Govinda Govinda (1994 film)

Govinda Govinda
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Directed by	Ram Gopal Varma
Screenplay by	Ram Gopal Varma Jandhyala (dialogues)
Story by	Ram Gopal Varma Kommanapalli
Produced by	C. Aswani Dutt
Starring	Nagarjuna Sridevi Master Anil Raj Paresh Rawal
Cinematography	S. Gopal Reddy
Edited by	Shankar
Music by	Raj–Koti
Production company	Vyjayanthi Movies
Release date	21 January 1994 (1994-01-21)
Running time	145 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Govinda Govinda is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language supernatural heist film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. Produced by C. Aswani Dutt starring Nagarjuna, Sridevi, Master Anil Raj, Paresh Rawal, and Kota Srinivasa Rao. The soundtrack and background score are composed by Raj–Koti. It was released on 21 January 1994 to positive reviews, and attained a cult status over the years.^[1] The film was dubbed and released in Hindi as The Great Robbery.^[2]

Sometime between Treta Yuga and Kali Yuga, sage Bhrigu after performing Lok Kalyana Yaga, visits Vaikuntha and Lord Vishnu as the later is in Adisesha with Sri Mahalakshmi in service at his feet. Finding that Lord Vishnu did not notice him, the sage is infuriated and kicks the Lord on His chest, the place where goddess Mahalakshmi resides. Vishnu, to pacify the sage, touches the legs of the sage and starts to press them gently in a way that is comforting to the sage. During this act, he squeezed the extra eye that was present in the sole of Bhrigu's foot. The extra eye is believed to represent the sage's ego. The sage then realises his grave mistake and apologised to Vishnu. Thereupon, the sage concludes that Lord Vishnu is supreme of the Trimurti and tells the rishis the same. Mahalakshmi, angered by the action of Her Lord in apologising to Bhrigu, who committed an offense, leaves Vaikuntha. After her departure, a forlorn Lord Vishnu leaves Vaikunta, comes down to Earth, and taking abode in an ant-hill under a tamarind tree, beside a Pushkarini on the Venkata hill, meditates for the return of Lakshmi, without food or sleep. Disturbed by this penance, angels and Devatas appeal to Lord Vishnu to bring back goddess Lakshmi to help sustain the Universe; hence in Kali Yuga, Lord Vishnu takes the form of Venkateswara and incarnates on the Earth.

In present-day Bangkok, an occultist Stavros believes that by making a sacrificial offering of a virgin woman's head to Lord Venkateswara's crown, he can attain supernatural powers through Telekinesis, which would bring the universe to his feet. The occultist plans for theft of the deity's crown at the Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala, India for one million dollars in cahoots with Bombay's notorious underworld mafia don Paresh, an experienced burglar known for grave robbery, and smuggling rare metals on the black market. In Bangkok, Naveena, a non-resident Indian woman, after the death of her parents, and 23 years in Bangkok, decides to go to her home town, Tadepalligudem in India to bring back her paternal grandmother to Bangkok. In India, on her visit to Tirumala, she gets in touch with a Taxi driver Seenu, and establishes a connection with him. Seenu's father is the guard of Venkateshwara Temple. One fine day, Seenu saves Naveena from a group of thieves who are trying to cheat her. From that time, they both started liking each other.

A little boy, whose parents left him on the streets by Venkateshwara Temple, was adopted by the main priest J.V. Somayajulu. The boy is a good friend to Seenu. Naveena took photos of that temple and met the Main priest and Seenu's father. Upon their request, she visited their home. Seenu starts liking her but thinks of her status and doesn't propose to her. He also saved her life from a bear, which tried to kill her. Naveena returned to Bangkok, giving him her address.

One day, Seenu's father is ill and cannot go to the Temple. Then, Paresh, along with this gang, robbed the crown and went to Bangkok not knowing that the boy has seen them. Meanwhile, police starts questioning Seenu's father as he hadn't informed his illness to any higher official.

Police Investigation found gangster Paresh visiting card and his location in Bangkok. Police taken Seenu along with the boy to Bangkok in search of the robbers. They reached the address on the visiting card and the robbers killed the policeman as Seenu is unaware of it. The boy and the Seenu were caught by the police of Bangkok as they are roaming on the streets. He doesn't know the language over there. Suddenly, Naveena seen the boy in the Television and saved them from cops. As their goal is to find the crown, they started searching of the missing policeman in the club. Stavros's companion cheated Paresh as they tried to kill by taking the crown. Paresh escaped with the crown and demanded more amount from them.

The boy has seen Paresh from a distance and shown him to Seenu. The couple, Seenu and Naveena, followed him to an old Temple in Bangkok. Stavros's men captured Naveena and Paresh, and taken them to him. Seenu and the boy went to save them. When Stavros tried to kill the boy, Naveena came in middle and she got injured and fell down. Then, Seenu tried to kill Stavros but he didn't, as Stavros is very powerful Wizard. The boy gives Seenu Sudarshana, the discus weapon of Lord Venkateshwara and Seenu killed Stavros. Then, the boy, in the form of Lord Venkateshwara eliminated all their wounds.

At last, Seenu is married to Naveena and they all visited Lord Venkateshwara Temple and prayed the Lord for their best wishes.

The film songs composed by Raj–Koti. Music released on Supreme Music Company.

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