Mallepuvvu
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{{Infobox film
| name = Mallepuvvu
| image = Mallepuvvu poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = V. Samudra
| producer = Mohan Vadlapatla
| writer = Vemagiri (dialogues)
| story = Ramesh Varma
V. Samudra
| screenplay = V. Samudra
| starring = {{ubl|Bhumika|Murali Krishna|V. Samudra}}
| music = Ilayaraaja
| cinematography = Anil Bandari
| editing = Chandu
Nandamuri Hari
| studio = Sri Samudra Silver Screens
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=y|2008|9|19}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Mallepuvu ({{Translation|Gilliflower}}) is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language film directed by V. Samudra. The film stars himself, Bhumika and Murali Krishna who debuts in the lead role. The film's story is inspired by the Iranian film Baran (2001) and Gumrah (1993), which itself was a freemake of the television mini-series Bangkok Hilton (1989).
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Bhumika Chawla as Malleshwari "Malli" Kanneganti
- Murali Krishna as Koti
- V. Samudra as Suri
- Suman Setty as Koti's friend
- RK as Construction site worker
- Sukumar as Koti's friend
- Sameer as Police Inspector
- Hemasundar
- Tilak
- Venu Madhav
- Kovai Sarala as Construction site worker
- Abhinayashree as Rathalu
- Geetha Singh as Construction site worker
- Telangana Shakuntala
- Madhusudhan Rao as Malleshwari's uncle
- Farjana as an item number in "Vasthaavaa Naatho"
}}
Production
Murali Krishna, who played a villain role in Oka Oorilo (2005), made his lead debut through this film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/chitchat-muralikrishna.html|title=Chitchat with Murali Krishna|date=19 September 2008|work=Idlebrain.com|access-date=29 April 2024|last=Jeevi}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilayaraaja.
The album has 9 tracks.
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| title1 = Malle Puvvulo
| extra1 = Shreya Ghoshal, Karthik
| title2 = Lokam
| extra2 = Tippu
| title3 = Gajula
| extra3 = Manjari
| title4 = Suvvu Suvvi
| extra4 = Bhavatharini
| title5 = Chandamama
| extra5 = Shreya Ghoshal, Ilaiyaraaja
| title6 = Chirugaali
| extra6 = Vijay Yesudas
| title7 = Hero Nenochane
| extra7 = Tippu
| title8 = Vasthaavaa Naatho
| extra8 = Malathy Lakshman
| title9 = Theme Music
| extra9 = Ilaiyaraaja
}}
Reception
A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "This movie is refreshing on two counts: After a long time, a heroine gets some screen space to act. Secondly, the plot has some interesting twists to sustain interest, especially in the first half".{{cite web |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/mallepuvvu-refreshing/articleshow/22410092.cms |title=Mallepuvvu: Refreshing |website= Bangalore Mirror|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123033136/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/mallepuvvu-refreshing/articleshow/22410092.cms |archive-date=2021-11-23|date=19 September 2008|access-date=29 April 2024}} A critic from Telugucinema.com wrote that "Mallepuvvu is a clean movie with a story different from the routine. Good music, excellent rerecording, and good performances hold audiences' interest in the film".{{cite web|title=Mallepuvvu: Movie Review|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/moviereviews/mallepuvvu_moviereview.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216131039/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/moviereviews/mallepuvvu_moviereview.php|archivedate=16 December 2008|website=Telugucinema.com|access-date=29 April 2024|date=18 Sep 2008|url-status=dead}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|3402582}}
{{V. Samudra}}
{{Ramesh Varma}}
Category:2000s Telugu-language films
Category:Cross-dressing in Indian films
Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
Category:Films directed by V. Samudra
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