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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Priyamaina Neeku | | name = Priyamaina Neeku | ||
| image = Priyamaina Neeku.jpg | | image = Priyamaina Neeku.jpg | ||
| caption = Poster | | caption = Poster | ||
| director = [[Balasekaran]] | | director = [[Balasekaran]] | ||
| cinematography = [[Shyam K Naidu]] | | cinematography = [[Shyam K Naidu]] | ||
| writer = '''Story and screenplay:'''<br>Balasekaran<br>''' | | writer = '''Story and screenplay:'''<br />Balasekaran<br />'''Dialogues:'''<br />[[Chintapalli Ramana]] | ||
| screenplay = | | screenplay = | ||
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'''''Priyamaina Neeku''''' ({{translation|To You, My Dear}}) is | '''''Priyamaina Neeku''''' ({{translation|To You, My Dear}}) is a 2001 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film written and directed by [[Balasekaran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/in-her-element/article2600889.ece|title=In her element|first=Vishnupriya|last=Bhandaram|date=5 November 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The film stars [[Tarun Kumar|Tarun]], [[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] (in her Telugu debut) and [[Preetha Vijayakumar|Preetha]], while [[Ali (actor)|Ali]], [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] and [[Tanikella Bharani]] played supporting roles. The film and the soundtrack received positive reviews upon release, and was a box office success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/sneha-and-sensibility/article28355410.ece|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Metro Plus Vijayawada / Personality : Sneha and sensibility|date=2004-11-27|author=Y. Sunitha Chowdhary}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/male-bonding-mallu-style-755499|title=Male bonding, Mallu style!|author=K Naresh Kumar|work=[[The Hans India]]|date=28 July 2022 }}</ref> | ||
The film, owing to its success, was eventually reshot and released in Tamil under the title ''Kadhal Sugamanathu'' ({{translation|Love is Pleasure}}) in December 2002, with [[Pyramid Natarajan]] playing Tarun's father and [[J. Livingston|Livingston]] playing the comedy tracks portrayed by Ali in the Telugu original. The Tamil version was also successful.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/masala-mix-of-melodrama-and-action-754543|title=Masala mix of melodrama and action|author=K Naresh Kumar|work=[[The Hans India]]|date=22 July 2022 }}</ref> | |||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
Ganesh is a carefree college youth from [[Hyderabad]] | Ganesh ([[Tarun (actor)|Tarun]]) is a carefree college youth from [[Hyderabad]], whose life revolves around friends and doing good deeds for them which upsets his father Raja Shekar ([[Tanikella Bharani]]). One day, Ganesh fumbles upon a red diary in Raja Shekar's auction shop. It is actually a diary left behind unknowingly by Sandhya ([[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]]), his past neighbor. | ||
The entire first half is narrated through the diary in this film. Sandhya is staying in the house opposite to that of Aishwarya, who is the sister of Ganesh. She falls in love with Ganesh after listening to his melodious guitar play. But Ganesh is unaware of her love and he never uses to interact with her. She is also a shy girl, who never let Ganesh know about her feelings. Sirisha is the younger sister of Sandhya, who is studying in a hostel. When she comes home for holidays, she envies Sandhya for loving Ganesh and she wanted to grab him from her. Sirisha assures Sandhya that she will liaison the love of Sandhya between Ganesh and her and plays a double game by playing tricks on Ganesh to attract him. Meanwhile, | The entire first half is narrated through the diary in this film. Sandhya is staying in the house opposite to that of Aishwarya, who is the sister of Ganesh. She falls in love with Ganesh after listening to his melodious guitar play. But Ganesh is unaware of her love and he never uses to interact with her. She is also a shy girl, who never let Ganesh know about her feelings. Sirisha ([[Preetha Vijayakumar]]) is the younger sister of Sandhya, who is studying in a hostel. When she comes home for holidays, she envies Sandhya for loving Ganesh and she wanted to grab him from her. Sirisha assures Sandhya that she will liaison the love of Sandhya between Ganesh and her and plays a double game by playing tricks on Ganesh to attract him. Meanwhile, Sandhya and Sirisha's father gets transferred to [[Visakhapatnam]]. Sandhya asks Sirisha to tell Sandhya's love to Ganesh. Sirisha proposes to Ganesh and gets rejected. Sandhya, who witnessed the entire episode secretly, feels cheated by the betrayal of her own sister. At the same time, Sandhya stays away from proposing to Ganesh for the fear of rejection. The family of Sandhya moves to Visakhapatnam and in the transfer process, her diary gets misplaced. | ||
