''Kalusukovalani'' () is a 2002 Indian

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film directed by R. Raghuraj and written by

Vakkantham Vamsi Vakkantham Vamsi is an Indian screenwriter and director in Telugu cinema. His notable screenwriting credits include ''Kick'' (2009), '' Yevadu'' (2014), ''Race Gurram'' (2014), and '' Temper'' (2015). Early life and career He was born in Arike ...

. The film stars

Uday Kiran Uday Kiran (26 June 1980 – 5 January 2014) was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Telugu cinema. His first three films, ''Chitram'' (2000), ''Nuvvu Nenu'' (2001), and '' Manasantha Nuvve'' (2001) were successful at the box office, earnin ...

Gajala Gajala (maiden name Gazala Shaikh Khan) is an Indian actress, who has predominantly appeared in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her debut in the Telugu film ''Nalo Vunna Prema'' in 2001. Early life Gazala Shaikh Khan lived in Kuwait before ...

and

Prathyusha Prathyusha (29 August 1981 – 23 February 2002) was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu and Tamil language films. Early life and film career Pratyusha was born in Bhongir of present-day Telangana into a middle-class family. Her mother, M ...

. The film also marks Prathyusha's final film, just before her untimely demise; she died exactly two weeks, after the film's release. ''Kalusukovalani'' was an average grosser at the box-office. The film was remade by Raghuraj in Tamil as ''

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'' (2003).

Plot

Ravi (Uday Kiran), a strong headed young man gets an opportunity to travel to Switzerland after meeting Viswanatham (Satyanarayana) and becomes the general manager of Vishwanathan's business. He meets Anjali (Gajala) there and falls in love, however fate splits them apart. Back in India he becomes the head of Vishwanathan's entire business. The rest of the film is about the issues he faces and whether he succeeds in his love.

Cast

as Ravi *

as Anjali *

as Madhavi * Sunil as Acchi *

Kaikala Satyanarayana Kaikala Satyanarayana (25 July 1935 – 23 December 2022) was an Indian actor, producer, director, and politician who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. He appeared in over 750 films and served as the Member of Parliament in the 11th Lok S ...

as Vishwanatham *

Dharmavarapu Subramanyam Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam (20 September 1954 – 7 December 2013) was a popular Indian actor, comedian and film director who worked in Telugu cinema. He was established as one of the highly paid and top most leading comedians in Telugu film in ...

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Vizag Prasad Korlam Parvati Vara Prasada Rao, better known by his stage name Vizag Prasad, was a Telugu theatre artist actor known for his negative character artiste roles. Career He started acting in plays at age 16. He acted in hundreds of plays befor ...

as Anjali's father *

Gautam Raju Gautam Raju is an Indian actor from Andhra Pradesh predominantly acted in Telugu films. He acted in more than 200 films. He got two Nandi Awards as a Best Male Comedian. He also received Rajababu award. Early and personal life Gautam Raju was ...

* Ananth * Jr. Relangi * Sudha

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and released by

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Reception

Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' wrote that "Over all, ''Kalusukovalani'' is an average fare". A critic from ''

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'' called the film "Half Baked".

References

2002 films 2000s Telugu-language films 2002 romantic comedy films Indian romantic comedy films Films scored by Devi Sri Prasad Telugu films remade in other languages {{2000s-Telugu-film-stub