Neninthe

Neninthe (transl. I am like this) is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh.[1] Ravi Teja and Siya Gautam play the lead roles.[2] Chakri is the music director. Though the film became an Average at the box-office, The film won three Nandi Awards. The movie eventually gained a cult status in Telugu Cinema. The movie is dubbed in Hindi as Ek Aur Vinashak (2009)[3]

Neninthe
Directed byPuri Jagannadh
Written byPuri Jagannadh
Produced byD. V. V. Danayya
StarringRavi Teja
Siya Gautham
Narrated byPuri Jagannadh
CinematographyShyam K. Naidu
Edited byM. R. Varma
Music byChakri
Production
company
Distributed byVaishno Academy
Release date
  • 19 December 2008 (2008-12-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹18 crore (US$2.3 million)
Box office₹28 crore (US$3.5 million)

Plot

Ravi works as an assistant director and Narayana as co-director for director Idly Viswanath in the Telugu film industry. During the shooting, Ravi meets Sandhya, a group dancer. Sandhya's sister Surekha marries Rambabu, who harasses her only to exploit Sandhya. Ravi narrates an interesting story to the producer, but the latter is not ready to take the risk with a debutant director like Ravi.

Meanwhile, a rich goon Yadu, who usurps prime lands, casts his eyes on Sandhya, and Rambabu tries to make use of this in his favor. At this juncture, Ravi narrates the story to hero Mallik who also expresses his doubts regarding its feasibility. When Ravi pleads for a chance, he agrees for a trial shoot and they seek the help of Sandhya and other friends. Popular director V. V. Vinayak asks Ravi for a heroine. Having seen Sandhya's performance in the trial shoot, he books her.

When Sandhya becomes a heroine, Rambabu ignores Yadu. Mallik, impressed with the trial shoot, convinces the producer. The producer had suffered much loss due to Vishwanath's film. The film shooting begins with Mallik as hero and Sandhya as heroine. At this time, an item dancer Mumaith, who had an affair with Mallik, attempts suicide and is raped. This and the paucity of funds puts the project in trouble. Yadu comes forward to finance the project. Once the shooting is over, Ravi finds his name missing in the titles. Eventually, he teaches Yadu a lesson and replaces the name.

Cast

Soundtrack
Neninthe
Soundtrack album by
Chakri
Released
  • 7 December 2008 (2008-12-07)
Recorded2008
GenreSoundtrack
Length24:55
LabelAditya Music
ProducerChakri
Chakri chronology
Nagaram
(2008)		 Neninthe
(2008)		 Maska
(2009)

The music was composed by Chakri and released by Aditya Music.[4] The song "Oh I Miss You" is based on "Miss You" from Insomniac.[5]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Krishna Nagarey"Bhaskarabhatla Ravi KumarChakri4:39
2."Puduthuney Uyyala"Bhuvana ChandraChakri, Geetha Madhuri5:17
3."Veluguley"KandikondaChakri, Kousalya4:20
4."Nuvantene Pichchi"KandikondaChakri, Nilayini5:19
5."Oh I Miss U"Ramajogayya SastryRaghu Kunche5:20
Total length:24:55

Reception

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "Overall, Neninthe is more like a personal film made from Puri Jagan’s personal experiences".[6] A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Director Puri Jagannath widely covers the opinions of the film fraternity including fans but somewhere lost his way in churning out a money-spinner".[7]

Awards
Nandi Awards - 2008[8]

References
  1. "Deadly duo". The Times of India. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. "Puri's discovery: Siya". The Times of India. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. "EK AUR VINASHAK - Neninthe". Ultra Media & Entertainment. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. "Audio of Ravi Teja's Neninthe released". Sify. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. "10 Songs Which Copied Their Tunes from Other Films | Telugu". Archived from the original on 27 June 2017.
  6. Jeevi (18 November 2008). "Telugu Movie review - Neninthe". Idlebrain.
  7. "NENINTHE MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India.
  8. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
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