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-language romantic

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directed by

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starring

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and

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, in her Telugu debut.

Plot

Sundeep and Radhika get married. After realizing their differences, they break up. However, they later realize that they are made for each other and try to unite with each other again.

Cast

as Sundeep *

as Radhika *

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as Radhika's mother *

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as a servant *

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* Benarjee *

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* L. B. Sriram *

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Soundtrack

The songs were composed by

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while Madhukar composed the score. The lyrices are written by Chaitanya Prasad and Peddada Murthy. In an audio review of the soundtrack, Sreya Sunil of ''

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'' wrote that "Over all, the album is a passable fare except for two songs (Nee Kalalu Kavali, Idigo Ippude), which are instant winners".

Release and reception

The film was initially scheduled to release on 1 April 2003. Jeevi of ''

'' gave this film a rating of two out of five and opined that "The first half of the film is boring. Second half of the film is slightly better. The best things about this film are songs and photography. This film suffers from bad editing and slow screenplay". A critic from ''

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'' gave the film a verdict of "Missable" and said that "The emotional scenes are a let down due to the lack of story. The only saving grace of this insipid film is the music of R.P. Patnaik and the camera of Soman". Mithun Verma from ''Full Hyderabad'' criticised the film. Although the film was a box office failure, Raja credits this film with giving him a wider reach.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 1601802 Indian romantic drama films 2000s Indian films 2000s Telugu-language films