Jawaan (transl. Soldier) is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by B. V. S. Ravi produced by Krishna on Arunachal Creations banner. It stars Sai Dharam Tej and Mehreen Pirzada while Prasanna and Subbaraju play the antagonists. The music was composed by S. Thaman. Jawaan was released worldwide on 1 December 2017.^[1]

Jai (Sai Dharam Tej) is a proud Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh volunteer who wants to serve India by getting into the DRDO organization. He gave the interview to the DRDO, but his selection is put on hold for an indefinite period as a better candidate was selected. This is also the time when Jai's childhood friend Keshava (Prasanna), who is a dreaded international criminal based in Hong Kong, plans to get hold of the new missile system which has been developed by the DRDO in Hyderabad. Keshava is on the payroll of foreign enemies working to destroy India. The plot goes on. How Jai, with the help of his friends and police, defeats the heinous plans of Keshava by killing him and his henchmen in the climax even at the cost of danger to his family forms the rest of the story. The main theme of the movie is patriotism and willpower.

The film's soundtrack was composed by S. Thaman.

The movie was launched on 30 January 2017 with a formal pooja ceremony. The ceremony was flanked by many from Tollywood. Jr NTR sounded the clapboard, while Koratala Siva switched on the camera and V. V. Vinayak directed the first shot.^[2] The Pre-look of the movie was released on 8 June 2017.^[3] The prerelease event was conducted on 19 November 2017 in Hyderabad at Peoples Plaza, where audio of the movie was released. Director Koratala Siva and V. V. Vinayak attended as the chief guest.^[4]