''Tuneega Tuneega'' is a 2012 Indian

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-language romantic

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written and directed by

M. S. Raju M. S. Raju is an Indian film producer, screenwriter, and director who works in Telugu cinema. He is the founder and owner of the film production company Sumanth Art Productions. He won three Filmfare Awards becoming the first producer to recei ...

. Starring

Sumanth Ashwin Sumanth Ashwin is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. Son of film producer and director M. S. Raju, Ashwin made his debut in 2012 with ''Tuneega Tuneega'' under his father's direction, for which he won CineMAA Awards Best Male Debut. ...

and

Rhea Chakraborty Rhea Chakraborty (born 1 July 1992 is an Indian actress and VJ who primarily appears in Hindi films. She started her career as a VJ on MTV India. She made her acting debut with the 2012 Telugu film ''Tuneega Tuneega'' and later appeared in the ...

, the film is produced by Maganti Ramji under Padmini Arts banner. Distributed by

Dil Raju Velamakucha Venkata Ramana Reddy (born 17 December 1970), known professionally as Dil Raju, is an Indian film producer and distributor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has also financed some Tamil and Hindi films and owns the production ...

under

Sri Venkateswara Creations Sri Venkateswara Creations is an Indian film production company based in Hyderabad. It is established by Dil Raju in 2003. Raju has produced several Telugu films on this banner. The company also has a subsidiary film distribution business name ...

banner, the film was released worldwide on 20 July 2012.

Plot

Rama Swamy and Ravindra Babu are childhood friends who stay together. Their children Karthik and Nidhi are of the same age but they hate each other and torment each other by playing pranks. After a while, Nidhi is sent abroad for her further studies. After a gap of twelve years, Nidhi comes back and meets Karthik at a family function. It's love at first sight for Karthik, but he hides his identity. Slowly Nidhi discovers the truth, and in the process, falls for Karthik’s charms. Just when everything seems rosy, Nidhi's family wants her to marry someone else. The rest of the story is about how Karthik wins his love.

Cast

as Karthik *

as Nidhi *

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as Ramasamy *

Naga Babu Konidela Nagendra "Naga" Babu (born 29 October 1961) is an Indian actor and producer who works in Telugu cinema. As a producer, he won one National Film Award and two Nandi Awards. Acting career Nagendra Babu acts mainly in supporting role ...

as Ravindra Babu *

Manisha Yadav Manisha Yadav (born 11 June 1992) is an Indian actress and model who mainly works in the Tamil film industry. She is best known for her lead role as "Aarthi", a 12th grade student in the 2012 Tamil film '' Vazhakku Enn 18/9'' which first introdu ...

as Maithri *

Vasundhara Kashyap Vasundhara Kashyap is an Indian actress and model in Tamil language films. Career Vasundhara was born to a Tamil father and a Maharashtriann mother. She first appeared in the 2006 Tamil film, '' Vattaram'' and later starred in films includ ...

as Neethu * Abinaya as Kavya *

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as James/Narrator * Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao *

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Vinod Kumar Vinod Kumar Alva (born 1 April 1963) is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in Telugu cinema & also appeared in Kannada,Tamil & Malayalam films. Filmography Telugu *''Mayadari Mogudu'' (1984) *''Mouna Poratam'' (1989) *'' Adavil ...

as Ravindra Babu's brother-in-law * Chandra Mohan as priest * Geetha * Jyothi *

MS Narayana M. S. Narayana (16 April 1951–23 January 2015) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu cinema. He died on 23 January 2015 due to organ failure in Hyderabad, India. Career Narayana has over 750 films to his credit. His debut film ...

* AVS *

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as head Master *

Shriya Sharma Shriya Sharma (born 9 April 1997) is an Indian actress, model and advocate who has worked in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films. She is known for playing the role of Sneha Bajaj in the television series ''Kasautti Zindagi Kay'' which won her the ...

as Young Nidhi *

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Production

, son of director and producer M. S. Raju, is being introduced with the film. The title is inspired by the Telugu song 'Tunnega Tuneega' from the film ''

Manasantha Nuvve ''Manasantha Nuvve'' is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by V. N. Aditya. This film stars Uday Kiran and Reema Sen in the lead roles. The film was written and produced by M. S. Raju and had music composed by R. P. ...

'', which was also produced by M. S. Raju. Reports of Sumanth's debut were afloat since 2007 in the media. M. S. Raju confirmed that he considered Sumanth for the lead role in '' Vaana''. But M. S. Raju decided not to introduce him with ''Vaana'' as the character needed an experienced actor. In December 2007, Sumanth's debut film under the direction of

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was announced. It was announced that the movie would be made under M. S. Raju's banner Sumanth Art Productions. It was launched on 14 December 2007. Due to undisclosed reasons, it never went onto sets and the film was shelved. In April 2010, it was reported that V. N. Aditya was directing Sumanth's debut film under their home banner. In May 2010, it was announced that the film was titled ''Mirchi'' with Maganti Ramji producing and Aditya directing. In January 2011, it was announced that V. N. Aditya was no longer part of the project and M. S. Raju would direct. In March 2012, it was announced that the filming had been completed and the film was titled ''Tunnega Tuneega''. It was also announced that

's Sri Venkateswara Creations will present and distribute the film. In April 2012, the first look was released, and it was revealed that former MTV VJ

is paired alongside Sumanth. It was censored on 16 July and received a U certificate without any cuts.

Critical reception

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'' rated the film two-and-a-half stars out of five, and stated that "The film just doesn't come together visually. It lacks the freshness and feel of a new film. The lack of novelty across the board proves to be its undoing." Vishnupriya Bhandaram of ''

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'' wrote that "Good stories are easy to understand but in Tuneega Tuneega, confusion reigns over the story and the screenplay and a lack of connect with the characters would perhaps be the most natural of reactions."

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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, his first Telugu film. The album consists of eight songs: four were penned by

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and three by

Sirivennela Sitaramasastri Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (born Chembolu Seetharama Sastry; 20 May 1955 – 30 November 2021) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acquired the stage name Sirivennela after writing the ...

. The soundtrack album was released on 10 June 2012 at Lalitha Kala Thoranam in

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. It was released through

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label.

Awards

CineMAA Awards The CineMAA Awards are presented annually by the Maa TV Group to honour artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Telugu Cinema. The awards were introduced in 2004. The CineMAA Awards are voted for by both the public and a commit ...

* '' CineMAA Awards Best Male Debut'' (2013): Sumanth Ashwin

References

External links

* {{M. S. Raju 2012 films 2010s Telugu-language films Indian romantic drama films 2012 romantic drama films Films scored by Karthik Raja Films directed by M. S. Raju