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directed by G. Nageswara Reddy. It stars Allari Naresh and

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. The film was released theatrically on 16 November 2007. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the humour, action sequences, and songs, but criticized the writing. It was later remade in

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'' (2012). It was dubbed into Hindu as ''Guru Mahaguru''.

Plot

Subramanyam Sastri falls in love with Surekha Reddy, who lives with her relatives in Hyderabad. After falling in love, Sastri gets to know that Surekha Reddy belongs to a popular factionist family in Rayala Seema. The rest of the story is all about how Subramanyam and his family members convince the factionists for the marriage in a humorous way.

Cast

* Allari Naresh as Subramanya Sastry *

as Surekha Reddy *

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as Lambodhara Sastry *

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as Peddi Reddy *

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as Shankar Sastry *

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as Vaikunta Sastry *

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as Panthulu *

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* Vijaya Rangaraju as Laxma Reddy *

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as Gangi Reddy *

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as Neelambari * Venu Madhav as Groom *

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as Bharatha Simha Reddy *

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as Cameo appearance *

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as Cameo (popularly known as Bithiri Sathi) * Mallikarjuna Rao as Cameo

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas and it contains 5 songs. Music of Allari Naresh’s latest film Seema Sastri was launched at a function arranged in Kalinga Cultural center, Banjara Hills on the evening of 28 August. This function is attended by VV Vinayak, EVV, Rajasekhar, Jeevitha, Vishnu, Naresh, G Srinivasa Reddy, Chavali Ramanjaneyulu etc. EVV and Rajasekhar jointly released the audiocassette and gave the first unit to VV Vinayak. VV Vinayak and Vishnu jointly released the audio CD and gave the first unit to EVV. * "Indha Andamaina" - Karthik * "Manasa Vacha" - Karunya,

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* "Fida Fida" - Viswa, Pooja * "Mancham Vesi" -

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, Kalpana * "Ichothane" - Tippu, Malathi

Reviews

Idlebrain wrote:"If you can ignore illogical scenes and vulgarity, it is a decent comedy film that does not bore you". Telugucinema wrote:"Seema Shastry provides enough laughs and is good vasool for money. Despite some vulgar dialogues and illogical plotline and scenes, it gives entertainment". Fullhyderabad wrote:"Although Seema Sastry isn't the funniest movie ever made, it is worth a trip to the box office if you're in the mood for some lightweight timepass".

Remake

It went on to be remade in

as ''

''.

References

External links

* {{G. Nageswara Reddy 2007 films Indian action comedy films 2000s masala films Telugu films remade in other languages Films set in Hyderabad, India 2000s Telugu-language films 2007 action comedy films Films directed by G. Nageswara Reddy