Greeku Veerudu(2013)
'Greeku Veerudu' is a 2013 Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Dasaradh. The film stars Nagarjuna and Nayanthara in lead roles, with Meera Chopra, K. Viswanath, and Brahmanandam in supporting roles. The story follows Chandu, a wealthy New York businessman who despises relationships, and his journey of transformation after meeting Sandhya, a compassionate doctor. The film explores themes of love, family, and redemption against a backdrop of cross-cultural settings. It received mixed-to-positive reviews and completed a 50-day theatrical run. The music was composed by S. Thaman and released under the Aditya Music label.
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- Theatrical Release
- 3 May 2013
- Director
- Dasaradh
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Rating
- 5.3/10
Storyline
Chandu is a cold-hearted businessman in New York who avoids love and family. A financial crisis forces him to visit his estranged grandparents in India. There, he meets Sandhya, a kind doctor who works with dying children. He asks her to pretend to be his wife to access his father's trust fund. But the fake marriage leads to real feelings, and Chandu must prove he has changed before he loses her forever.
“The warrior who fell for love”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Greeku Veerudu
Cast reunions in this film: Brahmanandam & M. S. Narayana (79 films together), Akkineni Nagarjuna & Brahmanandam (25 films together), Vidhya & Brahmanandam (19 films together), Thaman & Brahmanandam (19 films together), Vidhya & M. S. Narayana (10 films together), and Nayantara & Brahmanandam (8 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Greeku Veerudu' but also promoted as 'Greece Hero' in English to highlight its foreign setting.
- This was one of the last films of veteran comedian M.S. Narayana, who played Nagarjuna's uncle, before his passing in 2015.
- Parts of the movie were shot in Greece, which was an unusual and expensive location for a Telugu film at the time.
- Actress Meera Chopra, who played Maya, is the cousin of popular Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra.
- The film's soundtrack was composed by Anup Rubens, who was a rising music director in Telugu cinema during that period.
- Despite the glamorous foreign locales, the film performed poorly at the box office and was a commercial failure.
- Director Dasaradh had previously worked with Nagarjuna on the successful family drama 'Santosham' (2002).