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Balupu
బలుపు
Balupu release date: 28 June 2013 (theatres). Directed by Gopichand Malineni; starring Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan and Anjali.
- Film release
- 28 June 2013 · All 2013 films
- Director
- Gopichand Malineni
- Music
- S. Thaman
- Production
- PVP cinema
- Writing credits
- Gopichand Malineni
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
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Film release: 28 June 2013 · all 2013 Telugu films.
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Balupu (transl. Arrogance) is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy written and directed by Gopichand Malineni and produced by Prasad Vara Potluri under PVP Cinema. It stars Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan, Anjali and Prakash Raj, with Adivi Sesh, Ashutosh Rana and Brahmanandam in supporting roles. Released on 28 June 2013, it was a major hit. According to the source, it grossed over ₹61 crore, with a distributor’s share of ₹30 crore.
Story
Ravi works as a bank collection agent in Bangalore and lives happily with his friends and his father. When one of his friends attempts suicide after being cheated in love, Ravi learns that a young woman, Shruti, and her uncle Crazy Mohan make a habit of conning gullible young men. He decides to teach them a lesson by posing as their next easy target.
Cast
Ravi Teja plays the lead with a rugged, bearded look, and Shruti Haasan plays one of the heroines in her first comic role. Anjali is the second female lead. Brahmanandam plays Crazy Mohan, and Ali plays Dr. Savitri, a comic character described as one of the film’s highlights. Adivi Sesh has a pivotal role, and Ashutosh Rana plays one of the antagonists. Lakshmi Rai makes a special appearance.
Production
The film’s muhurtam took place at the producer’s office on 26 October 2012, and shooting began on 13 November. Schedules followed in Vizag, near Simhachalam, and in Hyderabad, including Ramoji Film City. Songs were filmed in Lisbon and the Algarve, making Balupu the first Telugu film shot in Portugal. Later scenes were shot in Bangkok. Kona Venkat wrote the script.
Music
S. Thaman composed the music. Ravi Teja sang a song for the first time in his career.
Box office and legacy
According to the source, Balupu was the seventh highest-grossing Telugu film of 2013. It remained Ravi Teja’s biggest hit until Krack, which reunited him with Malineni and Haasan. It was remade in Bengali as Herogiri (2015).
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Trailer from the official YouTube channel of Junglee Music Telugu, published 1 Jun 2013.
Cast of Balupu (2013)
- Ravi Teja as Ravi
- Shruti Haasan as Shruti
- Anjali as Dr. Anjali
- Adivi Sesh as Rohit
- Brahmanandam as Crazy Mohan
- Prakash Raj as Nanaji
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Rao Ramesh
- Raghu Babu as Nanaji's Henchman
- Srinivasa Reddy
- Ajay as Babji
- Ashutosh Rana as Poorna
- Nassar
- Ali
- Satyam Rajesh
- Thagubothu Ramesh
- Fish Venkat
- Brahmaji as Suri
- Praveen
- Jaya Prakash Reddy
- Gundu Sudarshan
- AVS
- Supreeth
- Archana Shastry
- Shafi as Kaasi
- Shanoor Sana
- Chatrapathi Sekhar
Also in the cast (TMDB): Mithu Chakrabarty as Rana's Wife, Jayaprakash Reddy as CI Basava, Raai Laxmi as Lakshmi Rai.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Source record: Q4279468 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.