''Savitri'' is a 2016 Telugu action romantic-comedy film directed by Pavan Sadineni and starring

Nara Rohit Nara Rohith (born 25 July 1984) is an Indian actor and producer in Telugu films. An alumnus of New York Film Academy, Rohit is known for works such as '' Baanam'' (2009), ''Solo'' (2011), '' Prathinidhi'' (2014), '' Rowdy Fellow'' (2014), '' ...

and

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in the lead roles. It is a modern adaptation of the Indian folktale of

Savitri and Satyavan ''Savitri and Satyavan'', also called ''Sāvitrī-Upākhyāna'' and ''Pativrata-mahatmya Parva'', is an episode from the Indian epic '' Mahabharata'', appearing in the ''Vana Parva'' (The Book of the Forest). It tells the story of Princess Savitr ...

Plot

Savitri (

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) is crazy about getting married right from her childhood days. In fact, she was born during her relative's marriage. With this being her sole aim, she convinces her family to find a suitable groom for her. Her family decides to get Savitri married to Rishi (

), although both of them are not aware of this decision. While on her way to Shiridi, Savitri meets Rishi, who instantly falls in love with her even though she is not interested. Due to some circumstances, both of them miss the train. During their journey to catch the train, Rishi tells his family that he is not interested in marrying the girl they chose as he is in love with someone now. Later Rishi finds out that Savitri was the one he was going to marry. He explains the mistake he made to Savitri's father who does not agree to the union. Rishi stays in the same village for a month and convinces Savitri's entire family and wins his love.

Cast

as Rishi *

as Savitri *

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as Dora Babu * Ajay as Dora Babu's brother *

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* Jeeva *

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as NRI *

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as Gayathri's husband *

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as Gayathri *

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* Pammi Sai as Pammi, Rishi's friend *

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as Rishi's friend *

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Production

The film was launched on 27 June 2015 in Hyderabad.

Soundtrack

Shravan, who worked with Sadineni in his previous directorial venture,

Prema Ishq Kaadhal ''Prema Ishq Kaadhal'' () is a 2013 Telugu anthology romantic comedy film directed by Pavan Sadineni. The film was produced by Bekkam Venugopal of Lucky Media. The film stars Harshvardhan Rane, Sree Vishnu, Harish Verma, Vithika Sheru, Ritu Var ...

, was roped in to compose the soundtrack and background score. The soundtrack was released on 4 March 2016 at a glittering ceremony with

Nandamuri Balakrishna Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), also known as Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, film producer, politician and philanthropist known for his works in Telugu cinema. Balakrishna is an elected member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative A ...

as chief guest.

Release

A premiere of the film was held on 31 March 2016.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "Apart from some sequences before the climax, even the second half doesn't evoke any interest. But it's worth watching".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=5597202 2016 films Films about Indian weddings Films set on trains 2010s Telugu-language films Savitri and Satyavan