Gundamma Gaari Manavadu
| Gundamma Gaari Manavadu | |
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| Directed by | B. Jaya |
| Written by | Polur Ghatikachalam (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | B. Jaya |
| Produced by | R. R. Venkat |
| Starring | Ali Sindhuri Nicole |
| Cinematography | Purna Kandru |
Production company | R. R. Movie Makers |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Gundamma Gaari Manavadu (Mrs. Gundamma's grandson) is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language film starring Ali, Sindhuri, and Nicole. The film is directed by B. Jaya. The film was released on 28 April 2007. The film was commercially successful and ran for fifty days.[1][2]
Plot
The title is suggestive of a grandmother-grandson relationship. Yedukondalu (played by comedian Ali) is looked after by his grandmother Gundamma (Vadivukkarasi) after his mother's death while his father, Srisailam (Tanikella Bharani) is an alcoholic. Ali falls in love with Mahalakshmi (Sindhuri), whose father Neelakanta (Kota Srinivasa Rao) is a greedy person and wants his would-be son-in-law to own a hotel. With the help of his grandmother (she sells off her jewellery) Yedukondalu sets up a hotel.
Neelakatna reluctantly agrees to the match but later calls off the wedding after receiving a better marriage proposal for his daughter. Yedukondalu is beaten up and dumped on the railway track. Injured, he nevertheless rescues a girl (Nicole) stuck in a car on the tracks. Together they join hands to set up a successful restaurant. Yedukondalu then distances himself from Mahalakshmi. Whether he ends up with her makes up the rest of the story.[3]
Cast
- Ali as Edu Kondalu
- Sindhuri as Mahalakshmi
- Nicole
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Neelakanta
- Vadivukkarasi as Gundamma
- Tanikella Bharani as Srisailam
- Jayalalita
- Narsing Yadav
- Mallikarjuna Rao as priest
- Venu Madhav as boxer
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao
- Duvvasi Mohan
- Gundu Sudarshan
- Krishna (guest appearance)
Reception
A critic from Rediff.com rated the film one-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "Jaya seems to have got carried away by the commercial format resulting in an out of sync effect. Overall an average film."[2] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "Poor narration, improper screenplay, unnecessary characters (Jayalalitha, Kondavalasa, AVS, Mallikarjuna Rao), unnecessary scenes (learning swimming, temple scene with Nicole) spoiled the film."[4]
