Gundamma Gaari Manavadu

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Gundamma Gaari Manavadu
Gundamma Gaari Manavadu.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by B. Jaya
Written byPolur Ghatikachalam (dialogues)
Screenplay byB. Jaya
Produced by R. R. Venkat
Starring Ali
Sindhuri
Nicole
CinematographyPurna Kandru
Production
company
R. R. Movie Makers
Release date
  • 28 April 2007 (2007-04-28)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Gundamma Gaari Manavadu (Mrs. Gundamma's grandson) is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language film starring Ali, Sindhuri, and Nicole. The film is directed by B. Jaya. The film was released on 28 April 2007. The film was commercially successful and ran for fifty days. [1] [2]

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Plot

The title is suggestive of a grandmother-grandson relationship. Yedukondalu (played by comedian Ali) is looked after by his grandmother Gundamma (Vadivukkarasi) after his mother's death while his father, Srisailam (Tanikella Bharani) is an alcoholic. Ali falls in love with Mahalakshmi (Sindhuri), whose father Neelakanta (Kota Srinivasa Rao) is a greedy person and wants his would-be son-in-law to own a hotel. With the help of his grandmother (she sells off her jewellery) Yedukondalu sets up a hotel.

Neelakatna reluctantly agrees to the match but later calls off the wedding after receiving a better marriage proposal for his daughter. Yedukondalu is beaten up and dumped on the railway track. Injured, he nevertheless rescues a girl (Nicole) stuck in a car on the tracks. Together they join hands to set up a successful restaurant. Yedukondalu then distances himself from Mahalakshmi. Whether he ends up with her makes up the rest of the story. [3]

Cast

Reception

A critic from Rediff.com rated the film one-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "Jaya seems to have got carried away by the commercial format resulting in an out of sync effect. Overall an average film." [2] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "Poor narration, improper screenplay, unnecessary characters (Jayalalitha, Kondavalasa, AVS, Mallikarjuna Rao), unnecessary scenes (learning swimming, temple scene with Nicole) spoiled the film." [4]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Gundammagari... Is nothing new".
  3. News Article on The Hindu
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