Nuvvu Nenu(2001)
Nuvvu Nenu is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Teja. The film stars Uday Kiran and Anita Hassanandani in lead roles, with Tanikella Bharani, Sunil, and Banerjee in supporting roles. The story follows Ravi, a rich college sportsman, and Vasundhara, a studious girl from a simple family, who fall in love despite their differences. Their parents oppose the marriage and force them to stay apart for one year. The film was a major commercial success and won four Filmfare Awards South and five Nandi Awards. It was remade in Hindi as Yeh Dil and in Tamil as Madurai Veeran. The film released on 10 August 2001.
Quick Facts
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- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2001
- Director
- Teja
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rating
- 4.2/10
Storyline
Ravi is a rich college sportsman who hates studying. Vasundhara is a serious, hardworking girl who cannot stand him at first. But hatred slowly turns into love. When they decide to marry, their parents refuse and force them to stay apart for one year. The couple must fight against family pressure, separation, and danger to prove their love is real.
“Love that survived a year apart”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Nuvvu Nenu
Cast reunions in this film: Tanikella Bharani & M. S. Narayana (31 films together), M. S. Narayana & Sunil Varma (27 films together), Tanikella Bharani & Sunil Varma (26 films together), M. S. Narayana & Ahuti Prasad (17 films together), Tanikella Bharani & Banerjee (9 films together), and M. S. Narayana & Banerjee (8 films together).
Trivia
- The film was shot in just 45 days, which was considered a very fast schedule for a major Telugu production at the time.
- Director Teja initially wanted a different actor for the male lead but was impressed by Uday Kiran's audition for a supporting role.
- The movie's iconic 'Prema Prema' song was filmed at the historic Golconda Fort in Hyderabad.
- It was one of the first major Telugu films to prominently feature the city of Mumbai as a key location.
- The film's success made the one-year separation plot device a popular trope in early 2000s Telugu cinema.
- Anita, the female lead, was a former Miss India finalist, and this was her debut in a leading role.