Uncle (2000 film)

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Uncle
Directed byRajashekar
Written byThotapalli Madhu (dialogue)
Screenplay by AVS
Rajashekar
Story byAVS
Produced byAVS
Starring
Cinematography M. V. Raghu
Edited by Marthand K. Venkatesh
Music by Vandemataram Srinivas
Production
company
Shree Ganesh Films
Release date
  • 8 December 2000 (2000-12-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Uncle is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Rajasekhar and starring Tarun, Pallavi (in her debut) and AVS, who debuted as a producer with this film. The film released two months after Nuvve Kavali (2000) and was a box office failure.

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Cast

Production

The film was produced by AVS. As of October 2000, the film was still under production. [1] The film was shot at the Public Gardens in Hyderabad and takes place in a college campus. [2]

Soundtrack

Uncle
Soundtrack album by
Vandemataram Srinivas
Released2000

The music was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. [3] The audio launch was attended by seven music composers Mani Sharma, Raju, Shashi Preetam, R. P. Patnaik, Veenapani, Chakri and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. [4]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kurraallam Kurraallam"AVS Sonu Nigam 4:46
2."Uncle Uncle Little Star"Suddala Ashok Teja Unnikrishnan 5:08
3."Enno Enno Yeluga" Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:45
4."Enjoy Chesey" Bhuvana Chandra Devi Sri Prasad 4:40
5."Gitarai Na Padanaa"Vandemataram SrinivasSuddala Ashok Teja5:32
6."Kallamundu Cheekatunte"Sirivennela Seetharama SastryS. P. Balasubrahmanyam6:56
Total length:31:47

Reception

A critic from Zamin Ryot praised the work of the cast and the crew and wrote that "the result of Rajaskhar's first attempt as a director is appreciable". [5] A critic from Sify wrote that "In his two decade long experience AVS should have observed that Telugu film audience have seldom patronized tragedies, but anyhow he should be lauded for making a risky attempt. We need more of such good filmmakers to break a new path in routine commercial firmament". [6] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "There is nothing to brag about in it, neither the songs nor the direction. It is another of those run-of-the-mill kind of films with the masala mix. The mix may be interesting only to people who get a kick out of sentimental dramas". [7]

Box office

The film was a box office failure and AVS lost ₹5,000,000 (US$60,000). AVS attributed to the film's failure to Tarun's lack of image and felt that this film could not support the image that was created by the release of Nuvve Kavali . The film was reportedly negatively received by Tarun's parents while Chiranjeevi clapped for the film. [8]

Awards

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References

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  2. ↑ "rediff.com, Movies: The Rediff Interview, Tarun, yesterday's kid, today's hero". Rediff.com . 7 December 2000.
  3. ↑ "Uncle". Gaana . 2007.
  4. ↑ "UNCLE". Andhra Online. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Rao, Giddalur Gopala (22 December 2000). "సరదాల 'అంకుల్' బాగునాడు" (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). pp. 9, 11.
  6. ↑ "Review: Uncle". Sify . Archived from the original on 7 January 2005.
  7. ↑ "Uncle Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "AVS : తరుణ్ ఫ్యామిలీ మెంబర్స్ అలా మాట్లాడడం బాధనిపించిందని అప్పట్లోనే చెప్పిన ఏవీఎస్". TV5 (in Telugu). 21 February 2022.
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