| Gowri | |
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| Directed by | B. V. Ramana |
| Written by | B. V. Ramana |
| Story by | Ramana |
| Based on | Thirumalai (Tamil) |
| Produced by | Sravanthi Ravi Kishore |
| Starring | Sumanth Charmme Kaur Atul Kulkarni |
| Cinematography | Hari Anumolu |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Koti (songs) Vidyasagar (score, uncredited) (reused from Thirumalai) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sri Sravanthi Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 169 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Gowri (Telugu: గౌరి) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by B. V. Ramana.[1] It stars Sumanth and Charmme Kaur in the lead roles, and was produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore. It is a remake of the 2003 Tamil film Thirumalai, starring Vijay and Jyothika. It received positive reviews and was a hit at the box office.[2] The film was later dubbed into Hindi under the title The Gunda.
Gowri is an orphan and a motorcycle mechanic living in Dhoolpet, Hyderabad. Shweta is the daughter of a media moghul Chandra Shekhar. Gowri and Shweta fall in love with each other to the disapproval of Chandra Shekhar, who seeks the help of a mafia leader Sarkar to separate them. Gowri eventually overcomes Sarkar and convinces Chandra Shekhar to accept him.
Sravanthi Ravikishore bought the remake rights of Tamil film Thirumalai and chosen Sumanth and Charmi as leading pair.[3] The muhurat took place on 21 March 2004 at Annapurna Studios.[4] The song "Jigi Jigi Jinka" was shot at Annapurna Studios in July.[5] Sumanth is playing the role of a mechanic in Dhoolpet while Charmy Kaur is playing the role of a fashion designing student.[5][6]
The soundtrack was composed by Koti and released by Aditya Music. All lyrics were written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry. The audio launch function was held at Annapurna Studios on 11 August 2004 with Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Nagarjuna, S. V. Krishna Reddy, D. Suresh Babu, K. Vijaya Bhaskar and Shriya Saran in attendance.[7]
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| Released | 11 August 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:24 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Koti | |||
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A critic from Sify wrote, "The film is technically tacky and is another narcissistic enterprise for its hero".[8]
