Badrinath, alternatively spelled as Badrenath, is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by V. V. Vinayak, written by Chinni Krishna and produced by Allu Aravind. It stars Allu Arjun in the titular role along with Kelly Dorji, Prakash Raj and Tamannaah The film revolves around Badri, a skilled warrior trained by a religious Guru and martial arts expert Bheeshma Narayan. After being made the protector of Badrinath temple, Badri tries to revive the faith of Alakananda, an atheist woman who has fallen for him, in God and gets pitted against her cruel uncle Sarkar, while his Guru suspects him to be in love with Alakananda, something against the rules for becoming his successor. The film co-stars Ashwini Kalsekar, Rakesh Varre, Rao Ramesh and Pragathi.