Veedevadandi Babu is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. The film is an official remake of the Tamil film Ullathai Allitha which itself was heavily inspired by the Hindi film Andaz Apna Apna. The film stars Mohan Babu, Shilpa Shetty and Tanikella Bharani.
| Veedevadandi Babu | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | E. V. V. Satyanarayana |
| Written by | E. V. V. Satyanarayana |
| Story by | Sundar C |
| Based on | Ullathai Allitha (Tamil) |
| Produced by | Anna Rao |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Chota K. Naidu |
| Music by | Sirpy |
Release date |
|
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast
edit- Mohan Babu as Sriram
- Shilpa Shetty as Shilpa
- Tanikella Bharani as Ongole
- Brahmanandam
- Chalapathi Rao
- Kolla Ashok Kumar
- Kota Srinivasa Rao
- Srihari
- A. V. S. Subramanyam
- Ruchi
- Ironleg Sastri
Soundtrack
edit| Veedevadandi Babu | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1997 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 28:08 |
| Language | Telugu |
| Label | T-Series |
| Producer | Sirpy |
Music was composed by Sirpy. Music released by T-Series. Except "Chamak Chamak", five of the songs from this film were reused from Ullathai Allitha (1996), which itself plagiarised from various sources;[1] "Aoura Laila" is based on "Ahla Ma Feki" by Hisham Abbas, "I Love You" is based on another Abbas song "Wana Amel Eih", "O Chelee Chelee" is based on "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry, "Chitti Chitti Guvvapilla"" is based on the Pakistani folk song "Laung Gawacha" and "Rama Hay Rama" is based on "Kinna Sohna Tainu" by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.[2]
All lyrics are written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rama Hay Rama" | Mano, Geetha | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Chamak Chamak" | Mano, Sujatha Mohan | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Chitti Chitti Guvvapilla" | Mano, Sujatha Mohan | 4:04 |
| 4. | "I Love You Love You" | Mano | 4:29 |
| 5. | "O Chelee Chelee" | Mano | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Aoura Laila" | Mano | 4:38 |
| Total length: | 28:08 | ||
Reception
editWriting for The Times of India in 2019, a critic wrote that "Veedevadandi Babu is one of the funniest films of all time in Tollywood history".[3]
References
edit- ^ Nair, Manoj (1 October 2006). "Stealy Dans". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (4 September 2018). "How Every Song In A 1996 Tamil Film Was Lifted From British, Pakistani And Egyptian Music". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Happy Birthday Shilpa Shetty Kundra: Successful Telugu films of the popular actress". The Times of India. 8 June 2019.
External links
edit
.svg){kind=small} | This article about a Telugu-language film of the 1990s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |