Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa
| Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa | |
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| Directed by | E. Sathibabu |
| Written by | Pinapaka Krishna Prasad (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | E. V. V. Satyanarayana |
| Story by | Rama Narayanan |
| Based on | Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa (Tamil) |
| Produced by | Chanti Addala Sreenivasa Reddy |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Vandemataram Srinivas |
Production company | Friendly Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by E. Sathibabu, an assistant to E. V. V. Satyanarayana. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa (1999) and stars Srikanth, Ravi Teja, Bramhanandam, Roja, Maheswari and Kovai Sarala. The film was produced by Chanti Addala and Sreenivasa Reddy and released on December 21, 2000. The original story itself is based on Shakespeare's play Taming of the Shrew.
Plot
[edit]Tirumala, Tirupati and Venkatesa are poor friends who want to become rich at any cost. Kota, a bungalow watchman, has three daughters: Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini. When the owner left the bungalow on vacation, Kota's daughters move into the bungalow. Afterwards, Kota rents his owner's top portion bungalow to Tirumala, Tirupati and Venkatesa who lied about their job. The three men eventually marry the three women. The rest of the story is how the three men will manage their wives.
Cast
[edit]- Srikanth as Venkatesa
- Ravi Teja as Tirupati
- Bramhanandam as Tirumala
- Roja as Ragini
- Maheswari as Padmini
- Kovai Sarala as Lalitha
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Kota
- Chandra Mohan
- L. B. Sriram
- Tanikella Bharani
- M. S. Narayana
- Ananda Vardhan
- Prakash Raj as himself in the song "Paisa Paisa"
Production
[edit]The film's pooja was held on August 2, 2000 at Ramanaidu Studios. Principal photography commenced on September 15 and ended on October 30.[1] A devotee of Lord Venkateswara filed a complaint about how the film's title demeaned the god. Chanti Addala, the film's producer organized a press meet where he talked about how the film was not a devotional film but solely a film for entertainment.[2]
Soundtrack
[edit]Music composed by Vandemataram Srinivas.[3] The song "Paisa Paisa" was reused from "Aasai Aasai" from original Tamil film.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Abbo Na Bandar Laddu" | Ghantala Krishna | Vandemataram Srinivas | Sukhwinder Singh, Swarnalatha, Sunitha Upadrashta | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Jhanak Jhanak" | Sankarambadi Sundarachari | Vandemataram Srinivas | Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal | 4:55 |
| 3. | "One by Three" | Sankarambadi Sundarachari | Vandemataram Srinivas | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Nadumu Ompulo" | Sankarambadi Sundarachari | Vandemataram Srinivas | Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Paisa Paisa" | Ghantala Krishna | Vandemataram Srinivas | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:21 |
Reception
[edit]A critic from Sify wrote, "The 400-year old Shakespeare's play Taming of the Shrew still inspires filmmakers and this time three shrews are tamed by their hubbies in Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa. The first-half is truly hilarious while the second half is stretched a bit too far deserving a trimming".[4] A critic from Full Hyderabad opined, "Since even this tedium is packaged with a comic touch, it is not unbearable either. It is just one of those regular run-of-the-mill comedies that we have seen before".[5] A critic from indiainfo.com wrote, "The only highlight of the movie is Brahmanandam's superb performance".[6] Andhra Today wrote "A disjointed story lands the audience in confusion. With Brahmanandam and Kovai Sarala, even the expected humor appears missing in the movie only to disappoint the audience. The star cast too seem unjustified in playing such ill-conceived roles. The movie on the whole leaves much to be desired".[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tirumala Tirupathi Venkatesa trigged off". Idlebrain.com. 3 August 2000. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa is in trouble". Idlebrain.com. 18 December 2000. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Thirumala Tirupathi Venkatesa - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn". 21 December 2000.
- ^ "Review: Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa". Sify. 21 April 2003. Archived from the original on 9 January 2005. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa Review". Full Hyderabad. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ I., Hima Bindu. "Tirumala Tirupathi Venkatesha: Baffled Comedy". indiainfo.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2001. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Reviews". Archived from the original on 5 February 2001.