Ullasamga Utsahamga
Ullasamga Utsahamga (transl. Joyfully and energetically) is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by A. Karunakaran. The film stars Yasho Sagar and Sneha Ullal in their debut. With music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, the film was released on 25 July 2008. The movie was declared a blockbuster at the box office.[1] The film was dubbed in Malayalam as Ayyo Pavam.[2] It was remade into Kannada as Ullasa Utsaha (2009) and also remade into Bengali Bangladesh as Er Beshi Bhalobasha Jay Na (2013).
| Ullasanga Utsahanga | |
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 Release poster | |
| Directed by | A. Karunakaran |
| Written by | Chintapalli Ramana (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | A. Karunakaran |
| Story by | A. Karunakaran |
| Produced by | G. S. Ranganath B. P. Somu |
| Starring | Yasho Sagar Sneha Ullal |
| Cinematography | I. Andrew |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Production company | Amruth Amarnath Arts |
Release date | 18 July 2008 |
Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹40 million[1] |
Yasho Sagar died in a car crash on 19 December 2012. He had starred in another unreleased film titled Mr Premikudu.[2]
Plot
Dhanalakshmi alias Dhana is the only daughter of a landlord who has over ₹50 crore property. As she lost her mother in her childhood, her father marries another woman. However, Dhana faces neglect from her stepmother. After Dhana's father passes away, there is no one to console her, and the only friend who showed affection was Balaji. He too leaves her after she completes her schooling. After Dhana grew up, she bequeaths her father's property, and her mother eyes it and wanted to marry Dhana against her wishes. Then, Dhana escapes from her house and takes shelter in her friend's house in Hyderabad.
Aravind, the son of a garage owner, is a vagabond. He comes across Dhana and loses his heart to her. However, after a few encounters, Dhana gets caught by her stepmother, and when she is about take her away, Aravind helps her from the abduction with the help of police. This makes Dhana befriend Aravind, and she reveals her childhood friendship and tells him that she is in love with Balaji and cannot imagine any other in his place. After refusal, Aravind decides to seek employment in Kolkata. At the same time, Dhana also learns that Balaji is in Kolkata.
They both again meet in a train, and accidentally, Dhana misses the train during the journey. Aravind helps her reach Kolkata to meet Balaji. In the process, Aravind gets severely hurt in the hands of a criminal, who tries to implicate Dhana in a narcotics case. Later, Aravind takes Dhana to Balaji's house in Kolkata. Dhana's stepmother also reaches Kolkata and agrees for Dhana's marriage with Balaji. When the marriage is about to take place, Dhana realises that her stepmother enacted a drama and created a fake Balaji to impress Dhana. Again, Aravind comes to her rescue, and at that time, Dhana realizes that she is in love with Aravind. The film ends on a happy note.
Cast
- Yasho Sagar as Aravind
- Sneha Ullal as Dhanalakshmi
- Brahmanandam as Colony Secretary
- Sunil as Malli Babu
- Chandra Mohan as Arvind's father
- Sudha as Aravind's mother
- Prasad Babu as Dhanalakshmi's father
- Kavitha as Dhanalakshmi's stepmother
- Surekha Vani as Aravind's elder sister
- Satya Krishnan as Aravind's sister-in-law
- Sattanna as Surekha Vani's husband (S/W Engineer)
- Suman Setty as Ganesh, Aravind's friend
- Ping Pong Surya as Aravind's friend
- Sri Latha as Dhanalakshmi's friend
- Kallu Krishna Rao as Dhanalakshmi's family member
- L. B. Sriram as Subbayya, Dhanalakshmi's servant
- Karthikeya as Fake Balaji
- Ashok Kumar as Police Officer
- Venu Madhav as Fraud Billionaire
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Car Lift
- Allari Subhashini as Ganesh's mother
- Gautam Raju as Babu Rao Properties
- Ananth Babu
Production
Bharath, the son of Kannada film producer B. P. Somu and a relative of Prajwal Devraj, made his debut under the stage name of Yasho Sagar.[3]
Soundtrack
| Ullasamga Utsahamga | ||||
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| Released | 7 May 2008 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 33:20 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack consisted of seven songs composed by G. V. Prakash. Lyrics were written by Anantha Sriram. The audio of the film was released on 7 May 2008. The song "Priyatama" was later reused for the Tamil film Saguni.
| No. | Title | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ullasamga" | Krish | 04:30 |
| 2. | "Dhannale Thalli" | Rahul Nambiar | 04:55 |
| 3. | "Naa Prema" | Karthik, Harini | 04:25 |
| 4. | "Lalipata" | V. V. Prasanna | 03:10 |
| 5. | "Priyatama" | Sonu Nigam | 06:01 |
| 6. | "Mata Matiki" | Sayanora Philip, Rahul Nambiar, Karthik | 05:32 |
| 7. | "Chakori" | Vasundhara Das, Benny Dayal | 04:45 |
| Total length: | 33:20 | ||
Reception
Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "On a whole, Ullasanga Utsahanga is a decent love story with some cute and cherishing moments".[4] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "On the whole, Ullasanga Utsahanga is watchable for its feel-good appeal".[5]
Award(s)
References
- "2008- Top 5 films at the box-office". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- P. T. I. (19 December 2012). "Telugu actor Bharath dies in road accident". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- "Family event". Bangalore Mirror. 24 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- jeevi (25 July 2008). "Telugu Movie review - Ullasanga Utsahanga". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- Rajamani, Radhika (25 July 2008). "Ullasanga Utsahanga is a good watch". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2018.