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film written and directed by Anji Srinu. The film stars Rohit,

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and Prema while

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play supporting roles. Janaki and Sriram are childhood friends who are separated. Sriram later meets Anjali who falls for him but Sriram realizes that he is still in love with Janaki. The film released on 12 September 2003.

Plot

Cast

* Rohit as Sriram *

as Janaki *

as Anjali * Prema *

* Ahuti Prasad * Chalapathi Rao * Narayana Rao *

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* Sudarshan * Sri Naveen * Ananth Babu

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album consists of 8 singles composed by Ghantadi Krishna. Music was released on Surya Music.

Reception

In his review for ''

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'', Gudipoodi Srihari called ''Janaki Weds Sriram'' a "feel-good story". He wrote that Rohit gave a satisfactory performance but Gazala stole the show. "Flexible that she is an actress, she suits any kind of role". In a more mixed review, Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' felt that the story was mix of successful films like ''

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''. He felt that the climax was very cinematic and unconvincing and the film got boring at times. ''

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'' Griddaluru Gopalrao, on the other hand, termed the film "very bad". Gopalrao opined that while story started with an interesting premise, the film lost its steam as it progressed.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0381286 2003 romantic drama films Indian romantic drama films 2000s Telugu-language films Films set in Rajahmundry Films set in Hyderabad, India