After discovering that Sandhya is his secret admirer, Ganesh recognizes the purity in her love and wants to meet her and propose his love to her. He gets off to | After discovering that Sandhya is his secret admirer, Ganesh recognizes the purity in her love and wants to meet her and propose his love to her. He gets off to Visakhapatnam along with his best friend Chacha ([[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]]). There, Ganesh develops a genuine friendship with Raghu ([[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]]) and stays in his house. Raghu is a rich bachelor, who lives with his parents. As Ganesh explores his secret mission of finding Sandhya, Raghu gets engaged to the unwilling Sandhya. Later on Raghu learns that Ganesh is there to seek his silent admirer. | ||
Ganesh knows that Raghu is marrying Sandhya. Being a good friend, he does not want to betray him. Sandhya has agreed to marriage since she does not want to make the things worse for her father and sister. But she still loves Ganesh. Sirisha wants to amend the mistake she has done. She searches for Ganesh to unite them. Things are still unsure and hazy as Sandhya and Raghu will marry in a few minutes. In the end, Sirisha tells everything and marries Raghu while Sandhya and Ganesh | Ganesh knows that Raghu is marrying Sandhya. Being a good friend, he does not want to betray him. Sandhya has agreed to marriage since she does not want to make the things worse for her father and sister. But she still loves Ganesh. Sirisha wants to amend the mistake she has done. She searches for Ganesh to unite them. Things are still unsure and hazy as Sandhya and Raghu will marry in a few minutes. In the end, Sirisha tells everything and marries Raghu while Sandhya and Ganesh reunite. | ||
==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
{{colbegin}} | {{colbegin}} | ||
* [[Tarun Kumar|Tarun]] as Ganesh | * [[Tarun Kumar|Tarun]] as Ganesh | ||
* [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] as Sandhya | |||
* [[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]] as Raghu | * [[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]] as Raghu | ||
* [[ | * [[Preetha Vijayakumar|Preetha]] as Sirisha | ||
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Chacha | * [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Chacha | ||
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Raja Shekar, Ganesh's father | * [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Raja Shekar, Ganesh's father | ||
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Comic Thief | * [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Comic Thief | ||
* [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] as Shivarama Rao, Sandhya and Sirisha's father | * [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] as Shivarama Rao, Sandhya and Sirisha's father | ||
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* [[Rami Reddy (actor)|Rami Reddy]] as Comic Mental Musician | * [[Rami Reddy (actor)|Rami Reddy]] as Comic Mental Musician | ||
* [[Varsha (Telugu actress)|Varsha]] as Priya, Raghu's younger sister | * [[Varsha (Telugu actress)|Varsha]] as Priya, Raghu's younger sister | ||
* Siva Parvathi as Ganesh's mother | |||
* Babloo as Ganesh's friend | |||
; Tamil version | * [[Narra Venkateswara Rao]] as Vishwanathan, Raghu's father | ||
* | ;Tamil version | ||
* | * [[Pyramid Natarajan]] as Srinivasan, Ganesh's father | ||
* [[J. Livingston|Livingston]] as Comic Thief | |||
* [[Theni Kunjarammal]] as Grandma on road | |||
{{Colend}} | |||
==Production== | == Production == | ||
