Welcome Obama
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Samruoddhi Porey
| Welcome Obama | |
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| Directed by | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao |
| Screenplay by | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Samruoddhi Porey |
| Dialogues by | Rohini |
| Story by | Samruoddhi Porey |
| Based on | Mala Aai Vhhaychy! by Samruoddhi Porey |
| Produced by | Bharati Krishna |
| Starring | Urmila Kanetkar Rachel Esteban |
| Cinematography | S. S. Darshan |
| Edited by | Suriya |
| Music by | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao |
Production company | Sandalwood Media |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Welcome Obama is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, who also composed the soundtrack. A remake of the Marathi film Mala Aai Vhhaychy! (2011), the film stars Urmila Kanetkar, Rachel and Esteban. It focuses on a surrogate mother who bears a foreigner's child. The film was released on 20 September 2013.
Lucy, an American woman, comes to India looking for a surrogate mother to bear her a child. She makes a deal with Yashodha, an impoverished single mother.
Yashodha has an accidental fall when pregnant and the doctors conjecture that there is a risk of the baby being born deformed, leading to Lucy revoking the contract and returning to the United States.
In time, Yashodha delivers a healthy and active boy named Krishna, and everyone calls him "Obama" due to his fair skin. Years later, Lucy gets to know about the boy and comes to India to take him with her. But Yashodha, having developed a strong bond with Krishna, refuses to send him back. How Lucy responds to this forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Urmila Kanetkar as Yashodha
- Rachel as Lucy
- Esteban as Krishna
- Sanjeev as Yashodha's brother
- Balabhadrapatruni Ramani
- Bhuvana Chandra
- Anantha Sriram
Production
Welcome Obama, directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and produced by Bharati Krishna under Sandalwood Media,[1] is a remake of the Marathi film Mala Aai Vhhaychy! (2011). Urmila Kanetkar, the lead actress of that film, was chosen to reprise her role.[2] British actress Rachel was chosen to portray an American woman, and French child actor Esteban was cast as the surrogate child.[3] The dialogues were written by Rohini.[4][5] Cinematography was handled by S. S. Darshan.[1] Welcome Obama was shot on Eastmancolor film, as opposed to being shot digitally.[6] Shooting was completed in 33 days.[4]
