Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila (transl. Tata, Birla and Laila) is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language film produced by Bekkam Venugopal, in his film debut and directed by Srinivasa Reddy. The film stars Sivaji, Krishna Bhagavan, and Laya in lead roles. The film is a remake of the 1996 Tamil movie Tata Birla.
| Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila | |
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| Directed by | Srinivasa Reddy |
| Produced by | Bekkam Venugopal |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Santosh Srinivas |
| Edited by | V. Nagireddy |
| Music by | M. M. Srilekha |
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Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editTata (Sivaji) and Birla (Krishna Bhagavan) are 2 petty thieves who dream of planning a big robbery one day. Their dreams come true when they overhear a deal involving hundreds of crores. They lock up the original man who's hired for the deal and head to the home of Mahalakshmi (Laya), a wealthy heiress. They gradually realize the happiness of life and decide to quit being thieves. But it is then revealed that the deal was to kill Mahalakshmi and that the man responsible for the deal was Mahalakshmi's uncle Gajapathi (Tanikella Bharani). Soon Mahalakshmi even falls in love with Tata and he too falls for her eventually. Meanwhile, another mysterious man disguised as a lady (Ali) enters their household to kill Mahalakshmi as well. The rest of the story depicts on how Tata and Birla save Mahalakshmi from Gajapathi's plans and who the strange man really is.
Cast
editSource[1]
- Sivaji as Tata
- Krishna Bhagavaan as Birla
- Ali as Masthan alias Laila
- Laya as Mahalakshmi
- Tanikella Bharani as Gajapathi
- Raghu Babu as Dora Babu aka Thief Adhova Swamiji
- Duvvasi Mohan as Potti Lingam
- Gangadhar Panday as Businessman
- Brahmanandam as Police officer
- Padmanabham as Padmanabham
- Jeeva as Ratnam
- Hema as Orphanage caretaker
- Allari Subhashini as House Owner
- Rajitha as Mahalakshmi's aunt
- Chitram Seenu as Fox
- Master Bharath as Seetayya
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Seetayya's father
- Ashok Kumar as Robbery victim
- Kadambari Kiran as a Christian
- Apoorva as Police officer's wife
Soundtrack
editSoundtrack was composed by M. M. Srilekha.[2]
- "Nee Body Bamper" - Jassie Gift
- "Poovai Pova Cheliya" - Vijay Yesudas
- "Sithakoka Chilakalla" - Ganga
- "Dabbu..Dabbu.." - Muralidharan
- "Tirumalavaas" - Srileka
- "Akundi Vakkesi" - Tippu, Kalpana Raghavendar
Reception
editA critic from Idlebrain.com wrote that "Overall, this movie can be summed as a musical comedy entertainer and lives to its tagline 'Saradaga navvukundam randi' (transl. Come let's have fun!)".[1] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote "The comedy in TBML is more situational and contextual rather than plot-driven – it is more like a book of jokes by a cartoonist rather than a Wodehouse novel. The dialogues range from witty to hilarious, the performances from deadpan to hyper-active, and your expressions from self-conscious happiness to thigh-slapping rollicking. And at the end of it all, you won’t ask yourself any stupid questions".[3] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that " The film has good entertainment values and the theatres would attract more audiences after mouth publicity about the comedy and entertainment values in the film".[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila in USA". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2006.
- ^ "Tata Birla Madyalo Laila (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila Review". Indiaglitz. 12 October 2006.
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