Vidyardhi is a 2004 Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Balachari, who worked as an assistant director for S. Shankar and Bhagyaraj. The film stars newcomer Ramesh and Aditi Agarwal in the lead roles, with Prakash Raj and Rahul Dev in pivotal roles.[1][2][3]
| Vidyardhi | |
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| Directed by | Balachari |
| Written by | Dialogues: Balachari Ravi |
| Screenplay by | Balachari |
| Story by | Balachari |
| Produced by | R. B. Choudary |
| Starring | Ramesh Aditi Agarwal |
| Cinematography | Srinivas |
| Edited by | Nandamuri Hari |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot edit
A mafia don, Salim Ibrahim, creates issues at an engineering college by killing the chairman and closing the campus. The rest of the plot is how a student, Kranthi, saves his college.
Cast edit
- Ramesh as Kranthi
- Aditi Agarwal as Jahnavi
- Prakash Raj as Principal
- Rahul Dev as Salim Ibrahim
- Brahmanandam
- Kovai Sarala
- Tanikella Bharani
- Giri Babu
- Venu Gopal
- Rajitha
- Vizag Prasad
- Malladi Raghava
- Navabharat Balaji
- Abhinaya Krishna
Soundtrack edit
The soundtrack was composed by Mani Sharma.[4][5]
- "Sye Syete" – Ganapathi
- "Hyderabad Hai" – Krishnaraj
- "Oke Okkasari" – S. P. B. Charan
- "Virise Prathi" – Hariharan
- "Empilla" – Mallikarjun
- "Andhra Khiladi Vidyardhi" - Tippu, Mahalakshmi, Premji (chorus/rap)
Production edit
The muhurat of the film was at Annapurna Studios in October 2003. The chief guests included Harikrishna, Jagapati Babu, Uday Kiran, Tarun, Jeevitha, D Ramanaidu, Allu Arvind, M.S. Raju, NV Prasad, and Ashok Kumar. This film marked the acting debut of R. B. Choudary's son, Ramesh. Mamata Zhaveri, who acted in television commercials, was selected to play the lead actress. The film was shot primarily in Hyderabad and Mumbai. The first schedule of the film was on October 27.[1] Zhaveri was later replaced with Aditi Agarwal. The film was scheduled to release in April 2004, but was further delayed to December.
Release and reception edit
The film was released to negative reviews. A critic from Idlebrain.com criticized the contrasting first and second halves of the film. The second half of the film is reminiscent of Sye.[2] A critic from Sify wrote that "The music of Mani Sharma is hummable though other aspects are formulaic and predictable with no major twists. Nothing much to write about the lead pair. Ramesh has no screen presence and the film fails to impress".[6] A critic from Full Hyderabad criticized the film's vulgarity.[7] The film did not run well.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Telugu Cinema Functions – Muhuart of Vidyardhi – Ramesh, Mamata Zhaveri – RB Chowdary". www.idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Vidyardhi – Telugu cinema Review – Ramesh, Aditi Agarwal". www.idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Jithan's hero". The Hindu. 6 May 2005. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Chords & Notes". The Hindu. 19 December 2004. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Vidhyardhi Music review songs lyrics". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20050106210531/http://sify.com/movies/telugu/review.php?id=13630003&ctid=5&cid=2430
- ^ "Vidyarthi review: Vidyarthi (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com". Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "List of Telugu films released in year 2004". www.idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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