Bhalevadivi Basu

Bhalevadivi Basu is a 2001 Telugu-language action comedy film directed by P. A. Arun Prasad. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Anjala Zhaveri, Shilpa Shetty and the music was composed by Mani Sharma. The film was produced by Sivalenka Krishna Prasad under the Sridevi Movies banner. Bhalevadivi Basu created a lot of hype since it followed the stupendous hit of Narasimha Naidu and was intended to be an image make-over for Nandamuri Balakrishna from action hero to family hero. The film was not commercially successful.

Plot
The film begins at an airport where the customs red-handedly catch foreigners for Wildlife smuggling, and Officer Benerjee shoots them. They confess their chieftain at the hospital, Banerjee, when the blackguard blasts. The Government of India posts a dynamic ranger, Sagar, a new appointee to Sileru forest. Taking charge with his driver, Balu, he snatches traffickers and runs an affinity with subordinates & local tribes. Subsequently, a tribal girl, Nemali, becomes infatuated with him. Amidst, Swetha, a senior to Sagar, lands that too loves him, and a couple starts between the two. After a few comic scenes, an anonymous woman, Kavitha, arrives as a social worker suspected of being a spy. Ongoing, Banerjee ploys a high range of poaching, which Sagar & Swetha seize. Accordingly, the government rewarded Sagar for his achievement, which he contributed by constructing a hospital. During its inauguration, Kavitha declares him as an imposter by showing the photograph of the original Sagar. Flabbergasted, Sagar proclaims it as accurate and declares him as Prabhu. Plus, Kavitha Sagar's sister Sunitha spins rearward.

Prabhu & Jaggu are hardcore thieves and act as mock witnesses in court. Once, a wicked cop, CI Bhushan, hires them for a charge against an innocent, but they are honest when Bhushan is suspended and avenged. Currently, Prabhu picks up Sagar but regrets reading and retrieving a letter. Sagar divulges his story; from childhood, he has been passionate about education, for which his mother, Lalithamma, strived hard with Sunitha. This minute, he is under IFS selection temporarily, sending his hard earnings home. Listening to it, Prabhu discloses his face, and Sagar still respects him, and amity develops between them. Prabhu treats Sagar as his sibling, knowing that Lalithamma is ailing and will soon undergo surgery. Thus, Prabhu words to save his mother and asks Sagar to proceed. Exploiting them, CI Bhushan incriminates Prabhu & Jaggu as homicides, but they abscond and reach the forest where sight an accident. Sagar is gravely wounded in it and leaves his breath. Hence, Prabhu is determined to keep Sagar alive for the survival of his mother & sister. Hearing it, Sunitha comprehends Prabhu's virtue. Next, Lalithamma fixes Sunitha's alliance, so Prabhu moves to conceal Sagar's death and performs the nuptial. Despite being aware, Lalithamma withstands and accepts Prabhu as her elder. Soon after, Prabhu hunts one of the tribes; Anji, Benerjee's agent, rushes to the forest, where they unwrap their dealings and assassinate Sagar. As of today, Banerjee wiles to destroy the forest. At last, Prabhu ceases the baddies and proves himself non-guilty. Finally, the movie ends happily, with Prabhu fusing with the two.

Cast

 * Nandamuri Balakrishna as Sagar/Prabhu
 * Shilpa Shetty as Swetha
 * Anjala Zaveri as Nemali
 * Venkat as Sagar
 * Prakash Raj as Benerjee
 * Brahmanandam as Cook Bhima Rao
 * Sumitra as Lalithamma (Sagar's mother)
 * Sudhakar as Balu / Jaggu
 * Mallikarjuna Rao as Ammi Raju
 * Bhupinder Singh as Anji
 * M. Balayya as Judge
 * Raghunatha Reddy as Judge
 * Sivaji Raja as Kamal
 * Kallu Chidambaram as Manmadha Rao
 * Gundu Hanumantha Rao
 * Gautam Raju
 * Satya Prakash as C. I. Bhushan
 * Juttu Narasimham as Kodi Rammurthy
 * Swathi as Sunitha
 * Vichithra as Pushpa
 * Indu Anand

Soundtrack
Music composed by Mani Sharma. Music released on Supreme Music Company.