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	'''''Geethanjali'''''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://filmcircle.com/geetaanjali-movie-review/ \|title=Geethanjali movie review \|publisher=filmcircle.com \|date=9 Aug 2014 \|accessdate=21 May 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809121519/http://filmcircle.com/geetaanjali-movie-review/ \|archivedate=9 August 2014 \|df=dmy }}</ref> is a 2014 Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] [[comedy horror]] film written and Presented by [[Kona Venkat]] and directed by debutant Raj Kiran featuring [[Anjali (film actress)\|Anjali]] and [[Srinivasa Reddy]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/Kona-Venkat-turns-presenter/articleshow/33173370.cms \|title=Kona Venkat turns presenter \|publisher=Times of India \|date=3 April 2014 \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> The film's soundtrack<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.newsboundary.com/2014/08/2014-geethanjali-telugu-movie-online.html \|title=Geethanjali Track List and Theatrical Trailer \|publisher=News Boundary \|date=13 April 2014}}</ref> and background score were composed by Praveen Lakkaraju.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/Anjali-turns-Geethanjali/articleshow/33657570.cms \|title=Anjali turns Geethanjali \|publisher=Times of India \|date=12 April 2014 \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> The movie was remade in Kannada as ''[[Kathe Chitrakathe Nirdeshana Puttanna]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Priya-Mani-is-doing-this-for-the-first-time/articleshow/50320338.cms\|title=Priya Mani is doing this for the first time! - Times of India\|website=The Times of India}}</ref>Anjali received the [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]] for her performance at Nandi Awards 2014.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2017-11-14/AP-Government-announces-Nandi-Awards/339340\|title=AP Government announces Nandi Awards\|date=11 November 2017\|work=The Hans India}}</ref>		'''''Geethanjali'''''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://filmcircle.com/geetaanjali-movie-review/ \|title=Geethanjali movie review \|publisher=filmcircle.com \|date=9 Aug 2014 \|accessdate=21 May 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809121519/http://filmcircle.com/geetaanjali-movie-review/ \|archivedate=9 August 2014 \|df=dmy }}</ref> is a 2014 Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] [[comedy horror]] film written and Presented by [[Kona Venkat]] and directed by debutant Raj Kiran featuring [[Anjali (film actress)\|Anjali]] and [[Srinivasa Reddy]] in the lead roles.<ref name="Kona Venkat turns presenter">{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/Kona-Venkat-turns-presenter/articleshow/33173370.cms \|title=Kona Venkat turns presenter \|publisher=Times of India \|date=3 April 2014 \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> The film's soundtrack<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.newsboundary.com/2014/08/2014-geethanjali-telugu-movie-online.html \|title=Geethanjali Track List and Theatrical Trailer \|publisher=News Boundary \|date=13 April 2014}}</ref> and background score were composed by Praveen Lakkaraju.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/Anjali-turns-Geethanjali/articleshow/33657570.cms \|title=Anjali turns Geethanjali \|publisher=Times of India \|date=12 April 2014 \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> The movie was remade in Kannada as ''[[Kathe Chitrakathe Nirdeshana Puttanna]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Priya-Mani-is-doing-this-for-the-first-time/articleshow/50320338.cms\|title=Priya Mani is doing this for the first time! - Times of India\|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Anjali received the [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]] for her performance at Nandi Awards 2014.<ref name="The Hans India">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2017-11-14/AP-Government-announces-Nandi-Awards/339340\|title=AP Government announces Nandi Awards\|date=11 November 2017\|work=The Hans India}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
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	{{Quote box\|width=20%\|align=right\|quote="'Geethanjali' will remain as a milestone in the career of Anjali as 'Arundhati' for [[Anushka Shetty]] and 'Chandramukhi' for [[Jyothika]]. The film will have unexpected twists and turns. It is a very different film from all the horror thrillers which have come till now."\|source=—Kona Venkat<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/anjalis-geethanjali-release-in-june-telugu-news-107419 \|title=Anjali's 'Geethanjali' release in June \|publisher=IndiaGlitz \|date=13 May 2014 \|accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref>}}		{{Quote box\|width=20%\|align=right\|quote="'Geethanjali' will remain as a milestone in the career of Anjali as 'Arundhati' for [[Anushka Shetty]] and 'Chandramukhi' for [[Jyothika]]. The film will have unexpected twists and turns. It is a very different film from all the horror thrillers which have come till now."\|source=—Kona Venkat<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/anjalis-geethanjali-release-in-june-telugu-news-107419 \|title=Anjali's 'Geethanjali' release in June \|publisher=IndiaGlitz \|date=13 May 2014 \|accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref>}}

