''Abbayitho Ammayi'' () is a 2016 Indian

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film directed by

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. The film stars

Naga Shourya Naga Shaurya (born 22 January 1989) is an Indian actor, producer, and writer who works in Telugu cinema. He made his debut with the 2011 film '' Cricket, Girls And Beer''. He then starred in the National Film Award winning anthology film, '' C ...

and Pallak Lalwani, with

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and Tamil actor Mohan playing supporting roles. The film was released on 1 January 2016 to mixed reviews. This film is the 999th movie of

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as a music director.

Plot

Abhi is a youth who wants to have fun in life. He is addicted to social networking sites and likes to flirt with girls. During his search, he befriends a simple girl. This is also the time when he falls for Prardhana and becomes close to her. But Abhi is caught in a compromising situation in Prardhana's house. Their families then disown them. Left clueless, Abhi abandons Pradhana. He is then surprised to discover that his online friend is none other than Prardhana. Abhi then toils to regain her love.

Cast

as Abhi * Pallak Lalwani as Prardhana *

* Mohan as Abhi's father *

as Prardhana's father *

Pragathi Pragathi Mahavadi (born April 17, 1975) is Indian film and television actress who has acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam languages. Personal life Pragathi was born in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh. Career Pragathi started her career as a model fo ...

as Prardhana's mother *

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as Abhi's mother * Praveen *

Prudhviraj Balireddy Prudhviraj (born August 6, 1964) is an Indian actor and politician who appears in Telugu films. Known for his comic roles, he has acted in over 100 films. He is noted for his dialogue of ''30 Years Industry'' in the 2002 film ''Khadga ...

Shakalaka Shankar Seshu Shankar, better known by his stage name Shakalaka Shankar, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu-language films. Known for his comic roles, Shankar is one of the highest paid Telugu film comedians in 2017. Career Shankar dropped out o ...

* Tejaswi Madiwada * Lasya

Soundtrack

Maestro Ilaiyaraaja scored the music, while lyrics were penned by Rehman, Chaitanya Varma and Sirasri.

Reception

''The Hindu'' panned ''Abbayitho Ammayi'', describing the leads' virtual relationship as "overdrawn, outdated and melodramatic." They also wrote that "Songs are good but the re-recording and background score leave a lot to be desired." Indiaglitz gave the film a rating of 3/5 stars, calling it as a coming-of-age love story with interesting plot and fair narration, appreciating

' s music and good chemistry of lead pair Naga Shourya and Pallak Lalwani. Venkat of Greatandhra gave 2.25/5 stars mentioning that the film is a big bore, except for visual quality and climax portions. He also blamed the silly story, outdated comedy and illogical sequences as the drawback of the film.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 5227998, Abbayitho Ammayi
Official Website
Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja 2010s Telugu-language films 2016 films 2010s coming-of-age films Indian coming-of-age films Films directed by Ramesh Varma