Naa Alludu (transl. My son-in-law) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Vara Mullapudi.[1] The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ramya Krishna, Shriya, and Genelia while Suman, Rajiv Kanakala, Charan Raj, Brahmanandam, and Ali play supporting roles. Released to mixed-to-negative reviews, the film was a box-office disaster.[2] Due to the film's excessive budget and subsequent failure, one of the producers attempted suicide by jumping into a lake in Hyderabad but was rescued.[3][4][5]
| Naa Alludu | |
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| Directed by | Vara Mullapudi |
| Screenplay by | V. Vijayendra Prasad M. Rathnam Sai Vidhyarthi |
| Story by | V. Vijayendra Prasad |
| Produced by | A. Bharati |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. Genelia Shriya Ramya Krishna |
| Cinematography | K. Ravindra Babu |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
Release date |
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Running time | 161 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editKarthik challenges a level-headed industrialist named Bhanumati that he would marry either of her daughters to take revenge on her for insulting him in his interview to get a job in her company. Meghana falls for Karthik just for the one accidental kiss he gives her. The younger one, Gagana, too follows suit, and now, Karthik has a grip over both of Bhanumati's daughters. Competing with him is Bhanumati's nephew Rahul, whose father Jayaraj encourages him to chase his cousins and marry either of them to inherit their property. It is revealed in the flashback that Bhanumati leaves her husband Venkayya Naidu and that Karthik (Suryam) is her nephew. How the responsible son-in-law sets his mother-in-law right and eliminates the villains from the game is what the story is about.
Cast
edit- N. T. Rama Rao Jr. as Karthik (Suryam) alias Thenga Vandi (transl. Coconut cart) Murugan
- Genelia D'Souza as Gagana, Bhanumati's daughter (Voice Dubbed by Sunitha)
- Shriya Saran as Meghana, Bhanumati's daughter (Voice Dubbed by Gopika poornima)
- Ramya Krishna as Bhanumathi Devi (Voice Dubbed by Saritha)
- Suman as Venkayya Naidu, Bhanumathi's husband
- Rajiv Kanakala as Rahul
- Charan Raj as Jayaraj
- Brahmanandam as New Zealand inspector Lolakullu
- Ali as Lingappa aka Dongappa, Karthik's friend
- Nassar as Sripathi
- Sudha as Sripathi's wife
- Krishna Bhagawan as Alahari
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Bilahari
- Teja Sajja as Suryam and Chandram
- Hema as Alahari's wife
- Rallapalli as the temple priest
- Ananth
Production
editThe muhurat shot of the film took place on 29 May 2004 and the film was titled as Alludu.[6]
During a 2024 interview, Shriya shared an incident involving the film's producer, who attempted suicide by jumping into a lake due to financial issues related to the film's excessive budget. She recalled that while she was preparing to collect payments from the producer, he had already jumped into the lake but was fortunately rescued.[3][7]
Music
editThe music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and released by Aditya Music.[8] The audio release function was held in Araku with B. Gopal as the chief guest.[9]
| Naa Alludu | ||||
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| Released | 3 January 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 34:41 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Devi Sri Prasad | |||
| Devi Sri Prasad chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Andhala Bomaro" | Vennelakanti | Venu Srirangam, Sumangali | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Sayya Sayyare" | Sahithi | Karthik, Malathy Lakshman | 5:59 |
| 3. | "Kandhi Chenu Kada" | Sahithi | Jassie Gift, Kalpana | 6:13 |
| 4. | "En Peru Murugan" | Sahithi | Shankar Mahadevan, Grace Karunas | 4:56 |
| 5. | "Nadumu Chooste" | Veturi | Tippu, K. S. Chithra | 4:56 |
| 6. | "Pattuko Pattuko" | Veturi | Ranjith, Padmavathi | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Pilla Choodu" | Sahithi | Mano, Prasanna Rao, Kalpana | 3:59 |
| Total length: | 34:41 | |||
Reception
editA critic from Sify wrote that "But of you are looking for entertainment without any sense of logic packaged with crude jokes and double meaning dialogues you may like it, but the censors have cut a good part of it! Alas Naa Alludu isn't sinfully exciting enough!"[10] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film two out of five and wrote that "On a whole, this film disappoints".[11] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "Naa Alludu as a film is a simple and straightforward waste of time. Period". A critic from Full Hyderabad rated the film one out of ten and wrote that "Naa Alludu is so bad, you wouldn't watch it even if you were 100% sure that no one would ever find out".
Dubbed versions
editThe film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Madurai Mappilai[12] and in Hindi as Main Hoon Gambler.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Excited about comedy". The Hindu. 8 June 2004.
- ^ M. L., Narasimham (30 December 2005). "Dubbed films rule yet again". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015.
Junior N.T.R's two attempts (Naa Alludu and Narasimhudu) proved disasters.
- ^ a b "'నా అల్లుడు' నిర్మాత చెరువులో దూకేశాడు.. నాటి విషయాలు చెబుతూ నవ్వేసిన శ్రియ". Samayam (in Telugu). 29 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "ఎన్టీఆర్ సినిమాకి నిర్మాత డబ్బులివ్వలేక చెరువులో దూకేశాడు : శ్రియా శరణ్". Namasthe Telangana (in Telugu). 29 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "రెమ్యూనరేషన్ అడుగుతామని నిర్మాత హుస్సేన్ సాగర్లో దూకాడు! ఎన్టీఆర్ సినిమాపై శ్రియా శరణ్ కామెంట్స్..." Times Now (in Telugu). 29 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Launch - Alludu". Idlebrain.com. 29 May 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Shriya's comment about a producer goes viral". TeluguCinema.com. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Naa Alludu - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn". Saavn.com. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Audio release - Naa Alludu". Idlebrain.com. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Naa Alludu". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Naa Alludu - Telugu cinema Review - NTR, Genelia, Shriya, Ramya Krishna". Idlebrain.com. 14 January 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Junior NTR Action Movie|Full Action | Tamil Full Action Movies| Jenyilya Tamil Movies|". 14 July 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Main Hoon Gambler (Naa Alludu) Hindi Dubbed Full Movie || NTR Hindi Dubbed Movies ||". 30 August 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2018 – via YouTube.
External links
edit- Naa Alludu at IMDb