Veedekkadi Mogudandi...! (transl. What kind of a husband is he!) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana.[1][2] The film stars Venu and Shruthi Raj. The film's musical score is by Koti, and the film released on 15 November 2001.

Veedekkadi Mogudandi!
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Directed byE. V. V. Satyanarayana
Screenplay byE. V. V. Satyanarayana
Story bySubhash
Produced byYalamanchali Sai Babu
StarringVenu
Shruthi Raj
CinematographyEkanath
Music byKoti
Production
company
Sri Saibaba Movies
Release date
  • 15 November 2001 (2001-11-15)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

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An astrologer claims that Sriram's wife will die during childbirth so he decides to remain a bachelor but his family get him married to Sruthi who then gets pregnant. Whether she survive the pregnancy or not forms the rest of the story.

Cast

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Production

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This film marks the return of E. V. V. Satyanarayana to the comedy genre after Ammo! Okato Tareekhu and Maa Aavida Meeda Ottu Mee Aavida Chala Manchidi.[3]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Koti.

All lyrics are written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Paalu Ready"Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra4:03
2."Thaluku Thaluku"Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra5:33
3."Paadave Koyila"Sriram Prabhu, Raadhika4:05
4."Ayyo Babu"Tippu, Raadhika5:05
5."Julie Laila Sushma"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha Mohan6:01
6."Maghuvani Nammakura"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:58
Total length:28:50

Reception

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Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu wrote that "The strength of the film is its dialogue by Marudhuri Raja and his associates, which is the main vehicle of humor. Comedy is EVV's forte and director seems to be comfortable".[4] Jeevi of Idlebrain gave the film a rating of 3.25/5 and opined that "This is a 'must-watch' film for all the EVV movie lovers".[5] Smriti Kashyap of Full Hyderabad stated that the performances of the actors were wooden and criticised the lack of a proper story.[6]

Box office

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The film was a box office failure.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Venu with six new directors". Idlebrain. 8 June 2001. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Jagapathi Babu faces identity crisis". Idlebrain. 1 March 2002. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ^ "EVV is back to his elements". Idlebrain. 23 March 2001. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ Srihari, Gudipoodi (15 November 2001). "Movie review – Veedekkadi Mogudandi – by Gudipoodi Srihari". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. ^ Jeevi (15 November 2001). "Movie review – Veedekkadi Mogudandi?". Idlebrain. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.     
  6. ^ Kashyap, Smriti. "Veedekkadi Mogudandi Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  7. ^ "RP Patnaik to score for Chiranjeevi". Idlebrain. 20 November 2001. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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