Bindaas (2010 film)

Bindaas (బిందాస్) is a 2010 Telugu action comedy film directed by Veeru Potla starring Manoj Manchu and Sheena Shahabadi. The film was released on 5 February 2010. Made on a budget of ₹3 crore, the film grossed more than ₹8 crore and was considered a hit. Additionally, it was dubbed and released in Malayalam as Happy 2 Happy and remade in Kannada as Jinke Mari. The film received two Nandi Awards.

Cast

 * Manoj Manchu as Ajay
 * Sheena Shahabadi as Girija
 * Ahuti Prasad as Mahendra Naidu
 * Jaya Prakash Reddy as Seshadri Naidu
 * Vennela Kishore as Muddu Krishna
 * Subbaraju as Seshadri's second son
 * Sunil as Sarath (Seshadri's son-in-law)
 * Vijayakumar as Purushottam Naidu
 * Rashmi Gautam as Geeta
 * Jeeva as Garika Naidu
 * Brahmanandam as Parabrahmam
 * M. S. Narayana as Mastan Baba
 * Vijaya Rangaraju as Mahendra's uncle
 * Bhanu Chander as Ajay's father
 * Raghu Babu
 * Kalpana
 * Telangana Shakuntala as seshadri's younger sister
 * Sudeepa Pinky as Mahendra's daughter
 * Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao
 * Supreeth as Seshadri's elder son
 * Shravan as Mrutyunjaya naidu (Seshadri's younger son)
 * Banerjee
 * Y. Kasi Viswanath as Girija's father
 * Master Bharath
 * Madhavi as Pinky
 * Jayalakshmi
 * Rajitha as Mahendra's sister

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Bobo Shashi in his Telugu film debut. The audio launch was held on 9 November 2009.

Reception
Bindaas received generally positive reviews. Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film three out of five and stated "Manoj Manchu brought a new perspective to his character with his extremely cool attitude and deserves a huge round of applause for his terrific work in this movie". Industry pundits have declared it as the biggest hit of Manoj's career. A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "All in all, Bindaas is one of those films which provides entertainment unlimited but with a cliched storyline. Watch it for Manoj".

Awards

 * Nandi Awards
 * Special Jury Award - Manoj Manchu
 * Best Child Actor - Master Bharath