Priyudu (transl. Lover) is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Shravan and starring Varun Sandesh and Preetika Rao.

Priyudu
Official poster
Directed byShravan
Written byShravan
Produced byUday Kiran
Starring
CinematographyMalhar Bhatt
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Music byMohan Jona
Release date
  • 3 December 2011 (2011-12-03)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Cast

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Production

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Varun Sandhesh plays the role of a businessman's son. Amrita Rao's sister, Preetika, is the heroine.[1][2] Danayya named the film.[3] The film was shot in Hyderabad and a couple songs were shot in Bangkok.[4] Preetika took lessons in Mumbai to learn Telugu.[5]

Soundtrack

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Music by Mohan Jona.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Love Lo Edo"Benny Dayal3:50
2."Chaitrama"Karthik5:20
3."Albela Albela"Vijay Prakash, Chinmayi4:20
4."Bakkodera"Priya Himesh3:16
5."Cheliya Cheliya"Shankar Mahadevan5:17
6."Chinni Gunde"Shweta Mohan3:16
Total length:25:19

Reception

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Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "Priyudu is a better film for Varun Sandesh after Kotha Bangaru Lokam.[6] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "The story gives out an outdated approach to narration and also the characters".[7] A critic from The Times of India wrote that "It just looks like a mish mash of many similar films of the past".[8] 123 Telugu wrote that "Priyudu is a film that has not much going for it except for some instances of humour in the first half".[9] A critic from Full Hyderabad opined that "The movie is a plain commonplace romance, nothing more than an over-dramatization of the kind of unremarkable situations that college youth get into".[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Varun Sandesh chitchat about Priyudu - Telugu cinema actor". Idlebrain.
  2. ^ "Preetika: Dance with me! - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Priyudu music launch - Telugu cinema - Varun Sandesh and Preetika Rao". Idlebrain.
  4. ^ "First Look: Preetika and Varun's Priyudu". Rediff. 15 November 2011.
  5. ^ a b Rajamani, Radhika (1 December 2011). "Preetika: I am proud to be a part of Priyudu". Rediff.
  6. ^ "Priyudu film review - Telugu cinema Review - Varun Sandeh, Preetika Rao & Shweta Basu Prasad". Idlebrain.
  7. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (December 3, 2011). "Priyudu - Matters of the heart". The Hindu.
  8. ^ "Priyudu Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Priyudu by Times of India". The Times of India.
  9. ^ "Review : Priyudu – Bad remake of many good films". December 3, 2011.
  10. ^ "Priyudu review: Priyudu (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com".
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