Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu

Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu (English: Without You, I Am Not There) is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film, starring Tarun, Aarti Agarwal, Laya, Sarath Babu, Chandra Mohan, and Radha Kumari. This film was released on 14 January 2002 with positive reviews and became a blockbuster.^[1][2]

Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu
DVD cover
Directed by	Y. Kasi Viswanath
Written by	Y. Kasi Viswanath
Produced by	Daggubati Suresh Babu
Starring	Tarun Aarthi Agarwal Laya Sarath Babu Chandra Mohan
Cinematography	Sekhar V. Joseph
Edited by	Marthand K. Venkatesh Madhav
Music by	R. P. Patnaik
Production company	Suresh Productions
Release date	14 January 2002 (2002-01-14)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Cast

• Tarun as Radha Krishna
• Aarthi Agarwal as Krishna Veni (Voice Dubbed by Savitha Reddy)
• Laya as Neerja (Voice Dubbed by Shilpa)
• Kiran Rathod as Anjali (Voice Dubbed by Sunitha)
• Brahmanandam as Shastri
• Sunil as Karri Seenu
• Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Kodi Peddaiah, Neerja's grandfather
• Chandra Mohan as Siva Prasad, Krishna's father
• Sarath Babu as Panduranga Rao, Radha's father
• Radha Kumari as Radha's grandmother
• Ahuti Prasad as Ram Mohan, Neerja's uncle
• K. Viswanath as Ramachandraiah
• MS Narayana as Doctor
• Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Hanumantha Shastri
• Pragathi as Krishna's mother
• Ragini as Neerja's Mother
• Sudha as Radha's mother
• Chittajalu Lakshmipati as Lakshmipati
• Raghunatha Reddy
• Subbaraya Sharma as Manager Murthy
• Kadambari Kiran as Bus conductor
• Chitram Seenu as Guava seller

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Edo Edo"	Y. Kasi Viswanath	Usha
2.	"Ela Ela"	Chandrabose	Usha
3.	"Nindu Godari Kada"	Kulasekhar	R. P. Patnaik, Kousalya
4.	"Nuvvante Naakistam"	Veturi	R. P. Patnaik
5.	"Chinni Chinni"	Veturi	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
6.	"Chi Chi Chi"	Veturi	R. P. Patnaik, Lenina, Usha

All music is composed by R. P. Patnaik^[3]

Reception

A critic from Idlebrain.com wrote that "This is a feel-good and pleasant film with a story that is time tested and in tune with the current trend of youth films".^[4] A critic from Sify wrote that "To sum it up NLNL is a weak and undernourished love story".^[5] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "An interesting and pleasant love story, handled well by debutant director Y. Kasi Viswanath. It is a carefully crafted film, keeping in view the present craze for youth-oriented subjects".^[6]

References

1. "Telugu actress hospitalised after fall". Rediff.com. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
2. Sunil, Sreya; Jeevi. "Research - Telugu cinema in the first half of 2002". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
3. "Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu - Jukebox". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2002.
4. "Telugu Cinema - Review - Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu - Tarun, Arti Agrawal, Sunil - D Suresh Babu - RP Patnaik - Kasi Viswanath". Idlebrain.com. 14 January 2002.
5. "Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu". Sify. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.
6. Srihari, Gudipoodi. "Feel good flick". The Hindu – via Idlebrain.com.

External links

• Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu at IMDb