| Shailaja Reddy Alludu | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Maruthi |
| Written by | Maruthi |
| Produced by | Suryadevara Naga Vamsi P. D. V. Prasad |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Nizar Shafi |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Gopi Sundar |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | est. ₹25 crore[2] |
Shailaja Reddy Alludu (transl. Shailaja Reddy's son-in-law) is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Maruthi, produced by S. Radha Krishna, Suryadevara Naga Vamsi, PDV Prasad under the banner of Sithara Entertainments. It stars Naga Chaitanya, Anu Emmanuel and Ramya Krishna while Naresh, Murali Sharma, and Vennela Kishore appear in supporting roles. The music was composed by Gopi Sundar with cinematography done by Nizar Shafi and editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. The film released worldwide on 13 September 2018.[3]
Plot
Chaitanya "Chaitu" is the son of an egotistic businessman whose arrogance derails his sister Shanti's planned marriage. He falls in love with artist Anu Reddy and woos her. They fear his father will not accept them, but her headstrong attitude impresses him. At a function, he boldy announces that they will be married to their surprise. Suddenly, her uncle turns up and takes Shanti away to everyone's shock. They learn that Anu's mother, Shailaja Reddy, is a domineering village leader who uses vigilantism and her influence to punish abusers and better her people's standing. Five years back, Shailaja wanted Anu to become a doctor as part of her plan to provide free medical care to the women in the village despite her wish to study art, and the two have not talked directly since then. Chaitu is given the responsibility to take Shanti back and marry her on the day his father promises to avoid wounding his pride.
As it turns out Anu convinced her uncle not to disclose her romance to Shailaja, Chaitu and his assistant Chari masquerade as a good Samaritan and a doctor who want to set up a hospital in the village. Through various schemes and plans, they gradually ease the tensions between mother and daughter, but faces both his father's deadline and Shailaja's plan to marry Anu to a doctor the same day. When Shailaja is ready to embrace Anu, some of Chaitu's father's rivals come on the scene and disclose their love and his father's promise. Angered, Shailaja throws Chaitu out of the village. However, when she is later attacked by some of the abusers who want revenge, Chaitu comes back to protect them. When Shailaja is wounded, Anu uses her dupatta to wrap the wound, stunning her. After they come home, Chaitu scolds them for their hubris and Shailaja for not recognizing her daughter's career choices.
The next day, Chaitu's father gets a call from Shailaja that she has taken Shanti and will marry her off. Enraged, he goes to stop the wedding and take Chaitu away but is stopped by Shailaja, who reveals that she has accepted Chaitu as her son-in-law and realized her folly. Chaitu then reveals that he had convinced Shailaja to hold off on the marriage until they could get his father's blessings. Humbled, he joins the celebrations and agrees to both marriages.
Cast
- Naga Chaitanya as Chaitanya/Chaitu
- Anu Emmanuel as Anu Reddy (voice dubbed by Chinmayi)
- Ramya Krishna as Shailaja Reddy, Anu's mother
- Naresh as Venu Reddy, Anu's father
- Murali Sharma as Chaitu's father
- Kalyani Natarajan as Chaitu's mother
- Vennela Kishore as Chari
- Prudhvi Raj as Manikyam
- Alka Rathore as Shanthi, Chaitu's sister
- Madhunandan as Shanthi's fiancee
- Arun Kumar Dasari as Anu's uncle
- Raghu Babu
- Rajitha
- Shatru as Rival of Shailaja Reddy
- Sharanya Pradeep as Kumari
- Getup Srinu
Release
At first the film was scheduled to release on 30 August 2018 and later postponed due to 2018 Kerala floods.[4] It was re-scheduled to release on 13 September 2018.[5]
Soundtrack
| Sailaja Reddy Alludu | |||||
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| Released | 19 August 2018 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 23:15 | ||||
| Language | Telugu | ||||
| Label | Aditya Music | ||||
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Music of the film was composed by Gopi Sundar and the audio was released through Aditya Music label.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anu Baby" | Krishna Kanth (K.K) | Anudeep Dev | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Sailaja Reddy Alludu Choode" | Kasarla Shyam | Satyavathi (Mangli) | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Egiregire" | Krishna Kanth (K.K) | Sid Sriram, Lipsika | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Gold Rangu Pilla" | Sri Mani | Anurag Kulkarni, Ramya Behera, Mohana Bhogaraju, M Haripriya | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Pelli Pandhiri" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Vijay Yesudas | 4:41 |
| 6. | "Thanu Vethikina" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Satya Yamini | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 23:15 | |||
Reception
Box office
Shailaja Reddy Alludu, on the opening day it collected a total gross of ₹13.16 Crores and a share of ₹8.18 Crores worldwide.[6] In the four day extended first weekend, movie collected a total gross of ₹28.29 Crores and a share of ₹17.25 Crores worldwide.[7]
In the first weekend Shailaja Reddy Alludu beats movies like Manmarziyaan and Seema Raja in the overseas market by collecting a total gross of ₹2.95 Crores, and collected ₹2.60 Crores in United States, ₹6.54 Lakhs in United Kingdom, ₹27.11 Lakhs in Australia and ₹1.71 Lakhs in New Zealand respectively.[8]
Critical reception
The Times of India gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "Some preaching, some family drama, some humour and Shailaja Reddy Alludu plays safe for a festive release".[9] Hindustan Times gave 2 out of 5 stars stating "Shailaja Reddy Alludu is a commercial entertainer and the same old formula of a sincere son-in-law who helps his lady love’s family is presented well. However, don’t go expecting anything beyond the film says it is – a formulaic entertainer that never even attempts to be anything more".[10]
Accolades
- Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress (Telugu) - Ramya Krishna
- Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Comedian (Telugu) - Prudhvi Raj
References
- ↑ "Shailaja Reddy Alludu' pre-release event review". thehansindia.
- ↑ "Tollywood box office report of 2018: highest grossing Telugu movies of year; List of hits and flops". International Business Times. 23 November 2018.
- ↑ "Shailaja Reddy Alludu' pre-release event review". thehansindia.
- ↑ "Naga Chaitanyafrom postponed Sailaja Reddy Alludu release due to Kerala floods". India Today. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ↑ "Sailaja Reddy Alludu trailer: This Naga Chaitanya, Ramya Krishna film promises to be a fun affair". The Indian Express. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ↑ "Shailaja Reddy Alludu box office collection day 1: SRA turns biggest opener for Naga Chaitanya". International Business Times. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ "Shailaja Reddy Alludu 4-day box office collection: Chay-Anu starrer beats Premam, RVC records". International Business Times. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ "Box office collection: Shailaja Reddy Alludu beats Manmarziyan and Seema Raja overseas". International Business Times. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ Shailaja Reddy Alludu Review {3/5}: Some preaching, some family drama, some humour and Sailaja Reddy Alludu plays safe for a festive release, retrieved 8 October 2018
- ↑ "Shailaja Reddy Alludu movie review: Naga Chaitanya film is all about power play". HindustanTimes.
- ↑ "SIIMA Awards 2019: Here's a complete list of nominees". TimesofIndia.