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Name: Welcome Obama
Director: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Released: 2021-07-28T13:56:19Z
Duration: 2 h

Welcome Obama
Welcome Obama
	File:Welcome Obama.jpg Poster
Directed by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Produced by	Bharati Krishna
Screenplay by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao; Samruoddhi Porey
Dialogues by	Rohini
Story by	Samruoddhi Porey
Based on	Mala Aai Vhhaychy!; by Samruoddhi Porey
Starring	Urmila Kanetkar; Rachel; Esteban
Music by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Cinematography	S. S. Darshan
Edited by	Suriya
Production; company	Sandalwood Media
Release date	20 September 2013;
Running time	120 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

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Welcome Obama is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, who also composed the soundtrack. A remake of the Marathi film Mala Aai Vhhaychy! (2011), the film stars Urmila Kanetkar, Rachel and Esteban. It focuses on a surrogate mother who bears a foreigner's child. The film was released on 20 September 2013.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Lucy, an American woman, comes to India looking for a surrogate mother to bear her a child. She makes a deal with Yashodha, an impoverished single mother.

Yashodha has an accidental fall when pregnant and the doctors conjecture that there is a risk of the baby being born deformed, leading to Lucy revoking the contract and returning to the United States.

In time, Yashodha delivers a healthy and active boy named Krishna, and everyone calls him "Obama" due to his fair skin. Years later, Lucy gets to know about the boy and comes to India to take him with her. But Yashodha, having developed a strong bond with Krishna, refuses to send him back. How Lucy responds to this forms the rest of the story.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Urmila Kanetkar as Yashodha
Rachel as Lucy
Esteban as Krishna
Sanjeev as Yashodha's brother
Balabhadrapatruni Ramani
Bhuvana Chandra
Anantha Sriram

Production[edit | edit source]

Welcome Obama, directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and produced by Bharati Krishna under Sandalwood Media,^[1] is a remake of the Marathi film Mala Aai Vhhaychy! (2011). Urmila Kanetkar, the lead actress of that film, was chosen to reprise her role.^[2] British actress Rachel was chosen to portray an American woman, and French child actor Esteban was cast as the surrogate child.^[3] The dialogues were written by Rohini.^[4]^[5] Cinematography was handled by S. S. Darshan.^[1] Welcome Obama was shot on Eastmancolor film, as opposed to being shot digitally.^[6] Shooting was completed in 33 days.^[4]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The soundtrack was composed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, who also worked as the lyricist for all of the songs.^[4]^[7]

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh God"	Karthik	4:40
2.	"Puttindi Palakadalilo"	Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, Nikhila Singeetam	4:28
3.	"Bujji Bujji Nadakalatho"	Chinmayi	4:54
4.	"I Am a Hero"	Pravasti	3:26
5.	"Aakasaanante"	Chinmayi	3:58

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Welcome Obama was released on 20 September 2013.^[8] Sandeep Atreysa of Deccan Chronicle wrote, "Certainly, this is not a runof-the-mill story Telugu audiences would watch often. But what went wrong? Slow-paced narration in the first half and a bad comedy track in second half."^[9] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote, "There was a time when Singeetam Srinivasa Rao gave us some of the most entertaining films that broke new grounds both in storytelling and technical departments [...] Now, at the age of 82, when the filmmaker with unbeatable fervour comes up with a story that discusses surrogacy, it is natural to expect a social family drama that tugs at your heart strings while making observations about surrogacy. But as the drama unfolds, you are left looking for the missing magic of a once-brilliant filmmaker."^[10]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Audio release of 'Welcome Obama' to be released in May". News18. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Jha, Lata (11 September 2017). "Ten Marathi films remade in other languages". Mint. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
↑ "Singeetam Srinivasa Rao to direct Marathi film Mala Aai Vhhaychy in Telugu". The Times of India. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Singeetham Srinivasa Rao interview". Idlebrain.com. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (1 September 2013). "etcetera". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (19 September 2013). "'My life is not drab'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
↑ "Welcome Obama (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Welcome Obamma [sic] Movie Review". The Times of India. September 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Atreysa, Sandeep (21 September 2013). "Experiment goes wrong". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 February 2024 – via PressReader.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (21 September 2013). "Welcome Obama: Magic sorely missing". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

External links[edit | edit source]

Welcome Obama on IMDb

[news18-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Audio release of 'Welcome Obama' to be released in May". News18. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[2] Jha, Lata (11 September 2017). "Ten Marathi films remade in other languages". Mint. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[3] "Singeetam Srinivasa Rao to direct Marathi film Mala Aai Vhhaychy in Telugu". The Times of India. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[idlebrain-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Singeetham Srinivasa Rao interview". Idlebrain.com. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[5] Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (1 September 2013). "etcetera". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2026.

