Nenu Sailaja(2016)
Nenu Sailaja is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Kishore Tirumala. It stars Ram Pothineni as Hari and Keerthy Suresh as Sailaja, marking her Telugu debut. The story follows Hari, a DJ in Vizag who falls in love with every girl he meets but is always rejected. He later meets Sailaja, who is actually his childhood crush, and tries to win her heart while dealing with family conflicts. The film was produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore under Sri Sravanthi Movies. It received positive reviews for its performances and simple storytelling. The film was a commercial success, collecting ₹40.1 crore worldwide. It was released on 1 January 2016.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- VI Movies and TV, MX Player, Sun Nxt
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2016
- Director
- Kishore Tirumala
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rating
- 6.8/10
Storyline
Hari is a DJ who keeps getting rejected by girls. He meets Sailaja and falls for her. But Sailaja has family problems and is forced to marry someone else. Hari must win her heart and unite her family to be with her.
“Love finds you twice.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Nenu Sailaja
Cast reunions in this film: Pradeep Rawat & Devi Sri Prasad (9 films together), Sathyaraj & Vijayakumar (8 films together), Rohini & Naresh (5 films together), Sathyaraj & Rohini (4 films together), Devi Sri Prasad & Naresh (4 films together), and Devi Sri Prasad & Ram Pothineni (4 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Nenu.. Sailaja...' was inspired by a popular Telugu song from the 1990s movie 'Prema', sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.
- Director Kishore Tirumala originally planned to make this film with Nani in the lead role before Ram was cast.
- Keerthy Suresh learned to speak the Vizag dialect of Telugu specifically for her role as Sailaja to sound authentic.
- The comedy track involving Vennela Kishore and Satya was improvised during shooting, with many dialogues coming from the actors themselves.
- The song 'Nuvvila' was shot in Georgia, marking one of the first major Telugu film sequences filmed in that country.
- Ram performed his own DJ scenes without a body double after practicing with professional DJ equipment for weeks.
- The film's climax scene at the airport was filmed at the old terminal of Visakhapatnam Airport during limited night hours to avoid disrupting flights.
