''Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi'' ( What happened to this city?) is a 2018 Indian
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
-language
buddy comedy
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the olde ...
drama film
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written and directed by
Tharun Bhascker
Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian film director, writer, actor, and television presenter who works in Telugu language, Telugu cinema. He directed the critically acclaimed romantic comedy film ''Pelli Choopulu'' (2016) ...
, and produced by
D. Suresh Babu
Daggubati Suresh Babu (born 24 December 1958) is an Indian film producer, studio owner and distributor who serves as the managing director of Suresh Productions. In 2012, he received the Andhra Pradesh state Nagireddy–Chakrapani National Awa ...
under
Suresh Productions. The film stars
Vishwak Sen
Vishwak Sen (born Dinesh Naidu; 29 March 1995) is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Telugu films. He made his debut in 2017 with '' Vellipomakey'' and went on to appear in films such as '' Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi,'' his ...
, Sai Sushanth Reddy,
Abhinav Gomatam
Abhinav Gomatam is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films.
Early life
Abhinav Gomatam was born and brought up in Hyderabad. He is an engineering graduate from Vignan Institute of Technology and Science.
Career
He started his career wi ...
, Venkatesh Kakumanu,
Anisha Ambrose
Anisha Ambrose is an Indian actress and model who appears in Telugu films. In 2013, she made her debut with ''Alias Janaki''.
Early career
Anisha's parents are from Visakhapatnam and she grew up in Odisha. Her family runs several schools in And ...
,
Simran Choudhary
Simran Choudhary is an Indian actress and model who works in Telugu films. She won the title of Femina Miss India Telangana 2017. Simran made her film debut in 2014 with the Telugu film ''Hum Tum''.
Early life
Simran was born and brought u ...
, and Galusheya Daria. The music was composed by
Vivek Sagar
Vivek Sagar is an Indian music composer, record producer and playback singer who works in Telugu cinema. He debuted with the film, ''Pelli Choopulu'' (2016). Upon critical acclaim for the album garnered him his first nomination for Filmfare Aw ...
with cinematography by Niketh Bommireddy and editing by Ravi Teja Girijala. The film released on 29 June 2018. It received positive reviews for its humour, performances, writing and dialogues.
Plot
Vivek, Karthik, Kaushik, and Uppi are childhood friends who dream of a career in
filmmaking
Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, cast ...
during their college days. But they eventually give up their plans and settle in other jobs. Vivek resigns his job and lives in isolation, still unable to get over his breakup with Shilpa; Karthik works as a manager in a club and plans on marrying his boss's daughter and settling in the US; Kaushik works as a dubbing artist and wants to become an actor; and Uppi works as a wedding editor. Karthik arranges a bachelor's party for four of them, where they run into Shirley, who joins them to conduct a casual promotional contest in which they narrate her their old friendship, their first short film work and Vivek's love story. Shirley invites them to an event in Goa and leaves.
After a mishap at the party, they all end up in
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
. There they run into Shirley and her friend Dasha, who offer them a place to stay. Karthik loses the engagement ring given by his boss and needs ₹5 lakhs to buy a similar one. So they decide to participate in the Goa short film festival for the prize money. Vivek does not agree to make a romantic comedy film due to his past love failure with Shilpa, but he later agrees as they do not have an alternative. Karthik handles the cinematography, Uppi edits the film, and Kaushik and Dasha act in it. Unfortunately, Vivek could not get out of his past and gives a sad ending to the film. He later gives up on the project as he fears the negative feedback. At this time, when Vivek drank and slept, the remaining three wanted to change the sad ending, but they were caught by patrolling police and end up in a police station.
The next day while editing the film, Vivek wakes up, gets angry at them for changing his ending and yells at Karthik, who is in an online engagement. He reveals that they actually came to Goa because the drunken Karthik requested him. Karthik realizes that he is losing everything else for the social status, calls off his marriage and reconciles his friendship with Vivek. Kaushik gets the confidence to act in films, and Uppi becomes an editor. Vivek finally gets over his breakup, reflects his feelings on Shirley and becomes a cool person without anger issues. After working on a few short films, they start their first feature film, ''
Pelli Choopulu
''Pelli Choopulu'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Tharun Bhascker and produced by Raj Kandukuri and Yash Rangineni. It features Vijay Deverakonda and Ritu Varma in the lead roles. Partly based ...
