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Sontham
Sontham
Soundtrack album by Devi Sri Prasad
Released	2002
Genre	soundtrack
Length	33:00
Language	Telugu
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Devi Sri Prasad
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Sontham
Sontham
	Poster
Directed by	Srinu Vaitla
Written by	Chintapalli Ramana (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	Srinu Vaitla
Story by	Srinu Vaitla
Produced by	S. Sompally; V. R. Kanneganti
Starring	Aryan Rajesh; Namitha; Rohit; Sunil; Neha Pendse
Cinematography	Sameer Reddy
Edited by	Kola Bhaskar
Music by	Devi Sri Prasad
Production; company	J. D. Arts
Release date	23 August 2002;
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Sontham (transl. Belonging) is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla. The film stars Aryan Rajesh, Namitha, Rohit, Sunil and Neha Pendse. Devi Sri Prasad composed the music for the film. It was released on 23 August 2002. The film was an average grosser at the box office. However, over the years, its comedy scenes have achieved cult status and it has become one of the most frequently used films on Telugu meme pages.^[2]

Plot

Vamsy, Nandu and Bose are childhood friends. Vamsy and Nandu grew up very close. Bose falls in love with Sowmya, one of their college mates. When Bose tells Vamsy about her, he deems it to be one more love affair that is bound to fail. Vamsy feels that friendship is more valuable than love and that love spoils a friendship. Nandu, who wanted to share her love towards Vamsy on his birthday, goes back to the shelter as she feels Vamsy might get offended.

Vamsy leaves for New Zealand to supervise the overseas operations of his father's company. In New Zealand, Vamsy realizes that he is in love with Nandu through a colleague at work, Maggy. When Vamsy returns to India, he finds out that Nandu is already engaged to Venkat. Just before her marriage, Nandu receives a bouquet from Maggy from New Zealand addressing both Vamsy and Nandu congratulating their marriage. Realizing that Vamsy loves her, Nandu runs after him to the airport and unites with him.

Cast

Aryan Rajesh as Vamsy Krishna (voice dubbed by Sivaji)
Namitha as Nandini "Nandu" (voice dubbed by Savitha Reddy)
Rohit as Bose
Neha Pendse as Sowmya
Sunil as Seshagiri "Sesham"
M. S. Narayana as Lecturer Bogeswara Rao
Chitram Seenu as Sesham's friend
Ramachandra as Sesham's friend
Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Subbu
Asha Saini as Asha
Jhansi as Lecturer Venkatalakshmi
Adivi Sesh as Venkat, Nandu's fiancé
Tanikella Bharani as Shyam Prasad, Vamsi father
Naresh as Nandu's father
Hema as Nandu's mother
Neelopher as Maggie
Telangana Shakuntala as Naga Bala, Sesham's mother
Ali as Shambhu, Sesham's friend
Venu Madhav as Bujji, Sesham's friend
Jaya Prakash Reddy as Gulabi, a thief
Chinna as Jilani, Sesham's friend
Rajitha
Brinda Parekh guest appearance in song "Akkado Ikkado"

Production

Aryan Rajesh shot for this film simultaneously with Hai which released a few months prior to this film.^[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad^[4] and was released on Aditya Music.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Sontham"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Tippu	04:47
2.	"Telusuna"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	K. S. Chithra	04:37
3.	"Eppudo"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Mallikarjun	03:05
4.	"Enati Varaku"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Shaan, Sumangali	04:37
5.	"Akkado Ikkado"	Pothula Ravikiran	Malgudi Subha	05:09
6.	"Naayudo Naayudo"	Kulasekar	Devi Sri Prasad	05:31
7.	"Eppudo (Female)"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Sumangali	02:46
8.	"Music Bit (Instrumental)"		Instrumental	02:28
Total length:				33:00

Reception

The film was an average grosser at the box office, but its comedy scenes have achieved cult status over the years and it is one of the most frequently used films on Telugu meme pages.^[5]^[2]

References

^ "Sontham". Idle Brain. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b "'Mail' to 'Colour Photo': The '90s kids genre in Telugu cinema". The News Minute. 26 January 2021. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
^ "Back on track". The Hindu. 13 December 2004. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
^ "Telugu cinema functions". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2002.
^ "One man army for Mahesh Babu". India Herald. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.