]].

Johnny was released on April 25, 2003 to mixed to mostly negative reviews. Pawan Kalyan acting was praised but film didn't do well at box office becoming one of the disasters in Telugu film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=hysni |date=2003-06-24 |title=Breaking norms |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/24/stories/2003062400040400.htm |website=[[The Hindu]]}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="thehindu.com1" /> It also became the first ever Telugu film to be released with over 250 prints worldwide including the [[United States]].<ref name="thehindu.com2">{{Cite web |date=2003-04-24 |title=Johnny jamboree |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/24/stories/2003042400120202.htm |website=[[The Hindu]]}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The film was screened at the [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref name="thehindu.com" /><ref name="auto" />

== Plot ==
Johnny ([[Pawan Kalyan]]) loses his mother ([[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]]) when he was a kid. He runs away from his alcoholic father Ravishankar ([[Raghuvaran]]) and dysfunctional family. Years later, from a small time [[club fighter]], Johnny becomes a [[mixed martial arts]] coach. One day, a woman named Geetha ([[Renu Desai]]) lodges a police complaint on Johnny for beating up a man. Later, she comes to know that it was a misunderstanding. Both become friends and eventually get married. After marriage, Johnny finds out that his wife is suffering from [[leukemia]]. He relocates to [[Mumbai]] to pay for her medical treatment and finds himself in dire need to pay for the medical expenses. While competing at an amateur [[kickboxing]] competition, Johnny is bought out by the organizer Tatya ([[Raza Murad]]) for a lump some offer to compete with two international martial artists. Johnny defeats them and earns a sum of {{formatnum:200000}} overnight, which he uses for Geeta's treatment.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Pawan Kalyan]] as Johnny
** [[Panja Vaisshnav Tej]] as Young Johnny
* [[Renu Desai]] as Geetanjali aka "Geetha"
* [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] as Johnny's mother
* [[Raghuvaran]] as Ravishankar Damle, Johnny's father
* [[Lillete Dubey]] as Johnny's stepmother
* [[Ali]] as Pathan Babu Lal
* [[Raza Murad]] (credited as Raja Murad) as Tatya
* [[Brahmaji]] as S.I.
* [[Mallikarjuna Rao (actor)|Mallikarjuna Rao]] as Anthony
* [[MS Narayana]] as Lingam
* [[Surya (Telugu actor)|Surya]] as a goon who harasses women
* Satya Prakash as Karate Satti
* Harish Pai as Pandu
* Yaadi as Dayanand
* Aryan Khan (Parvez) as Nazir
* Shoaib as Laddu Yadav
* Usman as Mahesh
* Devi Charan as Chinna Ghouse
{{colend}}

== Soundtrack ==
The music for the film was composed by Ramana Gogula. The song "Ee Reyi Theyanadi" is based on the ''[[Chitti Chellelu]]'' song of the same name; that itself was based on the French song "[[L'amour est bleu]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Karthik |date=2018-08-28 |title=How A 1967 Eurovision Song Was Ripped Off By A Pawan Kalyan Movie |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/carbon-copy-lamour-est-blue-johnny-pawan-kalyan-bappi-lahiri |access-date=2019-03-12 |website=[[Film Companion]] |archive-date=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829165233/https://www.filmcompanion.in/carbon-copy-lamour-est-blue-johnny-pawan-kalyan-bappi-lahiri |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Infobox album
| name = Johnny
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Ramana Gogula]]
| cover =
| alt =
| caption = Soundtrack cover
| released = January 1, 2003<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/johnny-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/928891252 |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 April 2018 |archive-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415070646/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/johnny-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/928891252 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| recorded = 2002
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 30:33
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer =
| prev_title = Mounamelanoyi
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = Relax
| next_year = 2005
}}

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Go Johnny
| length1 = 1:21
| lyrics1 =
| extra1 = Ramana Gogula
| title2 = Dojo Music
| length2 = 3:42
| lyrics2 =
| extra2 = Instrumental
| title3 = Nuvvu Saara
| length3 = 1:57
| lyrics3 =
| extra3 = [[Pawan Kalyan]]
| title4 = Ravoyi Maa Country Ki
| extra4 = Pawan Kalyan
| length4 = 2:00
| lyrics4 =
| title5 = Dharmardha Kamamulalona
| extra5 = [[Rajesh Krishnan|Rajesh]]
| length5 = 1:03
| lyrics5 =
| title6 = Cool and Lovely
| extra6 = Ramana Gogula
| length6 = 2:18
| lyrics6 =
| title7 = Naaraz Kaakuraa
| extra7 = Ramana Gogula
| length7 = 5:08
| lyrics7 =
| title8 = Ee Reyi Theyanadi
| extra8 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] & [[Nanditha]]
| length8 = 4:54
| lyrics8 =
| title9 = Ye Chota Nuvvuna
| extra9 = Rajesh & Nanditha
| length9 = 4:08
| lyrics9 =
| title10 = Naalo Nuvokasagami
| extra10 = [[K. K.]] & [[Singer Usha|Usha]]
| length10 = 4:04
| lyrics10 =
}}

== Distribution rights ==
''Johnny'' worldwide distribution rights were sold for a record breaking amount of {{INRConvert|81.0|m}}.<ref name="johnny">{{Cite web |title=Johnny sinks, but Pawan Kalyan remains afloat |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/17pawan.htm |publisher=rediff.com |access-date=17 May 2011 |archive-date=21 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721144324/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/17pawan.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Johnny'' was released in 325 Theaters worldwide with digital print quality.

== Box office ==
The film failed commercially, and [[Pawan Kalyan]] himself would later attribute it to his not staying true to the original script and trying to exceed the length by adding "needed ingredients".<ref>{{Cite web |title=“I knew Johnny wouldn’t work during shooting itself”: Pawan Kalyan opens up on films at a book launch |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/i-knew-johnny-wouldnt-work-during-shooting-itself-pawan-kalyan-opens-up-on-films-at-a-book-launch/articleshow/70677148.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |quote=Speaking about his learning curve in films, Pawan Kalyan stated that “I know failures are quite common in a creative field like cinema. However, during the shooting phase of Johnny itself, I knew that I was not staying true to the original script. I tried to exceed the length of the film by adding some needed ingredients and it eventually led to a failure. I expected this during the shooting itself.” |accessdate=14 August 2019 |archive-date=16 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816200059/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/i-knew-johnny-wouldnt-work-during-shooting-itself-pawan-kalyan-opens-up-on-films-at-a-book-launch/articleshow/70677148.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{IMDb title|id=0316062}}

[[Category:2000s action drama films]]
[[Category:2000s sports drama films]]
[[Category:2003 drama films]]
[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:2003 martial arts films]]
[[Category:Films about alcoholism]]
[[Category:Films about dysfunctional families]]
[[Category:Films about women in India]]
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Geetha Arts films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films about cancer]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian martial arts films]]
[[Category:Indian sports drama films]]
[[Category:Kickboxing films]]
[[Category:Mixed martial arts films]]
[[Category:Sports films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]

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NXHLillian: reworked information also and updated info to improve readability

>Fad Ariff at 07:59, 25 May 2021