ABCD: American Born Confused Desi (2019 film)

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ABCD: American Born Confused Desi
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sanjeev Reddy
Based on ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi by Martin Prakkat
Produced byMadhura Sreedhar Reddy
Yash Rangineni
Starring Allu Sirish
Rukshar Dhillon
CinematographyRaam Reddy
Edited by Naveen Nooli
Music by Judah Sandhy
Production
company
Madhura Entertainment
Distributed byBig Ben Cinemas
Release date
  • 17 May 2019 (2019-05-17)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

ABCD: American Born Confused Desi is an Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Sanjeev Reddy and produced by Madhura Sreedhar Reddy. [1] The film stars Allu Sirish and Rukshar Dhillon. The phrase American-born confused desi describes Indians born in America, who have difficulty in balancing their ethnic culture within the majority non-Indian American culture. [2] The film is a remake of the Malayalam film of the same name starring Dulquer Salmaan and was released on 17 May 2019 to mixed reviews. [3]

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Plot

The story revolves around two spoiled youngsters, Aravind and his cousin Bhasha. Avi is the son of a millionaire who is settled in New York, while Bhasha's mother left for Paris with her new husband. Aravind and Bhasha enjoy their luxurious life by driving expensive cars, going to pubs, etc. Avi's father decides to send them to India, telling them it is a vacation, but then blocks their credit cards, forcing them to live in poverty in Andhra Pradesh, where they eventually become famous. Aravind and Bhasha try to stay at a hotel, unaware that their credit cards have been blocked, but are soon aware of this fact and try to escape from the hotel to avoid paying. However, they are caught by the hotel manager, who confiscates their visas until they are able to pay. Avi and Bhasha are given very poor accommodations by Avi's father. They try to make money by trading fake bills but are duped.

Both Avi and Bhasha join a college to finish their MBA (which was forced to do by Avi's father). Later in the college, he meets Neha and Avi falls in love with her. After a series of events, Neha too reciprocates her feelings towards Avi. Aravind inadvertently becomes a candidate for the Mr. Fame award, and realizes that he can return to America by winning the award and receiving the prize money (500,000 rupees). Bhasha and Avi participate in a protest to increase their popularity, but the event ends up in police lathi charge. Although the event increases the popularity of Aravind and Bhasha, it also draws the attention of Bhargav, another Mr. Fame candidate and the son of a minister, who tries to break up the protest through violent means. Amidst the violence, Aravind is finally able to understand and sympathize with the struggles that people born into poverty experience. Avi wins the Mr. Fame award, but confesses the motives behind his actions onstage. Aravind chooses to stay in India and complete his degree.

Cast

Production

Soundtrack

ABCD – American Born Confused Desi
Soundtrack album by
Released11 May 2019
StudioSathya Studios
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length17:40
Label Madhura Audio
External audio
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The soundtrack of the film was composed by Judah Sandhy and lyrics by Bhaskarabhatla, Krishna Kanth and Tirupathi Jaavana.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Mella Mellaga"Krishna Kanth Sid Sriram, Aditi Bhavaraju4:02
2."Muntha Kallu"Tirupathi JaavanaTirupathi Jaavana3:39
3."America Naa America"Bhaskarabhatla Benny Dayal, Sanjith Hegde 3:17
4."Celebrity"Bhaskarabhatla Rahul Sipligunj 3:32
5."ABCD"Judah SandhyJudah Sandhy3:10
Total length:17:40

Release and marketing

The film was theatrically released on 17 May 2019. The film was also dubbed in Hindi and directly premiered by Goldmines Telefilms on Dhinchaak in early 2021. [4]

References

  1. "American Born Confused Desi trailer: Allu Sirish film promises to be a joy ride". The Indian Express .
  2. Deepa Gauri (26 December 2013). "The best of Malayalam cinema in 2013". Khaleej Times . Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. "ABCD first look: Allu Sirish's film will release in February". The Indian Express .
  4. ABCD: American Born Confused Desi | 3 Days To Go | World Television Premiere on Dhinchaak , retrieved 28 September 2021