Mass 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
Film poster
Directed byRaghava Lawrence
Written byRaghava Lawrence
Paruchuri Brothers (dialogues)
Produced byNagarjuna
Starring
CinematographyShyam K. Naidu
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
Production
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Release date
  • 23 December 2004 (2004-12-23)
Running time
162 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

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 get the photo. 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. 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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Soundtrack

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Mass
Soundtrack album by
Released25 November 2004 (2004-11-25)
Recorded2004
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length29:52
LabelAditya Music
ProducerDevi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
Shankar Dada MBBS
(2004)
Mass
(2004)
Naa Alludu
(2005)

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 list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Mass"SahithiMano, Ravi Varma4:09
2."Valu Kalla Vayyari"Sirivennela Seetharama SastryKarthik5:34
3."Indhurudu Chandurudu"SahithiRanjith, Kalpana5:19
4."Kottu Kottu Kottu"SahithiTippu, Prasanna5:22
5."La La Lahirey"ViswaVenu, Sunitha Sarathy4:34
6."Natho Vasthava"SahithiUdit Narayan, Sumangali4:54
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
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.
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