Nee Jathaga Nenundali (transl. I Want to Be Your Companion) is a 2014 Telugu romantic musical drama film directed by Jaya Ravindra.[1] The name is taken from the song of the same name from the 2014 film Yevadu. Sachiin J. Joshi and Nazia Hussain star in lead roles.[2][3][4] It is an official remake of 2013 film Aashiqui 2,[5] which was an adaptation of both the original 1937 version and the 1976 remake of A Star is Born films.[a]
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| Directed by | Jaya Ravindra |
| Written by | Shagufta Rafique |
| Produced by | Bandla Ganesh |
| Starring | Sachiin J Joshi Nazia Hussain |
| Cinematography | A. Vasanth |
| Edited by | M. R. Varma |
| Music by | Mithoon Jeet Gannguli Ankit Tiwari |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editRaghava Jairam (Sachiin J Joshi) – a successful singer and musician whose career is waning because of his alcohol addiction – is on stage in Goa when his performance is interrupted by his rival Varun (Aadarsh Balakrishna). After a fight, Raghav leaves the venue and drives to a local bar, where he meets Gayathri Nandan (Nazia), a bar singer who idolises him. Seeing her looking at a photograph of Lata Mangeshkar in the bar, and impressed by her voice, Raghava promises to transform her into a singing sensation, and asks her never to perform again in bars.
Gayathri leaves her job and returns to Hyderabad with Raghav, who convinces record producer Sravan (Rao Ramesh) to meet her. Raghav is attacked and injured by some thugs, and his manager Vivek (Shashank) prevents the news being leaked to the media; instead he spreads the story that Raghav has left the country to perform abroad. After two months of unsuccessfully attempting to contact Raghav, a broken Gayathri is forced to sing in bars again.
Meanwhile, Raghav recovers from his injuries and starts searching for Gayathri. He learns that Vivek had ignored her calls without informing him. Raghav apologizes to Gayathri and fires Vivek, and they meet Sravan to sign a recording agreement. Raghav begins to train Gayathri, who becomes a successful playback singer. When gossip spreads that Raghav is using her as a servant, he relapses into alcohol addiction. Gayathri comforts him and they spend the night together. Despite her mother's disapproval, she moves in with Raghav and things go well until his addiction worsens, causing him to become aggressive and violent. Gayathri attempts to rehabilitate Raghav, sacrificing her singing career in doing so.
After Sravan reminds them about their dream of Gayathri becoming a successful singer, Raghav tells her to focus on her work. During Gayathri's stage show, Raghav meets a journalist who accuses him of using Gayathri for pleasure and money. Raghav beats up the journalist and starts drinking. He ends up in jail, and Gayathri comes to bail him out. Raghav overhears Gayathri telling Sravan that she is going to give up her career because Raghav is more important to her. He sees that he has become a burden and that leaving her is his only option to save her. The next day, he bids her farewell by assuring her that he will change his lifestyle. He drives off to a bridge and dies by jumping off.
Distraught by Raghav's death, Gayathri decides to give up her career but Vivek persuades her to stay, reminding her that Raghav wanted her to become a successful singer and killed himself because he did not want to be an obstacle in the path of her success. Gayathri agrees, and returns to singing. After four years, she is shown with her son, who is also Raghav's son.
Cast
edit- Sachiin J Joshi as Raghav Jayaram a.k.a. R. Jay
- Nazia Hussain as Gayatri Nandana
- Rao Ramesh as Sravan
- Shashank as Vivek
- Aadarsh Balakrishna as Archrival from the Spectators
- Posani Krishna Murali as Bar owner
- Shubhangi Latkar as Gayatri's mother
Production
editSoundtrack
editThe songs were reused from the original.[8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Premante Emito" (Aasan Nahi Yahan) | Chandra Bose | Jeet Gannguli | Sharib Sabri | |
| 2. | "Kshaminchave Cheli" (Bhula Dena) | Chandra Bose | Jeet Gannguli | Sreerama Chandra Mynampati | |
| 3. | "Nijamaa Kaada" (Chahun Main Ya Naa) | Chandra Bose | Jeet Gannguli | Abhay Jodhpurkar, Palak Muchhal | |
| 4. | "Ee Pichchey Premani" (Hum Mar Jayenge) | Chandra Bose | Jeet Gannguli | Palak Muchhal, Mynampati Sreerama Chandra | |
| 5. | "Kanabadunaa" (Piya Aayena) | Chandra Bose | Jeet Gannguli | KK, Arpita Chakraborty | |
| 6. | "Pranama Naa Pranama" (Tum Hi Ho) | Chandra Bose | Mithoon | Arijit Singh | |
| 7. | "Manase Pedavina" (Meri Aashiqui) | Chandra Bose | Mithoon | Arpita Chakraborty, Arijit Singh | |
| 8. | "Vintunnavva Nestham" (Male) (Sunn Raha Hai) | Chandra Bose | Ankit Tiwari | Ankit Tiwari | |
| 9. | "Vintunnavva Nestham" (Female) (Sunn Raha Hai) | Chandra Bose | Ankit Tiwari | Shreya Ghoshal |
Notes
edit- ^ The 1937 film is in the public domain and was based on the film What Price Hollywood? (1932), itself adapted from a story by Adela Rogers St. Johns, who loosely based her plot on the experiences of actress Colleen Moore and her husband, alcoholic producer John McCormick, and the life and death of director Tom Forman, who committed suicide following a nervous breakdown.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Trailer: Nee Jathaga Nenundali, Telugu remake of Aashiqui 2 1". Sify. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Nee Jathaga Nenundali Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Nee Jathaga Nenundali by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Nee Jathaga Nenundali Movie Review". 23 August 2014.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (22 August 2014). "Nee Jathaga Nenundali: A yawn of a remake". The Hindu.
- ^ "Now a Telugu remake of Aashiqui 2". 11 February 2014.
- ^ Pierce, David (June 2007). "Forgotten Faces: Why Some of Our Cinema Heritage Is Part of the Public Domain". Film History: An International Journal. 19 (2): 125–43. doi:10.2979/FIL.2007.19.2.125. ISSN 0892-2160. JSTOR 25165419. OCLC 15122313. S2CID 191633078.
- ^ "What Price Hollywood?". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Nee Jathaga Nenudali shoot progressing in Thailand". The Times of India.