Bunny

Bunny is a 2005 Telugu romantic action comedy written and directed by V. V. Vinayak, presented by Allu Aravind and produced by Mallidi Satyanarayana Reddy. Allu Arjun, in his third film as a lead after Gangotri and Arya, stars opposite Gowri Munjal, with Prakash Raj and Mukesh Rishi, and Sarath Kumar in a guest role. Devi Sri Prasad composed the music. Released on 6 April 2005, it drew mixed-to-positive reviews but was a commercial success.

What the story is about

Somaraju is a powerful businessman and crime boss in Visakhapatnam who dotes on his daughter, Mahalakshmi. Raja, nicknamed Bunny, joins her college and wins her over from the first day. Somaraju reluctantly agrees to their marriage, and then Raja names his price: he wants Somaraju’s entire property as dowry. Why he makes that demand, and what connects him to Somaraju’s past, is the revenge story at the film’s core.

Cast

• Allu Arjun as Raja, alias Bunny
• Gowri Munjal as Mahalakshmi
• Prakash Raj as Somaraju
• Mukesh Rishi as Maisamma, Somaraju’s right-hand man
• Sharat Saxena as Rangaswamy, with Raghu Babu and M. S. Narayana in comic roles
• Sarath Kumar in a guest appearance as Ranga Rao Bhupathi Raja

Crew and music

Chota K. Naidu was the cinematographer and Gautham Raju the editor. Devi Sri Prasad’s soundtrack was released by Aditya Music, and singer Sagar was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu.

Release and reception

Bunny opened on 6 April 2005 and was commercially successful, according to sources cited by Wikipedia including The Hindu; a Malayalam-dubbed version, Bunny: The Lion, also did well. No reliable gross figure is cited, so we do not give one. Critics were less impressed with the story than with the lead. B. Anuradha of Rediff.com called it an “age-old revenge drama”, writing that Allu Arjun’s “effortless dancing and fights could be in vain, thanks to the boring theme”. Sify rated it 3 out of 5: “old wine in a new bottle”, but saved “to a very large extent” by Allu Arjun, Prakash Raj and Raghu Babu.

Remake

Bunny was remade in Bangladesh as Tomar Jonno Morte Pari (2007), starring Shakib Khan.

Where to watch Bunny

We do not have a confirmed streaming platform for Bunny on file. The OTT details on this page will be updated when a platform’s own listing confirms it.

Sources: the Wikipedia article on Bunny and the reviews and reports it cites, linked above; Wikidata; our own cast and crew records.