''Neninthe'' () is a 2008 Indian
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
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* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
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-language
action drama film
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written and directed by
Puri Jagannadh
Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry. He made his directorial debut with the Telugu film '' Badri'' starring Pawan Kalyan, Renu ...
.
Ravi Teja
Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju (born 26 January 1968), known professionally as Ravi Teja, is an Indian film actor and producer who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his roles in action comedy films. He is one of the highest- ...
and
Siya Gautam play the lead roles.
Chakri is the music director. Though the film became an ''Average'' at the box-office, The film won three
Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...
. The movie eventually gained a cult status in Telugu Cinema. The movie is dubbed in Hindi as ''Ek Aur Vinashak'' (2009)
Plot
Ravi works as an assistant director and Narayana as co-director for director Idly Viswanath in the Telugu film industry. During the shooting, Ravi meets Sandhya, a group dancer. Sandhya's sister Surekha marries Rambabu, who harasses her only to exploit Sandhya. Ravi narrates an interesting story to the producer, but the latter is not ready to take the risk with a debutant director like Ravi.
Meanwhile, a rich goon Yadu, who usurps prime lands, casts his eyes on Sandhya, and Rambabu tries to make use of this in his favor. At this juncture, Ravi narrates the story to hero Mallik who also expresses his doubts regarding its feasibility. When Ravi pleads for a chance, he agrees for a trial shoot and they seek the help of Sandhya and other friends. Popular director
V. V. Vinayak
V. V. Vinayak (born 9 October 1974) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu films. He is known for directing Action comedy film, action comedy and Masala film, masala films.
Vinayak made his directorial debut w ...
asks Ravi for a heroine. Having seen Sandhya's performance in the trial shoot, he books her.
When Sandhya becomes a heroine, Rambabu ignores Yadu. Mallik, impressed with the trial shoot, convinces the producer. The producer had suffered much loss due to Vishwanath's film. The film shooting begins with Mallik as hero and Sandhya as heroine. At this time, an item dancer Mumaith, who had an affair with Mallik, attempts suicide and is raped. This and the paucity of funds puts the project in trouble. Yadu comes forward to finance the project. Once the shooting is over, Ravi finds his name missing in the titles. Eventually, he teaches Yadu a lesson and replaces the name.
Cast
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
Chakri and released by
Aditya Music
Aditya Music India Private Limited is a music company in India, which owns the label Aditya Music. It produces music for the Telugu cinema industry and is headquartered at Hyderabad, Telangana.
Overview
The company was founded by Umesh Gup ...
. The song "Oh I Miss You" is based on "Miss You" from
Insomniac.
Reception
Jeevi of ''
Idlebrain.com
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'' wrote that "Overall, ''Neninthe'' is more like a personal film made from Puri Jagan’s personal experiences". A critic from ''
The Times of India
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'' wrote that "Director Puri Jagannath widely covers the opinions of the film fraternity including fans but somewhere lost his way in churning out a money-spinner".
Awards
;
Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...
- 2008
[(in ]Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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)
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Best Actor
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The term most often refers to th ...
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Ravi Teja
Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju (born 26 January 1968), known professionally as Ravi Teja, is an Indian film actor and producer who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his roles in action comedy films. He is one of the highest- ...
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Best Dialogue Writer -
Puri Jagannadh
Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry. He made his directorial debut with the Telugu film '' Badri'' starring Pawan Kalyan, Renu ...
*
Best Fight Master -
Ram-Lakshman
References
External links
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{{Puri Jagannadh
2008 films
2000s Telugu-language films
Films scored by Chakri
Films directed by Puri Jagannadh
2008 action drama films
Indian action drama films