Director [[Balasekaran]] announced in June 2000 that he would direct a romantic dramedy film, with [[Tarun Kumar]] roped to play the main lead. The film was titled Priyamaina Neeku in October 2000. [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] was confirmed to play the female lead in August 2000 and she joined the sets thereafter. [[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]] agreed to play a parallel leading role in this film, as the hero's best friend. | Director [[Balasekaran]] announced in June 2000 that he would direct a romantic dramedy film, with [[Tarun Kumar]] roped to play the main lead.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news63.html|title=Tarun to star in straight Telugu film by Supergood films|date=25 October 2000|access-date=23 November 2025|website=Idlebrain}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/movies/news/onset.html|title=A girl’s silent love- Priyamaina Neeku|website=Telugu Cinema|access-date=23 November 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001202000800/http://www.telugucinema.com/movies/news/onset.html|archive-date=2 December 2000}}</ref> The film was titled Priyamaina Neeku in October 2000. [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] was confirmed to play the female lead in August 2000 and she joined the sets thereafter. The filming began on 6 November 2000 at Annapurna Studios.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news69.html|date=7 November 2000|website=Idlebrain|access-date=23 November 2025|title=Supergood turns straight with Tarun}}</ref> [[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]] agreed to play a parallel leading role in this film, as the hero's best friend. [[Ali (actor)|Ali]], [[Rami Reddy (actor)|Rami Reddy]] and [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] were selected to play the comedians.The rest of the cast includes [[Tanikella Bharani]], [[Preetha Vijayakumar]] and [[Raja Ravindra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news77.html|website=Idlebrain|access-date=23 November 2025|title=One-sided love marks the story of 'Priyamaina Neeku'}}</ref> The final schedule occurred in January 2001, a month before the film's release. The film's first half was shot in and around [[Hyderabad]] and [[Srikakulam]]. The second half's story, despite taking place in [[Vishakhapatnam]], was entirely shot in and around [[Chennai]] only due to the fact that Visakhapatnam was already crowded due to the shooting of other Tamil films such as [[Badri (2001 film)|Badri]] and [[Samuthiram]] taking place there. Yet some sporadic scenes were covered in Visakhapatnam as well. | ||
==Soundtrack== | == Soundtrack == | ||
The songs in Telugu and Tamil | The score and music were composed by Shiva Shankar. The song, "Nelanadiga" was a direct Telugu reuse of the Tamil song "Enna Azhagu" from the 1997 Tamil film ''[[Love Today (1997 film)|Love Today]]'' (1997). The songs in Telugu and Tamil versions were same except the song "Nelanadiga", which was replaced in the Tamil version with "Adi Sugama Sugama Chudithaare". "Adi Sugama" was later reused as title song for Hindi film ''[[Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai]]'' also produced by R. B. Choudary. | ||
{{Infobox album | {{Infobox album | ||
| name = Priyamaina Neeku / | | name = Priyamaina Neeku / | ||
Kaadhal Sugamanadhu | Kaadhal Sugamanadhu | ||
| type = Soundtrack | | type = Soundtrack | ||
| artist = Shiva | | artist = Shiva Shankar | ||
| cover = | | cover = | ||
| alt = | | alt = | ||
| released = 1 January 2001 (Telugu Version)<br>25 December 2002 (Tamil Version) | | released = 1 January 2001 (Telugu Version)<br />25 December 2002 (Tamil Version) | ||
| recorded = | | recorded = 2000–2001 (Telugu Version)<br />2002 (Tamil Version) | ||
| venue = | | venue = | ||
| studio = | | studio = | ||
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| producer = Shiva Shankar | | producer = Shiva Shankar | ||
}} | }} | ||
;Telugu Version | |||
All lyrics are written by [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry|Sirivennela]], [[Bhuvanachandra]] and Vasanth. | All lyrics are written by [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry|Sirivennela]], [[Bhuvanachandra]] and Vasanth. | ||
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| total_length = | | total_length = | ||
}} | }} | ||
;Tamil Version | |||
All lyrics are written by [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]. | All lyrics are written by [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]. | ||
{{Track listing | {{Track listing | ||
| extra_column = Singer(s) | | extra_column = Singer(s) | ||
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| extra1 = [[K. S. Chitra]] | | extra1 = [[K. S. Chitra]] | ||
| title2 = Vechirukka | | title2 = Vechirukka | ||
| extra2 = | | extra2 = Mano, Swarnalatha | ||
| title3 = Ezhu Jenmangal | | title3 = Ezhu Jenmangal | ||
| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] | | extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] | ||
| title4 = Mutham Mutham Kodu | | title4 = Mutham Mutham Kodu | ||
| extra4 = | | extra4 = Tippu, Sujatha | ||
