Priyudu (transl. Lover) is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Shravan and starring Varun Sandesh and Preetika Rao.
| Priyudu | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Shravan |
| Written by | Shravan |
| Produced by | Uday Kiran |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Malhar Bhatt |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | Mohan Jona |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast
edit- Varun Sandesh as Karthik
- Preetika as Madhu Latha
- Ranadhir Reddy as Vara Prasad
- Kota Srinivasa Rao
- Thagubothu Ramesh
- Vennela Kishore
- Nassar as Karthik's father
- Vijay Sai
- Ali as Kuphli Baba, Hukka Baba and Pungi Baba
- Pragathi
- Surekha Vani
- Y. Kasi Viswanath as Madhu Latha's father
- Shweta Basu Prasad (cameo appearance)
Production
editVarun Sandhesh plays the role of a businessman's son. Amrita Rao's sister, Preetika, is the heroine.[1][2] Danayya named the film.[3] The film was shot in Hyderabad and a couple songs were shot in Bangkok.[4] Preetika took lessons in Mumbai to learn Telugu.[5]
Soundtrack
editMusic by Mohan Jona.[5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Lo Edo" | Benny Dayal | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Chaitrama" | Karthik | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Albela Albela" | Vijay Prakash, Chinmayi | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Bakkodera" | Priya Himesh | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Cheliya Cheliya" | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:17 |
| 6. | "Chinni Gunde" | Shweta Mohan | 3:16 |
| Total length: | 25:19 | ||
Reception
editJeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "Priyudu is a better film for Varun Sandesh after Kotha Bangaru Lokam.[6] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "The story gives out an outdated approach to narration and also the characters".[7] A critic from The Times of India wrote that "It just looks like a mish mash of many similar films of the past".[8] 123 Telugu wrote that "Priyudu is a film that has not much going for it except for some instances of humour in the first half".[9] A critic from Full Hyderabad opined that "The movie is a plain commonplace romance, nothing more than an over-dramatization of the kind of unremarkable situations that college youth get into".[10]
References
edit- ^ "Varun Sandesh chitchat about Priyudu - Telugu cinema actor". Idlebrain.
- ^ "Preetika: Dance with me! - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Priyudu music launch - Telugu cinema - Varun Sandesh and Preetika Rao". Idlebrain.
- ^ "First Look: Preetika and Varun's Priyudu". Rediff. 15 November 2011.
- ^ a b Rajamani, Radhika (1 December 2011). "Preetika: I am proud to be a part of Priyudu". Rediff.
- ^ "Priyudu film review - Telugu cinema Review - Varun Sandeh, Preetika Rao & Shweta Basu Prasad". Idlebrain.
- ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (December 3, 2011). "Priyudu - Matters of the heart". The Hindu.
- ^ "Priyudu Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Priyudu by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Review : Priyudu – Bad remake of many good films". December 3, 2011.
- ^ "Priyudu review: Priyudu (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com".