''Alludu Adhurs'' () is a 2021 Indian

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written and directed by

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and produced by Gorrela Subrahmanyam. The film stars Bellamkonda Sreenivas, Nabha Natesh, Anu Emmanuel,

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and

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. The film was released on 15 January 2021 coinciding with

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. The film received negative reviews from critics and audiences and became a box office flop.

Plot

Sreenu meets Vasu at school and falls in love with her. They become close friends and later she leaves. After which he and his friends vow to never fall for girls. 20 years later he meets Vasu at a business meeting, later he learns she is in love with Gaja, her father's enemy, who wants to avenge his father and sister's death with his uncle Brahmaji.Before that Sreenu falls in love with Koumadi.While helping his friend from Koumadi's father as he proposed Koumadi and learns she is sister of Vasu It is later revealed that Vasu tried to commit suicide but was saved by some villagers and then taken home. Even though she learns that Gaja was only using her for his revenge, she believes that he loves her, so Seenu acts as if he was possessed by Vasu's ghost, as everyone believes she is dead. After a series of incidents, Gaja and Vasu, along with Seenu and Koumudi get married.

Cast

Production

Principal photography of the film began in January 2020. Later in March 2020, a promotional poster was released announcing the film's release on 30 April 2020. But due to the

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, the filming was paused. The filming was then resumed in September 2020. In December 2020, the film was announced to be releasing on 14 January 2021.

Soundtrack

Release

The film was released on 15 January 2021 coinciding with

, alongside other Telugu films including ''Krack'' and ''Red''.

Reception

In his review for ''

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'', Hemanth Kumar rated the film 1 of 5 and termed it, "silly, outdated, and a nonsensical film." ''

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'' critic Sangeetha Devi wrote: "The writer has weaved multiple sub-plots to fill the two-and-a-half-hour slot. The story appears tailor-made for the front-benchers and one feels a sense of deja vu at the comedy." ''

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'', which rated 2.5 stars out of five, stated: "A film with too many elements and very little substance, ''Alludu Adhurs'' is let down by its predictability" The film was later dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Maanbumigu Marumagan''.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=tt11952760, title=Alludu Adhurs, description=(2021) 2020s Telugu-language films 2021 films Films scored by Devi Sri Prasad Films set in Andhra Pradesh Films shot in Hyderabad, India Film productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 action comedy films Indian action comedy films 2020s masala films Films directed by Santosh Srinivas