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{{short description|2008 film by Trivikram Srinivas}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Jalsa
| image = Jalsa poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Trivikram Srinivas]]
| producer = [[Allu Aravind]]
| writer = Trivikram Srinivas
| starring = [[Pawan Kalyan]] [[Ileana D'Cruz]] [[Parvati Melton]] [[Kamalinee Mukerji]] [[Mukesh Rishi]] [[Prakash Raj]]
| music = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| cinematography = [[K. V. Guhan]] [[Rasool Ellore]]
| editing = [[Sreekar Prasad]]
| distributor = [[Geetha Arts]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|04|02}}
| runtime = 167 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Jalsa''''' ({{trans|Fun}}) is a 2008 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action comedy film]] written and directed by [[Trivikram Srinivas]] and produced by [[Allu Aravind]], under the [[Geetha Arts]] banner starring [[Pawan Kalyan]], [[Ileana D'Cruz|Ileana]], [[Parvati Melton]], [[Kamalinee Mukerji]], [[Mukesh Rishi]] and [[Prakash Raj]]. The soundtrack of the film composed by [[Devi Sri Prasad]], was launched on 29 February 2008. The film was released on 2 April 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-02|title=12 Years of Jalsa: 5 reasons why the Pawan Kalyan starrer was a hit|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/12-years-of-jalsa-5-reasons-why-the-pawan-kalyan-starrer-was-a-hit/photostory/74948425.cms|access-date=2020-08-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Plot==
Sanjay Sahu aka Sanju is a post-graduate and works as a aerobics instructor. He is in love with Indu, who wishes to marry him. She makes him meet her father, who is a police officer and also happens to be his old acquaintance. Her father declines to approve of their love, and she is forced to marry according to her father's choice. Meanwhile, Indu's sister Bhagyamathi aka Bhagi and her friend Jyothsna aka Jo are chased by hoodlums before being rescued by Sanju. Furthermore, Jo and Bhagi are ragged in the college before being again rescued by Sanju. Both begin to like Sanju and even decide to propose their love to him without their knowledge of the other. However, it is Jo who proposes first to Sanju, who rejects her. Careful after seeing her friend's love rejected, Bhagi, with the help of Sreenu, begins wooing Sanju.

Bhagi keeps wooing Sanju in different ways under Sreenu's supervision. Sreenu keeps advising Bhagi with new ideas, so that she impresses Sanju. With his idea, Bhagi vacates the previous tenants in Sanjus' house and gets into that house to woo Sanju. She keeps trying in many ways to impress him, which evokes comedy. Bhagi keeps meeting Sanju, tries to know more about him. After many comical situations coming their way, love blossoms between them, but unfortunately at a party where Jo is also one of the attendees, she spills all the beans about Bhagi and Sanju is infuriated and ends their relationship. But later that party night in conversation with Bhagi, drunken Sanju begins to showcase that he isn't a correct fit to her, yet the unending love of Bhagi towards Sanju, makes him fall for her and both again get into a relationship marking it with a kiss.

Meanwhile, Damodar Reddy, a powerful [[land grabbing|land grabber]] who takes care of all the settlements while still in jail, is out on [[parole]]. He is in search of Sanju for spoiling his land deals in the past and thrashing his son, who was one of the goons who chased Bhagi. He makes an attempt on Sanju's life but in vain. However, Sanju's friend Abhi is taken hostage during the attack. Sanju rescues Abhi but is enraged when his friends stop him from assaulting the kidnapper by questioning his authority to take the law into his hands and bringing them troubles. Sanju then reveals his flashback, in which he hailed from a poor rural family. His brother dies of heart disease as a child. His father Janardhan Sahu kills himself as crops fail, and his mother too passes away. While going to the burial ground, he repeatedly slips and swoons at a stone pillar. He plucks it out, which enrages the henchmen of Damodar Reddy . When they attack him, Sanju beats them up, disappears into a forest, and joins the [[Naxalites]]. During a combing operation, he joins hands with the father of Indu and Bhagi - a police officer - and his team to eliminate the team in an encounter. Sanju is then rehabilitated as a college student in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]].

Bhagi confesses to her father about her intention to marry Sanju, but her father rejects it by revealing to her about Sanju being an ex-lover of her sister Indu, and an ex-naxal. Shocked, Bhagi agrees to get married as per her father's choice. Her father arranges the engagement of Bhagi with Raghu Ram. Sanju is disgusted that Bhagi has given her assent to the engagement and decides to break it. Meanwhile, Sanju learns that the man who attempted on his life is none other than Damodar Reddy and that Raghu Ram is the elder son of Damodar Reddy. Sanju confronts Damodar Reddy in jail and challenges him. Damodar Reddy leaves jail and forcibly arranges the marriage of Raghuram with Bhagi. Sanju, meanwhile, kidnaps the younger son of Damodar Reddy, takes Damodar Reddy head-on, and defeats him. The film ends with Bhagi marrying Sanju.

