LBW (Life Before Wedding)

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LBW (Life Before Wedding)
LBW - Life Before Wedding.jpg
Official poster
Directed by Praveen Sattaru
Written byPraveen Sattaru
Produced byDeborah Stone
Naveen Sattaru
Starring
CinematographyAndrew Redd
Suresh Babu
Edited by Dharmendra Kakarala
Music byAnil R
Release date
  • 18 February 2011 (2011-02-18)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

LBW (Life Before Wedding) is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language film, directed by debutante Praveen Sattaru and starring newcomers Asif Taj, Rohan Gudlavalleti, Chinmayi Ghatrazu, Abhejit Pundla, Siddhu Jonnalagadda and Nishanti Evani. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Cast

Soundtrack

Music by Anil of Gamyam fame. [9] [10] [11]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Theme of Life Before Wedding"——1:42
2."Reppapaatu Ee Kshanam" Krishna Chaitanya Naresh Iyer, Rohit4:06
3."Megham"Krishna Chinni Javed Ali 4:38
4."Sarigama"Krishna Chinni Benny Dayal 3:43
5."Aa Rojule"Krishna ChinniZaid2:32
6."Teeraale Vadhante"Krishna ChinniJaved Ali, Ramya NSK 3:11
7."Vedhane"Krishna Chaitanya Karthik 5:04
8."Hey"Krishna ChinniRamya NSK3:15
Total length:28:11

Reception

Radhika Rajamani of Rediff.com gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and said that "the film strikes a perfect balance and makes for worthwhile viewing". [12] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com gave rating of 3+1⁄4 out of 5 and opined that "LBW is honest and pure cinema aimed at multiplexes". [13]

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