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{{Infobox film
| image = Gudumba Shankar.jpg
| starring = Pawan Kalyan<br>[[Meera Jasmine]]<br>[[Ashish Vidyarthi]]
| director = [[Veera Shankar Bairisetty|Veera Shankar]]
| screenplay = [[Pawan Kalyan]]
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes
| label1= Dialogues by
| data1 = {{Ubl |Satyanand}}
}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Kanyasulkam]]''|Gurajada Apparao}}
| story = Satyanand
| country = India
| studio = [[Anjana Productions]]
| editing = Yusuf Khan
| cinematography = [[Chota K. Naidu]]
| producer = [[Nagendra Babu]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2004|9|10}}
| runtime = 176 minutes
| language = Telugu
| music = [[Mani Sharma]]
| budget = {{INRConvert|12|c}}
| gross = 
}}

'''''Gudumba Shankar''''' is a 2004 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[comedy film]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/gudumba-shankar-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mduwnzq|title=Gudumba Shankar|website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref> directed by [[Veera Shankar Bairisetty|Veera Shankar]] and produced by [[Nagendra Babu]] under [[Anjana Productions]] banner. [[Pawan Kalyan]] plays the [[Title character|title role]], wrote the screenplay, and choreographed three songs and the action scenes. The film also stars [[Meera Jasmine]] and [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] while [[Sayaji Shinde]], [[Brahmanandam]], and [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] play supporting roles. The music was scored by [[Mani Sharma]] with cinematography by [[Chota K. Naidu]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2018-09-10|title='Gudumba Shankar' completes 14 years: Take a look at the highlights of the Pawan Kalyan starrer|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/photo-features/gudumba-shankar-completes-14-years-take-a-look-at-the-highlights-of-the-pawan-kalyan-starrer/photostory/65755998.cms|access-date=2021-07-30|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=30 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730070015/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/photo-features/gudumba-shankar-completes-14-years-take-a-look-at-the-highlights-of-the-pawan-kalyan-starrer/photostory/65755998.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Plot==
Gudumba Shankar is a small-time thief who makes a living by arresting people. On his way to Mumbai, he accidentally meets Gowri. Both of them are forced to travel together. A few more incidents make them good friends. Shankar realizes that Gowri is a girl who ran away from her house. By then, they start having feelings for each other. A rowdy named Kumaraswamy wants to marry Gowri forcibly, as her astrology is auspicious for him, and this is why she runs away from her home. Soon, Kumarasamy takes Gowri back to the house.

Kumaraswamy is extremely superstitious and heavily depends on the astrology of Parabrahma Swamy. Shankar blackmails Parabrahma (to disclose his illicit affair) and joins the wedding house as the wedding planner along with Paidiraju and two other buddies. Shankar later tricks Kumaraswamy into thinking that Gowri is inauspicious to him and that if he marries her he will be destroyed. He plans elaborate tricks by burning or hurting someone wherever Gowri is involved. After Kumaraswamy leaves, Shankar marries Gowri, but Kumaraswamy comes and beats up Shankar and kidnaps Gowri. Shankar miraculously wakes up, beats up everyone, and takes Gowri back.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Pawan Kalyan]] as Shankar Deekshithulu / Gudumba Shankar / Kalyanji Anandji
* [[Meera Jasmine]] as Gowri / Mangatayaru
* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Kumaraswamy
* [[Sayaji Shinde]] as 'Bejawada' Narayana
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Parabrahma Swamy
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Paidiraju / Katrina Knife
* [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as Prabhu
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Devudu
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Kumaraswamy's uncle
* [[Sudeepa Pinky]] as Pinky, Gowri's sister
* [[Bhuvaneswari (actress)|Bhuvaneswari]]
* [[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]]
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]]
* [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]]
* [[Raghu Babu]]
* [[L. B. Sriram]]
* [[Tirupathi Prakash]]
* Natanya Singh in an item song "Killi Killi"
}}

== Production ==
In March 2004, [[Idlebrain.com|''Idlebrain'']] reported that the title ''Gudumba Shankar'' was confirmed for Pawan Kalyan's film directed by Veera Shankar. At that time, 50% of the shooting was completed and the film was scheduled for release in July 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 March 2004 |title=News Today: Gudumba Shankar title confirmed |url=https://idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news246.html |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref>