The movie ends with a paralyzed Damodar Reddy dying of heart attack on the same road that Sanju defeated him on.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Pawan Kalyan]] as Sanjay "Sanju" Sahu
* [[Ileana D'Cruz|Ileana]] as Bhagyamathi "Bhagi" (dubbed by [[Swathi Reddy]])
* [[Parvati Melton]] as Jyothsna "Jyo"
* [[Kamalinee Mukerji]] as Indu, Bhagi's sister
* [[Mukesh Rishi]] as Damodar Reddy<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/37311.html|title=Mahesh goes a step ahead with 'Jalsa'|date=17 March 2008|access-date=24 March 2008}}</ref>
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Indu and Bhagyamati's father
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Pranav, Head Constable
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Abhi
* [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as Seenu
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Bulli Reddy
* [[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]] as Raghu, Damodar Reddy's elder son
* [[Aditya Redij]] as Damodar Reddy's younger son
* [[Kamal Kamaraju]] as Indu's husband
* [[Makarand Deshpande]] as Naxalite
* [[Shishir Sharma]] as Janardhan Sahu
* [[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]] as Doctor
* [[Mallikarjuna Rao (actor)|Mallikarjuna Rao]] as Minister
* [[Bianca Desai]] as Bhagyamathi's friend
* [[Ravi Varma (actor)|Ravi Varma]] as Naxalite
* [[Krishnudu]]
* [[Ravi Prakash]] as Sanju friend
* [[Uttej]] as Sanju's friend
* [[Satyam Rajesh]] as College student
* [[Bharath Reddy (actor)|Bharath Reddy]]
* [[Mahesh Babu]] as Sekhar (voiceover)
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack of the film was launched on 29 February 2008. The audio rights were sold to [[Aditya Music]] for {{INR}} 9 million,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://manacinemalokam.blogspot.com/2008/01/pawan-kalyans-jalsa-audio-rights-bagged.html |title=Pawan kalyan's 'Jalsa' audio rights bagged for 90 Lakhs |date=29 January 2008 |access-date=24 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201103755/http://manacinemalokam.blogspot.com/2008/01/pawan-kalyans-jalsa-audio-rights-bagged.html |archive-date=1 February 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=29 January 2008 |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/news/jalsa_jan2908.php |title='Jalsa' audio rights bagged for 90 Lakhs |access-date=24 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220130014/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/news/jalsa_jan2908.php |archive-date=20 February 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> the highest for a Telugu film of its released month.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.humsurfer.com/power-star-pawan-kalyans-jalsa-title-song-run-length-2-min-30-sec |title=Power Star Pawan Kalyan's JALSA Title Song |access-date=24 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312235839/http://www.humsurfer.com/power-star-pawan-kalyans-jalsa-title-song-run-length-2-min-30-sec |archive-date=12 March 2008 }}</ref> The music got very good reviews from websites<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cinegoer.com/areviews/jalsa+music+review.htm |title=Jalsa Music Review – Jalsa All The Way |access-date=24 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305191621/http://www.cinegoer.com/areviews/jalsa%2Bmusic%2Breview.htm |archive-date= 5 March 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/musicreview/10017.html|title=Jalsa Music Review|access-date=24 March 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://idlebrain.com/audio/areviews/jalsa.html|title=Jalsa is sheer fun|access-date=26 March 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330045140/http://www.idlebrain.com/audio/areviews/jalsa.html|archive-date=30 March 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and an excellent response from the public itself.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=24 March 2008 |title='Jalsa' audio response from across the state |url=http://www.nonstopcinema.com/nsc/headlines/news_content.php?fileName=439 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310005056/http://www.nonstopcinema.com/nsc/headlines/news_content.php?fileName=439 |archive-date=10 March 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> The music has been topping the charts since its release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andhracafe.com/index.php?m%3Dshow%26id%3D32521 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-03-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111002410/http://www.andhracafe.com/index.php?m=show&id=32521 |archive-date=11 January 2009 |df=dmy }}Retrieved 29 March 2008</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greatandhra.com/ganews/viewnews.php?id=6154&scat=4|title= Trilingual 'Jalsa' tops Telugu music charts|date=6 March 2008|access-date=29 March 2008}}</ref> [[Devi Sri Prasad]] received the 2008 [[Santosham Best Music Director Award]] for his work on the film's music.