| title5 = Adi Sugama Sugama Chudithaare | | title5 = Adi Sugama Sugama Chudithaare | ||
| extra5 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]] | | extra5 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
==References== | == Reception == | ||
Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' opined that "Because of the nature of story, this film went on a slow pace. He [Balasekaran] could have made the film little shorter. Nonetheless, he made sure that this film too have all the clean ingredients the youth is looking for".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-priyamaina.html|title=Telugu Cinema Review – Priyamaina Neeku – Tarun, Preethi & Sneha – RB Chowdary – SA Raj Kumar – Bala Sekharan|author=Jeevi|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Sify]]'' wrote that "Unlike other Supergood films, the musical score of Sivasankar is pedestrian except for one song and director could have added one or sub plots to make it more engrossing. Sneha fails to live to up the role and it is Tarun all the way".<ref>{{Cite web | title=Welcome to Sify.com | website=[[Sify]] | url=http://sify.com/movies/telugu/review.php?id=6007865&ctid=5&cid=2430 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050107172114/http://sify.com/movies/telugu/review.php?id=6007865&ctid=5&cid=2430 | archive-date=2005-01-07 | access-date=2025-04-06}}</ref> A critic from ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote that "Except for the idea the diary from which the movie unfolds, there is nothing novel about the film".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/priyamaina-neeku/telugu/priyamaina-neeku-movie-reviews-642-2.html|title=Priyamaina Neeku Review|website=fullhyd}}</ref> ''Andhra Today'' wrote "This movie may not add great value to the Super Good Films banner, but certainly won't ruin their reputation. Variety in the story is sure to add to the movie's strength. Some scenes look 'stretched' and slow down the pace of the movie, but the deft handling by the director make one gloss over the minor defects".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andhratoday.com/movie/priyamaina.htm|title=PRIYAMAINA NEEKU|website=Andhra Today|access-date=1 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011223212057/http://www.andhratoday.com/movie/priyamaina.htm|archive-date=23 December 2001}}</ref> | |||
== References == | |||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* {{IMDb title|1606320}} | * {{IMDb title|1606320}} | ||
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[[Category:2000s romantic musical films]] | |||
[[Category:2001 Telugu-language films]] | |||
[[Category:2001 comedy-drama films]] | |||
[[Category:2001 films]] | [[Category:2001 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Films directed by Balasekaran]] | ||
[[Category:Films set in Hyderabad, India]] | [[Category:Films set in Hyderabad, India]] | ||
[[Category:Films shot in Hyderabad, India]] | [[Category:Films shot in Hyderabad, India]] | ||
[[Category:Films shot in Visakhapatnam]] | [[Category:Films shot in Visakhapatnam]] | ||
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| Priyamaina Neeku | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Balasekaran |
| Produced by | R. B. Choudary |
| Written by | Story and screenplay: Balasekaran Dialogues: Chintapalli Ramana |
| Starring | Tarun Sivaji Sneha Preetha |
| Music by | Shiva Shankar |
| Cinematography | Shyam K Naidu |
| Edited by | V. Jaishankar |
Production company | |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Priyamaina Neeku (transl. To You, My Dear) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Balasekaran.[1] The film stars Tarun, Sivaji, Sneha (in her Telugu debut) and Preetha, while Ali, Venu Madhav and Tanikella Bharani played supporting roles. The film and the soundtrack received positive reviews upon release, and was a box office success.[2][3]
The film, owing to its success, was eventually reshot and released in Tamil under the title Kadhal Sugamanathu (transl. Love is Pleasure) in December 2002, with Pyramid Natarajan playing Tarun's father and Livingston playing the comedy tracks portrayed by Ali in the Telugu original. The Tamil version was also successful.[4]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Ganesh (Tarun) is a carefree college youth from Hyderabad, whose life revolves around friends and doing good deeds for them which upsets his father Raja Shekar (Tanikella Bharani). One day, Ganesh fumbles upon a red diary in Raja Shekar's auction shop. It is actually a diary left behind unknowingly by Sandhya (Sneha), his past neighbor.
