Credits
Banner: Ushakiron Movies
Cast: Tarun, Richa Sharma, Sai Kiran & Varsha
Music: Koti
Camera: Hari Anumolu
Art Direction: Ranga Peketi
Editing: A. Sreekar Prasad
Dialogues : Trivikram
Story: Iqbal Kuttippuram (Niram)
Story, Screenplay & Direction: Vijaya Bhaskar
Executive Producer: Sravanti Ravi Kishore
Producer: Ramoji Rao
Theatrical Release Date: 13th October 2000
Interesting Facts:
- Initial choice was Mahesh babu and they sent the CD of Niram to him but no response from mahesh after a month, then they tried for Sumanth and he wanted to do it but he had already accepted two big movies at that point. They thought instead of casting big heroes, let’s try to for new faces.
- 75 lakhs budget was finalized for the movie but Ravi Kishore didnt have the funds for it so he approached Ramoji Rao who agreed to co produce the movie and made him an executive producer on the movie with 10 lakhs base salary and 20% of the profits in final collections go ahead. The movie was green lit.
- Finally filming started and 90% of the movie was done in Ramoji Film City. First they thought 75 lakhs budget but additional 40 was needed and final budget was 1.15 crores.
- Finally October 13th, 2000 released in 36 centers. Bagundi ani talk bheembatsamaina range ki vellindi.
- Yevanam lo vunde sneham and prema, 0 vulgarity and anni varghalu prekshalu ki nachale cheisndi movie. Kotu musić specifilay Anaganaga Aaakasam and Kallaloki Kallu Petti were heard everywhere.
- Dialogues became very famous such as paalu ante allergy, kana pale energy, manta doomramga vunte vidi telidu manishi deggaraga vunte prema telidu, ishta padithe bayapadaku, bayapadithe ishta padaku, isthapadi bayapedithe badhapadaku
- Tarun became a overnight star, Richa got a break, Trivkram and Vijay Bhaskar became star writer and star director and it helped so many careers.
- Started with limited released and increased to 200 theaters there after, it completed 100 days in 30 centers, 200 days in 21 centers,225 days in 17 centers, 250 days in 15 centers, 365 days in 6 centers. It is the only telugu movie to run in this many centers for this many days continuously.
- Without any drop it was the last movie ti run for than year and industry talk is it had the highest footfalls of any telugu movie ever during its run.
- Collected 1 crores in Hyderabad Odeon Deluxe theater itself and in Nizam it collected 8 crores share double what Kailsundam Raa made back in January. Except Ceeded it set all time record in every area and became biggest industry hit of Telugu cinema until Narasimha Naidu.
- Officially the movie collected 18 crores share.
- It remains the ONLY telugu movie to be an industry hit that features newcomers.
To give insight into the run it just ran and ran and ran
1. Srikakulam - Keerthika - 252 days
2. Vizianagaram - Sivaranjani - 273 days
3. Vizag - Leelamahal - 266 days
4. Rajamundry - Urvasi - 252 days
5. Kakinada - Sridevi - 266 days
6. Eluru - Kalpana - 266 days
7. Bhimavaram - Mini Mahalaxmi - 266 days
8. Vijayawada - Shanti - 295 days
9. Machilipatnam - Mini Revathi - 266 days
10. Gunadala - Vinayak - 203 days (Late release)
11. Guntur - Pallavi deluxe - 252 days
12. Tenali - Mini Sangameswara - 266 days
13. Ongole - Tulasiram - 219 days
14. Nellore - Leela mahal - 242 days
15. Anantapur - Gowthami - 277 days
16. Kadapa - Sudha - 247 days
17. Kurnool - Apsara - 259 days
18. Madanapalli - Mini Siddartha - 210 days (Late release)
19. Nandyala - Mini Venkateswara - 201 days (Late release)
20. Hyderabad - Odeon 70mm - 266 days
21. Warangal - Kakatiya - 252 days
200 days run with shifts : 2 centers
1. Tirupati - Srinivasa 94 days + Mini Pratap 164 days - 258 days run
2. Chittoor - Raghava 195 days + shift - 200+ days
Remaining 175 days centers : 4
1. Ballery - Sri Rajeshwari - 175 days
2. Nizamabad - Devi 70mm - 175 days
3. Bansuwada - Ramakrishna - 175 days
4. Hindupur - Venkateswara - 175 days
