Blade Babji

Blade Babji

Year: 2008

Runtime: 156 mins

Language: Telugu

Director: Devi Prasad

RomanceComedy

Allari Naresh stars as Blade Babji, a pickpocket who vows to earn 4 crore to save his slum neighbourhood from a greedy builder. He and his gang rob a bank in Vizag and stash the cash in a building under construction. After a month’s forced absence they return to find a police control room occupying the site. To recover the loot Babji pretends to be the newly appointed officer Krishna Manohar, sparking comic blunders.

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1

Babji's origin and daring mission

Babji, a skilled pickpocket from Rajahmundry, hatches a plan to raise ₹4 crore to rescue the slum dwellers from a ruthless builder. He recruits a gang to pull off a major bank heist to fund the rescue. The mission is driven by crime as well as a drive to bring social change to his community.

start of the mission Rajahmundry
2

Vizag bank heist and plan to bury loot

The crew travels to Vizag to rob a bank and execute their plan with precision. They stash the loot at a building under construction for safekeeping. The heist sets the story in motion and foreshadows future complications.

day of the robbery Vizag
3

Loot buried, celebration, and a boat to the Andaman Islands

After burying the money, the gang celebrates with drinks and falls asleep on a boat. The vessel sails away, taking them to the Andaman Islands for a month-long absence. Their attempt to stay hidden marks a turning point in the plot.

Night of the burial; one month later Construction site / Andaman Islands
4

Return and discover police control room on the loot site

When they return, they discover a police control room has taken over the very spot where the loot was buried. This makes the retrieval far more dangerous and complicated.

after month Vizag area
5

Babji abducts Krishna Manohar to join the police

To access official resources, Babji kidnaps a newly joined officer, Krishna Manohar, masquerading as him. He uses the disguise to ingratiate himself with the police and gain legitimacy. The imposture becomes a key element of his plan.

soon after return Police station / city
6

Babji impresses the police and accepts Archana's proposal

Babji quickly proves his skills to the other officers and earns their trust. The police commissioner even invites him to marry his daughter Archana, tying his fate to the force. His success blurs the line between his criminal past and his new role.

shortly after Police HQ
7

The attempted loot retrieval in disguise

After a struggle, Babji's gang locates the buried loot and tries to retrieve it by disguising as a bomb squad. They hope the cover will let them recover the money without raising alarms. The plan hinges on the element of surprise.

later Construction site
8

Dharma Rao uncovers the loot

Dharma Rao, a mason who watched the burial, eventually digs into the mystery and finds the money stuffed in a mattress. His wife unknowingly sells the mattress as scrap to a street seller. A police complaint about the missing mattress triggers the chain of custody.

after the burial Construction site; market
9

The mattress-and-suitcase saga begins

Dharma Rao's missing mattress tale leads Babji to trace the mattress to a local don, Banda Badri. Meanwhile, Simham overhears the case and seizes the mattress to safeguard the loot; he moves all the money into a suitcase and discards the mattress. The money now travels through a web of hands.

subsequent City
10

Edukondalu's mistaken inheritance of the loot

Constable Edukondalu, who possesses a similar-looking suitcase, unknowingly takes the suitcase that truly contains the loot. The suitcases are exchanged in a chain until Babji's gang ends up with the one containing the money. The tension escalates as the true loot surfaces.

later Road / City
11

Babji's gang finally opens the prize

Babji's gang finally opens the suitcase and finds the loot waiting inside. They rejoice at the fortune, but the net tightens as police and rivals close in. The moment crystallizes the high-stakes nature of their operation.

shortly after exchange Highway
12

Final twist: RDX, betrayal, and restitution

Krishna Manohar escapes and informs the police of Babji's fraud, triggering a highway chase. A terrorist group plants RDX in a similar suitcase, causing a blast during the skirmish. In the end, Badri interrupts the handover to the builder, Babji convinces everyone to surrender the loot for a greater good, the builder donates the land to the slum dwellers, and the loot is recovered by the police.

final act Highway and builder site

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