.''
Cast
*
Vishwak Sen
Vishwak Sen (born Dinesh Naidu; 29 March 1995) is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Telugu films. He made his debut in 2017 with '' Vellipomakey'' and went on to appear in films such as '' Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi,'' his ...
as Vivek
* Sai Sushanth Reddy as Karthik
*
Abhinav Gomatam
Abhinav Gomatam is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films.
Early life
Abhinav Gomatam was born and brought up in Hyderabad. He is an engineering graduate from Vignan Institute of Technology and Science.
Career
He started his career wi ...
as Kaushik
* Venkatesh Kakumanu as Upender/Uppi
*
Anisha Ambrose
Anisha Ambrose is an Indian actress and model who appears in Telugu films. In 2013, she made her debut with ''Alias Janaki''.
Early career
Anisha's parents are from Visakhapatnam and she grew up in Odisha. Her family runs several schools in And ...
as Shirley
*
Simran Choudhary
Simran Choudhary is an Indian actress and model who works in Telugu films. She won the title of Femina Miss India Telangana 2017. Simran made her film debut in 2014 with the Telugu film ''Hum Tum''.
Early life
Simran was born and brought u ...
as Shilpa
* Galusheya Daria as Dasha, Shirley's friend
* Arjun as Satvik, Kaushik's nephew
* Viren Thambidorai as Karthik's boss
* Geetha Bhaskar as Vivek's mother
* Mounima as Kaushik's sister
*
Tharun Bhascker
Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian film director, writer, actor, and television presenter who works in Telugu language, Telugu cinema. He directed the critically acclaimed romantic comedy film ''Pelli Choopulu'' (2016) ...
as Jury at Goa short film festival
*
Vijay Deverakonda
Deverakonda Vijay Sai (born 9 May 1989), better known as Vijay Deverakonda, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the recipient of a Filmfare Award, a Nandi Award, and a SIIMA Award. Since 2018, h ...
as himself in a cameo appearance
*
Gautham Vasudev Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. He has also directed Telugu cinema, Telugu and Hindi cinema, Hindi films th ...
as himself in a cameo appearance
Soundtrack
This film has five songs composed by
Vivek Sagar
Vivek Sagar is an Indian music composer, record producer and playback singer who works in Telugu cinema. He debuted with the film, ''Pelli Choopulu'' (2016). Upon critical acclaim for the album garnered him his first nomination for Filmfare Aw ...
and was released By
Aditya Music.
Release
''Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi'' was released worldwide on 28 June 2018.
Box office
The film has collected $98,136 from the premiere shows in USA held on Thursday night. On Day 1 on Friday, the film has collected $81,127.The total US box office collection was $179,263.
Critical reception
The film received positive reviews from critics.''
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...
'' praised the film and stated "With Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi, Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam breaks the second-film jinx that hounds many filmmakers who've delivered an impressive first film."
''
The Times of India
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'' gave 3.5/5 rating and commented that: "Make no mistake, Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi belongs to Tharun Bhascker. The filmmaker's flair for comedy once again shines through and his dialogues are terrific."
''
123 Telugu'' gave 3.25/5 rating and wrote, "With Ee Nagarainiki Emaindi, Tollywood steps into the buddy comedy genre which has been rarely explored. This movie has no great story but is filled with a lot of fun and precious moments which a group of buddies share in real life."
''
The Hans India
''The Hans India'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as well as in New Delhi. The newspaper was started on 15 July 2011 and belongs to Hyderabad Media House Ltd., which also own ...
'' gave 3/5 rating and opined that the film was one of the best youthful entertainers in the recent times. "On the whole, the film is enjoyable entirely and even makes us emotional in parts," reviewer added. ''
Idlebrain.com'' gave 3/5 rating and wrote, "
tis a buddy comedy that has good moments and a slow second half!"
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 8490894
2018 films
2010s Telugu-language films
Films shot in Telangana
Indian buddy comedy-drama films
2010s buddy comedy films
2018 comedy-drama films
Films directed by Tharun Bhascker
Suresh Productions films