{{Infobox album
| name = Jalsa
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2008|04|02}}
| recorded = 2008
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = 36:24
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| prev_title =[[Tulasi (film)|Tulasi]]
| prev_year =2007
| next_title = [[Santosh Subramaniam]]
| next_year =2008
}}
{{tracklist|
|extra_column=Singer(s)
|headline = Track-List
|total_length=36:24
|title1=Jalsa|extra1=[[Baba Sehgal]], [[Rita Thyagarajan|Rita]]| lyrics1 = [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]|length1= 4:19|note1 = Picturised on [[Pawan Kalyan]] and [[Ileana D'Cruz|Ileana]]
|title2=My Heart is Beating|extra2=[[KK (singer)|K. K.]]| lyrics2 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry|length2=4:59|note2 =Picturised on Pawan Kalyan and Ileana D'Cruz
|title3=You and I|extra3=[[Devi Sri Prasad]]| lyrics3 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry|length3=5:00|note3 = Picturised on Pawan Kalyan, [[Parvati Melton]] and Ileana D'Cruz
|title4=Chalore Chalore Chal|extra4=[[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]] | lyrics4 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry|length4=2:46|note4 = Picturised on Pawan Kalyan and [[Prakash Raj]]
|title5=Jennifer Lopez|extra5=[[Benny Dayal]], Priya| lyrics5 = [[Ramajogayya Sastry]]|length5=4:19|note5 = Picturised on Pawan Kalyan and [[Parvati Melton]]
|title6=Gaallo Thelinattunde|extra6=[[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Gopika Poornima]]| lyrics6 = [[Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar]]|length6=4:52|note6 = Picturised on Pawan Kalyan and [[Ileana D'Cruz|Ileana]]
|title7=Chalore Chalore Chal (Hindi)|extra7=Devi Sri Prasad| lyrics7 = Raqueeb Alam|length7=3:05|note7 =Bonus track
|title8=My Heart is Beating (Remix)|extra8=K. K.| lyrics8 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry|length8=3:02|note8 = Remix
|title9=Jalsa (The Devi Mix)|extra9=Baba Sehgal, Devi Sri Prasad| lyrics9 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry|length9=4:02 |note9 = Remix of title song
}}

== Release ==

=== Theatrical ===
''Jalsa'' was released on 2 April 2008 in theaters worldwide. The film was originally scheduled to be released on 27 March 2008, but because of delays in the [[digital intermediate]] (DI) process. ''Jalsa'' was later released with 400 prints in 800 theaters worldwide across 1000 screens.<ref name="imdb.com">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1191121/business Jalsa]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Jalsa' - collections graph is on decline |url=http://www.andhravilas.net/movienews/56044/2/14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329083357/http://www.andhravilas.net/movienews/56044/2/14 |archive-date=29 March 2014 |access-date=29 March 2014 |df=dmy}}</ref>

=== Remastered re-release ===
''Jalsa'' was re-released in theaters worldwide on 1 September 2022, coinciding with Kalyan's birthday, with remastered picture and sound.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-04 |title=Pawan Kalyan Fans Plan to Hold Special Screening of Jalsa on Power Star's Birthday |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/pawan-kalyan-fans-plan-to-hold-special-screening-of-jalsa-on-power-stars-birthday-5689447.html |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>Jalsa grossed over ₹3.25 crore in its 2022 re-release.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-04 |title=Jalsa special show collections record |url=https://www.tollywood.net/jalsa-special-show-collections-record/|website=Tollywood|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As per the source,the collections of the Jalsa special shows will be donated to charity<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-31|title=Jalsa creates an all-time record with its re-release |url=https://www.telugubulletin.com/jalsa-creates-an-all-time-record-with-its-re-release-164750|website=Tollywood|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Ceremony
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
! {{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference}}
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Filmfare Awards South|56th Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu|Best Film – Telugu]]
|[[Allu Aravind|Allu Arvind]]
|{{nom}}
|rowspan="7"|<ref>{{Cite web|agency=TNN|date=Jul 22, 2009|title=56th Filmfare Awards 2008 - South {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/56th-filmfare-awards-2008-south/articleshow/4804867.cms|access-date=2021-11-01|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu|Best Director – Telugu]]
|[[Trivikram Srinivas]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Best Actor – Telugu]]
|[[Pawan Kalyan|Pawan kalyan]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu|Best Actress – Telugu]]
|[[Ileana D'Cruz|Ileana D'cruz]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu|Best Supporting Actress – Telugu]]
|[[Parvati Melton|Parvathi melton]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu|Best Music Director – Telugu]]
|[[Devi Sri Prasad|Devi sri prasad]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu|Best Lyricist – Telugu]]
|[[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry|Sirivennela seethrama sastry]] - (chalore chalore)
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Santosham Film Awards]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=Awards|author=Durr, William Kirtley|date=1983|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|oclc=777371017}}</ref>
|[[Santosham Best Film Award|Best Film – Telugu]]
|Jalsa
|{{won}}
|rowspan="7"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Santosham film awards 2009 - Telugu cinema function|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/santoshamawards2009.html|access-date=2021-11-01|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[Santosham Best Director Award|Best Director – Telugu]]
|[[Trivikram Srinivas|Trivikram srinivas]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Santosham Best Actor Award|Best Actor – Telugu]]
|[[Pawan Kalyan|Pawan kalyan]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Santosham Best Actress Award|Best Actress – Telugu]]
|[[Ileana D'Cruz|Ileana D'cruz]]
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actor – Telugu
|[[Prakash raj]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Supporting actress – Telugu
|[[Parvathi melton]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Santosham Best Music Director Award|Best Misic Director – Telugu]]
|[[Devi Sri Prasad|Devi sri prasad]]
|{{won}}
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1191121}}

{{Trivikram Srinivas}}

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[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Films about Naxalism]]
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