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Shailaja Reddy Alludu

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Shailaja Reddy Alludu
Directed byMaruthi
Written byMaruthi
Produced by
Suryadevara Naga Vamsi
P. D. V. Prasad
Starring
CinematographyNizar Shafi
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byGopi Sundar
Production
company
Release date
  • 13 September 2018 (2018-09-13)[1]
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box officeest. ₹35.8 crore[2]

Shailaja Reddy Alludu (transl. Shailaja Reddy's son-in-law) is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Maruthi, produced by S. Radha Krishna, Suryadevara Naga Vamsi, PDV Prasad under the banner of Sithara Entertainments. It stars Naga Chaitanya, Anu Emmanuel and Ramya Krishna while Naresh, Murali Sharma, and Vennela Kishore appear in supporting roles. The music was composed by Gopi Sundar with cinematography done by Nizar Shafi and editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. The film released worldwide on 13 September 2018.[3]

Plot

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Chaitanya "Chaitu" is the son of an egotistic businessman whose arrogance derails his sister Shanti's planned marriage. He falls in love with artist Anu Reddy and woos her. They fear his father will not accept them, but her headstrong attitude impresses him. At a function, he boldy announces that they will be married to their surprise. Suddenly, her uncle turns up and takes Shanti away to everyone's shock. They learn that Anu's mother, Shailaja Reddy, is a domineering village leader who uses vigilantism and her influence to punish abusers and better her people's standing. Five years back, Shailaja wanted Anu to become a doctor as part of her plan to provide free medical care to the women in the village despite her wish to study art, and the two have not talked directly since then. Chaitu is given the responsibility to take Shanti back and marry her on the day his father promises to avoid wounding his pride.

As it turns out Anu convinced her uncle not to disclose her romance to Shailaja, Chaitu and his assistant Chari masquerade as a good Samaritan and a doctor who want to set up a hospital in the village. Through various schemes and plans, they gradually ease the tensions between mother and daughter, but faces both his father's deadline and Shailaja's plan to marry Anu to a doctor the same day. When Shailaja is ready to embrace Anu, some of Chaitu's father's rivals come on the scene and disclose their love and his father's promise. Angered, Shailaja throws Chaitu out of the village. However, when she is later attacked by some of the abusers who want revenge, Chaitu comes back to protect them. When Shailaja is wounded, Anu uses her dupatta to wrap the wound, stunning her. After they come home, Chaitu scolds them for their hubris and Shailaja for not recognizing her daughter's career choices.

The next day, Chaitu's father gets a call from Shailaja that she has taken Shanti and will marry her off. Enraged, he goes to stop the wedding and take Chaitu away but is stopped by Shailaja, who reveals that she has accepted Chaitu as her son-in-law and realized her folly. Chaitu then reveals that he had convinced Shailaja to hold off on the marriage until they could get his father's blessings. Humbled, he joins the celebrations and agrees to both marriages.

Cast

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Release

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At first the film was scheduled to release on 30 August 2018 and later postponed due to 2018 Kerala floods.[4] It was rescheduled to release on 13 September 2018.[5]

Soundtrack

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Sailaja Reddy Alludu
Soundtrack album by
Released19 August 2018 (2018-08-19)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length23:15
LanguageTelugu
LabelAditya Music
Gopi Sundar chronology
Geetha Govindam
(2018)
Sailaja Reddy Alludu
(2018)
Amala
(2018)
External audio
audio icon Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

Music of the film was composed by Gopi Sundar and the audio was released through Aditya Music label.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Anu Baby"Krishna Kanth (K.K)Anudeep Dev4:20
2."Sailaja Reddy Alludu Choode"Kasarla ShyamSatyavathi (Mangli)3:15
3."Egiregire"Krishna Kanth (K.K)Sid Sriram, Lipsika3:10
4."Gold Rangu Pilla"Sri ManiAnurag Kulkarni, Ramya Behera, Mohana Bhogaraju, M Haripriya3:43
5."Pelli Pandhiri"Sirivennela Seetharama SastryVijay Yesudas4:41
6."Thanu Vethikina"Sirivennela Seetharama SastrySatya Yamini4:04
Total length:23:15

Reception

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Box office

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Shailaja Reddy Alludu, on the opening day it collected a total gross of 13.16 Crores and a share of 8.18 Crores worldwide.[6] In the four day extended first weekend, movie collected a total gross of 28.29 Crores and a share of 17.25 Crores worldwide.[7]

In the first weekend Shailaja Reddy Alludu beats movies like Manmarziyaan and Seema Raja in the overseas market by collecting a total gross of 2.95 Crores, and collected 2.60 Crores in United States, 6.54 Lakhs in United Kingdom, 27.11 Lakhs in Australia and 1.71 Lakhs in New Zealand respectively.[8]

Critical reception

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The Times of India gave 3 out of 5 stars stating "Some preaching, some family drama, some humour and Shailaja Reddy Alludu plays safe for a festive release".[9] Hindustan Times gave 2 out of 5 stars stating "Shailaja Reddy Alludu is a commercial entertainer and the same old formula of a sincere son-in-law who helps his lady love’s family is presented well. However, don’t go expecting anything beyond the film says it is – a formulaic entertainer that never even attempts to be anything more".[10]

Accolades

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South Indian International Movie Awards[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Shailaja Reddy Alludu' pre-release event review". thehansindia.
  2. ^ "Shailaja Reddy Alludu Final Total Collections". Andhraboxoffice. 30 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Shailaja Reddy Alludu' pre-release event review". thehansindia.
  4. ^ "Naga Chaitanyafrom postponed Sailaja Reddy Alludu release due to Kerala floods". India Today. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Sailaja Reddy Alludu trailer: This Naga Chaitanya, Ramya Krishna film promises to be a fun affair". The Indian Express. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Shailaja Reddy Alludu box office collection day 1: SRA turns biggest opener for Naga Chaitanya". International Business Times. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Shailaja Reddy Alludu 4-day box office collection: Chay-Anu starrer beats Premam, RVC records". International Business Times. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Box office collection: Shailaja Reddy Alludu beats Manmarziyan and Seema Raja overseas". International Business Times. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  9. ^ Shailaja Reddy Alludu Review {3/5}: Some preaching, some family drama, some humour and Sailaja Reddy Alludu plays safe for a festive release, retrieved 8 October 2018
  10. ^ "Shailaja Reddy Alludu movie review: Naga Chaitanya film is all about power play". HindustanTimes.
  11. ^ "SIIMA Awards 2019: Here's a complete list of nominees". TimesofIndia.