[6] Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (19 September 2013). "'My life is not drab'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[7] "Welcome Obama (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[8] "Welcome Obamma [sic] Movie Review". The Times of India. September 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[deccan-chronicle-9] Atreysa, Sandeep (21 September 2013). "Experiment goes wrong". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 February 2024 – via PressReader.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[10] Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (21 September 2013). "Welcome Obama: Magic sorely missing". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

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 | caption        = Poster
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+| screenplay     = Singeetam Srinivasa Rao<br/>Samruoddhi Porey
+{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes
+    | label1= Dialogues by
+    | data1 = [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]]
+}}
+| story          = Samruoddhi Porey
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 | producer       = Bharati Krishna
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+| starring       = [[Urmilla Kothare|Urmila Kanetkar]]<br />Rachel<br />Esteban
-| starring       = [[Urmilla Kothare|Urmila Kanitkar]]<br />Rachel<br />Esteban
-| music          = Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
 | cinematography = S. S. Darshan
 | editing        = Suriya
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-'''''Welcome Obama''''' is a 2013 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]] who also composed the soundtrack. A remake of the [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film ''[[Mala Aai Vhhaychy!]]'' (2011), the film stars [[Urmilla Kothare|Urmila Kanitkar]], Rachel and Esteban. It focuses on a surrogate mother who bears a foreigner's child. The film was released on 20 September 2013.
+'''''Welcome Obama''''' is a 2013 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]], who also composed the soundtrack. A remake of the [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film ''[[Mala Aai Vhhaychy!]]'' (2011), the film stars [[Urmilla Kothare|Urmila Kanetkar]], Rachel and Esteban. It focuses on a surrogate mother who bears a foreigner's child. The film was released on 20 September 2013.
 == Plot ==
-Lucy, an American woman, comes to India looking for a surrogate mother to bear her a child. She lands a deal with Yashodha, an impoverished single mother. Yashodha has an accidental fall when pregnant and the doctors conjecture that there is a risk of the baby being born deformed, leading to Lucy revoking the contract and returning to the United States. But Yashodha delivers a healthy and active boy named Krishna, and everyone calls him "Obama" due to his white skin. Years later, Lucy gets to know about the boy and comes to India to take him. But Yashodha, having developed a strong bond with Krishna, refuses to send him back.
+{{More plot|date=February 2024}}
+Lucy, an American woman, comes to India looking for a surrogate mother to bear her a child. She makes a deal with Yashodha, an impoverished single mother.
+Yashodha has an accidental fall when pregnant and the doctors conjecture that there is a risk of the baby being born deformed, leading to Lucy revoking the contract and returning to the United States.
+In time, Yashodha delivers a healthy and active boy named Krishna, and everyone calls him "Obama" due to his [[Caucasian race|fair]] skin. Years later, Lucy gets to know about the boy and comes to India to take him with her. But Yashodha, having developed a strong bond with Krishna, refuses to send him back. How Lucy responds to this forms the rest of the story.
 == Cast ==
-* [[Urmilla Kothare|Urmila Kanitkar]] as Yashodha<ref name="deccan-chronicle" />
+* [[Urmilla Kothare|Urmila Kanetkar]] as Yashodha
-* Rachel as Lucy<ref name="deccan-chronicle" />
+* Rachel as Lucy
-* Esteban as Krishna<ref name="deccan-chronicle" />
+* Esteban as Krishna
+* Sanjeev as Yashodha's brother
+* [[Balabhadrapatruni Ramani]]
+* [[Bhuvana Chandra]]
+* [[Anantha Sriram]]
 == Production ==
-''Welcome Obama'', directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and produced by Bharati Krishna under Sandalwood Media,<ref name="news18" /> is a remake of the [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film ''[[Mala Aai Vhhaychy!]]'' (2011). [[Urmilla Kothare|Urmila Kanitkar]], the lead actress of that film, was chosen to reprise her role.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=11 September 2017 |title=Ten Marathi films remade in other languages |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/KYhiSTqNNAPN9bzm8JlAhP/Ten-Marathi-films-remade-in-other-languages.html |url-status=live |access-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401105234/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/KYhiSTqNNAPN9bzm8JlAhP/Ten-Marathi-films-remade-in-other-languages.html |archive-date=1 April 2019}}</ref> British actress Rachel was chosen to portray an American woman, and French child actor Esteban was cast as the surrogate child.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singeetam Srinivasa Rao to direct Marathi film Mala Aai Vhhaychy in Telugu |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/Singeetam-Srinivasa-Rao-to-direct-Marathi-film-Mala-Aai-Vhhaychy-in-Telugu/articleshow/19005073.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190626093927/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/Singeetam-Srinivasa-Rao-to-direct-Marathi-film-Mala-Aai-Vhhaychy-in-Telugu/articleshow/19005073.cms |archive-date=26 June 2019 |access-date=25 July 2019 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The dialogues were written by Rohini.<ref name="idlebrain" /> Cinematography was handled by S. S. Darshan.<ref name="news18">{{Cite web |date=24 April 2013 |title=Audio release of 'Welcome Obama' to be released in May |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/audio-release-of-welcome-obama-to-be-released-in-may-605168.