Andarivaadu
| Andarivaadu | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Srinu Vaitla |
| Written by | Kona Venkat (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Bhupathi Raja Srinu Vaitla |
| Story by | Bhupathi Raja |
| Produced by | Allu Aravind |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Tabu Rimi Sen Rakshita |
| Cinematography | Kabir Lal |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
| Distributed by | Geetha Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Language | Telugu |
Andarivaadu: Man of the Masses (transl. Everyone's man) is a 2005 India Telugu-language action comedy drama film directed by Srinu Vaitla. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Tabu, Rimi Sen, and Rakshita while Prakash Raj, Sunil and Pradeep Rawat play supporting roles. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film released on 4 June 2005. In 2006, the film was dubbed in Hindi as Ek Aur Himmatwala.[1]
Plot
[edit]Govindarajulu is a construction worker who drinks a lot and lives a carefree life. On the other hand, his son Siddartha is a popular TV show host and a very disciplined man — the opposite of his father. Siddhu gets Govindu married to Shanti to sober him.
Siddhu is in love with Swetha, the daughter of a big-time contractor named Veerendra. Veerendra happens to be a childhood friend of Govindu but currently dislikes him due to his behavior. He agrees to get Swetha married to Siddhu but tells Govindu that for the marriage to take place, he must distance himself from Siddhu because Veerendra does not want to be publicly known as connected to Govindu. Govindu decides to fake kicking Siddhu out of the house to let his son be happy.
At the engagement, though, Siddhu publicly reveals the condition that Veerendra has given. It is revealed that Govindu's friend had told Siddhu about the condition, and Siddhu walks out of the engagement party with Govindu. When Veerendra complains about his reputation being ruined, Swetha decides to separate Govindu and Siddhu to get revenge. She begs Govindu to forgive her and take her as his daughter-in-law, as she had not known about Veerendra's condition. Govindu says that if Siddhu wants her, then he is willing to have her in the house because he holds no grudge and wants Siddhu to be happy. Siddhu decides that as long as Govindu is happy, he is too, and agrees to marry Swetha.
Meanwhile, Govindu has differences with a big-time rowdy contractor named Satti Pehelwan. Swetha moves into the house and starts creating differences between Govindu and Siddhu with the help of her cousin Sathi Babu, but she fails miserably each time. The rest of the film revolves around whether she succeeds in her schemes.
Cast
[edit]- Chiranjeevi as Govindarajulu "Govindu" and Siddharth "Siddhu"
- Panja Vaisshnav Tej as Young Siddhu
- Tabu as Shanti, Govindarajalu's wife
- Rimi Sen as Swetha, Siddu's love interest
- Rakshita as Cheetila Chinni / Janki
- Prakash Raj as Veerendra (Eeru Babu), Swetha's father
- Pradeep Rawat as Satti Pehelwan
- Brahmanandam as Siddu's co-reporter
- Sunil as Sathi Babu, Swetha's cousin
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Venkatsrao, Govindarajaulu and Siddharth's foster father
- Chandra Mohan as Chandram, Govindu and Siddhu's father
- Kaikala Satyanarayana as Sivaramakrishnayya, Govindu's and Siddhu's paternal father
- Krishna Bhagavan as Krishna, Govinda's friend
- M. S. Narayana as Thatharao, Govinda's friend
- Venu Madhav as Venu, Govinda's friend
- Hema as Jhansi, Veerendra's wife
- Salim Baig as Pandu, Pahelwan's younger brother
- Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam as Hitech Priest
- Vajja Venkata Giridhar as Dattu
- Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao
- Madhu Shalini as Pooja
- Harish Shankar as Shankar
- Raghava Lawrence in a special appearance
- Master Sajja Teja as Siddhu's son (special appearance)
Production
[edit]The muhurat shot took place on 28 October 2004.[2]
Soundtrack
[edit]The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad.[3]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paduchu Bangarama" | Mallikarjun, Sumangali | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Ammamma Nee Meesam" | Kalpana, Udit Narayan | 4:46 |
| 3. | "Kodi Koora Chillu Gaari" | Jassie Gift, Malathy Lakshman | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Andarivaadu" | Andrea Jeremiah | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Okati Rendu Moodu" | Shankar Mahadevan, Grace Karunas | 4:28 |
| 6. | "F T V Figaralle" | K.K, Sunitha Sarathy | 4:24 |
| Total length: | 27:38 | ||
Reception
[edit]B. Anuradha of Rediff.com wrote "Barring some rib-tickling comedy, the much-hyped Andharivadu is a huge disappointment as it lacks a good storyline."[4] A reviewer from Sify also echoed the same and stated: "There is nothing new as far as presentation goes and on the whole it is a damp squib. A Chiranjeevi film will work only if his larger-than-life image is given a new twist with something freash in treatment and director Seenu Vytla has not been able to provide the necessary punch."[5] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film three out of five and wrote that "Andarivadu is definitely worth a watch for Govindarajulu character".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ek Aur Himmathwala (HD) Hindi Dubbed Full Length Movie". YouTube.com. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Muhurat - Geeta Arts Production No. 25 - Chiranjeevi". Idlebrain.com. 28 October 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Audio release - Andarivadu". Idlebrain.com. 23 May 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Chiranjeevi is good, but Andharivadu disappoints". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Review : Andarivadu". Sify. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Movie review - Andarivadu". Idlebrain.com. 4 June 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Andarivaadu at IMDb