''Godava'' () is a 2007

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-language film directed by

A. Kodandarami Reddy A. Kodandarami Reddy (born 1 July 1950) is an Indian film director best known for his works in Telugu cinema. His association with Chiranjeevi created blockbusters in multiple genres such as ''Nyayam Kavali'' (1981), ''Khaidi (1983 film), Khaidi ...

and stars his son

Vaibhav Reddy Sumanth Reddy (born 21 April 1978), better known as Vaibhav, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil film industry. He made his debut with the Telugu film ''Godava'' (2007) under his father, A. Kodandarami Reddy's direction. He is best ...

and

Shraddha Arya Shraddha Arya Nagal (born 17 August 1987) is an Indian actress. She made her film debut as a lead role in SJ Suryah's Tamil film '' Kalvanin Kadhali'' along with Nayantara in 2006, in Hindi film '' Nishabd'' and in Telugu film ''Godava'' with ...

in the lead roles alongside

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who plays a supporting role. This film marks the film debut of Reddy and the Telugu film debut of Arya.

Plot

To avoid marriage, Anjali gets into a fake relationship with her collegemate Balu.

Cast

as Balu *

as Anjali *

as Anjali's father * Chalapathi Rao as Balu's father *Delhi Rajeshwari as Balu's mother * Annapoorna *

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as College Principal * Sunil as Train Ticket Collector *Ashwini as Anjali's friend * Chitram Seenu as Balu's friend * Babloo *

Delhi Ganesh Delhi Ganesh is an Indian actor who mostly acts in supporting roles in Tamil cinema and serials. He has acted in more than 400 films from 1976 to present. Before films, he was a member of the Delhi-based theatre troupe, ''Dakshina Bharata Natak ...

* AVS as Temple Priest * Venu Madhav * Jaya Prakash Reddy *

Raghu Babu Yerra Raghu, known professionally as Raghu Babu, is a Telugu comedian well known for his comic expressions and timing. He has worked in many successful films in Telugu industry. He is the eldest son of famous comedian and character actor Giri B ...

M. S. Narayana M. S. Narayana (16 April 1951–23 January 2015) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu cinema. He died on 23 January 2015 due to organ failure in Hyderabad, India. Career Narayana has over 750 films to his credit. His debut film ...

* Nagendra Babu as the Chief Guest for Youth Festival (

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) *Zabyn Khan as an

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Production

Due to the fact that the lead actor's real name, Sumanth, was already the name of an established actor, Kodandarami Reddy asked

Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu language, Telugu, as ...

to pick a name from a list of ten names that Reddy had selected for his son. Chiranjeevi picked out the name Vaibhav from the list to be Sumanth Reddy's stage name. The filming was completed in September 2007.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Mani Sharma. The audio was launched on 10 September 2007. The songs were shot Bangkok, Malaysia and Visakhapatnam.

Balakrishna Bala Krishna ( sa, बाल कृष्ण, lit=child Krishna/divine child Krishna, translit=Bālakṛṣṇa). Present day Krishna worship is an amalgam of various elements. According to historical testimonies Krishna-Vasudeva worship alread ...

attended the audio launch as a chief guest. *Evaro Nuvva - Ranjith, Kalyani *Current Kastha - Rita *Mounamlo - NC Karunya *Okkasaari - Rahul,sunita *Hutch Phone - KK, Deepa,

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Release

The film was released on 7 December along with

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-starrer ''State Rowdy''. The film was released with 31 prints. The film released to negative reviews. ''

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'' gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and noted that "The motive behind such films is nothing but an excuse to showcase the wannabe star's dancing prowess and action shots".

References

External links

* {{A. Kodandarami Reddy 2007 films 2000s Telugu-language films Films directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy Films scored by Mani Sharma Films shot in Visakhapatnam Films shot in Bangkok Films shot in Malaysia