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{{Infobox film
| name =
| image = Good Boy (2005 film).jpg
| alt =
| caption = VCD cover
| native_name = 
| director = [[G. Nageswara Reddy]]
| writer = G. Nageswara Reddy
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes
| label1= Dialogue by
| data1 = [[Marudhuri Raja]]
}}
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = 
| producer = K Paidi Babu <br />Kamagari Sunil Kumar Reddy<br />V. Jagadish <small>'''(presents)'''</small>
| starring = {{plainlist|*[[Rohit (actor)|Rohit]]
*[[Navneet Kaur Rana|Navneet Kaur]]
}}
| narrator =
| cinematography = S. Arun Kumar
| editing = K. Ram Gopal Reddy
| music = [[Vandemataram Srinivas]]
| studio = Madhura Meenakshi Movies
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|9|22}}
| runtime = 123 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Good Boy''''' is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language [[romantic film|romantic]] [[drama film]] directed by [[G. Nageswara Reddy]] and starring [[Rohit (actor)|Rohit]] and [[Navneet Kaur Rana|Navneet Kaur]] with [[L. B. Sriram]] and [[Rajyalakshmi]] in supporting roles. The film was released to mixed-to-negative reviews.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Rohit (actor)|Rohit]] as Vamsi
*[[Navneet Kaur Rana|Navneet Kaur]] as Krishna Veni
*[[L. B. Sriram]] as Vamsi's father
*[[Rajyalakshmi]] as Vamsi's mother
*[[Chalapathi Rao]]
*Apoorva
*[[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]]
*[[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]]
*[[Brahmanandam]]
*[[Posani Krishna Murali]]
*Babloo as Vamsi's friend
*Sekhar
*Naveen
}}

== Production ==
This film marks the fourth collaboration between [[G. Nageswara Reddy]] and [[Rohit (actor)|Rohit]] after ''[[6 Teens]]'' (2001), ''[[Girl Friend (2002 film)|Girl Friend]]'' (2002), and ''[[Nenu Seetamahalakshmi]]'' (2003). Filming began on 15 April 2003 at the [[Telangana State Police Academy]] (formerly known as Andhra Pradesh Police Academy).<ref name="R">{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-goodboy.html|title=Pressmeet 2: Good Boy|date=15 April 2005|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=4 January 2024|archive-date=7 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107161130/https://idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-goodboy.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A song was shot at [[Ramoji Film City]] on 13 July 2005. The dialogue portions of the film were completed as of 14 July 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet1-goodboy.html|title=On Location: Good Boy|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|date=14 July 2005|access-date=4 January 2024|archive-date=8 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108030135/https://idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet1-goodboy.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The song "Tholisari Tholakarila" was shot at a village situated at ICRISAT, Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/08/19/stories/2005081901240200.htm|date=19 August 2005|work=The Hindu|access-date=8 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070922224324/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/08/19/stories/2005081901240200.htm|archive-date=22 September 2007|title=Entertaining narrative|last=Narasimham|first=M. L.}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Vandemataram Srinivas]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/good-boy-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1165405726|title=Good Boy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|work=[[Apple Music]]|date=2013|access-date=2024-01-04|archive-date=2023-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319015456/https://music.apple.com/us/album/good-boy-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1165405726|url-status=live}}</ref> The songs were released under the [[Madhura Audio]] label.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-goodboy.html|title=Audio release - Good Boy|date=20 July 2005|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=4 January 2024|archive-date=8 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108141824/https://idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-goodboy.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Ello Maruthi
| extra1 = [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]], Ganga
| length1 = 5:02
| title2 = Namo Namo Venkatesha
| extra2 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Usha (singer)|Usha]]
| length2 = 4:56
| title3 = Manaspoortyga
| extra3 = [[R. P. Patnaik]], Usha
| length3 = 5:48
| title4 = Preminchavepilla
| extra4 = [[Mallikarjun]], Usha
| length4 = 5:41
| title5 = Tholisari Tholakarila
| extra5 = [[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[M. M. Srilekha]]
| length5 = 5:13
| title6 = Malle Mogga
| extra6 = Ravi Verma, [[Kousalya (singer)|Kousalya]]
| length6 = 5:14
| total_length = 31:54
}}

== Release and reception ==
The film was initially scheduled to release in mid-July.<ref name="R"/>

Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' rated the film three out of five and wrote that "The entertainment value this film provides can compensate the fallibility in the second half. On a whole, this film is passable".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-goodboy.html|title=Movie review - Good Boy|date=22 September 2005|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|last=Jeevi|access-date=4 January 2024|archive-date=12 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712185607/https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-goodboy.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|1316591}}

{{G. Nageswara Reddy}}
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:2005 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by G. Nageswara Reddy]]
[[Category:2005 Telugu-language films]]

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AnnettLevi9 at 20:02, 29 April 2026