Bobby is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romance film written and directed by Sobhan and produced by K. Krishna Mohan Rao. The movie stars Mahesh Babu, Aarthi Agarwal, Raghuvaran, and Prakash Raj while Brahmanandam, Sunil, Pragathi, Ravi Babu, and Meher Ramesh play supporting roles. The soundtrack of the movie was scored by Mani Sharma, the cinematography was done by Venkat R. Prasad, and editing was handled by S. Sudhakar Reddy. The film released on 31 October 2002.

Plot

Yadagiri is a disabled mafia leader in Hyderabad, and KR is a rich businessman. Bhagyamati is Yadagiri's daughter, and Bobby is KR's son. The story of this film deals with what happens when these two people fall in love with each other. Bobby meets Bhagyamati in a club and falls in love with her. They later find out that their fathers are archrivals. Bhagyamati's mother was killed in an accident involving their fathers. Knowing this, Bobby and Bhagyamati elope, but due to unavoidable circumstances, they come back and are injured in a shootout. Then, their fathers apologize and make up. In the end Bobby and Bhagyamati are married.

Cast

Production

Sobhan was initially wanted Tara Sharma to star in the film, but the producer recommended Aarthi Agarwal. The songs were choreographed by Nikki, Raghava Lawrence (for "Vaa Vaa"), Raja Sekhar, Harish Pai.

Music

The film has 6 songs composed by Mani Sharma. The song "Okkasari Cheppaleva" is based on the "Love Don't Cost a Thing" by Jennifer Lopez. In an audio review, Sreya Sunil of Idlebrain.com wrote that "Overall, Mani Sarma comes with a score that grows on you slowly and which definitely needs support from the director on how well he translates the audio into vivacious visuals".

Reception

Idlebrain.com gave the film 3.25 out of 5 and praised Mahesh Babu for his acting. Sify gave 3 out of five stars and added that "The film lacks a basic story, as there is nothing new." Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu wrote that "Technically speaking, the film gives an 'overdone' feel, especially in using graphic work".