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Vinayakudu Review

Crew

Cast: Krishnudu, Sonia, Suryatej, Poonam Kaur, Samrat, Prem Kumar Patra, Adarsh, Ankitha, Sathya Krishnan, Tulasi, Rakesh Mahankali, Mahesh, Aparna, Murali, Master Mittu and others
Cinematography: P.G. Vinda
Music: Sam Prasan
Lyrics: Vanamali, Avinash
Editing: Marthand K. Venkatesh
Executive Producers: Rakesh Mahankali, Jyothi Kiran
Co-producer: Praveen Kumar Patra
Producer: Smt. Saritha Patra
Direction: Sai Kiran Adivi (debut)
Release date: November 22, 2008

Plot

Karthik (Krishnudu) lives in Rajolu. He meets Madhavi (Vahida), a resident of Hyderabad, through an internet chat room. They become friends with out meeting each other in person. Karthik comes to Hyderabad to meet Madhavi. He stays at his sister Aparna’s home (Satya Krishnan) who lives with her family in a colony in Hyderabad. One fine day, he goes to meet Madhavi. But in a twist of fate, the crush didn’t last long. Madhavi gets shocked by seeing his appearance and makes her move pretending that she is not Madhavhi but a friend of hers.

Later, by his friend Altaf’s help (Surya Teja) Karthik gets a job in the creative department of Reliance Mobile Company. There he comes across Kalpana (Sonia) with whom he falls at love in first sight itself. She is a girl with specific ideas on life. She starts liking Karthik, but never reveals her love to him. Did Karthik who loved Kalpana at first sight, expressed his love to her? What were the consequences? How it all ended? Watch this big time entertainer on the big screen.

Artists' performance

Sonia who was appreciated for her role as Shravs in 'Happy Days' exhibited good performance as a solo heroine in this film. She could be applauded for presenting sensitive emotions very well in some sequences.

Krishnudu who was popular with 'Happy Days' has bought the character Karthik to life. As the subject is suitable to his physique, never he seems to be acting in the role. In every scene, he exhibited apt expressions and justifies the role of 'Vinayakudu' cent-per-cent. He has literally lived out the character.

Action of Poonam Kaur as Sandy, Surya Teja as Altaf is good. To be specific, Surya Teja has exhibited much ease in performing his character. Satya Krishnan as Karthik's sister does good. Similarly, Ankith, Adarsh and Murali Krishna have emoted within the limits of their characters. After a long gap, actress Tulasi does a role in this film. Presenter Premkumar Patra, director Sai Kiran Adivi and cameraman PG Vinda appears on screen in short sequences.

Last Word

For Pure love, physical beauty is not important, only the purity in love is needed, with this beautiful message as the theme the film 'Vinayakudu' has made. What could have been a feel good entertainer for the entire crowd lags behind for it has been made pointedly for the corporate audiences. It would have been even better if it was made for everyone. But still on a whole, the debutant director Sai Kiran has hit the bull’s eye almost with his very first venture.

Nandi Awrds 2005

Recipients of 2005 Nandi Awards

Firtst Best Feature Film: 'Pothe Poni'
Director: Thammareddi Bharadwaja
Producer: VY Praveenkumar
Hero: Siva Balaji
Heroine: Sindhu Tholani

Second Best Feature Film: 'Anukokunda Oka Roju'
Director: Chandrasekhar Eleti
Producer: Gunnam Gangaraju
Hero: Shashank
Heroine: Charmme

Third Best Feature Film: 'Gautham SSC'
Director: PA Arun Prasad
Producer: Dr.Y Sonia Reddy
Hero: Navadeep
Heroine: Sindhu Tholani

Best Family Story Film: 'Nuvvosthanante Nenoddantana'
Producer: MS Raju
Best Popular Feature Film: 'Pellam Pitchodu' a complete entertainer
Producer: Rampalli Rambhadra Sastry

Best Childrens' Film (Golden Nandi): 'Ashala Pallaki'
Producer: V Sagar
Director: Perala Subrahmanyam
Second Best Childrens' Film (Silver Nandi): 'Chinuku'
Producer: A Lakshma Rao
Director: Nirdesh N

