Naa Oopiri (transl. My breath) is a 2005 Telugu language film directed by Kanmani and starring Vadde Naveen, Sangeetha, and Anjana in the lead roles. Kanmani originally wanted to make the film in Tamil.[1][2] This film marks the Telugu debut of Anjana, Kanmani, Deepak Dev (in his only Telugu album to date), and Suresh Urs.
| Naa Oopiri | |
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| Directed by | Kanmani |
| Written by | Poosala (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Kanmani |
| Story by | Kanmani |
| Produced by | Siva Prasad A Murugan |
| Starring | Vadde Naveen Sangeetha Anjana |
| Cinematography | Krishna |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | Deepak Dev |
Production company | Sri Suresh Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast edit
- Vadde Naveen as Venu
- Sangeetha as Gowri
- Anjana as Madhu (credited as Juhi)
- Sudha as Doctor
- M. S. Narayana as Prasad
- Surya as Manager, Venu's boss
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Krishnamurthy
- Lalitha Raj
- Baby Abhinaya
- Master Viswanath as Ramu
- Gautam Raju
Production edit
The muhurat for the film took place in 2004 at Annapoorna Studios. The film is directed by Kanmani, who has worked as an assistant director for Tamil films for 12 years, notably for Gemini. The cinematographer, Krishna, previously worked as an assistant to Santosh Sivan.[3]
Soundtrack edit
The music was composed by Deepak Dev and lyrics were written by Bhuvana Chandra, Suddala Ashok Teja & Sriharsha.[3]
Awards edit
Release edit
The film received mixed to positive reviews upon release. Full Hyderabad gave the film 6 out of 10 stars stating "Naveen deserves kudos for his brave effort to crawl back into mainstream cinema, but he simply isn't up to this one". [5] Idlebrain stated that "Naa Oopiri, by a long stretch, is the best film that Vadde Naveen has acted so far. The story and its treatment is indeed refreshing".[6] Idlebrain praised the first half of the film as well as Naveen's performance stating that "This is the most challenging character for Naveen in his entire career".[2]
References edit
- ^ "Kanmani's ready with Chinnodu".
- ^ a b "Movie review – Naa Oopiri". Idlebrain.
- ^ a b "Naa Oopiri - Telugu Cinema Muhurat". Idlebrain.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Naa Oopiri Review Full Hyderabad. Retrieved 18 December 2022
- ^ "Naa Oopiri Review". www.indiaglitz.com. 9 July 2005. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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