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''Amma Cheppindi'' () is a 2006
Telugu-language Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. Spoken by about 96 million people (2022), Telugu is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian langua ...
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
written and direction by
Gangaraju Gunnam Gunnam Gangaraju is an Indian producer, screenwriter, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu television. He is best known as the creator and co-producer of the TV sitcom ''Amrutham'' (2001–2007), widely considered to be ...
.
Sharwanand Myneni Sharwanand (born 6 March 1984), known mononymously as Sharwanand, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut in 2004 with the film ''Aidho Tareekhu''. He i ...
, Shriya Reddy, and Suhasini play the lead roles while Suman,
Nagendra Babu Konidela Nagendra Rao (born 29 October 1961), popularly known as Nagendra Babu and Naga Babu, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who works in Telugu cinema. He has received one National Film Award and two Nandi Awards for his work as ...
, and
Pavan Malhotra Pavan Malhotra (born 2 July 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and television alongside Punjabi and few Telugu films. He has received several awards including a Filmfare OTT Award and a Filmfare Award South. He has played ...
play supporting roles. M. M. Keeravani provided the music and background score for the film, cinematography was by Gangaraju's son, Sandeep, and editing by Mohan Rama Rao. The film's producer
Gangaraju Gunnam Gunnam Gangaraju is an Indian producer, screenwriter, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu television. He is best known as the creator and co-producer of the TV sitcom ''Amrutham'' (2001–2007), widely considered to be ...
won
Nandi Special Jury Award The Nandi Special Jury Award is given by the state government as part of its annual Nandi Awards for Telugu films since 1981. See also * Nandi Awards * Cinema of Andhra Pradesh References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Special Jury Award Speci ...
.


Plot

Bose's father is India's foremost rocket scientist and the director of Bharat Rocket Centre. Bose's younger brother is a class 12 topper in the country. Bose is 21 years old but has managed to fail his third standard for the umpteenth time. He is a happy child trapped in a man's body, his mother's pet, and the township's bête noire. Everyone in Bharat Rocket Centre either despises him or takes advantage of him, yet he plays insouciantly with his friends from third standard. When Bose is removed from school, his mother Saraswati wangles him a job in the Rocket Centre canteen to keep him occupied. Bharat Rocket Centre plans to celebrate the coming Independence Day in style as they are starting a Space Tech School with the brightest students in the country and with the top scientists as guest lecturers. However, the ISI plans to wipe out the august gathering that day. Some ISI agents befriend Bose, and he acts as an unwary courier carrying their RDX into the center. On Independence Day, all the scientists and students are in place, and so is the massive bomb planted by ISI. The doors are locked by a colluding security man, and the bomb activates. As time runs out, so do the options to save the trapped people. Finally, Saraswati is forced to take a decision no mother would, and Bose makes a sacrifice no son would: to become an unparalleled hero. After bomb blast Razia reveal he had known their action although love towards his own people he sacrifice himself. All of them was HEARTBROKEN, including Razia.


Cast

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Sharwanand Myneni Sharwanand (born 6 March 1984), known mononymously as Sharwanand, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut in 2004 with the film ''Aidho Tareekhu''. He i ...
as Bose * Shriya Reddy as Razia * Suhasini as Saraswati, Bose's mother *
Pavan Malhotra Pavan Malhotra (born 2 July 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and television alongside Punjabi and few Telugu films. He has received several awards including a Filmfare OTT Award and a Filmfare Award South. He has played ...
as Bose's father *
Nagendra Babu Konidela Nagendra Rao (born 29 October 1961), popularly known as Nagendra Babu and Naga Babu, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who works in Telugu cinema. He has received one National Film Award and two Nandi Awards for his work as ...
as Terrorist * Suman as Major K. L. Chowdary, the Principal * Gangadhar Pandey as Travel Agent *
Krishna Bhagavan Krishna Bhagavan (; born Meenavalli Paparao Chowdary; 2 July 1965) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in more than 350 films, mostly as a comedian. He is also well known as a writer. Early life Krishna Bhagavan wa ...
as Sattiraju, the cook * L. B. Sriram as Saloon Keeper Tirupathi *
Devadarshini Devadarshini is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films, in addition to few Telugu, Malayalam films and television series. She began her career as a television anchor and entered cinema playing supporting and comedic roles. ...
as Saraswati's neighbor *
Tanikella Bharani Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet and playwright who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including few in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi; while he was al ...
as Paparao *
Narsing Yadav Narsing Yadav (15 May 1963 – 31 December 2020) was an Indian actor known for his comic villain roles. He acted in more than 300 films predominantly in Telugu, in addition to Tamil, Hindi and Kannada languages. He debuted as a small character ...
as Goon *
Sivannarayana Naripeddi Sivannarayana Naripeddi is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films and television. He is best known for his role as 'Appaji' in the popular Telugu TV sitcom '' Amrutham'' (20012007). He won the Nandi Award for Best Comedian for '' Ammamma.c ...
as Police officer and friend of Bose *
Gundu Hanumantha Rao Gundu Hanumantha Rao (10 October 1956–19 February 2018) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked predominantly in Telugu films, theatre, and television. Career Gundu Hanumantha Rao was in confectionery business before stepping into the e ...


