''Andhra Mess'' is 2018 Indian

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directed by Jai and produced by Nirmal K. Bala. The film stars

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, Thejaswini,

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, A. P. Shreethar,

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, and Balaji Mohan while Vinoth,

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, and

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play supporting roles. The film has music scored by

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. The film was released on 22 June 2018 after being delayed in production for three years.

Plot

Devaraj (Vinod), a gangster, is hired to steal a bag from a house. He delegates this task to his underlings Varadhu (AP Shreethar), Rathna (

), Ritchie (

), and Sethu (Balaji Mohan). Varadhu, who has just broken up with his girlfriend (who has insulted him for being a nobody), finds out that the bag has crores of cash and decides that this could be his moment to get rich. The criminals scoot away with the bag to a remote village, where they take refuge under Janardhanan (

), an elderly man whose family were once zamindars, along with his wife and Bala (Tejaswini). During their stay, Rathna and Bala begin an affair, and Ritchie's girlfriend Arasi (

) also enters the scene. She causes a problem between Richie and his gang, causing the couple to break up. Devaraj tracks them down and in a freak accident, becomes paralyzed. Janardhanan dies in a hunting trip, and Bala is united with Rathna. They all start a hotel by the name of Andhra Mess in Janadhanan's property.

Cast

as Rathna * Thejaswini as Bala *

as Arasi * AP Shreethar as Varadhu *

as Ritchie * Balaji Mohan as Sethu * Vinoth as Devaraj *

as Janardhanan * Aadhira Pandilakshmi as Geetha

Production

Noted artist, AP Shreethar, made his film debut with the venture portraying a negative role. To train him, director Jai arranged a 15-day acting workshop for Sreethar with

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. Mathivannan Rajendran made his lead debut with this film although it ended up releasing after ''

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''.

Release

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'' gave the film two out of five stars and wrote that " In the end, despite looking colourful, this Andhra Mess ends up serving us fare that lacks spice". ''

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'' gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote that "A lot of interesting bits that add up to nothing". ''

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'' gave a similar rating and noted that "''Andhra Mess'' tries to provide a uniquely flavorful experience but comes out forced and undercooked. Directed by ad-filmmaker turned director Jai, this movie is technically all sound, but lacks the synergy to make it work".

References

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