Aaduthu Paaduthu
2002 Indian film by Devi Prasad
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Aaduthu Paaduthu (transl. While playing and singing) is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Devi Prasad. The film stars Srikanth, Sunil and Gayatri. The film was a box office success.[1] It is a remake of the Malayalam film Ee Parakkum Thalika (2001).
| Aaduthu Paaduthu | |
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| Directed by | Devi Prasad |
| Written by | Devi Prasad Chintapalli Ramana (dialogues) |
| Produced by | CV Reddy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Shankar |
| Edited by | Kola Bhaskar |
| Music by | Chakri |
Production company | C. V. Arts |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast
- Srikanth as Gopi
- Sunil as Papi
- Gayatri as Gayatri / Vasanthi
- Brahmanandam as a cop
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as the sub-inspector
- Tanikella Bharani as Bank manager
- M. S. Narayana as the cook
- Gautham Raju
- Aditya
- Naveen
- Sathibabu
- Sana
Production
Srikanth plays an unemployed youth. Gayatri makes her debuts in Telugu with this film. The film was almost entirely shot in a bus.[2]
Soundtrack
Reception
Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu gave the film a negative review and opined that "IT HAS been proved time and again that a full-length comedy sans sensible storyline leads nowhere, as is the case with Aaduthoo.. Paaduthoo...".[4] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com said that " Comedy alone cannot save a film when there is no grip on the screenplay. Film is little boring, at times".[5] A critic from Sify wrote that "The film is a full-length comedy and Srikanth and Sunil are average. Newcomer Gayatri Jeyaram has done a good job and she is very confident in the role of Vasanthi. The music of Chakri is average."[6] Arpan Panicker of Full Hyderabad opined that "But carried away by the enthu, he [Devi Prasad] loses track of what he was trying to do in the first place, and the result makes the viewer introspect for traces of masochism".[7]
Box office
The film had an average box office run and was Srikanth's second consecutive box office hit after O Chinadana (2002).[8][9][10][11]