Naa Ishtam

Naa Ishtam (English: My wish) is a 2012 Telugu-language film directed by Prakash Toleti which features Rana Daggubati and Genelia D'Souza in the lead roles. Production began in April 2011 and features music by Chakri. The film was released on 23 March 2012 to mixed response. The film's satellite rights were sold to Gemini TV for ₹3.20 Cr. The movie grossed about ₹30 million in 3 days after its release in A.P..

Naa Ishtam
Directed byPrakash Tholeti
Produced byParuchuri Kiriti
Written byKona Venkat
StarringRana Daggubati
Genelia D'Souza
Music byChakri
CinematographyVenkat Prasad
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao[1]
Production
company
United Movies
Release date
  • 23 March 2012 (2012-03-23)
[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹85 million (US$1.2 million)

Plot

Gani (Rana Daggubati), who is an extremely selfish person, lives and works in Malaysia. Into his life comes Krishnaveni (Genelia D'Souza) unexpectedly and everything changes. Krishnaveni loves Kishore (Harshvardhan Rane) and she elopes from home as her father Naidu (Nassar) does not approve of her choice. But Kishore doesn’t turn up and she feels cheated. Gani's selfish nature gets him to lie to Krishnaveni and he takes her home to Naidu in the hope of making some money.

But Gani realizes his mistake once he sees Naidu and his family and brings Krishnaveni back to Malaysia. As a cheated Krishnaveni begins rebuilding her life with Gani's support, love blossoms between the two. Into this situation walks in Kishore who is desperate to win back Krishnaveni's love. Meanwhile, Naidu is furious about the whole episode and engages the services of Malaysia Don Salim Bhai (Shawar Ali) to trap Gani. Gani uses all his guile to thwart Salim Bhai and throw Kishore off the track. Whether he is successful and if Krishnaveni accepts him in the end forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack
Naa Ishtam
Soundtrack album to Naa Ishtam by
Chakri
Released5 March 2012
Recorded2012
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length29:54
LanguageTelugu
LabelVenus Music
ProducerChakri
Chakri chronology
Jai Bolo Telangana
(2011)		 Naa Ishtam
(2012)		 Devaraya
(2012)

Music was provided by Chakri and Lyrics were penned by Chandrabose, Balaji & Vanamali.[3] The audio release function was held on 5 March 2012 at Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad. Released by Victory Venkatesh, the event was attended by the film's main star cast.[4] A Platinum Disc Function was held on 23 March 2012. The music got generally positive reviews. Musicperk.com gave a rating of 7 out of 10 quoting 'Be ready to rock and also swoon in your dreams'.[5] Myfirstshow.com gave a positive review quoting 'Chakri after a long time made a comeback of sorts and listening to music makes one feel that he made a strong impact with the tunes. He is amply aided by creative skills of Chandra Bose, Balaji, and Vanamali. 'Naa Isham' becomes the buzz word for all music lovers and gen-x youth'.[6] Bharatstudent.com also gave a positive review Quoting 'Overall, this is one album whose CD can be bought'.[7]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Naa Ishtam"ChandraboseKunal Ganjawala4:20
2."Maa Pedhakka"BalajiGeetha Madhuri, Deepthi Chari, Aishwarya4:54
3."Jillele Jillele"BalajiAdnan Sami, Mamta Sharma4:14
4."Haayi Haayiga"BalajiRevanth4:35
5."Changure Andhaale"VanamaliHema Chandra, Uma Neha S (Singer)3:58
6."O Saathiya"BalajiK.K.5:39
7."Nee Kannullo"BalajiShaan2:11
Total length:29:54

Production

The film was launched with shooting beginning on 6 May 2011.[8] The title of the film originally belonged to Jogi Naidu for a film to be made by Clapboard Productions banner with Allari Naresh to be directed by Parusuram. But since the project got delayed he gave it away to Paruchuri Kireeti for this project.[9]

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References
  1. http://telugu.16reels.com/news/movie/3420_rana-genelia-starrer-naa-ishtam-in-araku.aspx
  2. http://timesofap.com/cinema/rana-genelias-naa-ishtam-movie-release-date-confirm/%5B%5D
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/78898.html
  5. http://www.musicperk.com/naa-ishtam/
  6. http://www.myfirstshow.com/news/view/10188/Naa-Ishtam-Music-Review.html
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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