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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Priyudu<br />
| image = Priyudu 2011.jpg<br />
| caption = Official poster<br />
| director = Shravan<br />
| producer = Uday Kiran<br />
| writer = Shravan<br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[Varun Sandesh]] <br />
*[[Preetika Rao]] <br />
}}<br />
| music = Mohan Jona<br />
| cinematography = Malhar Bhatt<br />
| editing = [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]]<br />
| studio =<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|12|3}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| runtime = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Priyudu''''' ({{translation|Lover}}) is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Shravan and starring [[Varun Sandesh]] and [[Preetika Rao]].<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Colbegin}}<br />
*[[Varun Sandesh]] as Karthik<br />
*[[Preetika Rao]] as Madhu Latha<br />
*[[Ranadhir Reddy]] as Vara Prasad<br />
*[[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]<br />
*[[Thagubothu Ramesh]]<br />
*[[Vennela Kishore]] <br />
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Karthik's father<br />
*[[Vijay Sai]]<br />
*[[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Kuphli Baba, Hukka Baba and Pungi Baba<br />
*[[Pragathi]]<br />
* Surekha Vani<br />
*[[Y. Kasi Viswanath]] as Madhu Latha's father<br />
*[[Shweta Basu Prasad]] (cameo appearance)<br />
{{Colend}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
Varun Sandhesh plays the role of a businessman's son. [[Amrita Rao]]'s sister, Preetika, is the heroine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/chitchat-varunsandesh-priyudu.html|title=Varun Sandesh chitchat about Priyudu - Telugu cinema actor|website=Idlebrain}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/preetikaampnbspdance-with-me/articleshow/10942578.cms|title=Preetika: Dance with me! - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> [[D. V. V. Danayya|Danayya]] named the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-priyudu.html|title=Priyudu music launch - Telugu cinema - Varun Sandesh and Preetika Rao|website=Idlebrain}}</ref> The film was shot in Hyderabad and a couple songs were shot in Bangkok.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/first-look-priyudu/20111115.htm|title=First Look: Preetika and Varun's Priyudu|work=Rediff|date=15 November 2011}}</ref> Preetika took lessons in Mumbai to learn Telugu.<ref name="R"/><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Music by Mohan Jona.<ref name="R">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-preetika/20111201.htm|title=Preetika: I am proud to be a part of Priyudu|work=Rediff|last=Rajamani|first=Radhika|date=1 December 2011}}</ref><br />
{{track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 25:19<br />
| title1 = Love Lo Edo<br />
| extra1 = [[Benny Dayal]]<br />
| length1 = 3:50<br />
| title2 = Chaitrama<br />
| extra2 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]<br />
| length2 = 5:20<br />
| title3 = Albela Albela<br />
| extra3 = [[Vijay Prakash]], [[Chinmayi Sripada|Chinmayi]]<br />
| length3 = 4:20<br />
| title4 = Bakkodera<br />
| extra4 = [[Priya Himesh]]<br />
| length4 = 3:16<br />
| title5 = Cheliya Cheliya<br />
| extra5 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]<br />
| length5 = 5:17<br />
| title6 = Chinni Gunde<br />
| extra6 = [[Shweta Mohan]]<br />
| length6 = 3:16<br />
}}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' wrote that "Priyudu is a better film for Varun Sandesh after ''Kotha Bangaru Lokam''".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-priyudu.html|title=Priyudu film review - Telugu cinema Review - Varun Sandeh, Preetika Rao & Shweta Basu Prasad|website=Idlebrain}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that "The story gives out an outdated approach to narration and also the characters".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Priyudu-Matters-of-the-heart/article12642798.ece|title=Priyudu - Matters of the heart|first=Y. Sunita|last=Chowdhary|date=3 December 2011|work=The Hindu}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote that "It just looks like a mish mash of many similar films of the past".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/priyudu/movie-review/10981803.cms|title=Priyudu Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Priyudu by Times of India|work=The Times of India}}</ref> ''123 Telugu'' wrote that "Priyudu is a film that has not much going for it except for some instances of humour in the first half".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/review-priyudu-bad-remake-of-many-good-films.html|title=Review : Priyudu – Bad remake of many good films|date=3 December 2011}}</ref> A critic from ''Full Hyderabad'' opined that "The movie is a plain commonplace romance, nothing more than an over-dramatization of the kind of unremarkable situations that college youth get into".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/priyudu/telugu/priyudu-movie-reviews-4629-2.html|title=Priyudu review: Priyudu (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|2133308}}<br />
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[[Category:2011 Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2011 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Bangkok]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Hyderabad, India]]</div>MadelaineStanfie