Nuvvu Nenu

Nuvvu Nenu is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Teja who co-wrote it with Dasaradh. The film stars Uday Kiran and Anita while Sunil, Banerjee, Tanikella Bharani, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, and Telangana Shakuntala play the supporting roles. This is the official debut film of Anita Hassanandani.

Nuvvu Nenu
Poster
Directed by	Teja
Written by	Teja Dasarath
Produced by	P.Kiran
Starring	Uday Kiran Anita
Cinematography	Rasool Ellore
Edited by	Shankar
Music by	R. P. Patnaik
Production company	Anandi Art Creations
Release date	10 August 2001 (2001-08-10)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Released on 10 August 2001, the film was a huge commercial success.^[1][2] It won four Filmfare Awards South, including Best Film – Telugu and five Nandi Awards in various categories.^[3]

Plot

Ravi is the son of a multimillionaire in Hyderabad. Vasundhara is the daughter of a milk supplier. Ravi and Vasundhara study in the same college. The film starts with Vasundhara showing hatred towards Ravi, as he is a sportsman who is not good at studies. Over a period of time, her hatred turns into love. Finally, he falls in love with her too, but their parents do not agree to their marriage. Their parents plan to avoid their marriage by giving the couple a clause that they should not meet each other for one year. If their love remains even after one year then their parents will agree to their marriage.

Ravi's father puts him under house arrest in Mumbai. while Vasundhara's father takes her to his hometown and arranges her marriage with another man. However both Ravi and Vasundara manage to escape. They reach a garden where they spend a lot of days working for money. But Ravi's father sends goons to bring back his son. In the end, both of them get married in front of the Legislative Assembly where; whole college comes to support them.

Cast

• Uday Kiran as Ravi
• Anita Hassanandani as Vasundhara
• Sunil as College Youth
• Banerjee as Killer
• Tanikella Bharani
• Radhika Chaudhari as Priya
• Supriya Karnik as Rajendar's partner
• M. S. Narayana as Principal
• Ahuti Prasad as Police officer
• Rallapalli as Caretaker
• Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Accounts lecturer
• Vizag Prasad as Rajendra
• Telangana Shakuntala
• Sangeetha
• Madhunandan

Production

Teja contacted Madhavan's spokesperson to sign the actor for the lead role in his film. However, his spokesperson denied the offer citing Madhavan's disinterest in acting in Telugu films. Thus, the role went to Uday Kiran.^[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by R. P. Patnaik.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Gaajuvaka Pilla"	Kulasekhar	R.P. Patnaik, Chorus
2.	"Priyatama"	Kulasekhar	Charan, Usha, Chorus
3.	"Ayyayyo"	Kulasekhar	Ravi Varma, Usha, Chorus
4.	"Nuvvu Nenu"	Kulasekhar	KK, Usha
5.	"Nee Kosame"	Kulasekhar	Usha
6.	"Priyatama"	Kulasekhar	Usha
7.	"Naa Gundelo"	Kulasekhar	Sandeep, Usha, Chorus
8.	"Nuvve Naku Pranam"	Kulasekhar	K.K., Usha, Chorus
9.	"Gunnamavi"	Kulasekhar	Mallikarjun, Usha

Reception

Griddaluru Gopalrao of Zamin Ryot praised the film's writing. "For an ordinary story, Teja has written an extra-ordinary screenplay [sic]," Gopalrao added.^[5] Jeevi of Idlebrain rated the film 2+3⁄4 out of 5 stars and opined that "A simple story can be told in a simple manner. But the director used every possible technique to insert the twists and unwanted violence in this film".^[6] A critic from Sify wrote that "The film is a mish-mash of Bollywood love stories like Bobby, QSQT and Maine Pyaar Kiya" and praised the music and cinematography".^[7]

Accolades

Award[a]	Date of ceremony[b]	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Filmfare Awards South	20 April 2002	Best Film – Telugu	Nuvvu Nenu	Won	[8] [9]
		Best Director – Telugu	Teja	Won
		Best Actor – Telugu	Uday Kiran	Won
		Best Music Director – Telugu	R. P. Patnaik	Won
Nandi Awards	19 October 2002	Best Director	Teja	Won	[10]
		Best Character Actor	Tanikella Bharani	Won
		Best Male Comedian	Sunil	Won
		Best Cinematographer	Rasool Ellore	Won
		Best Music Director	R. P. Patnaik	Won

Remakes

This movie was remade into Hindi as Yeh Dil (2003),^[11] in Tamil as Madurai Veeran (2007)^[12] Hassanandani reprised her role in the Hindi version.

Notes

1. Awards are in Alphabetical order.
2. Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

1. "Actor Uday Kiran was called 'the hat-trick hero'". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
2. "Uday Kiran Birth Anniversary: 8 foot-tapping numbers of Tollywood's "heartthrob"". The Times of India. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
3. "Nuvvu Nenu wins 4 Filmfare awards". The Times of India. 6 April 2002. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
4. "Did you know that Uday Kiran wasn't the first choice for Nuvvu Nenu?". The Times of India. 5 June 2020. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
5. "ప్రేక్షకుల హృదయాల్లో నువ్వునేను" (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). 31 August 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
6. Jeevi (10 August 2001). "Movie review - Nuvvu Nenu". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
7. Moviebiz. "Nuvvu Nenu". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 January 2005.
8. "The 49th Annual Filmfare Awards South – Nominees". Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
9. "The 49th Annual Filmfare Awards South – Winners". Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
10. "Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2001". APFTVTDC. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
11. "Yeh Dil is a remake of the Telugu blockbuster Nuvvu Nenu". BBC. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
12. "Maduraiveeran". Sify. 18 April 2007. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

External links

• Nuvvu Nenu at IMDb