Mr. Bachchan

2024 Telugu film by Harish Shankar

Mr. Bachchan

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Harish Shankar
Written by| Harish Shankar
Screenplay by| Satish Vegesna
Ramesh Reddy
Praveen Varma
Dattatreya
Tanvi Kesari
Story by| Ritesh Shah
Based on| Raid
by Ritesh Shah
Produced by| T. G. Vishwa Prasad
Vivek Kuchibotla
Bhushan Kumar
Krishan Kumar
Abhishek Pathak
Kumar Mangat Pathak
Starring| Ravi Teja
Bhagyashri Borse
Jagapathi Babu
Cinematography| Ayananka Bose
Edited by| Ujwal Kulkarni
Music by| Mickey J. Meyer

Production
companies

People Media Factory
T-Series Films
Panorama Studios

Distributed by| Mythri Movie Makers

Release date

* 15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)

Running time

| 160 minutes[1]
Language| Telugu
Budget| ₹80 crore

Mr. Bachchan is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language action crime drama film directed by Harish Shankar and jointly produced by T. G. Vishwa Prasad, Vivek Kuchibotla, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Abhishek Pathak, and Kumar Mangat Pathak under People Media Factory, T-Series Films, and Panorama Studios. It stars Ravi Teja as the titular character, alongside Bhagyashri Borse, and Jagapathi Babu.

Mr. Bachchan is the official remake of the 2018 Hindi film Raid, and was released on 15 August 2024 to negative reviews from critics.[2]

## Plot

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Based on the real-life income tax raid conducted on Indian industrialist Sardar Inder Singh.[3]

## Cast

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* Ravi Teja as Income Tax Officer Bachchan
* Jagapathi Babu as MP Mutyam Jaggaiah
* Bhagyashri Borse as Jikki
* Subhalekha Sudhakar
* Satya
* Sachin Khedekar
* Chammak Chandra
* Annapurna
* Siddhu Jonnalagadda in a cameo appearance

## Production

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The film was produced by People Media Factory.[3] The film was produced with a budget of ₹80 crore (US$9.6 million).[4]

## Music

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The music was composed by Mickey J. Meyer, collaborating with Harish Shankar for the third time after Subramanyam for Sale and Gaddalakonda Ganesh. The audio rights of the film were acquired by T-Series Telugu. On 10 July 2024, the film makers released "Sitar" song.[5][6] The second single "Reppal Dappul" was released on 25 July 2024.

No.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Sitar"| Sahithi| Saketh Komunduri, Sameera Bharadwaj| 4:11
2.| "Reppal Dappul"| Kasarla Shyam| Anurag Kulkarni, Mangli| 4:30
3.| "Jikki"| Vanamali| Karthik, Ramya Behara| 3:29
4.| "Nallanchu Thellacheera"| Bhaskarabhatla| Sreerama Chandra, Sameera Bharadwaj, Ramya Behara|

## Release

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Mr. Bachchan was theatrically released on 15 August 2024.[7]

## Reception

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Times Now's Sasidhar Adivi called it "a soulless adaptation of Raid" and gave a rating of 2 out of 5, stating "Mr Bachchan is action-heavy with the film relying mainly on Ravi Teja’s intense performance to build his case. But the film turns out to be an outdated commercial potboiler that lacks the required rigour and emotion".[8] Calling it a "disappointment", a critic of Sakshi Post wrote ""Mr. Bachchan" attempts to recreate the magic of the 2018 Hindi film "Raid," which was based on a real-life income tax raid in the 1980s. However, this Telugu remake fails to capture the essence of the original. Director Harish Shankar, known for his successful adaptations, misses the mark here by infusing outdated comedy and forced romantic subplots that do little to enhance the story."[9]

Calling it "masala-laden adaptation of Raid", Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu opined that the film is "overdrawn, meandering mess", while praising the soundtrack.[10] Avinash Ramachandran of The Indian Express gave a rating of 1.5 out of 5, criticized Harish Shankar's work and found the screenplay too routine.[11] Aditya Devulapally of Cinema Express rated 1.5/5 stars and wrote "This Harish Shankar and Ravi Teja collaboration seems to be a true attempt at self-mockery and the fact that this is a remake doesn’t help either".[12] Rating the film 1/5 stars, BVS Prakash of Deccan Chronicle wrote "A bizzare remake, stale jokes add to torture".[13]

## References

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1. ^ "Mr Bachchan". BBFC. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
2. ^ "Mr Bachchan is a mix of Raid and Raid 2 movies?". Deccan Chronicle. 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
3. ^ a b "First look poster: Ravi Teja in and as Mr Bachchan; Twitter calls him 'real fanboy' of Amitabh Bachchan". Hindustan Times. 2023-12-17. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
4. ^ "Mr Bachchan 2024: Release date, trailer, budget, cast and everything you need to know about Ravi Teja's film". Desimartini. 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
5. ^ "Sitar song from Ravi Teja's Mr Bachchan sounds romantic | Latest Telugu cinema news | Movie reviews | OTT Updates, OTT". 123telugu.com. 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
6. ^ "First Single Sitar From Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja And Bhagyashri Borse's Film Mr Bachchan Is Out Now". Times Now. 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
7. ^ swathy (2024-06-11). "Ravi Teja's Mr Bachchan Release Date". Telugu360.com. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
8. ^ "Mr Bachchan Movie Review: Raviteja's Film A Soulless Adaptation Of Raid". Times Now. 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
9. ^ "Mr Bachchan Movie Review, Rating". Sakshi Post. August 15, 2024.
10. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (2024-08-15). "'Mr. Bachchan' movie review: This Harish Shankar, Ravi Teja film is an overdrawn, meandering mess". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
11. ^ "Mr Bachchan movie review: Ravi Teja, Harish Shankar raid our patience in this uninspired remake of Ajay Devgn's Raid". The Indian Express. 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
12. ^ Devulapally, Aditya (August 15, 2024). "Mr Bachchan Movie Review: It's Raj Kumar Gupta's Raid vs Harish Shankar's commercialism". Cinema Express.
13. ^ Prakash, B. V. S. (August 15, 2024). "Mr Bachchan Review: A bizzare remake, stale jokes add to torture". www.deccanchronicle.com.

## External links

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* Mr. Bachchan at IMDb

* v
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Films directed by Harish Shankar

* Shock (2006)
* Mirapakay (2011)
* Gabbar Singh (2012)
* Ramayya Vasthavayya (2013)
* Subramanyam for Sale (2015)
* Duvvada Jagannadham (2017)
* Gaddalakonda Ganesh (2019)
* Mr. Bachchan (2024)
* Ustaad Bhagat Singh (TBA)

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