2003 Film Johnny

Produced by Allu Aravind, the film starred Pawan Kalyan in the title role, while Renu Desai, Raghuvaran, and Raza Murad played pivotal roles. The film revolves around a martial arts coach who decides to use his skills to earn prize money in competitions required to save his wife suffering from blood cancer.

Johnny
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pawan Kalyan
Written by	Pawan Kalyan
Based on	Last Leaf by O. Henry
Produced by	Allu Aravind
Starring	Pawan Kalyan Renu Desai Raghuvaran
Cinematography	Chota K. Naidu Shyam Palav
Edited by	Yusuf Khan
Music by	Ramana Gogula
Production company	Geetha Arts
Distributed by	K. A. D. Movies
Release date	25 April 2003 (2003-04-25)
Running time	178 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Johnny was released on April 25, 2003, to mixed to mostly negative reviews. Pawan Kalyan's acting was praised but the film didn't do well at the box office becoming one of the disasters in the Telugu film industry.It gained cult status. It also became the first-ever Telugu film to be released with over 250 prints worldwide including the United States. The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India.

Johnny loses his mother when he was a kid. He runs away from his alcoholic father Ravishankar and dysfunctional family. Years later, from a small time club fighter, Johnny becomes a mixed martial arts coach. One day, a woman named Geetha lodges a police complaint on Johnny for beating up a man. Later, she discovers that it was a misunderstanding. Both become friends and eventually get married. After marriage, Johnny finds out that his wife is suffering from leukemia. He relocates to Mumbai to pay for her medical treatment and finds himself in dire need to pay for the medical expenses. While competing at an amateur kickboxing competition, Johnny is bought out by the organizer Tatya for a lump some offer to compete with two international martial artists. Johnny defeats them and earns a sum of ₹200,000 overnight, which he uses for Geeta's treatment.

The music for the film was composed by Ramana Gogula. The song "Ee Reyi Theyanadi" is based on the Chitti Chellelu (1970) song of the same name which itself was based on the French song L'amour est bleu (1967).

Johnny worldwide distribution rights were sold for a record breaking amount of ₹8.1 crore. Johnny was released in 325 Theaters worldwide with digital print quality.^{[citation needed]}