	Debutant director ''Raj Kiran'', announced his first film featuring [[Anjali (film actress)\|Anjali]] and [[Srinivasa Reddy]] in the lead roles.<ref~~>{{cite web\|url~~=~~http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/~~Kona-Venkat-turns-presenter/~~articleshow/33173370.cms \|title=Kona Venkat turns presenter \|publisher=Times of India \|date=3 April 2014 \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref~~>He titled the horror comedy women-centric film as '''Geethanjali''.The first look launch event of the movie was held in Hyderabad and [[V. V. Vinayak]], who has attended as the chief guest, launched the first look.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/anjalis-geethanjali-first-look-launched-telugu-news-106392 \|title=Anjali's 'Geethanjali' first look launched \|publisher=IndiaGlitz \|date=19 April 2014 \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref>		Debutant director ''Raj Kiran'', announced his first film featuring [[Anjali (film actress)\|Anjali]] and [[Srinivasa Reddy]] in the lead roles.<ref name="Kona Venkat turns presenter"/> He titled the horror comedy women-centric film as '''Geethanjali''.The first look launch event of the movie was held in Hyderabad and [[V. V. Vinayak]], who has attended as the chief guest, launched the first look.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/anjalis-geethanjali-first-look-launched-telugu-news-106392 \|title=Anjali's 'Geethanjali' first look launched \|publisher=IndiaGlitz \|date=19 April 2014 \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
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	== Reception ==		== Reception ==
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	\| 2014 \|\| [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]] \|\| [[Anjali (actress)\|Anjali]] \|\| {{won}} \|\| <ref~~>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2017-11-14/AP-Government-announces-Nandi-Awards/339340\|title=AP Government announces Nandi Awards\|date=11 November 2017\|work~~=The Hans India~~}}<~~/~~ref~~>		\| 2014 \|\| [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]] \|\| [[Anjali (actress)\|Anjali]] \|\| {{won}} \|\| <ref name="The Hans India"/>
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	\| 2015 \|\| SICA - South Indian Cinematographers Association Award \|\| [[Anjali (actress)\|Anjali]] \|\| {{won}} \|\| <ref>{{cite web \|title=சீகா விருது விழாவில் நடிகை அஞ்சலி (படத்தொகுப்பு 4) \|date=11 January 2015 \|url=http://www.selliyal.com/?p=76861}}</ref>		\| 2015 \|\| SICA - South Indian Cinematographers Association Award \|\| [[Anjali (actress)\|Anjali]] \|\| {{won}} \|\| <ref>{{cite web \|title=சீகா விருது விழாவில் நடிகை அஞ்சலி (படத்தொகுப்பு 4) \|date=11 January 2015 \|url=http://www.selliyal.com/?p=76861}}</ref>

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{{Infobox film
| name = Geethanjali

| image = Geethanjali 2014 film poster.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Movie poster
| director = Raj Kiran
| producer = Kona Venkat '''(Presenter)''' M.V.V. Satyanarayana
| story = Raj Kiran
| writer = [[Kona Venkat]]
| starring = [[Anjali (film actress)|Anjali]] [[Srinivasa Reddy]]
| music = Praveen Lakkaraju
| cinematography = Sai Sriram
| editing = Atkuri Teja
| studio = M.V.V Pictures
| distributor =
| runtime =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|08|08}}
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =₹ 4 crore<ref name="cinematime.in">http://cinematime.in/2014/09/01/director-raaj-kiran-announces-geethanjali-2/</ref>
| gross =₹ 40crore <ref name="cinematime.in"/>(4 weeks collection)
|screenplay = [[Kona Venkat]]}}
'''''Geethanjali'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmcircle.com/geetaanjali-movie-review/ |title=Geethanjali movie review |publisher=filmcircle.com |date=9 Aug 2014 |accessdate=21 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809121519/http://filmcircle.com/geetaanjali-movie-review/ |archivedate=9 August 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> is a 2014 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]] [[comedy horror]] film written and Presented by [[Kona Venkat]] and directed by debutant Raj Kiran featuring [[Anjali (film actress)|Anjali]] and [[Srinivasa Reddy]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/Kona-Venkat-turns-presenter/articleshow/33173370.cms |title=Kona Venkat turns presenter |publisher=Times of India |date=3 April 2014 |accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> The film's soundtrack<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsboundary.com/2014/08/2014-geethanjali-telugu-movie-online.html |title=Geethanjali Track List and Theatrical Trailer |publisher=News Boundary |date=13 April 2014}}</ref> and background score were composed by Praveen Lakkaraju.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/Anjali-turns-Geethanjali/articleshow/33657570.cms |title=Anjali turns Geethanjali |publisher=Times of India |date=12 April 2014 |accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> The movie was remade in Kannada as ''[[Kathe Chitrakathe Nirdeshana Puttanna]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Priya-Mani-is-doing-this-for-the-first-time/articleshow/50320338.cms|title=Priya Mani is doing this for the first time! - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>Anjali received the [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]] for her performance at Nandi Awards 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2017-11-14/AP-Government-announces-Nandi-Awards/339340|title=AP Government announces Nandi Awards|date=11 November 2017|work=The Hans India}}</ref>

