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directed by Vasan and starring Rohit and

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. The film was released on 26 November 201 to mixed-to-negative reviews and was a box office failure.

Plot

Karthik and Anu fall in love. However, Anu is unaware that her foster father is not her real father, and learns the truth about her real father: he killed his wife after learning that she was cheating on him. Anu must get his approval before marrying Karthik.

Cast

As per the film's end credits:

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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. All lyrics were written by Chandrabose. *"Krishna Shasthri Lo" -

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, chorus *"Noojiveedu Maamidi" -

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, chorus *"Premalo Padadhama" - Sriram Prabhu,

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, chorus *"Vuchitam Vuchitam" - KK, chorus *"Urike Kundhelu Song" - Nithyasri

Reception

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of '' The Hindu'' wrote that "The film falls in the genre of youth films now in vogue, with weird themes revolving around inconsequential interpretations of love". Jeevi of ''

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'' rated the film two-and-a-half out of five and wrote that "The film story is very short. Screenplay is shabby. This film's duration is just 2 hours. Strength of the film is Vandemataram's music and songs. Weakness is screenplay".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 3411678 2000s Telugu-language films Indian romantic drama films