Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam (transl. Girl, Life Without You) is a 2014 Telugu romantic action comedy film directed by A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary and jointly produced by Bunny Vasu and Harishith Reddy, under Geetha Arts and Sri Venkateswara Creations. The film stars Sai Durgha Tej and Regina Cassandra, while Jagapathi Babu and Prakash Raj play supporting roles. music was composed by Anoop Rubens. The film is the first release of Sai Dharam Tej as the lead actor. The title was taken from a song of the film Gabbar Singh. The film opened to positive to mixed reviews from critics and was a hit at the box office.[2]
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| Directed by | A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary |
| Screenplay by | A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary |
| Story by | A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary |
| Produced by | Bunny Vas Harshith Reddy |
| Starring | Sai Durgha Tej Regina Cassandra |
| Cinematography | Dasaradhi Sivendra |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | Anoop Rubens |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | 8 crores |
| Box office | 15 crores |
Sai Durgha Tej's debut was Rey, produced and directed, by YVS Chowdary on his Bommarillu films banner. The film was launched at Ramanaidu Studios in Hyderabad on 17 October 2010 on the eve of Vijayadasami.[3] The filming ended on 6 August 2013.[4] Rey has been delayed due to financial issues and it was released on 27 March 2015. Sai Dharam Tej won SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut (Telugu) at 4th SIIMA and Best Debut Actor Award at the 13th Santosham Film Awards.
Plot
editSrinu is an engineering student who discovers that his girlfriend Shailu is in danger from the CM aspirant Prabhakar as Shailu is Prabhakar's illegitimate daughter. Prabhakar hires a contract killer named Maisamma to finish off Shailu, but Srinu plays a cat-and-mouse game and finally exposes Prabhakar's misdeeds through a journalist named Shafi. In the aftermath, Maisamma retires from the underworld and becomes an auto driver, while Srinu and Shailu get married.
Cast
edit- Sai Durgha Tej as Srinu
- Regina Cassandra as Shailaja (Shailu) / Sirisha (Siri)
- Jagapathi Babu as Maisamma
- Prakash Raj as Prabhakar
- Sayaji Shinde as Ganga Prasad
- Chandra Mohan as Chandra Mohan
- Raghu Babu as Yadigiri
- Prabhakar as Maisamma's henchman
- Ahuti Prasad as S.P.
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as J.P.
- Surya as orphanage manager
- Vizag Prasad as MLA
- Shankar Melkote as Principal
- Shafi as Shafi, investigative journalist
- Prudhvi Raj as MLA
- Prabhu as the police inspector
- Prabhas Sreenu as Delhi
- Venu Gopal as Maisamma's henchman
- Satyam Rajesh
- Thagubothu Ramesh
- Ambati Srinivas
- Kishore Das as anchor
- Duvvasi Mohan as movier
- Gundu Sudharshan as Prabhakar's assistant
- Hema as Hema
- Surekha Vani as Surekha
- Rajitha as Chandra Mohan's wife
- Y. Kasi Viswanath as Hema's husband
- Satya Krishnan as Satya
- Priya as Parvati
- Suresh as G. Suresh
- Subhashini as a hostel warden
Soundtrack
edit| Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam | ||||
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| Released | 25 October 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 17:42 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Anoop Rubens | |||
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Music composed by Anup Rubens. The soundtrack of the film was released worldwide on 25 October 2014 on Aditya Music Company.[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dilse" | Sri Mani | Rahul Nambiar, Megha Raj | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | Anudeep Dev, Rahul Nambiar | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Aa Roje Tholisari" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | Sri Rama Chandra | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Neeli Neeli Kalladana" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | Rupam Islam | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Atoo Itoo Etoo" | Suddala Ashok Teja | M. L. R. Karthikeyan | 2:41 |
| Total length: | 17:42 | |||
Reception
editThe satellite rights of the film were acquired by MAA TV. The film opened to mixed reviews.[6]
Box office
editThe film opened good response all over the world by collecting ₹2.32 crore (US$280,000)(Share) on its first day.[7] The film collected ₹7.85 crore (US$940,000) (Share) in its first week.[8] The film ended by collecting ₹10.75 crore (US$1.3 million) worldwide.[9]
References
edit- ^ Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham to release on Nov 14 – Times of India 29 October 2014 Retrieved 29 October 2014
- ^ "Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham 3 Days Box Office Collection". 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Rey film launch". idlebrain.com. 17 October 2010. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ "Rey on Oct 11th as Dusserra gift". raagalahari.com. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ Sai Dharam Tej's PNLJ audio unveiled- Times of India 26 October 2014 Retrieved 29 October 2014
- ^ "Review". pallibatani.
- ^ Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham 1st Day Total Collections. AndhraBoxOffice.com (15 November 2014). Retrieved on 2015-10-04.
- ^ Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham 1st Week Total WW Collections. AndhraBoxOffice.com (21 November 2014). Retrieved on 2015-10-04.
- ^ Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham Final Total WW Collections. AndhraBoxOffice.com (8 December 2014). Retrieved on 2015-10-04.