''Ammo! Okato Tareekhu'' () is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language

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written and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana, and produced by K. Chandrasekhar under A. A. Arts. The film features an

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including Srikanth, Raasi, Suresh,

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, Prema and L. B. Sriram. The music was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. The film deals with problems in the

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families.

Cast

* Srikanth as Pattabhi, Gayatri's husband * Raasi as Gayatri, Govind Rao's second daughter * Suresh as Kiran "G. K.", Govind Rao's son *

as Ganga, Kiran's wife *

as Sagar, Dhana Lakshmi's husband * Prema as Dhana Lakshmi, Govind Rao's eldest daughter * L. B. Sriram as Govind Rao *Aalapati Lakshmi as Sowbhagyam *

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as Anjaneyulu, Govind Rao's father * Lahari as Parvati, Govind Rao's youngest daughter * Tanikella Bharani as Gireesham * Chalapathi Rao as Devudu * Dubbing Janaki as Devudu's mother *

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* M. S. Narayana * Mallikarjuna Rao as Kranti *Namala Moorti * Ali as Jamadagni *Raja Ravindra as Kiran's friend * Tirupathi Prakash as Kiran's friend * Bandla Ganesh as Kranti's assistant * Devadas Kanakala as Judge *Kadambari Kiran as cab driver * Sana *Banda Jyoti

Soundtrack

Reception

B. Srinivas of ''

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'' wrote that "EVV Satyanarayana’s ''Ammo! Okatothedi'' is a thought-provoking movie that tries to come up with a logical solution for the Indian middle-class. He wants every member of the family to earn a decent living, instead of leaving the burden on one individual. EVV has an excellent performer in L B Sriram. The characters he weaves like the nagging aged father, an irresponsible son, and daughters, who are more close to reality, seem very true-to-life". ''Telugu Cinema'' wrote "Though the film, lacking in novelty in story and treatment, is not flimsy it doesn’t live up to the tall claims director EVV has made". ''Andhra Today'' wrote "Audience who clamor for entertainment will surely be bored with the plethora of problems that the movie reminds them of. The movie might find few takers. Being true to reality and finding the right solution to the problems will find praise with the audience. But this movie has too many unnatural sequences and contrivances. Even the so called entertainment track fails to impress the audience. The long speeches of the climax in the court scene will surely win credit for the movie".

References

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* 2000 films 2000s Telugu-language films 2000s Indian films Indian drama films Films about poverty in India Films directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana 2000 drama films {{2000s-Telugu-film-stub