Ninnu Choodalani
Ninnu Choodalani (English: Want to See You) is a 2001 Telugu romantic drama film directed by V. R. Prathap, starring Jr. NTR and Raveena Rajput. The film marks the debut of the grandson of the late NTR and son of late Nandamuri Harikrishna, Jr. NTR. His female lead is also a debutante. The film was barely noticed. However, he went on to taste success with the youth drama, Student No.1 which released a few months later.
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| Directed by | V. R. Prathap |
| Produced by | Ramoji Rao |
| Written by | V. R. Prathap |
| Starring | Jr. NTR Raveena Rajput K. Viswanath Kaikala Satyanarayana Sudhakar |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
| Cinematography | K.Prasad |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹50 lakh |
| Box office | ₹2 crore |
Plot
The twin cities sport two sweet shop giants in the form of Siva Reddy (K Vishwanath) and Sahadeva Reddy (Kaikala Satyanarayana). Venu (Jr. NTR) is the teenage grandson of Siva Reddy and Siri (Raveena Rajput) is the granddaughter of Sahadeva Reddy. Venu happens to see Siri on the day of Holi and falls in love with her at the first sight. He gets hold of a photograph of her and then uses her photograph to put up a hoarding in Abids area asking her to call up his number. The parents of Siri notice their daughter's portrait on the advertisement of Siva Reddy sweets. The rivalry between Siva Reddy and Sahadeva Reddy intensifies. Siri falls in love with Venu, since she likes the kind of attention he gives to her, as she is a neglected girl in her house. Its elections time and Siva Reddy and Sahadeva Reddy are given MLA tickets from two opposition parties. Siva Reddy and Sahadeva Reddy advises their grandkids not to meet each other till the elections are completed. Venu packs up to Shimla along with his uncle as Siri visits her relative's village. Meanwhile, the parents of Siri try to arrange wedding for her. Fed up with this, Siri travels alone to Shimla in search of Venu. The rest of the story revolves around how the lovers get united and sort out the differences between the families.
Cast
- Jr. NTR as Venu
- Raveena Rajput as Siri
- K. Viswanath as Siva Reddy
- Kaikala Satyanarayana as Sahadeva Reddy
- Annapoorna as Venu's grandmother
- Sivaji Raja as Venu's uncle
- Ramachandra as Venu's friend
- Maharshi Raghava
- Rallapalli
- Sudha
Soundtrack
The music was scored by veteran composer S. A. Rajkumar and Released by Mayuri Audio. The music was the only highlight of the film, with a mix of good melodies, and mass numbers.
| Ninnu Choodalani | |
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| Released | 2001 |
| Recorded | 2001 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 28:45 |
| Label | Mayuri Audio |
| Producer | S. A. Rajkumar |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Oopirochina Bapu Bomma" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | K. S. Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Campus Lo Kaaletti" | Chandrabose | Devan | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Emaindo Emogani" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | P. Unnikrishnan, Harini | 4:31 |
| 4. | "E Chota Nenunna" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | Hariharan, Mahalakshmi Iyer | 5:21 |
| 5. | "Ennallo Vechaka" | Bhuvana Chandra | Sonu Nigam, Anuradha Sriram | 4:43 |
| 6. | "Muddabanti Poovammo" | Suddala Ashok Teja | Udit Narayan, Lenina | 4:24 |
| Total length: | 28:45 | |||
Response
The debutantes performances were criticized by the critics. The movie has grossed ₹ 2 crores against the budget of ₹ 50 Lakhs. The movie has become more profitable for both producer and distributors of the movie. [1]
References
- "Ninnu Choodalani Review Idlebrain". Jeevi. Retrieved 15 June 2014.