| Velugu Needalu | |
|---|---|
| File:Velugu Needalu (1999 film).jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mourya |
| Produced by | M. S. Reddy T. Subbarami Reddy (presents) |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Srilekha |
| Cinematography | C. Vijay Kumar |
| Edited by | K. V. Krishna Reddy |
Production company | Sabdalaya Theatres |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
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Velugu Needalu (transl. Light and shadows) is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Mourya and starring an ensemble cast featuring Meena, Venkat, Jayaprada, Bhanu Chander, Suresh, Maheswari and producer M. S. Reddy. The film was a remake of the Gujarati film Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya (1998) and was a box office failure.[1][2]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Meena as Radha
- Venkat as Gopi
- Jayaprada
- Bhanu Chander
- Suresh as Rajesh
- Maheswari
- M. Balayya
- Gollapudi Maruti Rao as Basavaiah
- Babloo Prithviraj as Avinash
- Narasimha Raju
- Brahmanandam
- Babu Mohan
- Jeeva
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao
- M. S. Reddy as Parandhamaiah
- Krishnaveni as Basavaiah's wife
Production[edit | edit source]
The film was shot at Rama Naidu Cine Village.[1]
Music[edit | edit source]
The music was composed by M. M. Srilekha with lyrics by M. S. Reddy.[3]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Viswamantha Nindi Unna" | Mano | |
| 2. | "Oogave Oogave Uyyala" | M. M. Srilekha | 2:03 |
| 3. | "Alli Billi Aatalatho" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Ennallaku Vacchadamma" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Pellikimunde Siggantha" | M. M. Srilekha, S. P. Swethanaga | 5:40 |
| 6. | "Attavaarinta" | Mano | |
| 7. | "Gopaludalanaadu" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Swethanaga | 1:49 |
| 8. | "Okka Kshanam" | Mano, M. M. Srilekha | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Mamatallerugani Kalama" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 10. | "Egurutunna Endi Mabbuki" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:40 |
| 11. | "Idi Adi Anthamleni Katha" | Mano | |
| 12. | "Bhavya Charitaga" | M. M. Srilekha | 1:13 |
Reception[edit | edit source]
Griddaluru Gopalrao of Zamin Ryot wrote that the story takes good turn here and there and is full of suspense and is interesting.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Veluguneedalu: Remaking a Gujarati hit". Express India. 11 December 1998. Archived from the original on 9 June 2001. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Softie hunk set for a second innings". The Hindu. 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010.
- ↑ Balakrishna, Palli. "Velugu Needalu (1999)". Telugu Lyrics World. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ↑ Gopalrao, Griddaluru. "వెలుగునీడల్లో 'మల్లెల' గుబాళింపు" [Jasmine fragrance in Velugu Needalu] (PDF). p. 9,11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2025.