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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2003 Telugu film}}<br />
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| director = [[Dasari Narayana Rao]]<br />
| writer = Dasari Narayana Rao<br />
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| producer = Ravindra Babu<br />
| starring = Dasari Narayana Rao<br />[[Ramana (actor)|Srinath]]<br />[[Gajala]]<br />
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| music = [[Vandemataram Srinivas]]<br />
| studio = Sesha Sai Creations<br />
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'''''Fools''''' is a 2003 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romantic comedy film]] directed by [[Dasari Narayana Rao]] and starring himself, [[Ramana (actor)|Srinath]] and [[Gajala]]. The film is inspired by the Malayalam film ''[[Godfather (1991 film)|Godfather]]'' although that film had already been remade into Telugu.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Deepti's parents accuse her of being in love. Although Deepti is not in love, she runs into Narasimha Rao and falls in love with him to make her parents' accusation true. Narasimha Rao is part of a large family headed by his father, A. V. Narasimha Naidu, that includes five brothers (Ranga, Rajarao, Subbarao, Apparao, himself) and a sister. Narasimha Naidu did not marry off his sons because he wanted to find the perfect girl for them. However, his daughter was ostracized from the family after running away with another man. When Deepti and Narasimha Rao realize that they are part of the same family because Narasimha Rao's sister is Deepti's mother, they try to reunite the family.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Colbegin}}<br />
*[[Dasari Narayana Rao]] as Ranga<br />
*[[Ramana (actor)|Srinath]] as Narasimha Rao<br />
*[[Gajala]] as Deepti<br />
*[[Giri Babu]] as Rajarao<br />
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] as A. V. Narasimha Naidu<br />
*[[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] as Subbarao<br />
*[[Sudhakar (Telugu actor)|Sudhakar]] as Apparao<br />
*[[Brahmanandam]]<br />
*[[Kovai Sarala]] as Manga<br />
*[[L. B. Sriram]]<br />
*[[Shakeela]]<br />
*[[Ramya Sri]]<br />
*[[Rallapalli (actor)|Rallapalli]]<br />
*[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] (guest appearance)<br />
*[[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] as Deepti's father (guest appearance)<br />
*[[Jayasudha]] as Deepti's mother (guest appearance)<br />
*[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] (guest appearance)<br />
{{Colend}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
Durga Nageswara Rao, MS Kota Reddy, and [[Relangi Narasimha Rao]] worked as assistant director for the film with Relangi assisting with comedy scenes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news232.html|title=Protégés help Dasari to resurrect|date=29 January 2003|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music composed by [[Vandemataram Srinivas]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/audio/ajuke/box-fools.html|title=Juke Box - Fools|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030107103016/http://www.idlebrain.com/audio/ajuke/box-fools.html|archive-date=7 January 2003}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Song !! Lyricist !! Singer(s)<br />
|-<br />
| "Soundaryama" || Dasari || [[M. M. Keeravani]], [[Usha (Telugu singer)|Usha]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Bus Ekkite"|| Taidala Bapu || [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Aaku Chatu Pindelam"<br />
|[[Suddala Ashok Teja]]<br />
|Radhika, Sudha Rani<br />
|-<br />
| "Tannulu Tinte"<br />
|Dasari<br />
|[[Devi Sri Prasad]], Swarna Latha<br />
|-<br />
|Adugu Adagani<br />
|Dasari<br />
| [[R. P. Patnaik]], Nishka<br />
|-<br />
| "Ooi Entoy"<br />
|Dasari<br />
|[[Vandemataram Srinivas]], [[M. M. Srilekha]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Gudipoodi Srihari of ''[[The Hindu]]'' said that "This is a full-length comedy, enjoyable almost throughout its run with Dasari at the helm. He handles the subject well as its director. Newcomer Srinath acts with ease".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mrg-fools.html|title=Fool-proof comedy|author=Gudipoodi Srihari|work=[[The Hindu]]|via=[[Idlebrain.com]]|date=6 February 2003}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Sify]]'' wrote that "The film looks too jaded with an old fashioned story. There`s nothing new in the way the film is packaged".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/fools-review-telugu-pcluwfhcbacfb.html|title=Fools|work=[[Sify]]|date=21 April 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531012349/https://www.sify.com/movies/fools-review-telugu-pcluwfhcbacfb.html|archive-date=31 May 2022}}</ref> Manju Latha Kalanidhi of ''Full Hyderabad'' opined that the film's plot is "flimsy" and non-existent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/fools/telugu/fools-movie-reviews-863-2.html|title=Fools Review|author=Manju Latha Kalanidhi|work=Full Hyderabad}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0339015}}<br />
{{Dasari Narayana Rao}}<br />
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[[Category:2003 films]]<br />
[[Category:2003 Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2003 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Vandemataram Srinivas]]</div>DesireeTietjen