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{{Infobox film
| name = Baladoor
| image = Baladur Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[K. R. Udhayashankar]]
| producer = [[D. Suresh Babu]]
| writer = K. R. Udhayashankar
| narrator = Lakshmi Bhoopal
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Ravi Teja]]
* [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]]
* [[Anushka Shetty]]
}}
| music = [[K. M. Radha Krishnan]]
| cinematography = B. Balamurugan
| editing = [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]]
| studio = [[Suresh Productions]]
| distributor = Suresh Productions
| released = {{film date|2008|8|14|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Baladoor''''' is a 2008 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action comedy film]] directed by [[K. R. Udhayashankar]] and produced by [[D. Suresh Babu]] under [[Suresh Productions]]. The film stars [[Ravi Teja]], [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]], and [[Anushka Shetty]] while [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]], [[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]], [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] and [[Brahmanandam]] play supporting roles. The film has music composed by [[K. M. Radha Krishnan]] with editing performed by [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]]. The film was released on 14 August 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baladoor – Veediki Vishayam Takkuva |url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/B/Baladoor/Baladoor_review.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716065920/https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/B/Baladoor/Baladoor_review.html |archive-date=16 July 2021 |access-date=2021-07-16 |website=123telugu.com}}</ref> The film was later dubbed in [[Hindi]] as ''Dhamkee'' in 2011 and remade into [[Odia language|Oriya]] as ''Mu Kana Ete Khara''.

== Premise ==
Chanti holds his uncle, his father's elder brother, Ramakrishna, in higher regard than his own father, Purushottam. Ramakrishna has a longstanding enmity with Umapathi due to an incident that occurred 20 years ago. Later, due to some misunderstandings, Chanti is expelled from the house. Umapathi is determined to overpower Ramakrishna. The rest of the story unfolds as Chanti secretly aids Ramakrishna in defeating their enemies and eventually reunites with his family.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Ravi Teja]] as Chanti
* [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] as Ramakrishna
* [[Anushka Shetty]] as Bhanumathi
* [[Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao]] as Venkatachalam, Umapathi's Aid and Chanti's friend
* [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] as Purushotham, Chanti's father
* [[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]] as Umapathi
* [[Suman (actor)|Suman]] as Samarasimma Reddy, Umapathi's henchmen
* [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as Seenu, Chanti's friend
* [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] as Lakshmi, Chanti's mother
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Nani
* [[Suman Setty]] as Pappu
* [[Subbaraju]] as Veera, Umapathi's brother-in-law
* [[Amit Tiwari]] as Madhukar, Umapathi's friend-in-law
* [[Gundu Hanumantha Rao]] as Priest
* [[Ahuti Prasad]] as Bhanumathi's father
* [[L.B. Sriram]] as Subramanyam
* [[Pavala Syamala]]
* [[Naramalli Sivaprasad]]
* [[Raja Ravindra]] as Chanti's foster brother
* [[Ravi Prakash (Telugu actor)|Ravi Prakash]] as Ravi
* [[Chalapathi Rao]] as Ravi's Father
* [[Narsing Yadav]] as Car Owner 1
* [[Shankar Melkote|Melkote]] as Car Owner 2
* [[Mallikarjuna Rao (actor)|Mallikarjuna Rao]] as Car Owner 3
* [[Gundu Sudarshan]] as Car Owner 4
* [[Satyam Rajesh]] as Chanti's foster friend
* [[Sameer Hasan|Sameer]] as Chanti's Cousin
* Bhargavi
* Kadambari Kiran Kumar
* Tirupati Prakash

}}

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Baladoor
| type = Soundtrack
| longtype = to Baladoor
| artist = [[K. M. Radha Krishnan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{film date|df=y|2008|7|30}}
| recorded = 2008
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 32:19
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = [[K. M. Radha Krishnan]]
| prev_title = [[Bhale Dongalu]]
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = [[Raju Maharaju]]
| next_year = 2009
}}

[[K. M. Radha Krishnan]] composed the soundtrack album, which is released on 30 July 2008 by [[Aditya Music]]. [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]], Peddada Murthy, and [[Ananta Sriram]] gave the lyrics whereas actor [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] released the album CD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baladoor music launch – Telugu cinema – Ravi Teja & Anushka |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-baladoor.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630072423/http://idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-baladoor.html |archive-date=30 June 2012 |access-date=2021-07-16 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Yetu Podam
| note1 =
| lyrics1 = [[Ananta Sriram]]
| extra1 = Naveen, [[Rita (Indian singer)|Rita]]
| length1 = 04:37
| title2 = Andhamaina
| note2 =
| lyrics2 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| extra2 = [[N. C. Karunya|Karunya]]
| length2 = 04:08
| title3 = Nuvvu Koncham
| note3 =
| lyrics3 = Chandrabose
| extra3 = [[Rahul Nambiar]], [[Saindhavi]]
| length3 = 04:11
| title4 = Rangu Rangu
| note4 =
| lyrics4 = Chandrabose
| extra4 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length4 = 04:11
| title5 = Gundelo Illundhi
| note5 =
| lyrics5 = Chandrabose
| extra5 = [[K. S. Chithra]], Karunya
| length5 = 04:09
| title6 = Thella Cheera
| note6 =
| lyrics6 = Peddada Murthy
| extra6 = [[Sukhwinder Singh]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]
| length6 = 04:08
| all_writing =
| title7 =
| length7 =
| title8 =
| length8 =
| title9 =
| length9 =
| title10 =
| length10 =
}}

== Reception ==
Radhika Rajmani of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' rated the film {{Fraction|2|1|2}} stars out of 5 and wrote: "Uday Shankar takes up a stereotypical storyline in ''Baladoor'' and manages to entertain with a satisfactory screenplay in a formulaic way with a mix of action, comedy and romance."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajmani |first=Radhika |date=14 August 2008 |title=Review: Baladoor |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/14ssb.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716064223/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/14ssb.htm |archive-date=16 July 2021 |access-date=2021-07-16 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> ''[[Zamin Ryot]]''{{'s}} Alluru Rahim in criticized the film's "lackluster screenplay" and added that the director did not handle sentiment properly.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rahim |first=Alluru |date=29 August 2008 |title=బలాదూర్: పరమబోర్ |trans-title=Baladoor: Very boring |url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/2008/Aug/29-Aug-2008.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717235041/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/2008/Aug/29-Aug-2008.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=16 July 2021 |work=[[Zamin Ryot]] |pages=12 |language=te}}</ref> In an other negative review, Y. Sunita Chowdhary of ''[[The Hindu]]'' stated, "Baladoor is an average film, as the banner doesn’t offer nothing new in narration."<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2008 |title=Dump this Baladoor |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Dump-this-Baladoor/article15281873.ece |website=The Hindu}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
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[[Category:2008 Indian films]]
[[Category:2008 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2008 action drama films]]
[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Uzbekistan]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:2000s masala films]]
[[Category:Suresh Productions films]]
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. M. Radha Krishnan]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. R. Udayasankar]]

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