A beautiful first step.
Ninnu Choodalani
21Standing
408th of 443 in Tollywood
- Out-grossed 10% of Tollywood releases with reported figures ($370K).
- Returned 0.8× its budget, against an industry median of 1.5×.
- Momentum in the 2nd percentile.
- Cost
- $440K
- Took
- $370K
Flop0.8× its cost
Against a Tollywood median of 1.5×, so this one returned 0.5 times what a typical release there does.
The money says flop. What do you say?
The picture
Venu is a young man who falls deeply in love with Siri, the daughter of a conservative and wealthy businessman. Despite their mutual affection, their relationship is met with severe opposition from their families, who have conflicting values and long-standing personal differences. The film follows the emotional journey of the couple as they attempt to reconcile their love with the respect they have for their parents. This romantic drama marked the debut of Jr. NTR as a lead actor and focuses on the sacrifices required to sustain love in a traditional society.
- Released
- 25 May 2001
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Language
- Telugu
- Industry
- Tollywood
Top billedAll 12 credits
- Rumi TamaKyoko Yazawa
- Hiroshi GojoSeiji Yazawa - Kyoko's Husband
- Ren SeidōOsamu Murai
- Yu MizukiRanko Shimakawa
- Ikunosuke KoizumiHirano
- Hiroyuki MikawaKurotani
Made by
- Director
- Akira Kato
- Screenplay
- Masayasu Ōebara
- Original Music Composer
- Jirô Tateshina
- Director of Photography
- Yonezō Maeda
Filed under
DramaRomance