Iddaru Mitrulu (transl. Two friends) is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language drama film which was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. This film stars Chiranjeevi, Sakshi Sivanand and Ramya Krishna. The film was released on 30 April 1999 to positive reviews.[1][2][3] It was dubbed into Tamil as Singanadai .
| Iddaru Mitrulu | |
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| Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
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| Produced by |
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| Cinematography | V. Jayaram |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | R. K. Associates |
| Distributed by | Geetha Arts |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Story
Vijay (Chiranjeevi) and Anita (Sakshi Sivanand) are best friends. They share their thoughts, happiness, and pain with each other. One day Anita finds love in a photographer, Prakash (Suresh) and marries him, while Vijay plays a lover boy and marries Shanti (Ramya Krishna). However, Anita's happiness ends when she finds out that her husband is two-timing her. Vijay consoles her but his wife is unhappy that he spends so much time with her and gives him an ultimatum. He chooses his friend and takes care of her and her unborn child and later reunites her with her husband. Anita wants to see her friend in a happy state as well and reunites him with Shanti. The film ends on a happy note, with the happy couples holding the newborn baby.
Cast
- Chiranjeevi as Vijay
- Sakshi Sivanand as Anita
- Ramya Krishna as Shanti
- Suresh as Prakash
- Sudhakar as Harishchandra a.k.a. Hari
- Chandra Mohan as Ranga Rao, Vijay's father
- Mallikarjuna Rao as Vijay's Cook
- AVS as Navala Subba Rao, Shanti's Father
- Y. Vijaya as Shanti's Mother
- Brahmanandam as Titanic, Shanti's Bodyguard
- Subbaraya Sharma
- Rambha for Cameo appearance in song, Rukku Rukku
Soundtrack
The music for this film was composed by Manisharma. The audio was a huge hit and all the songs were chartbusters. All the tracks were massive hits, especially the tracks "Hey Rukku" featuring Rambha, "Nootokka Jillalo" gained much mass attention due to heavy dance steps. The track "Bangaram Techhi" sung by K. S. Chithra and Partha Sarathi was critically acclaimed due to the emotional rendition provided by Chitra in the song suiting the situation in the movie.[citation needed]
| Iddaru Mitrulu | ||||
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:38 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
| Mani Sharma chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hey Rukku Rukku" | Chandrabose | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & K. S. Chithra | 4:26 |
| 2. | "Changu Changu" | Chandrabose | Udit Narayan & Harini | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Dhek Baba Dhek" | Chandrabose | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & K. S. Chithra | 5:24 |
| 4. | "Noottokka Jillallo" | Chandrabose | Mano & K. S. Chithra | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Manasavachha Manasiste" | Chandrabose | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Sujatha Mohan | 4:46 |
| 6. | "Bangaram Techhi" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | K. S. Chithra, Partha Sarathi | 5:08 |
| Total length: | 29:34 | |||
