Goodachari 116 story at a glance

Goodhachari 116 is the third film featuring Krishna as the hero. The film marks the first of its kind with respect to the James Bond Theme in Tollywood. It became a trendsetter for James Bond films in Telugu and was commercially a huge success. Krishna acted in this film along with Kanne Manasulu simultaneously in two contrasting roles. Whenever Krishna used to stand straight in Kanne Manasulu shooting, the director Adurthi Subbarao used to remind him that it is not James Bond role hence he needs to mellow down! In the same way whenever Krishna used to act mellowed down in Goodhachari 116 shooting, the director M.Mallikarjuna Rao used to remind him to be more stylish and confident for his role.  The film is based on the storyline of “Panic in Bangkok” , a Bond movie.

Story Details:
The heroine (Jayalalitha)’s father (Mukkamala) is a traitor. He does smuggling and crime activities in India by joining hands with foreign terrorists. He even kills a CID officer (Sobhan Babu) who comes to track him down. The CID officer’s sister (Geethanjali) looks for revenge on her brother’s killers. Right at the moment when lot of crime activities happen in India, Goodhachari (Krishna) 116 comes into the picture. The CID officer’s sister mistakenly thinks Goodhachari 116 was the reason behind her brother’s death and attempts to kill him. But when she comes to know the truth she apologizes and helps him out. In the mean time, Goodhachari 116 falls in love with a beautiful woman and after they get into serious relationship he reveals a secret to her.  He tells her that the person who is responsible for all the crime activities in the country is none other than her father. The heroine joins hands with Goodhachari 116 and fights over her father’s activities by getting him arrested.  The film ends on a happy note with Hero and Herione getting on together.

Performances:
Krishna is wonderful as the Telugu James Bond- Goodhachari 116. His appearance, body language and confidence is evident in every frame. He looks adorable in songs. Jayalalitha is an ideal pairing for Krishna and they share a good onscreen chemistry. Mukkamala is very good in a negative role and Geethanjali does her best in a pivotal role. The popular mimicry artist Nerella Venumadhav can be seen in a small role as well in the film.

Technical Aspects:
Arudra wrote the story of the film. Though it was inspired from a Bond movie, he made sure it suits the Telugu Audience and timeline.  Music by T.Chalapathi Rao is another huge asset for the film. Direction by M.Mallikarjuna Rao is crystal clear and he seemed to have understood the concept of James Bond action films very well.

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