''It's My Love Story'' is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by

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and starring Arvind Krishna (in his lead debut) and newcomer

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. Author

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attended the film's premiere. The film released to negative reviews while the songs were praised.

Cast

* Arvind Krishna as Arjun *

as Vandana *

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as Lakshmi, Vandana's mother *

Sarath Babu Sathyam Babu Dixithulu (born 31 July 1951), known by his stage name Sarath Babu, is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu cinema. He has worked in more than 200 films. He has appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and ...

as Srinivasa Rao, Vandana's father *

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as Arjun's mother * Kasi Vishwanath as Arjun's father *

Vennela Kishore Bokkala Kishore Kumar (born 19 September 1977), known professionally as Vennela Kishore, is an Indian actor and director who works in Telugu-language films. Known for his comic roles, he was given the moniker "Vennela" after his first feature f ...

as Sujath A., Vandana's gay boss *RJ Ghajini as Peter *

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as Poola Babji, the drunk flower seller *

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and Shifa Aqil (cameo appearance in the song "Gallate")

Soundtrack

Songs by Sunil Kashyap. Songs were released on

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. *"Gallate" – Pranavi, Sunil Kashyap *"Muppai Sekanley" –

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, Sunil Kashyap, Pranavi, Nikitha Nigam *"Neeloni Digule" – Pranavi *"Nindaina Nee Chelimi" – Karunya, Pranavi *"Ninnala Lede" – Chitra, Dinker *"Thadi Pedavule Kalis" – Karunya, Chitra

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "The plot is uninteresting and the actors are too inexperienced to rise above it. Innovative screen play could have still salvaged the film, but that doesn’t happen either". Radhika Rajamani of ''

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'' opined that "''It's My Love Story'' is a disappointing film with nothing to engage the audience". Y. Sunitha Chowdhary of ''The Hindu'' wrote that "The story could have been simple and straight ..but the plot turns labyrinthine with the sudden change in behaviour and character of Sarat Babu". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "‘Its My Love Story’ is one of those movies which fails to connect even though nothing is technically very wrong with the movie". Deepa Garimella of ''Full Hyderabad'' said that "''It's My Love Story'' is an imperfect film, but delightful for the promise it shows".

Awards and nominations

South Indian International Movie Awards South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreci ...

** Best Male Debut – Telugu - Aravind Krishna - Nominated ** Best Female Debut – Telugu - Nikitha Narayan - Nominated

References

External links

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