Darling.. Darling... is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by V. Samudra. A remake of the Malayalam film of the same name, the film stars Srikanth, Shaheen and Sai Kiran.
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| Directed by | V. Samudra |
| Written by | V. Samudra Diwakar Babu (dialogues) |
| Based on | Darling Darling (Malayalam) |
| Produced by | Medikonda Murali Krishna |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Navakanth |
| Music by | Koti |
Production company | Sri Venkata Ramana Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast
edit- Srikanth as Chinni Krishna
- Shaheen as Hema / Latha
- Sai Kiran as Kiran
- Chandra Mohan as Pedarayudu
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Srinivasa Rao
- M. S. Narayana as Swamy
- Giribabu as P.K. Rao
- Satyanarayana as Hema's uncle
- Annapoorna as Rajyalakshmi
- Varsha as Saraswathi
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao as STD/ISD Booth Owner
- Sudhakar as Sudhakar aka Sudha
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Doctor
- Delhi Rajeswari as Savithri
- Vinod as Ravi
- Prasanna Kumar as Prathap
Production
editProducer Medikonda Murali Krishna who produced Suryudu and Narasimha Naidu (both remakes) produced this film.[1] After a string of failures, Srikanth changed his hairstyle for the film.[2]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by Koti.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "F Chanallo" | Chandrabose | Raghu | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Kila Kila Kila Kokila" | Sri Harsha | Sriram Prabhu, Mallikarjun, Gopika Poornima | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Naa Prema Nuvvani" | Ravi Mohan | Sriram Prabhu, Sunitha Upadrashta | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Nari Nari" | Bhuvana Chandra | Tippu, K. S. Chithra | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Titanic" | Chirravuri Vijaykumar | Tippu, Sunitha Upadrashta | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Vandamandi Brahmalanta" | Chirravuri Vijaykumar | S. P. B. Charan, Ganga | 4:59 |
| Total length: | 26:11 | |||
Release
editThe film was scheduled to release on Diwali.[3]
Jeevi of Idlebrain.com opined that "The film is one of the worst films that are made in the recent past. There is no imagination in screenplay or direction".[4] Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu wrote that "Saikiran's character looks foolish. Srikant, playing a sadist role, is unimpressive, particularly in closeup shots" and that "Shaheen is a mere doll".[5] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "Darling Darling has a plot so complicated that only two persons in the cast finally understand what has happened, and those two do not include the heroine or the hero".[6]
References
edit- ^ "Narasimha Naidu producer into remake". Idlebrain. 10 July 2001. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Srikanth changes his hairstyle". Idlebrain. 20 September 2001. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Abhay auctioned". Idlebrain. 5 November 2001.
- ^ Jeevi (30 December 2001). "Movie review - Darling Darling". Idlebrain. Archived from the original on 2 December 2001.
- ^ Srihari, Gudipoodi (30 December 2001). "All about villainous ways". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Darling Darling Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