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190725061417/https://www.news18.com/news/india/audio-release-of-welcome-obama-to-be-released-in-may-605168.html |archive-date=25 July 2019 |access-date=25 July 2019 |website=[[CNN-News18]]}}</ref> ''Welcome Obama'' was shot on [[Eastmancolor]] film, as opposed to being shot digitally.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=19 September 2013 |title='My life is not drab' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/my-life-is-not-drab/article5145963.ece |url-status=live |access-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207011202/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/my-life-is-not-drab/article5145963.ece |archive-date=7 February 2014}}</ref> Shooting was completed in 33 days.<ref name="idlebrain">{{Cite web |date=20 September 2013 |title=Singeetham Srinivasa Rao interview |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/singeethamsrinivasarao.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190725060655/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/singeethamsrinivasarao.html |archive-date=25 July 2019 |access-date=25 July 2019 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref>
+''Welcome Obama'', directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and produced by Bharati Krishna under Sandalwood Media,<ref name="news18" /> is a remake of the [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film ''[[Mala Aai Vhhaychy!]]'' (2011). [[Urmilla Kothare|Urmila Kanetkar]], the lead actress of that film, was chosen to reprise her role.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=11 September 2017 |title=Ten Marathi films remade in other languages |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/KYhiSTqNNAPN9bzm8JlAhP/Ten-Marathi-films-remade-in-other-languages.html |url-status=live |access-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401105234/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/KYhiSTqNNAPN9bzm8JlAhP/Ten-Marathi-films-remade-in-other-languages.html |archive-date=1 April 2019}}</ref> British actress Rachel was chosen to portray an American woman, and French child actor Esteban was cast as the surrogate child.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 March 2013 |title=Singeetam Srinivasa Rao to direct Marathi film Mala Aai Vhhaychy in Telugu |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/Singeetam-Srinivasa-Rao-to-direct-Marathi-film-Mala-Aai-Vhhaychy-in-Telugu/articleshow/19005073.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190626093927/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/Singeetam-Srinivasa-Rao-to-direct-Marathi-film-Mala-Aai-Vhhaychy-in-Telugu/articleshow/19005073.cms |archive-date=26 June 2019 |access-date=25 July 2019 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The dialogues were written by [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]].<ref name="idlebrain" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chowdhary |first=Y. Sunita |date=September 1, 2013 |title=etcetera |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/etcetera/article5080239.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412014921/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/etcetera/article5080239.ece |archive-date=2023-04-12 |access-date=2026-02-28 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> Cinematography was handled by S. S. Darshan.<ref name="news18">{{Cite web |date=24 April 2013 |title=Audio release of 'Welcome Obama' to be released in May |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/audio-release-of-welcome-obama-to-be-released-in-may-605168.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190725061417/https://www.news18.com/news/india/audio-release-of-welcome-obama-to-be-released-in-may-605168.html |archive-date=25 July 2019 |access-date=25 July 2019 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref> ''Welcome Obama'' was shot on [[Eastmancolor]] film, as opposed to being shot digitally.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=19 September 2013 |title='My life is not drab' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/my-life-is-not-drab/article5145963.ece |url-status=live |access-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207011202/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/my-life-is-not-drab/article5145963.ece |archive-date=7 February 2014}}</ref> Shooting was completed in 33 days.<ref name="idlebrain">{{Cite web |date=20 September 2013 |title=Singeetham Srinivasa Rao interview |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/singeethamsrinivasarao.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190725060655/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/singeethamsrinivasarao.html |archive-date=25 July 2019 |access-date=25 July 2019 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref>
 == Soundtrack ==
-The soundtrack was composed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao who also worked as lyricist.<ref name="idlebrain" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome Obama (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)&nbsp;– EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/welcome-obama-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/675993306 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190725060424/https://music.apple.com/us/album/welcome-obama-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/675993306 |archive-date=25 July 2019 |access-date=25 July 2019 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>
+The soundtrack was composed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, who also worked as the lyricist for all of the songs.<ref name="idlebrain" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome Obama (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)&nbsp;– EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/welcome-obama-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/675993306 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190725060424/https://music.apple.com/us/album/welcome-obama-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/675993306 |archive-date=25 July 2019 |access-date=25 July 2019 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>
 {{Track listing
-| collapsed =
