Released · Telugu film · 2006
Happy
హ్యాపీ
Happy release date: 27 January 2006 (theatres). Directed by A. Karunakaran; starring Allu Arjun, Genelia D'Souza and Manoj Bajpai.
- Film release
- 27 January 2006 · All 2006 films
- Director
- A. Karunakaran
- Music
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Production
- Geetha Arts
- Writing credits
- A. Karunakaran
- Runtime
- 152 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
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Film release: 27 January 2006 · all 2006 Telugu films.
Source: the film’s Wikipedia article, checked 25 September 2026. It does not name a streaming platform or date; this page says so rather than guessing.
Happy is a 2006 Telugu romantic action comedy directed by A. Karunakaran and produced by Allu Aravind under Geetha Arts. Allu Arjun and Genelia play the leads, with Manoj Bajpayee, Deepak Shirke, Brahmanandam, Kishore and Tanikella Bharani in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 2004 Tamil film Azhagiya Theeye, with Yuvan Shankar Raja’s music. Released on 27 January 2006, it was well reviewed but, according to Wikipedia, underperformed in Andhra Pradesh, before its Malayalam-dubbed version became a long-running hit in Kerala.
What the story is about
Madhu is a medical student whose father, a power-obsessed MLA, keeps a tight grip on her life and wants her married off. On a medical camp in the Araku Valley she has a funny first run-in with Bunny, a carefree young man who later moves to Hyderabad, delivering pizzas while studying for an MBA in the evenings. When Madhu’s father mistakenly decides she is dating Bunny and rushes to marry her to a police officer, Bunny sets out to stop the wedding, and a chain of misunderstandings leaves the two of them sharing a flat. The comedy and romance grow from there.
Cast
- Allu Arjun as Bunny
- Genelia as Madhumathi “Madhu”
- Manoj Bajpayee as DCP Aravind
- Deepak Shirke as MLA Suryanarayana, Madhu’s father, and Kishore as ACP Ratna Naidu
- Brahmanandam, Tanikella Bharani, M. S. Narayana and L. B. Sriram in supporting roles
Crew and music
Radha Mohan, who wrote the Tamil original, is credited with the story; Karunakaran wrote the screenplay and Kona Venkat the dialogue. R. D. Rajasekhar was the cinematographer and Anthony the editor. Yuvan Shankar Raja’s six songs, released on 30 December 2005, each had a different lyricist, among them Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry and Chandrabose, and are described by Wikipedia as a highlight of the film.
Release and reception
Happy opened on 27 January 2006. Idlebrain.com called it “a happy film watch for its songs and comedy”, and IndiaGlitz wrote that “the combination of enjoyable fun, good music and easy emotions make Happy work”. Wikipedia records that it did less well in Andhra Pradesh than Allu Arjun’s Arya and Bunny, with its climax criticised, but that the Malayalam-dubbed Happy Be Happy ran for over 175 days in Kerala and helped build the actor’s large following there. It was remade in Odia as Loafer (2011).
Where to watch Happy
We do not have a confirmed streaming platform for the 2006 Happy on file. The OTT details on this page will be updated when a platform’s own listing confirms it.
Sources: the Wikipedia article on Happy and the reviews it cites, linked above; Wikidata; our own cast and crew records.
Cast of Happy (2006)
- Allu Arjun as Bunny
- Genelia D'Souza as Madhumati
- Manoj Bajpai
- Brahmanandam as Appala Naidu
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Tanikella Bharani as Subba Rao
- Kishore Kumar
- L. B. Sriram
- M. S. Narayana as Ticket collector
- G.V. Sudhakar Naidu as G. K.
- Giri Babu
- Rama Prabha as Madhumati's Grandmother
- Venu Madhav
- Suman Setty as Bunny's Friend
- Seetha as Madhumati's mother
- Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao
- Pavala Syamala as Vegetable Seller
Also in the cast (TMDB): Manoj Bajpayee as DCP Aravind Bhasker IPS, Kishore as ACP Ratna Naidu IPS, Deepak Shirke as MLA Suryanarayana, Master Bharath as Bunny's neighbor.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Source record: Q13522749 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.