==Plot==
Srinivas alias. Sreenu is a wannabe film director who wants to get a [[Nandi Awards|Nandi]] award for a story he has. He faces many ridicules from different producers, including one ([[Raghu Babu]]) who tries to make him adulterate the story and another lady (Jhansi) who tells that everybody in her family and outside including cooks and cleaners have to like the story if she has to produce it.
He meets a businessman, Ramesh Rao (Rao Ramesh) with whom at first he has a fight for being late for an appointment, but eventually gets along with. He narrates the story to him. Rao also wants to do a film which will get a Nandi award as he wants to dedicate it to his father.

In the opening scene in an apartment in [[Hyderabad]], a girl commits suicide. The case appears to be serious and it is being
investigated by inspector Shravan (Shravan) who at first suspects the security, who was the first one to find about the suicide. The next day, the owner of the house ([[Ali (actor)|Ali]]) comes with a babaji who takes the spirit of the girl into a lemon but dies in a car accident on the way back. Then Sreenu tells Ramesh Rao about 3 months later. He also tells Ramesh Rao to imagine himself (Sreenu) in place of the hero. In a bus from [[Vijayawada]] to Hyderabad, The hero (Sreenu as imagined) meets a girl Anjali ([[Anjali (film actress)|Anjali]]) on the bus. The both of them become friends during the journey but the next morning, Anjali leaves without Sreenu knowing. After getting down the bus, Sreenu goes to his friend Madhunandan ([[Madhunandan]]), and now it is revealed that he had actually come to Hyderabad to meet producer [[Dil Raju]] and narrate to him a story he wrote. A house broker ([[Prudhviraj (Telugu actor)|Prudhviraj]]) gets them a house in the same flat where the suicide took place. After a lot of persuasion, Sreenu agrees to stay there. There he meets Athreya and Arudra ([[Satyam Rajesh]] and Shankar) who claim themselves to be assistants of Dil Raju although they are not and began to stay with Sreenu and Madhu. That night, the girl in the bus, Anjali comes there as she thought her friends who used to stay there were still there. Sreenu manages to persuade her to come in with a cup of [[coffee]] as coffee is her [[weakness]]. Soon she becomes a regular guest at the house. One day, two policemen come there and give Sreenu a bundle and tell him to put it in the prohibited room which belongs to the owners of the flat. When he keeps them inside, he sees a picture of Anjali in the room. Sreenu asks Venkatesh (Harshavardhan), the watchman about the photo and he tells Sreenu that it is a photo of the girl who committed suicide. Sreenu, Athreya and Arudra get frightened out of their wits when Venkatesh tells them that he hasn't seen any girl enter the apartment at night time since a week. That night, The doorbell rings again but Sreenu does not open the door. Then next morning, he packs everything that belonged to him and runs away from the apartment. It is now revealed that whatever Sreenu told Ramesh Rao till now is his real-life story. Sreenu tells Rao that he just wanted to tell the story to somebody and he doesn't want to actually make it a movie. And saying so, he leaves from there. On the way back, Sreenu encounters a friend of Anjali whose photo he had seen in the room. When he inquires with the girl, he finds out that Anjali had a boyfriend, Madhunandan who was in jail as people believed him to be the reason Anjali committed suicide. At first, Sreenu thinks it is his friend, Madhu but later finds out it is not. Madhu takes Sreenu, Athreya and Arudra to his uncle Shaitan Raj ([[Brahmanandam]]), a [[psychiatrist]]. Raj helps the three of them and they find out it is just a man ([[Saptagiri (actor)|Saptagiri]]) who has been hiding there as he thought he will get a free house if they also run away. The 4 of them encourage the man to work for a living. That night, Anjali comes there to tell them the truth. She reveals to them that her name is Ushanjali and the one who died is her twin sister, Geethanjali. Geethanjali was in love with Madhu, but her boss, who is surprisingly Ramesh Rao, rapes her after she disagrees to marry him. She commits suicide after he comes out and, Rao interprets as if she hanged herself to the fan, and has Madhu blamed for the death. The gang decide to take revenge on Rao. Sreenu tells Rao that he went back to the flat and the girl's spirit was coming that night to tell him who killed her. Ramesh Rao tells Sreenu he too will come along and hear the spirit. Sreenu and the gang send Ushanjali to Shaitan Raj to take training of the language and body language of [[devil]]s so that she can act as Geethanjali. That night, at Sreenu's house, Ramesh Rao reveals he knows everything and that the spirit who has come now is not Geethanjali but Ushanjali. In a fit of rage, Ushanjali kills Ramesh Rao by beating him to death and then goes away. Just after she leaves, She comes back in again and tells them sorry for being late and that she is ready. It is now revealed that Ushanjali got locked inside her house after her door got jammed and that the one who came was the real Geethanjali (who escaped from the lemon after it broke open). The ending scene shows all of them together celebrating Geethanjali's boyfriend, Madhunandan's birthday and after that a song.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Anjali (actress)|Anjali]] as Geetanjali & Ushanjali (Dual role)
* [[Srinivasa Reddy]] as Shrinivas (Sreenu)
* [[Madhunandan]] as Madhunandan, Shrinivas's friend
* [[Harshvardhan Rane]] as Madhunandan, Geetanjali's Lover
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Shaitan Raj
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Haunted House owner
* [[Rao Ramesh]] as Ramesh Rao
* [[Satyam Rajesh]] as Rajesh/Athreya
* Shankar as Shankar/Arudra
* C.V.L. Narasimha Rao as Madhunandan's father
* [[Raghu Babu]] as film producer
* Jhansi as film producer
* [[Rajeev Kanakala]] special appearance throughout the song ''"Nee Vishwaroopam"''
* [[Prudhviraj (Telugu actor)|Prudhviraj]] as house broker
* [[Vennela Kishore]] as a patient of Shaitan Raj
* [[Shravan]] as inspector Shravan (special appearance)
* [[Saptagiri (Telugu actor)|Saptagiri]] as a ghost in the house
* [[Dil Raju]] as himself (special appearance)
* [[Harsha Vardhan|Harshavardhan]] as Venkatesh, Watchman
{{colend}}