The entire first half is narrated through the diary in this film. Sandhya is staying in the house opposite to that of Aishwarya, who is the sister of Ganesh. She falls in love with Ganesh after listening to his melodious guitar play. But Ganesh is unaware of her love and he never uses to interact with her. She is also a shy girl, who never let Ganesh know about her feelings. Sirisha (Preetha Vijayakumar) is the younger sister of Sandhya, who is studying in a hostel. When she comes home for holidays, she envies Sandhya for loving Ganesh and she wanted to grab him from her. Sirisha assures Sandhya that she will liaison the love of Sandhya between Ganesh and her and plays a double game by playing tricks on Ganesh to attract him. Meanwhile, Sandhya and Sirisha's father gets transferred to Visakhapatnam. Sandhya asks Sirisha to tell Sandhya's love to Ganesh. Sirisha proposes to Ganesh and gets rejected. Sandhya, who witnessed the entire episode secretly, feels cheated by the betrayal of her own sister. At the same time, Sandhya stays away from proposing to Ganesh for the fear of rejection. The family of Sandhya moves to Visakhapatnam and in the transfer process, her diary gets misplaced.
After discovering that Sandhya is his secret admirer, Ganesh recognizes the purity in her love and wants to meet her and propose his love to her. He gets off to Visakhapatnam along with his best friend Chacha (Venu Madhav). There, Ganesh develops a genuine friendship with Raghu (Sivaji) and stays in his house. Raghu is a rich bachelor, who lives with his parents. As Ganesh explores his secret mission of finding Sandhya, Raghu gets engaged to the unwilling Sandhya. Later on Raghu learns that Ganesh is there to seek his silent admirer.
Ganesh knows that Raghu is marrying Sandhya. Being a good friend, he does not want to betray him. Sandhya has agreed to marriage since she does not want to make the things worse for her father and sister. But she still loves Ganesh. Sirisha wants to amend the mistake she has done. She searches for Ganesh to unite them. Things are still unsure and hazy as Sandhya and Raghu will marry in a few minutes. In the end, Sirisha tells everything and marries Raghu while Sandhya and Ganesh reunite.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Tarun as Ganesh
- Sneha as Sandhya
- Sivaji as Raghu
- Preetha as Sirisha
- Venu Madhav as Chacha
- Tanikella Bharani as Raja Shekar, Ganesh's father
- Ali as Comic Thief
- Chandra Mohan as Shivarama Rao, Sandhya and Sirisha's father
- Jhansi as Aishwarya, Ganesh's elder sister
- Raja Ravindra as Karthik, Ganesh's brother-in-law
- Bandla Ganesh as Ravi, Ganesh's friend
- Rami Reddy as Comic Mental Musician
- Varsha as Priya, Raghu's younger sister
- Siva Parvathi as Ganesh's mother
- Babloo as Ganesh's friend
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Vishwanathan, Raghu's father
- Tamil version
- Pyramid Natarajan as Srinivasan, Ganesh's father
- Livingston as Comic Thief
- Theni Kunjarammal as Grandma on road
Production[edit | edit source]
Director Balasekaran announced in June 2000 that he would direct a romantic dramedy film, with Tarun Kumar roped to play the main lead.[5][6] The film was titled Priyamaina Neeku in October 2000. Sneha was confirmed to play the female lead in August 2000 and she joined the sets thereafter. The filming began on 6 November 2000 at Annapurna Studios.[7] Sivaji agreed to play a parallel leading role in this film, as the hero's best friend. Ali, Rami Reddy and Venu Madhav were selected to play the comedians.The rest of the cast includes Tanikella Bharani, Preetha Vijayakumar and Raja Ravindra.[8] The final schedule occurred in January 2001, a month before the film's release. The film's first half was shot in and around Hyderabad and Srikakulam. The second half's story, despite taking place in Vishakhapatnam, was entirely shot in and around Chennai only due to the fact that Visakhapatnam was already crowded due to the shooting of other Tamil films such as Badri and Samuthiram taking place there. Yet some sporadic scenes were covered in Visakhapatnam as well.