== Music ==
The film has six songs composed by [[Mani Sharma]]. Aditya Music acquired the audio rights.
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Le Le Le Le | extra1 = [[KK (singer)|KK]] | length1 = 05:00
| lyrics1 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| title2 = Chiguraaku Chaatu Chiluka | extra2 = [[Sunitha Upadrashta|Sunitha]], [[S. P. B. Charan]] | length2 = 04:50
| lyrics2 = [[Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry]]
| title3 = Chilakamma | extra3 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Sri Vardhini | length3 = 05:13
| lyrics3 = Chandrabose
| title4 = Chitti Nadumune | extra4 = [[Mallikarjun]], [[Premgi Amaren]] | length4 = 04:54
| lyrics4 = Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry
| title5 = Emantaro | extra5 = S. P. B. Charan, Harini | length5 = 06:07
| lyrics5 = Chandrabose
| title6 = Kili Kili | extra6 = Muralidhar, [[Pawan Kalyan]]| length6 = 05:20
| lyrics6 = Masterji
}}

==Reception==
The film received mixed reviews but was a commercial success, largely due to Kalyan's popularity. Kalyan's choreography of the realistic action scenes was praised.<ref name=":0" /> His unique style, including wearing double pants, was a major trendsetter at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-02 |title=Pawan Kalyan : పవన్ కళ్యాణ్ తన స్టైలిష్ ప్యాంట్స్‌ను ఏ హీరోకి గిఫ్ట్‌గా ఇచ్చారో తెలుసా..? |url=https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/tollywood/pawan-kalyan-gifted-sai-dharam-tej-different-style-pants-used-in-gudumba-shankar-and-balu-movies-1052872.html |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=[[TV9 Telugu]] |language=te |archive-date=11 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811122235/https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/tollywood/pawan-kalyan-gifted-sai-dharam-tej-different-style-pants-used-in-gudumba-shankar-and-balu-movies-1052872.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-12-07 |title=Pawan stretches himself for a pant |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/pawan-stretches-himself-for-a-pant-telugu-news-11794 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |archive-date=11 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811124712/https://www.indiaglitz.com/pawan-stretches-himself-for-a-pant-telugu-news-11794 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 May 2012 |title=Some 'power' dressing this! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/some-power-dressing-this/articleshow/13485927.cms |access-date=2024-08-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

''[[Sify]]'' rated the film 3/5 and called it "disappointing." The reviewer wrote, "You desperately want to like the film for the maddeningly zany characters played out by Pawan, Meera, Ali, Brahmanandam and others. Alas but nobody can improve on this script full of scenes, inspired from half a dozen Hollywood and Bollywood films of yesteryears!"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gudumba Shankar|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/gudumba-shankar-review-telugu-pclv7Hechgdeg.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730071517/https://www.sify.com/movies/gudumba-shankar-review-telugu-pclv7Hechgdeg.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 July 2021|access-date=2021-07-30|website=[[Sify]]|language=en}}</ref> Griddaluru Goplarao of ''[[Zamin Ryot]]'' also criticized the weak storyline and screenplay.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gopalrao|first=Griddaluru|date=24 September 2004|title=చితా సమీక్ష: బుడుంగుమన్న గుడుంబా శంకర్|language=te|pages=9|work=[[Zamin Ryot]]|url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/2004/Sep/24-Sep-2004.pdf|access-date=30 July 2021|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118113137/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/2004/Sep/24-Sep-2004.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Re-release==
''Gudumba Shankar'' was re-released after 19 years. The initial date was fixed as August 31, 2023. Then it got postponed and was re-released on September 2, on [[Pawan Kalyan]]'s birthday, marked as one of the highest grosser amongst the recent re-releases.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2023/08/31/meera-jasmine-gudumba-shankar-pawan-kalyan-movie-update-re-release-in-theatres.html | title=Meera Jasmine says 'Gudumba Shankar' was instrumental in shaping her journey as an artist | access-date=25 January 2024 | archive-date=25 January 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125203346/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2023/08/31/meera-jasmine-gudumba-shankar-pawan-kalyan-movie-update-re-release-in-theatres.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0354965|Gudumba Shankar}}

[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:2004 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mani Sharma]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]
[[Category:2004 action comedy films]]
[[Category:Films about astrology]]

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