Girl Friend is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by G. Nageswara Reddy and starring Rohit, Anitha Patil, Babloo, and Santosh Pavan.
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| Directed by | G. Nageswara Reddy |
| Written by | Story: Ravi-Siva Screenplay: G. Nageswara Reddy Dialogues: Marudhuri Raja |
| Produced by | M Kumara Swamy |
| Starring | Rohit Anitha Patil Babloo Santosh Pavan |
| Cinematography | S. Arun Kumar |
| Music by | Vandemataram Srinivas |
Production company | Sri Kumara Swamy Creations |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
The film was released to mixed reviews although the film's dialogues and music were praised.
Cast
edit- Rohit as Vamsi
- Anitha Patil as Suvarna
- Babloo as Babloo
- Santosh Pavan as Pavan
- Chalapathi Rao as Vamsi's father
- Tanikella Bharani as Suvarna's father
- L. B. Sriram as Babloo's father
- Mallikarjuna Rao as Pavan's father
- Sivaparvathi as Vamsi's mother
- Padmaja Choudary as Babloo's mother
- Padma Jayanti as Pavan's mother
- M. S. Narayana as college principal
- Ali as a film producer
- Ruthika as an actress (cameo appearance in the song "Thaluku Thaluku")
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas.[1]
| Song | Lyricist | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Line Maar De" | Taidala Bapu | Chakri |
| "Nuvvu Naaku Nachave" | Chandrabose | Kumar Sanu, Usha |
| "Nuvvu Yaadikelte" | Suddala Ashok Teja | Udit Narayan |
| "Prementha Panichesi" | Taidala Bapu | R. P. Patnaik, Usha |
| "Kandireega Nadumu" | Taidala Bapu | Shankar Mahadevan |
| "Taluku Taluku" | Taidala Bapu | Shankar Mahadevan, Usha |
Reception
editGudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu opined that "It is a routine film that shows the whole college in a bad light".[2] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "This film is a paisa-vasool (transl. money's worth) film".[3] Manju Latha Kalanidhi of Full Hyderabad criticised the film for being in the same tried and tested genre as Nuvve Kavali.[4]
Box office
editSimilar to G. Nageswara Reddy's and Rohit's first outing, 6 Teens, this film was also a box office success.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Premante - Girl Friend". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2002.
- ^ Gudipoodi Srihari (9 July 2022). "Youthful woes". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022.
- ^ Jeevi (6 July 2002). "Movie review - Girl Friend". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Manju Latha Kalanidhi. "Girlfriend (Telugu) Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ M. L. Narasimham (26 November 2002). "Finding a foothold". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022.
External links
edit- Girl Friend at IMDb
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