Naa Ishtam
{{Use British English|date=March 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Nee Ishtam Leda Naa Ishtam
| image = Naa Ishtam poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Prakash Tholeti
| producer = Paruchuri Kiriti
| writer = Kona Venkat
| starring = Rana Daggubati
Genelia D'Souza
Harshvardhan Rane
| music = Chakri
| cinematography = Venkat Prasad
| editing = Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
| studio = United Movies
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|3|23}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}
Nee Ishtam Leda Naa Ishtam ({{translation|Your wish or My wish}}) is a 2012 Telugu-language romantic action film directed by Prakash Toleti and produced by Paruchuri Kiriti. The film stars Rana Daggubati and Genelia D'Souza in the lead roles. Production began in April 2011 and features music by Chakri. The film was released on 23 March 2012. It is dubbed into Tamil as Kadhanayagan. This film is Genelia's last Telugu film till date.
Plot
Ganesh (Rana Daggubati) is an extremely selfish person who lives and works in Malaysia. Suddenly, a young woman named Krishnaveni (Genelia D'Souza) enters in his life and everything changes unexpectedly. Ganesh quickly falls in love with her but she loves Kishore (Harshvardhan Rane) and for that she elopes from her home as her father Naidu (Nassar) does not approve of her choice. But Kishore doesn't turn up and she feels cheated. Ganesh's selfish nature gets him to lie to Krishnaveni and he takes her home to Naidu in the hope of making some money.
But Ganesh realizes his mistake once he sees Naidu and his family and brings Krishnaveni back to Malaysia. As a cheated Krishnaveni begins rebuilding her life with Ganesh's support, love blossoms between the two. Into this situation enters Kishore, who is desperate to win back Krishnaveni's love. Meanwhile, Naidu is furious about the whole episode and engages the services of Malaysia Don Salim Bhai (Shawar Ali) to trap Ganesh. Ganesh uses all his guile to thwart Salim Bhai and throw Kishore off the track. Whether he is successful and if Krishnaveni accepts him in the end forms the crux of the story.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Rana Daggubati as Ganesh
- Genelia D'Souza as Krishnaveni Naidu
- Harshvardhan Rane as Kishore
- Brahmanandam as Kadiyam Bujji
- Ahuti Prasad as Ganesh's uncle
- Nassar as Naidu, Krishnaveni's father
- Shawar Ali as Salim Bhai
- Ali as Drunkard Balu
- Raghu Babu as Ganga
- Master Bharath as Dora Babu
- Pragathi as Krishnaveni's mother
- Monisha as Sappu
- Subbaraju as Naidu's henchman
- Sree Vishnu as Ganesh's friend
- Uttej
- Maryam Zakaria in a cameo appearance for the item number, "Jilele Jilele"
- Hamsa Nandini in a cameo appearance for the item number, "Jilele Jilele"
}}
Soundtrack
{{Infobox album
| name = Nee Ishtam
| type = Soundtrack
| longtype = to Nee Ishtam
| artist = Chakri
| cover =
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 5 March 2012
| recorded = 2012
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Feature film soundtrack
| length = 29:54
| language = Telugu
| label = Venus Music
| producer = Chakri
| prev_title = Jai Bolo Telangana
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Devaraya
| next_year = 2012
}}
Music was provided by Chakri and Lyrics were penned by Chandrabose, Balaji & Vanamali.{{Cite web |url=http://doregama.in/www/na-ishtam-2012.html |title=Na Ishtam (2012) | DoReGaMa |access-date=1 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629035306/http://doregama.in/www/na-ishtam-2012.html |archive-date=29 June 2012 |url-status=dead}} The audio release function was held on 5 March 2012 at Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad. Released by Victory Venkatesh, the event was attended by the film's main star cast.{{cite web| url = http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/78898.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120306121845/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/78898.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 6 March 2012| title = Telugu Cinema News {{!}} Telugu Movie Reviews {{!}} Telugu Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Telugu}} A Platinum Disc Function was held on 23 March 2012. The music got generally positive reviews. Musicperk.com gave a rating of 7 out of 10 quoting 'Be ready to rock and also swoon in your dreams'.{{cite web |url=http://www.musicperk.com/naa-ishtam/ |title=Naa Ishtam {{!}} Musicperk - Trending news, analysis, reviews, ratings and exclusive content for music. |website=www.musicperk.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403182143/http://www.musicperk.com/naa-ishtam/ |archive-date=2012-04-03}} Myfirstshow.com gave a positive review quoting 'Chakri after a long time made a comeback of sorts and listening to music makes one feel that he made a strong impact with the tunes. He is amply aided by creative skills of Chandra Bose, Balaji, and Vanamali. 'Naa Isham' becomes the buzz word for all music lovers and gen-x youth'.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120307224654/http://www.myfirstshow.com/news/view/10188/Naa-Ishtam-Music-Review.html Naa Ishatam Music Review] Bharatstudent.com also gave a positive review Quoting 'Overall, this is one album whose CD can be bought'.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/view_news-Telugu-News_and_Gossips-2,98542.php |title=Audio Review: NAA ISHTAM - Tollywood News & Gossips |access-date=1 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805094221/http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/view_news-Telugu-News_and_Gossips-2,98542.php |archive-date=5 August 2019 |url-status=dead }}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 29:54
| title1 = Naa Ishtam
| extra1 = Kunal Ganjawala
| lyrics1 = Chandrabose
| length1 = 4:20
| title2 = Maa Pedhakka
| extra2 = Geetha Madhuri, Deepthi Chari, Aishwarya
| lyrics2 = Balaji
| length2 = 4:54
| title3 = Jillele Jillele
| extra3 = Adnan Sami, Mamta Sharma
| lyrics3 = Balaji
| length3 = 4:14
| title4 = Haayi Haayiga
| extra4 = Revanth
| lyrics4 = Balaji
| length4 = 4:35
| title5 = Changure Andhaale
| extra5 = Hema Chandra, Uma Neha S
| lyrics5 = Vanamali
| length5 = 3:58
| title6 = O Saathiya
| extra6 = K.K.
| lyrics6 = Balaji
| length6 = 5:39
| title7 = Nee Ishtam
| extra7 = Shaan
| lyrics7 = Balaji
| length7 = 2:11
}}
Production
The film was launched with shooting beginning in April 2011.
The second launch with shooting began on 6 May 2011{{cite web| url = http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/66399.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110505114718/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/66399.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 5 May 2011| title = Telugu Cinema News {{!}} Telugu Movie Reviews {{!}} Telugu Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Telugu}} The title of the film originally belonged to Jogi Naidu for a film to be made by Clapboard Productions banner with Allari Naresh to be directed by Parusuram. But since the project got delayed he gave it away to Paruchuri Kireeti for this project.{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1701338.ece| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110420123505/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1701338.ece| archive-date = 2011-04-20| title = The Hindu : Arts / Cinema : The wonky and the weird| website = The Hindu}}
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