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{{Infobox film
| name = Bavagaru Bagunnara!
| image = Bavagaru Bagunnara.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Jayanth C. Paranjee]]
| producer = [[Nagendra Babu]]
| writer = [[Jayanth C. Paranjee]] [[Paruchuri Brothers]]
| starring = [[Chiranjeevi]] [[Srihari]] [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] [[Paresh Rawal]] [[Rachana Banerjee|Rachana]]
| music = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = [[Anjana Productions]]
| distributor = [[Geetha Arts]]
| released = {{film date|df=y|1998|4|9}}
| runtime =
| language = Telugu
| budget =
}}
'''''Bavagaru Bagunnara''''' ({{translation|Brother-in-law, How are you?}}) is a 1998 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Jayanth C. Paranjee]] and produced by [[Nagendra Babu]]. The film stars [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] and [[Paresh Rawal]].

Released on 9 April 1998, the film was a ''Super Hit'' at the [[box office]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=చిరు రియల్‌ స్టంట్‌కు 22ఏళ్లు!|url=https://www.eenadu.net/cinema/newsarticle/Megastar-Chiranjeevi-and-Rambha-starrer-Musical-Superhit-Bavagaru-Bagunnara-completed-22-years/0208/120047723|access-date=2020-11-02|website=[[Eenadu]]|language=te}}</ref> The film was remade into [[Hindi]] as ''[[Kunwara]]'' (2000) and in Bangladesh as ''[[Jamai Shashur]]'' (2003).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Idle Brain – Hindi reviews – Kunwara – Govinda – Urmila – David Dhavan|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/mumbai/reviews/mr-kunwara.html|access-date=2020-11-02|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
Raju ([[Chiranjeevi]]) runs between New Zealand, where he owns a restaurant, and India, where he runs a home for orphans started in his sister's name. Swapna ([[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]) is a student in New Zealand, staying with her uncle. Once she goes looking for Raju to take him to task for thrashing her friend. On learning that Raju was not at fault, she promptly falls in love with him.

After that, the scene shifts to India when Raju goes there to look after the "home". There, he keeps a pregnant woman, Sandhya ([[Rachana Banerjee|Rachana]]), from committing suicide. On learning about her jilted love affair, he decides to help her out. He convinces her that he will act as her husband until the baby is born, whereupon he would leave her, so that she could live with her child peacefully as a deserted wife. With that plan, they go to her village. Her father, Rao Bahaddur Rajendra Prasad ([[Paresh Rawal]]), after initially refusing, unwillingly gives his nod to the plan under pressure from family members.

The story takes a twist when Swapna comes to India and finds, to her utter shock, Raju as her brother-in-law. Raju's pleadings of innocence fail to convince her. Meanwhile, Raju gets involved in a dispute about the ownership of a lake between their village and a neighboring one. He wins the race that decides its ownership in favor of Sandhya's village. Sandhya's father, happy at the turn of events leading to heightening of the prestige of their village, decides to accept Raju as his son-in-law and decides to get them married. Now Swapna, who comes to know the truth, is in turmoil. Meanwhile, Sandhya makes another attempt at suicide, but Raju thwarts it again. In the process, he comes to know that she met her lover (Achyut), who was held captive by the neighboring village head ([[Jaya Prakash Reddy]]) and is being forced to marry his daughter. Raju rescues Sandhya's lover and gets them married, giving a happy ending to the movie.

==Cast==
* [[Chiranjeevi]] as Raju
* [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] as Swapna
* [[Paresh Rawal]] as Rao Bahaddur Rajendra Prasad
* [[Rachana Banerjee]] as Sandhya
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]
* [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]]
* [[sowcar Janaki|Janaki]]
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Gopal
* [[Jaya Prakash Reddy]]
* [[Srihari]] as Chinna Kankaraju
* [[Achyuth]] as Venkat, Sandhya's lover
* [[Sudha (Telugu actress)]] as Bhuvaneshwari
* Deepa Raju
* MS Narayana as doctor

==Soundtrack==
The music for this film was composed by [[Mani Sharma]]. The audio was a huge hit and all the songs were chartbusters. The track "Aunty Koothura", sung by [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] and [[K. S. Chitra]] was a massive hit among the masses and was an instant chartbuster for its powerful dance choreography and beautiful rendition by the singers.<ref name=":0" />
{{Infobox album
| name = Bavagaru Bagunnara?
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cover =
| released = 9 April 1998
| recorded = 1998
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 24:56
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = [[Mani Sharma]]
| prev_title = [[Preminchukundam Raa]]
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = [[Ganesh (film)|Ganesh]]
| next_year = 1998
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Track-List
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 24:56
| title1 = Aunty Koothura
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chitra]]
| length1 = 6:01
| lyrics1 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| title2 = Chalnedo Gaadi
| extra2 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| length2 = 4:48
| lyrics2 = Chandrabose
| title3 = Maattekki Thooge
| lyrics3 = [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Febi Mani|Febi]]
| length3 = 5:16
| title4 = Navami Dasami
| lyrics4 = Chandrabose
| extra4 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]]
| length4 = 4:26
| title5 = Sorry Sorry
| lyrics5 = Chandrabose
| extra5 = Mano, Sujatha
| length5 = 4:25
}}

== Reception ==
Griddaluru Gopalrao of ''Zamin Ryot'' writing his review on 24 April 1998 has called the film "a laughing riot." Goplarao appreciated the film's story and screenplay for its novelty with particular praise for Paranjee's direction, Chiranjeevi's performance, and Sharma's soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Griddaluru|first=Gopalrao|date=24 April 1998|title=బావగారు.. బాగున్నారా.. ఆనందం పంచే వినోదాత్మక చిత్రం|language=te|page=9|work=Zamin Ryot|url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1998/Apr/24-Apr-1998.pdf}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0245755|title=Bavagaru Bagunnara?}}

{{Jayanth C. Paranjee}}

[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1998 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:1990s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mani Sharma]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee]]

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