+| headline = Track listing
 | extra_column = Singer(s)
-| all_music =
+| title1 = Oh God
-| title1    = Oh God
+| extra1 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
-| extra1   = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
+| length1 = 4:40
-| length1   = 4:40
+| title2 = Puttindi Palakadalilo
-| title2    = Puttindi Palakadalilo
+| extra2 = Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, Nikhila Singeetam
-| extra2   = Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, Nikhila Singeetam
+| length2 = 4:28
-| length2   = 4:28
+| title3 = Bujji Bujji Nadakalatho
-| title3    = Bujji Bujji Nadakalatho
+| extra3 = [[Chinmayi Sripada|Chinmayi]]
-| extra3   = [[Chinmayi]]
+| length3 = 4:54
-| length3   = 4:54
+| title4 = I Am a Hero
-| title4    = I Am a Hero
+| extra4 = Pravasti
-| extra4   = Pravasti
+| length4 = 3:26
-| length4   = 3:26
+| title5 = Aakasaanante
-| title5    = Aakasaanante
+| extra5 = Chinmayi
-| extra5   = Chinmayi
+| length5 = 3:58
-| length5   = 3:58
 }}
 == Release and reception ==
-''Welcome Obama'' was released on 20 September 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2013 |title=Welcome {{sic|nolink=y|Obamma}} Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/welcome-obamma/movie-review/22896642.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190725052107/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/welcome-obamma/movie-review/22896642.cms |archive-date=25 July 2019 |access-date=25 July 2019 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Sandeep Atreysa of ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' wrote, "Certainly, this is not a runof-the-mill story Telugu audiences would watch often. But what went wrong? Slow-paced narration in the first half and a bad comedy track in second half."<ref name="deccan-chronicle">{{Cite news |last=Atreysa |first=Sandeep |date=21 September 2013 |title=Experiment goes wrong |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/deccan-chronicle/20130921/page/9/textview |access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref> Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "There was a time when Singeetam Srinivasa Rao gave us some of the most entertaining films that broke new grounds both in storytelling and technical departments [...] Now, at the age of 82, when the filmmaker with unbeatable fervour comes up with a story that discusses surrogacy, it is natural to expect a social family drama that tugs at your heart strings while making observations about surrogacy. But as the drama unfolds, you are left looking for the missing magic of a once-brilliant filmmaker."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=21 September 2013 |title=Welcome Obama: Magic sorely missing |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/welcome-obama-magic-sorely-missing/article5153973.ece |url-status=live |access-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928233958/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/welcome-obama-magic-sorely-missing/article5153973.ece |archive-date=28 September 2017}}</ref>
+''Welcome Obama'' was released on 20 September 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2013 |title=Welcome {{sic|nolink=y|Obamma}} Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/welcome-obamma/movie-review/22896642.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190725052107/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/welcome-obamma/movie-review/22896642.cms |archive-date=25 July 2019 |access-date=25 July 2019 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Sandeep Atreysa of ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' wrote, "Certainly, this is not a runof-the-mill story Telugu audiences would watch often. But what went wrong? Slow-paced narration in the first half and a bad comedy track in second half."<ref name="deccan-chronicle">{{Cite news |last=Atreysa |first=Sandeep |date=21 September 2013 |title=Experiment goes wrong |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/deccan-chronicle/20130921/281659662735388 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240201083901/https://www.pressreader.com/india/deccan-chronicle/20130921/281659662735388 |archive-date=1 February 2024 |access-date=1 February 2024 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "There was a time when Singeetam Srinivasa Rao gave us some of the most entertaining films that broke new grounds both in storytelling and technical departments [...] Now, at the age of 82, when the filmmaker with unbeatable fervour comes up with a story that discusses surrogacy, it is natural to expect a social family drama that tugs at your heart strings while making observations about surrogacy. But as the drama unfolds, you are left looking for the missing magic of a once-brilliant filmmaker."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=21 September 2013 |title=Welcome Obama: Magic sorely missing |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/welcome-obama-magic-sorely-missing/article5153973.ece |url-status=live |access-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928233958/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/welcome-obama-magic-sorely-missing/article5153973.ece |archive-date=28 September 2017}}</ref>
 == References ==
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 == External links ==
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+* {{IMDb title}}
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+[[Category:2010s pregnancy films]]
+[[Category:2013 Telugu-language films]]
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+[[Category:2013 Indian films]]
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Directed by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Produced by	Bharati Krishna
Screenplay by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Samruoddhi Porey
Dialogues by	Rohini

Story by	Samruoddhi Porey
Based on	Mala Aai Vhhaychy! by Samruoddhi Porey
Starring	Urmila Kanetkar Rachel Esteban
Music by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Cinematography	S. S. Darshan
Edited by	Suriya
Production company	Sandalwood Media
Release date	20 September 2013 (2013-09-20)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu