Uncle (2000 film)
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.
| Uncle | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rajashekar |
| Written by | Thotapalli Madhu (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | AVS Rajashekar |
| Story by | AVS |
| Produced by | AVS |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | M. V. Raghu |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | Vandemataram Srinivas |
Production company | Shree Ganesh Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast edit
- Tarun as Raja
- Pallavi as Keertana
- AVS as Jagadish Chandraprasad and later Veeraswamy (Uncle)
- Brahmanandam as Desikachari
- Narra Venkateswara Rao
- Achyuth
- Thotapalli Madhu
- Raghunatha Reddy
- Jhansi as Gayatri
- Rajitha
- Chitti Babu
- Ananth
- Sudha
- Uttej
- Babloo as College student
Production edit
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 edit
| Uncle | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2000 |
The music was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(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 Srinivas | Suddala Ashok Teja | 5:32 |
| 6. | "Kallamundu Cheekatunte" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 6:56 |
| Total length: | 31:47 | |||
Reception edit
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".[4] 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".[5] 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".[6]
Box office edit
The film was a box office failure and AVS lost ₹5,000,000 (US$63,000). 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.[7]
Awards edit
References edit
- ^ "Tarun to star in straight Telugu film by Supergood films". Idlebrain.com. 25 October 2000.
- ^ "rediff.com, Movies: The Rediff Interview, Tarun, yesterday's kid, today's hero". Rediff.com. 7 December 2000.
- ^ "Uncle". Gaana. 2007.
- ^ Rao, Giddalur Gopala (22 December 2000). "సరదాల 'అంకుల్' బాగునాడు" (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). pp. 9, 11.
- ^ . Sify. Archived from the original on 7 January 2005.
- ^ . Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012.
- ^ "AVS : తరుణ్ ఫ్యామిలీ మెంబర్స్ అలా మాట్లాడడం బాధనిపించిందని అప్పట్లోనే చెప్పిన ఏవీఎస్". TV5 (in Telugu). 21 February 2022.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 7 July 2023.(in Telugu)
External links edit
- Uncle at IMDb