Paisa Vasool is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film, produced by V. Anand Prasad under Bhavya Creations banner and directed by Puri Jagannadh. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Shriya Saran, Vikramjeet Virk, Musskan Sethi in the lead roles and has music composed by Anup Rubens. The film marks Nandamuri Balakrishna's 101st film on the big screen, and he has for the first time singing a special song in this film with his own voice. The film received an average response from critics and audiences and was an average grosser at the box office.
Plot
Bob Marley, a mafia don operating from Portugal, controls Hyderabad remotely using his agents. Unable to bear his atrocities of, India's premier intelligence agency RAW Chief looks for a self-proclaimed criminal through a local IPS officer named ACP Kiranmayi. She finds a deadly gangster named Theda Singh, who has just been released from Tihar Jail. Meanwhile, Singh joins as a neighbor of a beautiful girl named Harika, who is in search of her missing sister Sarika, in Portugal. Harika lodges a complaint regarding this with the authorities, leading to her safety being threatened by Bob Marley’s associates in Hyderabad. Theda Singh always protects her from them, so she starts falling for him. Suddenly, the RAW authorities are in for a shock when they realize that Theda Singh is not what he appears to be, he has recently landed from Portugal. Harika also comes to know that Sarika was murdered in Portugal and that the killer is none other than Singh. The Indian Police Authority arrests Singh. In the interrogation, he reveals the flashback. Theda Singh, a cab driver in Portugal, who is no less than a rogue who participates in petty smuggling activities. He once meets Sarika as a passenger, who is a journalist and has been doing a sting operation on Bob Marley. Both of them fell in love. Bob Marley comes to know regarding Sarika's operation which divulges secrets of so many Indian politicians and professionals, so they try to kill her. Theda Singh arrives on time where the real suspense is revealed that Theda Singh is a true RAW officer named Balakrishna Nandamuri that has been granted the license to kill, who has appointed to kill Bob Marley. In that attack, Sarika is deeply injured. Once when Balakrishna is trying to kill Bob Marley, he gets a command from higher authorities to leave him and has to do so. Unfortunately, Sarika dies in his lap; before dying, she asks him to take care of her family. In that depression and hatred on the department, he creates an image that he has died. The RAW Chief starts to meet him, but he is attacked by gangsters because he is the only person knowing the identity of Balakrishna and who has been collapsed. To find the truth the single way is to conduct a re-interview of him, which he successfully completes and rejoins the duty. Meanwhile, RAW chief recovers and orders Balakrishna to kill Bob Marley. Finally, he replies that he already finished him on the next day of Sarika's death. Only the Indian politicians and gangsters created an image that he is alive until the date, and he eliminates them also. At last, he goes to the next mission.
Cast
Nandamuri Balakrishna as Theda Singh / RAW Agent Balakrishna Nandamuri
Music composed by Anup Rubens. Music released by ADITYA Music Company.
Production
In February 2017, director Puri Jagannath announced on Twitter that he would be directing Nandamuri Balakrishna's 101st film in his next directorial venture to be bankrolled by Bhavya Creations. The muhurtham shot took place on 9 March 2017 in Hyderabad amidst much fanfare. S. S. Rajamouli, Boyapati Srinu, Krish and other dignitaries attended the muhurat ceremony. While Rajamouli gave the clap, Boyapati directed the first shot. The first look of the movie along with the title was launched on 9 June 2017 on the eve of Balakrishna's birthday. On 27 August 2017, as a part of the film promotion Puri Jagannadh released a track called "Jai Balayya" composed by Sandeep Chowta and sung by Sujay Harthi. N.T.Rama Rao's old song "Kanti Choopu Cheptondi" from the movie Jeevitha Chakram was remixed in the film.
