''London Babulu'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language

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directed by Chinni Krishna and produced by Maruthi. It stars

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in the lead role along with Rakshith Atluri. The film was released on 10 November 2017. It is a remake of the 2016 Tamil film '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016). Rakshith won Best Debut Actor Award at

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. Songs and background score for the film have been composed by K.

Cast

Rakshit Atluri Rakshit Atluri, commonly known as Rakshith, is an Indian actor who works in the Telugu film industry. Atluri made his debut with ''London Babulu'' (2017) for which he received the best debut actor award at 16th Santosham Film Awards. In 2020, h ...

as Gandhi *

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as Suryakantham *

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as Pandu *

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as Sharma *

Dhanraj Dhanaraj may refer to: People *Dhanraj (actor), Telugu actor and comedian *Dhanraj Bhagat (1917–1988), Indian sculptor *Dhanraj Giri (1811–1901), Indian abbot of Kailash Ashram * Dhanraj Pillay (born 1968), Indian field hockey player * Dhanr ...

as Bablu *

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as Kutumba Rao *

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as Kutumba's assistant *

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* Jeeva *

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Production

After the release of "Aandavan Kattalai" and seeing its reception, the rights of the movie were acquired and later remade in Telugu.

Soundtrack

K, who composed the soundtrack of the original, composed the soundtrack of this film. * "Ekkada Ekkada" - Karthik * "Babu Jabu Vachera" - Deepak * "Nightu Nine" - Saicharan, Shenbagaraj, Jiby, Depu, K, Deepak, Philip * "Paapam Pilladevaro" -

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* "Thirigi Thirigi" - K

Release

A critic from ''

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'' gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "The chemistry between the lead pair is just not established and it is unfortunate because there was ample scope for it". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "''London Babulu'' delivers plenty of laughs and also makes you think why people are so desperate to go abroad through illegal means. And that is where it triumphs as a story. It has its heart in the right place".

References

{{Reflist Indian comedy-drama films Films about illegal immigration to Europe Films scored by K (composer) Films about theatre Indian satirical films 2017 films 2010s Telugu-language films Telugu remakes of Tamil films