''Anukunnadi Okati Ayinadi Okkati'' () is a 2020 Indian

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directed by debutant Baalu Adusumilli. The film stars

Dhanya Balakrishna Dhanya Balakrishna (born 6 August 1989) is an Indian actress who has appeared mostly in Telugu films along with Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. After making her debut in A. R. Murugadoss's ''7aum Arivu'' (2011), she appeared in ventures inc ...

Tridha Choudhury Tridha Choudhury is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi series and films and Telugu films. She won the title, ''Clean & Clear Times of India Freshface 2011''. Her first movie was ''Mishawr Rawhoshyo'' in 2013, directed by Sriji ...

, Komalee Prasad and Siddhi Idnani. The story revolves around four modern girls who go to

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for vacation where they hire a male stripper and confusion begins to lead to dramatic events. This film is an adaption of the 2017 American film ''

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''.

Plot

Dhanya, a carefree girl who is a protective sister as well takes her three female friends to Goa searching for her sister. She sees a picture of her sister with a guy who has been synced on her phone. She starts investigating about her sister and finds out that the guy pictured with her sister is a prostitute. She learns that her sister's phone was stolen and she has misunderstood the situation. Things get worse and the guy is killed. The story follows the girls as they hilariously struggle to save themselves.

Cast

as Dhanya, a Software engineer *

as Tridha, a News reporter * Komalee Prasad as Komalee, a Fashion Designer * Siddhi Idnani as Siddhi, a Frustrated married wife * Basha as Jack *

Sameer Hasan Vinnakota Sameer (also called Sameer Hasan) is an Indian actor from Andhra Pradesh who predominantly appears in Telugu films and TV programs. Life He is married to Aparna. They are currently living in Hyderabad. Sameer and Aparna won the finals ...

as Police Inspector *

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as News Channel Owner *

Raghu Karumanchi Raghu Karumanchi is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films in comic and supporting roles. He acted in more than 150 films. He also appeared in several television shows, including ''Jabardasth''. Life He was born and brought up in Hyder ...

as Cult Kameshwar Rao, a film director *

Madhunandan Madhunandan is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. He began his film career with the 2001 Telugu film, ''Nuvvu Nenu''. He has been in the film industry since he was 19 years old. He did a Masters in Business Administration from Osmani ...

as Shyam, husband of Siddhi *

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as Srujana * Kalyani * Lobo * JR Chaitu * Sagar * Bhanu Teja

Soundtrack

Release and reception

The film was released in India on 6 March 2020. It was later released on

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in April 2020. ''

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'' rated the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "The film and its contrived storyline doesn’t give any of the actors enough scope to perform." ''NTV Telugu'' criticised the film for its poor storyline and lack of good humour. On performances, the reviewer stated that "Dhanya comes with a lot of ease, thanks to her familiarity with Telugu. Komalee Prasad, a Telugu-speaking actress, does a fine job as well. Tridha and Siddhi could have been much better."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt11343552 2020 films 2020s Telugu-language films 2020s masala films Films shot in Hyderabad, India Films shot in Andhra Pradesh Films set in Hyderabad, India Films set in Goa Films shot in Goa Indian black comedy films 2020 directorial debut films Indian buddy comedy films Indian remakes of American films 2020 black comedy films