Abbayitho Ammayi
| Abbayitho Ammayi | |
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 Release poster | |
| Directed by | Ramesh Varma |
| Written by | Vamsi Komanduru Ravi Prakash Patrikeya |
| Produced by | Vandana Alekya Jakkam Kireeti Potini Srinivas Sammeta |
| Starring | Naga Shourya Pallak Lalwani Brahmanandam Mohan |
| Cinematography | Shyam K. Naidu |
| Edited by | M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy (S. R. Shekhar) |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production companies | JG Cinemas, Kiran Studios, Bloomingstars Motion Pictures, Mohanaroopa Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Abbayitho Ammayi (transl. The girl with the boy) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Ramesh Varma. The film stars Naga Shourya and Pallak Lalwani, with Brahmanandam, Rao Ramesh and Tamil actor Mohan playing supporting roles.[1] The film was released on 1 January 2016 to mixed reviews.[citation needed] This film is the 999th movie of Ilaiyaraaja as a music director.[2]
Plot
[edit]Abhi is a youth who wants to have fun in life. He is addicted to social networking sites and likes to flirt with girls. During his search, he befriends a simple girl. This is also the time when he falls for Prardhana and becomes close to her. But Abhi is caught in a compromising situation in Prardhana's house. Their families then disown them. Left clueless, Abhi abandons Pradhana. He is then surprised to discover that his online friend is none other than Prardhana. Abhi then toils to regain her love.
Cast
[edit]- Naga Shourya as Abhi
- Pallak Lalwani as Prardhana
- Brahmanandam
- Mohan as Abhi's father
- Rao Ramesh as Prardhana's father
- Pragathi as Prardhana's mother
- Tulasi as Abhi's mother
- Praveen
- Prudhviraj
- Shakalaka Shankar
- Tejaswi Madiwada
- Lasya[3]
Soundtrack
[edit]Maestro Ilaiyaraaja[4] scored the music, while lyrics were penned by Rehman, Chaitanya Varma and Sirasri.
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| Released | 18 November 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 36:46 | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja | |||
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| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Reena Mecareena" | Piyush Kapur | Rehman | 4:47 |
| 2 | "Edhuru Choosthunna" | Vibhavari | Rehman | 5:22 |
| 3 | "Tholi Paruvam" | Satya Prakash, Vibhavari | Rehman | 5:47 |
| 4 | "Maatallo Cheppaleni" | Karthik | Rehman | 4:18 |
| 5 | "Kanulu Kalanu Piliche" | Haricharan, Chinmayi | Rehman | 4:57 |
| 6 | "Okasaari O Vayyari" | Yazin Nizar, Rita, Blaaze | Rehman | 3:47 |
| 7 | "Saradale" | M. M. Manasi, Ramya, Rita, Reena Reddy | Chaitanya Varma | 4:46 |
| 8 | "Abbayitho Ammayi" (Male) | Piyush Kapur | Sirasri | 1:31 |
| 9 | "Abbayitho Ammayi" (Female) | Aparna | Sirasri | 1:28 |
Reception
[edit]The Hindu panned Abbayitho Ammayi, describing the leads' virtual relationship as "overdrawn, outdated and melodramatic." They also wrote that "Songs are good but the re-recording and background score leave a lot to be desired."[5] Indiaglitz gave the film a rating of 3/5 stars, calling it as a coming-of-age love story with interesting plot and fair narration,[6] appreciating Ilaiyaraaja' s music and good chemistry of lead pair Naga Shourya and Pallak Lalwani. Venkat of Greatandhra gave 2.25/5 stars mentioning that the film is a big bore, except for visual quality and climax portions. He also blamed the silly story, outdated comedy and illogical sequences as the drawback of the film.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Abbayitho Ammayi is Digitally Inspired". New Indian Express. 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Abbayitho Ammayi to Release in Tamil RITZ". 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Anchor Lasya excited about release of Abbayitho Ammayi". The Times of India. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Ilayaraja to be chief guest at Abbayi Tho Ammayi audio launch". The Times of India. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ CHOWDHARY, Y. SUNITA (January 2016). "Abbayitho Ammayi: Can audience buy this?". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Abbayitho Ammayi Movie Review - Love, Message and Maestro". Indiaglitz. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "'Abbayitho Ammayi' Review: A Boring Love Story". Great Andhra. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.