==Production==

{{Quote box|width=20%|align=right|quote="'Geethanjali' will remain as a milestone in the career of Anjali as 'Arundhati' for [[Anushka Shetty]] and 'Chandramukhi' for [[Jyothika]]. The film will have unexpected twists and turns. It is a very different film from all the horror thrillers which have come till now."|source=—Kona Venkat<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/anjalis-geethanjali-release-in-june-telugu-news-107419 |title=Anjali's 'Geethanjali' release in June |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=13 May 2014 |accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref>}}

Debutant director ''Raj Kiran'', announced his first film featuring [[Anjali (film actress)|Anjali]] and [[Srinivasa Reddy]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/Kona-Venkat-turns-presenter/articleshow/33173370.cms |title=Kona Venkat turns presenter |publisher=Times of India |date=3 April 2014 |accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref>He titled the horror comedy women-centric film as '''Geethanjali''.The first look launch event of the movie was held in Hyderabad and [[V. V. Vinayak]], who has attended as the chief guest, launched the first look.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/anjalis-geethanjali-first-look-launched-telugu-news-106392 |title=Anjali's 'Geethanjali' first look launched |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=19 April 2014 |accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Geethanjali
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Praveen Lakkaraju
| cover =
| alt =
| released = July 17, 2014
| recorded = 2014
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 17:30
| label = Shreyas Music
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 17:30
| title1 = Coffee Song
| lyrics1 =
| extra1 = [[Ramya Behara]], Sri Krishna
| length1 = 4:00
| title2 = Na Manasuni thakey
| lyrics2 =
| extra2 = [[Haricharan]], [[Harini (singer)|Harini]]
| length2 = 3:13
| title3 = Raghuvansha Sudha
| lyrics3 =
| extra3 = Magharaj,Pranavi Acharya,Rahulp
| length3 = 3:58
| title4 = Shaitan Raj
| lyrics4 =
| extra4 = [[Baba Sehgal]], Brahmanandam,Pranavi Acharya
| length4 = 3:36
| title5 = Vishwaroopam
| lyrics5 =
| extra5 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length5 = 3:28
}}

== Reception ==
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The movie ran successfully in theatres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/pawan-kalyan-launches-anjalis-geethanjali-logo-telugu-news-106283 |title=Pawan Kalyan launches Anjali's 'Geethanjali' logo |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=16 April 2014 |accessdate=25 May 2014}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=June 2021}}{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} The movie gained positive reviews all over and a box office hit with critics praising Anjali's performance.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} She received [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]], SICA Award for Best Telugu Actress. Following the success of ''Geethanjali'', she received many offers of women-centric films which she turned down all.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year
! Award Category
! Winner
! Result
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| 2014 || [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]] || [[Anjali (actress)|Anjali]] || {{won}} || <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2017-11-14/AP-Government-announces-Nandi-Awards/339340|title=AP Government announces Nandi Awards|date=11 November 2017|work=The Hans India}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || SICA - South Indian Cinematographers Association Award || [[Anjali (actress)|Anjali]] || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=சீகா விருது விழாவில் நடிகை அஞ்சலி (படத்தொகுப்பு 4) |date=11 January 2015 |url=http://www.selliyal.com/?p=76861}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3916746}}

[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2014 films]]
[[Category:2014 comedy horror films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy horror films]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]