Appudappudu

Appudappudu
DVD cover
Directed byChandra Siddhartha
Written byMadhukar (dialogues)
Screenplay byChandra Siddhartha
Story byChandra Siddhartha
Produced byA Ramesh Goud
PT Giridhara Rao
StarringRaja
Sriya Reddy
CinematographyKG Soman
Edited byGirish Lokesh
Music byR. P. Patnaik (songs)
Madhukar
Release date
  • 16 May 2003 (2003-05-16)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Appudappudu (transl. Sometimes) is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Chandra Siddhartha starring Raja[1] and Sriya Reddy, in her Telugu debut.

Plot

Sundeep and Radhika get married. After realizing their differences, they break up. However, they later realize that they are made for each other and try to unite with each other again.[2]

Cast

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by R. P. Patnaik while Madhukar composed the score. The lyrices are written by Chaitanya Prasad and Peddada Murthy. In an audio review of the soundtrack, Sreya Sunil of Idlebrain.com wrote that "Over all, the album is a passable fare except for two songs (Nee Kalalu Kavali, Idigo Ippude), which are instant winners".[3]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Wahwa Wahwa"Chaitanya PrasadNatasha Gulmohar 
2."Nee Kalalu Kaavali"Chaitanya PrasadR. P. Patnaik, Sunitha 
3."Neekem Telusu"Chaitanya PrasadR. P. Patnaik, Usha 
4."Idigo Ipude"Peddada MurthyR. P. Patnaik, Usha 
5."Gudugudu Gunchem"Peddada MurthyUsha, Lenina, Gayatri, R. P. Patnaik, Ravi Varma 
6."Nandalala Nandalala"Peddada MurthyUsha, R. P. Patnaik 

Release and reception

The film was initially scheduled to release on 1 April 2003.[2]

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com gave this film a rating of two out of five and opined that "The first half of the film is boring. Second half of the film is slightly better. The best things about this film are songs and photography. This film suffers from bad editing and slow screenplay".[4] A critic from Sify gave the film a verdict of "Missable" and said that "The emotional scenes are a let down due to the lack of story. The only saving grace of this insipid film is the music of R.P. Patnaik and the camera of Soman".[5] Mithun Verma from Full Hyderabad criticised the film.[6]

Although the film was a box office failure,[7] Raja credits this film with giving him a wider reach.[8]

References

  1. ^ Rajamani, Radhika (31 May 2006). "Looking for Ms Right!". Rediff.com.
  2. ^ a b "Making of Appudappudu: In Love". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2003.
  3. ^ Sunil, Sreya. "Audio Review - Appudappudu". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2003.
  4. ^ Jeevi (16 May 2003). "Movie review - Appudappdu". Idlebrain.com.
  5. ^ "Appudappudu". Sify. 20 May 2003. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022.
  6. ^ Verma, Mithun. "Appudappudu Review". Full Hyderabad.
  7. ^ Warrier, Shobha (25 August 2004). "'I can never become a commercial actress'". Rediff.com.
  8. ^ "Interview with Raja". Idlebrain.com. 5 November 2006.