Veedekkadi Mogudandi...! (transl. What kind of a husband is he!) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana.[1][2] The film stars Venu and Shruthi Raj. The film's musical score is by Koti, and the film released on 15 November 2001.
| Veedekkadi Mogudandi! | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | E. V. V. Satyanarayana |
| Screenplay by | E. V. V. Satyanarayana |
| Story by | Subhash |
| Produced by | Yalamanchali Sai Babu |
| Starring | Venu Shruthi Raj |
| Cinematography | Ekanath |
| Music by | Koti |
Production company | Sri Saibaba Movies |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editAn astrologer claims that Sriram's wife will die during childbirth so he decides to remain a bachelor but his family get him married to Sruthi who then gets pregnant. Whether she survive the pregnancy or not forms the rest of the story.
Cast
edit- Venu as Sriram
- Shruthi Raj as Sruti (Voice dubbed by Sunitha)
- Geetu Mohandas as Sruthi's younger sister
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Sriram's father
- Brahmanandam
- Chandra Mohan
- Mallikarjuna Rao as the astrologer
- Ali as Sruthi's cousin
- M. S. Narayana as Sruthi's father
- A. V. S. as Sastry
- Chalapathi Rao as doctor
Production
editThis film marks the return of E. V. V. Satyanarayana to the comedy genre after Ammo! Okato Tareekhu and Maa Aavida Meeda Ottu Mee Aavida Chala Manchidi.[3]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by Koti.
All lyrics are written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paalu Ready" | Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Thaluku Thaluku" | Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra | 5:33 |
| 3. | "Paadave Koyila" | Sriram Prabhu, Raadhika | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Ayyo Babu" | Tippu, Raadhika | 5:05 |
| 5. | "Julie Laila Sushma" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha Mohan | 6:01 |
| 6. | "Maghuvani Nammakura" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:58 |
| Total length: | 28:50 | ||
Reception
editGudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu wrote that "The strength of the film is its dialogue by Marudhuri Raja and his associates, which is the main vehicle of humor. Comedy is EVV's forte and director seems to be comfortable".[4] Jeevi of Idlebrain gave the film a rating of 3.25/5 and opined that "This is a 'must-watch' film for all the EVV movie lovers".[5] Smriti Kashyap of Full Hyderabad stated that the performances of the actors were wooden and criticised the lack of a proper story.[6]
Box office
editThe film was a box office failure.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Venu with six new directors". Idlebrain. 8 June 2001. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Jagapathi Babu faces identity crisis". Idlebrain. 1 March 2002. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "EVV is back to his elements". Idlebrain. 23 March 2001. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Srihari, Gudipoodi (15 November 2001). "Movie review – Veedekkadi Mogudandi – by Gudipoodi Srihari". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Jeevi (15 November 2001). "Movie review – Veedekkadi Mogudandi?". Idlebrain. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Kashyap, Smriti. "Veedekkadi Mogudandi Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "RP Patnaik to score for Chiranjeevi". Idlebrain. 20 November 2001. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
