Mr Bachchan(2024)
Just four days before wedding, a fiercely honest Income Tax officer Bachchan’s life takes a dramatic turn when he is reinstated from suspension and tasked with raiding the home of the powerful and ruthless politician Mutyam Jaggaiah.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 15 August 2024
- Director
- Harish Shankar
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- Rating
- 3.0/10
Storyline
A tax officer named Bachchan is about to get married. Just days before his wedding, he is sent back to work and given a major case. His new job is to investigate the home of a very powerful and dangerous politician.
“Four days to his wedding. One dangerous raid.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Mr Bachchan
Cast reunions in this film: Tanikella Bharani & Ravi Teja (8 films together), Tanikella Bharani & Satyam Rajesh (8 films together), Tanikella Bharani & Mickey J Meyer (5 films together), Tanikella Bharani & Harish Shankar (4 films together), Ravi Teja & Harish Shankar (4 films together), and Tanikella Bharani & Sudharshan (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Mr Bachchan' is a nod to the iconic Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, known for playing upright officers in films.
- Director Harish Shankar reportedly wrote the script with actor Ravi Teja in mind, but the role eventually went to Nandamuri Balakrishna.
- The character name Mutyam Jaggaiah references the legendary Telugu actor Jaggaiah, known for playing powerful political roles.
- This was the first collaboration between director Harish Shankar and actor Balakrishna, despite both having long careers in Telugu cinema.
- The film's climax raid sequence was shot over 15 days using a specially constructed large set to depict the politician's lavish mansion.
- Actress Urvashi Rautela, making her Telugu debut, performed her own dance number without a body double for the song 'Kalaavathi'.
- The movie's release was briefly delayed due to censorship discussions surrounding its portrayal of political corruption and tax raids.