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The score and music were composed by Shiva Shankar. The song, "Nelanadiga" was a direct Telugu reuse of the Tamil song "Enna Azhagu" from the 1997 Tamil film Love Today (1997). The songs in Telugu and Tamil versions were same except the song "Nelanadiga", which was replaced in the Tamil version with "Adi Sugama Sugama Chudithaare". "Adi Sugama" was later reused as title song for Hindi film Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai also produced by R. B. Choudary.
| Priyamaina Neeku / Kaadhal Sugamanadhu | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Shiva Shankar | |
| Released | 1 January 2001 (Telugu Version) 25 December 2002 (Tamil Version) |
| Recorded | 2000–2001 (Telugu Version) 2002 (Tamil Version) |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Language | Telugu/Tamil |
| Label | Star Music |
| Producer | Shiva Shankar |
- Telugu Version
All lyrics are written by Sirivennela, Bhuvanachandra and Vasanth.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Manasuna" | K. S. Chithra | |
| 2. | "Nachanura" | Sukhwinder Singh, Swarnalatha | |
| 3. | "Veyi Jenmalu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 4. | "Mastu Mastu" | Harini, Shankar Mahadevan | |
| 5. | "Nelanadiga" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 6. | "Manasuna" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
- Tamil Version
All lyrics are written by Viveka.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sollathan Ninaikiren" | K. S. Chitra | |
| 2. | "Vechirukka" | Mano, Swarnalatha | |
| 3. | "Ezhu Jenmangal" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 4. | "Mutham Mutham Kodu" | Tippu, Sujatha | |
| 5. | "Adi Sugama Sugama Chudithaare" | Karthik | |
| 6. | "Sollathan Ninaikiren (Sad)" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Reception[edit | edit source]
Jeevi of Idlebrain.com opined that "Because of the nature of story, this film went on a slow pace. He [Balasekaran] could have made the film little shorter. Nonetheless, he made sure that this film too have all the clean ingredients the youth is looking for".[9] A critic from Sify wrote that "Unlike other Supergood films, the musical score of Sivasankar is pedestrian except for one song and director could have added one or sub plots to make it more engrossing. Sneha fails to live to up the role and it is Tarun all the way".[10] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "Except for the idea the diary from which the movie unfolds, there is nothing novel about the film".[11] Andhra Today wrote "This movie may not add great value to the Super Good Films banner, but certainly won't ruin their reputation. Variety in the story is sure to add to the movie's strength. Some scenes look 'stretched' and slow down the pace of the movie, but the deft handling by the director make one gloss over the minor defects".[12]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Bhandaram, Vishnupriya (5 November 2011). "In her element". The Hindu.
- ↑ Y. Sunitha Chowdhary (27 November 2004). "Metro Plus Vijayawada / Personality : Sneha and sensibility". The Hindu.
- ↑ K Naresh Kumar (28 July 2022). "Male bonding, Mallu style!". The Hans India.
- ↑ K Naresh Kumar (22 July 2022). "Masala mix of melodrama and action". The Hans India.
- ↑ "Tarun to star in straight Telugu film by Supergood films". Idlebrain. 25 October 2000. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "A girl's silent love- Priyamaina Neeku". Telugu Cinema. Archived from the original on 2 December 2000. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "Supergood turns straight with Tarun". Idlebrain. 7 November 2000. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "One-sided love marks the story of 'Priyamaina Neeku'". Idlebrain. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ Jeevi. "Telugu Cinema Review – Priyamaina Neeku – Tarun, Preethi & Sneha – RB Chowdary – SA Raj Kumar – Bala Sekharan". Idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Welcome to Sify.com". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 January 2005. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ↑ "Priyamaina Neeku Review". fullhyd.
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