Production


Pre-production

Gangaraju's previous films ''
Little Soldiers ''Little Soldiers'' is a 1996 Telugu-language children's film written, directed, and produced by Gunnam Gangaraju. The film stars Kavya, Baladitya, Kota Srinivasa Rao Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor k ...
'' (1996), ''
Aithe ''Aithe...'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language thriller film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti, and produced by Gangaraju Gunnam under his studio Just Yellow. The film's lead cast mostly consists of debutants including Mohit Chadd ...
'' (2003) and ''
Anukokunda Oka Roju ''Anukokunda Oka Roju'' () is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti. Produced by Gunnam Gangaraju and Venkat Dega under the Just Yellow banner, the film stars Charmy, Jagapathi ...
'' (2005) could not garner much at the box-office. In an interview, he said that he "could not connect with larger section of audiences." However, he expressed optimism that the viewership has increased for his last two movies. While he produced the last two, his last directorial venture was ''Little Soldiers'' back in the nineties. This hiatus, according to him, was neither optional nor intentional but, it was either due to lack of funds or lack of offers to direct films. It was only after his friend who began a production house, Just Yellow Productions, he ventured into production. For ''Amma Cheppindi'', the short story ''
Flowers for Algernon ''Flowers for Algernon'' is a short story by American author Daniel Keyes, which he later expanded into a novel and adapted for film and other media. The short story, written in 1958 and first published in the April 1959 issue of ''The Magazin ...
'' that Gangaraju read a long time ago, provided him with the necessary ideas. However, he said that the film's final screenplay is not similar to that story. The script for the film was written six years before
filmmaking Filmmaking or film production is the process by which a Film, motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, beginning with an initial story, idea, or commission. Production then continues through screen ...
, even before his last two production ventures were conceptualized. Despite this, the script remained the same.


Casting

Urmila Gunnam, the director's wife and producer for the film was responsible for selecting the cast for the film. Gangaraju and Urmila noticed
Sharwanand Myneni Sharwanand (born 6 March 1984), known mononymously as Sharwanand, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut in 2004 with the film ''Aidho Tareekhu''. He i ...
in ''
Vennela ''Vennela'' () is a 2005 Telugu cinema, Telugu romantic comedy film written and directed by Deva Katta in his directorial debut. The film stars Raja Abel, Raja and Parvati Melton, while Sharwanand and Ravi Varma (East Godavari actor), Ravi Varma p ...
'' (2005) and called him to discuss about this project. After a screen test, he was selected for the role of ''Bose''. After
Sharwanand Myneni Sharwanand (born 6 March 1984), known mononymously as Sharwanand, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut in 2004 with the film ''Aidho Tareekhu''. He i ...
was selected for the role, director Gangaraju said that he could not imagine any one else performing that role. About Suhasini, who plays the mother of the protagonist, Gangaraju was initially hesitant about her being too young and slim to play a mother's role. However, he appreciated her performance and termed it as one of the most natural ones seen in recent times. Gangaraju said that
Sriya Reddy Sriya Reddy is an Indian actress, television presenter and video jockey who primarily works in Tamil cinema, Tamil and Telugu cinema. Born to former Indian test cricketer Bharath Reddy (cricketer), Bharath Reddy, Sriya worked as a successful vi ...
's performance was one of the rarest performances by a Telugu actress in a while.


Music

Amma Cheppindi songs were composed by M. M. Keeravani.Amma Cheppindi songs
Raaga.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
* "Vasthava Natho" -
Shreya Ghoshal Shreya Ghoshal (; born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer. Noted for her wide vocal range and versatility, she is one of the most prolific and influential singers of India. Often referred to as the "Queen of Dynamics'' for her remarkable voc ...
,
Harish Raghavendra Harish Raghavendra (born 7 December 1976) is an Indian singer who has worked mainly in Tamil films. He is the son of photographer P.V Raghavendran. Harish is best known for his songs like "Hey Azhagiya Theeyee" from '' Minnale'', "Nirpadhuve N ...
* "EvremyinaAnnni vinaku" -
Bombay Jayashri "Bombay" Jayashri Ramnath is an Indian Carnatic vocalist, singer, and musician. She has sung songs in multiple languages, including for Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and English movies. Born into a family of musicians, Jayashri ...
* "The Largest Ciruclated" - Harish Raghavendhra, L.B. Sriram * "Tirupathi Pechina Meesam" - Keeravani * "Matlatho Swatale" - Pranavi * "Amma Ga Korukuntunna" - Pranavi * "Dot Dash" - Keeravani * "Janaganamana" - Harish Raghavendra


Reviews

Reviews were generally positive. One review said that
Sharwanand Myneni Sharwanand (born 6 March 1984), known mononymously as Sharwanand, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut in 2004 with the film ''Aidho Tareekhu''. He i ...
"should feel lucky to get this role in the beginning of his career that has given him scope to come up with an award winning performance." Though the review wrote well about the music, dialogues, story and depiction of emotional scenes, the editing, screenplay and direction was hoped to have been better. Another review said that though the pace of the film was slow in the beginning, the performance by the cast and the technical departments was good.


References


External links

* {{IMDb title, 0827695, Amma Cheppindi 2006 films 2000s Telugu-language films 2000s Indian films Films scored by M. M. Keeravani 2006 drama films Indian drama films Telugu-language drama films