Snehithulu

Snehithulu
Official poster
Directed by	Muthyala Subbaiah
Written by	Posani Krishna Murali (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Muthyala Subbaiah
Produced by	Badvelu Srinivasulu Reddy
Starring	Vadde Naveen Raasi Sakshi Shivanand Anand
Cinematography	K. S. Selvaraj
Edited by	Gautham Raju
Music by	Koti
Release date	11 September 1998 (1998-09-11)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Snehithulu (transl. Friends) is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Muthyala Subbaiah and starring Vadde Naveen, Raasi, Sakshi Shivanand and Anand. The film was remade in Kannada as Sneha (1999) and in Tamil as Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham (1999).

Cast

• Vadde Naveen as Murali
• Raasi as Mahalaxmi
• Sakshi Shivanand as Sirisha
• Anand as Vijay
• Sudhakar
• Ahuti Prasad as Anjanappa
• Narra Venkateswara Rao
• Chalapathi Rao
• Satyaprakash
• Ranganath
• Venu Madhav
• Tirupathi Prakash
• Bandla Ganesh
• Kallu Chidambaram
• Baby Upasana as Mahalaxmi's little sister

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Koti. The songs were released under the Aditya Music label.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Mallikavo…Menakavo"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:09
2.	"Oh Gajjala Gumma"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	5:21
3.	"Pooche Puvvuki Enno Gumagumalu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:09
4.	"Premisthanu Ninne Nannu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:55
5.	"Vanaa Vanaa Vanaa"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha	4:07
6.	"Yennenni Kalalu Kannayi"	Yesudas	4:26
Total length:			27:07

Reception

A critic from Deccan Herald opined that "But unlike other streotyped. mushy romances and action flicks, Snehitulu, which has its anchor in human relationships, emerges a winner, for it is shot imaginatively".^[2] A critic from Andhra Today wrote that "Although a routine story, Posani Krishna Murali lends it variety in its final twist. Good performances by the star cast combined with the director's prowess quite appeal to the audience".^[3]

Box office

The film ran for a hundred days in Andhra Pradesh.^[2][4]

Awards

Nandi Awards^[5]

• Best Male Comedian - Sudhakar

References

1. "Snehithulu". JioSaavn. 2000.
2. P, Rakesh (14 February 1999). "Snehitulu (Telugu)". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
3. "SNEHITHULU". Andhra Today. Archived from the original on 2 December 1998.
4. "The year gone by `Twas good for some and bad for most". Andhra Online. Archived from the original on 28 April 1999.
5. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

External links

• Snehithulu at IMDb