Banner: Sumanth Arts
Cast: Siddartha, Trisha, Srihari, Veda, Santoshini, Nandita, Prakash Raj, Sunil, Tanikella Bharani, Giri Babu, Parachuri Venkateswara Rao, Geeta, Jayaprakash Reddy, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Chandra Mohan, Narsingayadav, Narra Venkateswara Rao, Abhishek, Raghubabu, Sana, Pavala Syamala, Master Nandu, Gundu Hanmantha Rao
Story: Veeru Potla
Dialogues: Paruchuri Brothers
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Lyrics: Sirivennela Seetarama Sastry
Cinematography: Venu Gopal
Editing: KV Krishna Reddy
Fights: Vijayan
Choreography: Prabhu Deva & Vishnu Deva
Producer - Screenplay: MS Raju
Direction: Prabhudeva
Release date: 14th January 2005
Interesting Facts:
In 2004, while filming the song Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana in Varsham movie, MS Raju was watching the song and Prabhudeva was the choreographer. He felt that there is storytelling in the song itself. Gave Prabhudeva a chance to direct. 8 years dream to become a director. Next movie director is you.
Action thriller subject at first Prabhudeva narrated, then MS Raju said lets try do a love story or family movie because Okkadu and Varsham were action films. MS Raju’s writer Veeru Potla said a line. Both MS Raju and Prahbudeva liked. MS Raju said please develop it and in Pragathi Resorts within 70 days, Veeru Potla finished the story.
Parachuri brothers wrote the dialogues and MS Raju handled screenplay, Trisha was cast as she was in the mind of the makers, auditions with everybody but didnt like anybody, Uday Kiran was also considered but Prabhudeva suggested Siddarth’s name, did a look test and he was selected. For brother character, Veeru Potla suggested Srihari, Srihari heard the narration and accepted it.
DSP and Malayalam cinematographer Venugopal, May 14th, 2004 opening muhurtham same day & date when Okkadu and Varsham were launched. Budget was 2.5 crores and planned for Dussera 2004.
Filmed in Araku Valley and surroundings, Annapurna Studios, and then Ramanaidu Studios. Filmed in 100 working days and budget went to 4 crores.
Titled was Oh Prema Nuvvostanante Nenuoddantana, but MS Raju suggested the change to NVNV, released with 90 prints, clashed with Naa Allude. That was a disaster. Decent openings, then word of mouth picked up and it became a blockbuster.
Struck a chord with people for the beautiful love story and sister sentiment. Sirivennela read the script 10 times before writing the songs. Gave a break to Srihari as a character artist and Siddarth got his breakthrough in Telugu cinema.
Released with 90 prints and increased to 160 prints later on, 50 days in 80 centers, 100 days in 35 centers, 24 cross gross and 16 crores share, blockbuster at the box office. Sankranthi winner 2005.
Remade in 9 languages highest ever for any film in Indian film history and won 9 Filmfare Awards, the highest ever for any South Indian Film
