''Godava'' () is a 2007
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
-language film directed by
A. Kodandarami Reddy and stars his son
Vaibhav Reddy and
Shraddha Arya in the lead roles alongside
Sayaji Shinde who plays a supporting role. This film marks the film debut of Reddy and the Telugu film debut of Arya.
Plot
To avoid marriage, Anjali gets into a fake relationship with her collegemate Balu.
Cast
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Vaibhav Reddy as Balu
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Shraddha Arya as Anjali
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Sayaji Shinde as Anjali's father
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Chalapathi Rao as Balu's father
*Delhi Rajeshwari as Balu's mother
*
Annapoorna
*
Brahmanandam
Kanneganti Brahmanandam (born 1 February 1956), known mononymously as Brahmanandam, is an Indian actor, comedian, impersonator, and voice actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is particularly known for his comic performa ...
as College Principal
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Sunil
Sunil (सुनील) is a first name for males, often found in the South Asian community. The Sanskrit word ' means "dark", "very blue", and is also an epithet of Krishna.
Notable people
* Sunil (actor), Indian Telugu film actor
* Sunil (d ...
as Train Ticket Collector
*Ashwini as Anjali's friend
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Chitram Seenu as Balu's friend
*
Babloo
''Babloo'' is a Telugu romantic action film released in 2011 directed by G. Ravicharan Reddy. It was produced by Smt. Gudur Jhansirani under SPJ Creations banner. Manotej and Aditi Sharma appeared in lead roles. This film is dubbed into Hindi ...
*
Delhi Ganesh
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*
AVS as Temple Priest
*
Venu Madhav
*
Jaya Prakash Reddy
Jaya Prakash Reddy (8 May 1946 – 8 September 2020) was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Telugu films. Born in Sirvel of Andhra Pradesh, he came into the limelight with the film ''Samarasimha Reddy'' (1999) where he played the ro ...
*
Raghu Babu
*
M. S. Narayana
*
Nagendra Babu as the Chief Guest for Youth Festival (
cameo appearance
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)
*Zabyn Khan as an
item number
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Production
Due to the fact that the lead actor's real name, Sumanth, was already the name of an
established actor, Kodandarami Reddy asked
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu, as well as some film ...
to pick a name from a list of ten names that Reddy had selected for his son. Chiranjeevi picked out the name Vaibhav from the list to be Sumanth Reddy's stage name. The filming was completed in September 2007.
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Mani Sharma. The audio was launched on 10 September 2007. The songs were shot Bangkok, Malaysia and Visakhapatnam.
attended the audio launch as a chief guest.
*Evaro Nuvva -
Ranjith
Ranjit or Renjith may refer to:
Religion
* Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (born 1966), Sri Lankan Tamil Catholic priest, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo
* Malcolm Ranjith (born 1947), Sri Lankan Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, C ...
, Kalyani
*Current Kastha - Rita
*Mounamlo - NC Karunya
*Okkasaari - Rahul,sunita
*Hutch Phone -
KK, Deepa,
Kousalya
Release
The film was released on 7 December along with
Sivaji-starrer ''State Rowdy''. The film was released with 31 prints. The film released to negative reviews. ''
Rediff
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, it had more than 300 ...
'' gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and noted that "The motive behind such films is nothing but an excuse to showcase the wannabe star's dancing prowess and action shots".
References
External links
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{{A. Kodandarami Reddy
2007 films
2000s Telugu-language films
Films directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy
Films scored by Mani Sharma
Films shot in Visakhapatnam
Films shot in Bangkok
Films shot in Malaysia