Soukhyam
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{{Infobox film
| name = Soukhyam
| image = Soukhyam (2015 film).jpg
| caption = Movie poster
| screenplay = Kona Venkat
Gopimohan
| story = Sridhar Seepanna
| producer = V. Anand Prasad
| director = A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary
| starring = Gopichand
Regina Cassandra
| music = Anup Rubens
| cinematography = Prasad Murella
| editing = Gautham Raju
| studio = Bhavya Creations
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2015|12|24}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget = {{INRConvert|15|c}}
| gross = {{INRConvert|6.8|c}}
}}
Soukhyam ({{translation|Comfort}}) is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic action comedy film produced by V. Anand Prasad on Bhavya Creations banner and directed by A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary. The film stars Gopichand and Regina Cassandra and also features Mukesh Rishi, Pradeep Rawat, Devan and Brahmanandam in the supporting roles. the music composed by Anup Rubens. Kona Venkat and Gopimohan provided the screenplay, written by Sridhar Sepanna. Prasad Murella is the cinematographer, Gautham Raju is the editor and the film was released on 24 December 2015 on Christmas Eve. The film was a disaster at the box office.
Plot
Srinivas is a happy-go-lucky guy who has a happy family. He falls in love with a beautiful girl named Sailaja on a train journey from Hyderabad to Tirupati and woos her. By the time Shailu agrees to Seenu's proposal, however, the obstacle in the story comes in the form of her father PR, who is an influential political broker in Kolkata and Bengal and who wants his daughter to marry the Chief Minister's son. Because of this, he kidnaps his daughter. The second issue is that Seenu's father Krishna Rao is a modest man who wants to stay away from influential and violent people, so he asks his son to stay away from this mess and move on with his life. On the other hand, unknowingly, Seenu promises Bavuji, a local goon, to rescue a girl whom he wants his son, Arjun to marry because Bavuji has saved his father from an accident. Shockingly, Shailu turns out to be that girl, and now Seenu has to save Shailu from the clutches of Bavuji and PR and also ensure that she is not forcibly married to anyone. After some routine fights with goons, Seenu gets his girlfriend Shailu and lives happily after.
Cast
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- Gopichand as Srinivas Rao ("Seenu")
- Regina Cassandra as Sailaja (Shailu)
- Mukesh Rishi as Krishna Rao, Seenu's father
- Pradeep Rawat as Bavuji
- Devan as PR, Shailu's father
- Bramhanandam as Daya
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Pellikoduku
- Posani Krishna Murali as Tirupathi Train Passenger
- Prudhviraj as Shivudu
- Raghu Babu as Deva, Seenu's uncle
- Satya Krishnan as Deva's wife
- Satyam Rajesh as Dr. Sidhappa
- Sowcar Janaki as Modern Bamma
- Pragathi as Sujatha, Seenu's mother
- Naramalli Sivaprasad as Perfume Prasad
- Saptagiri as Giri
- Krishna Bhagawan as Akuvakkala Ananda Rao, Seenu's friend-in-law
- Sivaji Raja as Seenu's brother-in-law
- Surekha Vani as Seenu's sister
- Gundu Sudarshan as Train Passenger
- Raghu Karumanchi as Bavuji's henchman
- Ambati Arjun as Arjun, Bavuji's son
- Chanti as Constable
- C. V. Subbareddy
- Sarika Ramachandra Rao
- Ramachandra
- Tarzan Laxminarayana
- Rajitha
- Apoorva
- Jyothi
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Soundtrack
{{Infobox album
| name = Soukhyam
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Anup Rubens
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2015|12|13}}
| recorded = 2015
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 18:55
| label = Zee Music Company
| producer = Anup Rubens
| prev_title = Akhil: The power of Jua
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Thaanaa Serndha Koottam
| next_year = 2018
}}
The music was composed by Anup Rubens and was released on Zee Music Company.
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Track-List
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 18:55
| title1 = Nakem Tochade
| lyrics1 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| extra1 = Hariharan
| length1 = 4:06
| title2 = You Are My Honey
| lyrics2 = Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar
| extra2 = Nakash Aziz, Mohana Bhogaraju
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = Alare Aala
| lyrics3 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| extra3 = Manisha Eerabathini, Rahul Pandey
| length3 = 3:46
| title4 = Jigi Jigi Jindagi
| lyrics4 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| extra4 = Raman
| length4 = 3:20
| title5 = Lollipop
| lyrics5 = Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar
| extra5 = Geeta Madhuri
| length5 = 4:00
}}
Reception
A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Soukhyam has neither has novelty nor does it innovate in anyway".{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/soukhyam/movie-review/50312753.cms |title=Soukhyam Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Soukhyam by Times of India |website=The Times of India |access-date=8 May 2023 |archive-date=8 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508005236/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/soukhyam/movie-review/50312753.cms |url-status=live }} A critic from The Hindu wrote that "Soukhyam has all that’s considered essential for a box office success — a lead pair with good screen presence, romance, action and comedy and yet, it all ends up being bland".{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/soukhyam-dont-go-by-the-title/article8025639.ece |title=Soukhyam: Don't go by the title - the Hindu |website=The Hindu |date=24 December 2015 |access-date=8 May 2023 |archive-date=8 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508005236/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/soukhyam-dont-go-by-the-title/article8025639.ece |url-status=live }}
References
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