Best Documentary Film: 'Chance'
Producer & Director: P.Suneel Kumar Reddy
Second Best Documentary Film: 'Kamadhenuvu'
Producer & Director: N Gopalakrishna

Best Educational Film: 'Blue'
Producer: T.Sultan
Director: Sai Mohan

Best Director: Krishna Vamsi
Film: Chakram

Best Actor: Mahesh Babu
Film: Athadu

Best Actress: Trisha
Film: Nuvvosthanante Nenoddantana

Best Supporting Actor: Srihari
Film: Nuvvosthanante Nenoddantana

Best Supporting Actress: Bhanupriya
Film: Chatrapathi

Best Character Artist: Chandra Mohan
Film: Athanokkade

Best Male Comedian Alluramalingaiah Award:
Suneel
Film: Andhrudu

Best Female Comedian: Santhoshini
Film: Nuvvosthanante Nenoddantana

Best Villain: Dr. N SivaPrasad
Film: Danger

Best Child Actor: Patcha Sunny
Film: Ashala Pallaki

Best Child Actress: Baby Varshini
Film: Gulabilu

Best Child Actress: Baby Trisha
Film: Gulabilu

Best Debut Director: Surendar Reddy
Film: Athanokkade

Best Screen Play writer: Chandrashekhar Eleti
Film: Anukokunda Oka Roju

Best Story Writer: T Prabhakar
Film: Meenakshi

Best Dialogue Writer: Trivikram Srinivas
Film: Athadu

Best Lyric Writer: Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry
Film: Chakram

Best Cinematographer: PRK Raju
Film: Radha Gopalam

Best Music Director: MM Keeravani
Film: Chatrapathi

Best Male Playback Singer Ghantasala Award: SP Balasubrahmanyam
Film: Pellam Pichodu

Best Female Playback Singer: Nithya Santhosini
Film: Moguds Pellaams

Best Editor: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Film: Subhash Chandra Bose

Best Art Director: Vivek
Film: Nuvvosthanante Nenoddantana

Best Choreographer: Srinivas
Film: Radha Gopalam

Best Audiographer: Madhusudhan Reddy
Film: Jai Chiranjeeva

Best Costume Designer: Bhasha
Film: Subhash Chandra Bose

Best Makeup Artist: Raghava RV
Film: Subhash Chandra Bose

Best Fight Master: Ram-Lakshman
Film: Andhrudu

Best Male Dubbing Artist: Jaibhaskar
Film: Uri

Best Female Dubbing Artist: Sunitha
Film: Pothe Poni

Best Special Effects: CH Srinivas
Film: Athadu

Best Childrens' Film Director: Akkeneni Kutumba Rao
Film: Gulabilu

Special Jury Award: Vadde Naveen
Film: Naa Vupiri

Special Jury Award: Priyadarshini Ram
Film: Manodu

Special Jury Award: Sneha
Film: Radha Gopalam

Best Book on Telugu Cinema: Kasi Viswanath

Best Film Critic on Telugu Cinema:Mohan Goteti

Nandi Awards 2006

Best Feature Film (Golden Nandi): 'Bommarillu'
Producer: 'Dil' Raju
Director: Bhaskar

Second Best Feature Film (Silver Nandi): 'Godavari'
Producer: GVG Raju
Director: Shekhar Kammula

Third Best Feature Film (Bronze Nandi): 'Ganga'
Producer: Sekhar Yelamanchi
Director: Vemuganti

Best Home-viewing Feature Film: 'Sri RamaDasu'
Producer: Konda KrishnamRaju
Director: K.Raghavendra Rao

Best Popular Feature Film: 'Pokiri'
Director: Puri Jagannath

Smt SarojiniNaidu National Integration & Communal Hamony Nandi Award: 'Hanumanthu'
Producer: Srihari
Director: ChandraMahesh

Best Childrens' Film: 'Bharathi'
Producer & Director: RS Raju

Second Best Childrens' Film: 'Kittu'

Kasi Viswanath acting in Ravi Babu's Nachavule

Ushakiran Movies Producing a new film in the Dirertion of actor cum director Ravi Babu. who made films like "Allari", "Ammailu Abbailu" and "Anasuya", introducing a new cast. The film has been titled as "Nachchavule". Kasi Viswanth is playing a key role in this film.