Mass (2004 film)

2004 Indian film

Mass

Film poster

Directed by| Raghava Lawrence
Written by| Raghava Lawrence
Paruchuri Brothers (dialogues)
Produced by| Nagarjuna
Starring|

* Nagarjuna
* Jyothika
* Charmy Kaur
* Raghuvaran
* Rahul Dev

Cinematography| Shyam K. Naidu
Edited by| Marthand K. Venkatesh
Music by| Devi Sri Prasad

Production
company

Annapurna Studios

Release date

* 23 December 2004 (2004-12-23)

Running time

| 162 minutes
Country| India
Language| Telugu

Mass also known as Mass: Dammunte Kasko is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language masala film directed by Raghava Lawrence (in his directorial debut) and produced by Nagarjuna under Annapurna Studios. The film stars Nagarjuna, alongside Jyothika, Charmy Kaur, Raghuvaran and Rahul Dev. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, while Shyam K. Naidu and Marthand K. Venkatesh handled the cinematography and editing respectively.

Mass was released on 23 December 2004 and became the highest-grossing film in Nagarjuna's career.[1][2] The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Veeran and later in Hindi as Meri Jung - One Man Army.[3] The film was remade in Bangladeshi Bengali as Khomota (2007).

## Plot

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Mass, an orphan, lives with his best friend Aadi and is in love with Anjali, a college student and the daughter of Satya, a disabled crime boss in Vizag. Anjali restricts from falling for Mass as it would land him in danger, but she finally accepts his feelings. Anjali tells Mass that they should marry immediately before her brother Seshu and Satya tries to separate them. While on their way to the temple where Anjali is waiting, Mass finds that he forgot to bring his late mother's photo and goes back to bring it with him. Aadi reaches the temple for Mass and Anjali's wedding, but finds Seshu forcing her to return with him. Seshu kills Aadi when he tries to stop him from taking Anjali away. Mass gets enraged at Adi's death, where moves into Vizag under a new identity as Ganesh and begins to eradicate Satya and Seshu's crime syndicate. In a final confrontation Mass fights with Seshu and defeats him, where he reunites with Anjali and leaves the city. Satya kills Seshu out of disgrace and commits suicide, thus avenging Aadi's death.

## Cast

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* Nagarjuna as Mass / Ganesh, Anjali's love interest
* Jyothika as Anjali, Mass' love interest, Satya's daughter, Seshu's sister
* Charmy Kaur as Priya
* Raghuvaran as Satya, Seshu and Anjali's father
* Rahul Dev as Seshu, Anjali's elder brother, the Don of Visakhapatnam
* Prakash Raj as Advocate Durga Prasad
* Sunil as Aditya a.k.a. Adi, Mass' younger-brother figured best-friend
* 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 Narsingh
* Satyam Rajesh as Taxi driver
* Karuna as Sirisha
* Apoorva as Priya's mother
* Ravi Kale as ACP of Visakhapatnam
* Varsha as Anjali’s friend
* Ruthika
* Raghava Lawrence in a special appearance in "Mass" song
* Tanu Roy in a special appearance in "Mass" song
* Vamsi Paidipally as Sirisha's love interest (uncredited)

## Soundtrack

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Mass

Soundtrack album by

Devi Sri Prasad

Released| 25 November 2004 (2004-11-25)
Recorded| 2004
Genre| Film soundtrack
Length| 29:52
Label| Aditya Music
Producer| Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
| Shankar Dada MBBS
(2004)  | Mass
(2004)  | Naa Alludu
(2005)

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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]

Track listNo.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Mass"| Sahithi| Mano, Ravi Varma| 4:09
2.| "Valu Kalla Vayyari"| Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry| 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

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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

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Award Category  | Artist  | Result

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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

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1. ^ 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."
2. ^ "Nagarjuna – Raghava Lawrence 's Blockbuster Mass completes 16 Years". Telugu360.com. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
3. ^ "Veeran Movie-Times of India". The Times of India.
4. ^ "Telugu Cinema – Audio release – Mass Dammunte Kasko – Nagarjuna, Jyotika, Charmy".
5. ^ "Welcome to SIFY Movies". Sify. Archived from the original on 29 December 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
6. ^ "Mass". Sify. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022.
7. ^ jeevi. "Mass (Dammunte Kasko) – Telugu cinema Review – Nagarjuna, Charmy, Jyothika". Idlebrain.com.

## External links

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* Mass at IMDb

* v
* t
* e

Films directed by Raghava Lawrence

Muni series|

* Muni (2007)
* Kanchana (2011)
* Kanchana 2 (2015)
* Kanchana 3 (2019)
* Kanchana 4 (2026)

Other films|

* Mass (2005)
* Style (2006)
* Don (2007)
* Rebel (2012)
* Laxmii (2020)

* v
* t
* e

Nagarjuna

* Filmography
* Awards and nominations

Producer|

* Kalyani (1979)
* Pilla Zamindar (1980)
* Buchi Babu (1980)
* Premabhishekam (1981)
* Prema Kanuka (1981)
* Yuvaraju (1982)
* Sri Ranga Neethulu (1983)
* Sisindri (1995)
* Ninne Pelladata (1996)
* Aahaa..! (1998)
* Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi (1998)
* Chandralekha (1998)
* Prema Katha (1999)
* Seetharama Raju (1999)
* Yuvakudu (2000)
* Manmadhudu (2002)
* Satyam (2003)
* Mass (2004)
* Super (2005)
* Amudhey (2005)
* Rajanna (2011)
* Bhai (2013)
* Uyyala Jampala (2013)
* Manam (2014)
* Oka Laila Kosam (2014)
* Soggade Chinni Nayana (2016)
* Nirmala Convent (2016)
* Rarandoi Veduka Chudham (2017)
* Hello (2017)
* Rangula Ratnam (2018)
* Manmadhudu 2 (2019)
* Loser (web series; 2020)
* Bangarraju (2022)

Related|

* Annapurna Studios
* Annapurna International School of Film and Media
* Blue Cross of Hyderabad
* Mumbai Masters

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