Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde (lit. transl. My heart slipped and lost) is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by debutant Vijay Kumar Konda and written by Harsha Vardhan. Produced by N. Nikitha Reddy under the banner of Shresht Movies, The film stars Nithiin, Nithya Menen, and Isha Talwar. Anup Rubens composed the music while I. Andrew and Prawin Pudi handled the cinematography and editing respectively.
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 Movie poster | |
| Directed by | Vijay Kumar Konda |
| Written by | Harsha Vardhan |
| Produced by | N. Nikitha Reddy Vikram Goud |
| Starring | Nithiin Nithya Menen Isha Talwar |
| Cinematography | I. Andrew |
| Edited by | Prawin Pudi |
| Music by | Anoop Rubens |
Production company | Shresht Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Language | Telugu |
The film's title is inspired by a lyric from the song "Dil Se" from Gabbar Singh (2012).[1] The film was a Blockbuster at the box office, emerging as a consecutive successful film for Nithiin after Ishq (2012), which also starred Nithya Menen.[2][3] The film was dubbed and released in Hindi and Malayalam as Heart Attack 2 in 2018 and Magic Love respectively. In 2015, It was remade in Kannada as Khushi Khushiyagi and in Meitei as Nungshi Feijei.
Plot
editKarthik is a software engineer, who believes that one should make decisions independently. At his friend Pandu's wedding reception, Karthik sees Sruthi and develops feelings for her. He asks Pandu's wife to provide intel about Sruthi. After Pandu's wife gives Sruthi's number to Pandu and asks him to convey it to Karthik. A miscommunication occurs between Karthik and Pandu, which leads Karthik to call Sravani. Karthik mistakes Sravani for Sruthi where he converse with her in the cell phone and calls her "Bangaram".
Sravani knows about Karthik and the two become best friends. Meanwhile, Karthik helps his friend Madhu in gaining a girl's attention, who is actually Sruthi. Sruthi falls for Madhu and Karthik learns of the confusion. After learning the confusion, Sravani plans to avenge the deception by Karthik (who harassed Sravani, thinking that he was talking to Sruthi) and gains employment as Karthik's boss and decides to put him through the same hardships.
A chain-of-events leads to Madhu doubting Sruthi and their relationship is at stake, but they unite with Karthik's help. Karthik decide to propose to Sravani and Sravani is ready to reject his proposal to exact her revenge. Karthik reveals to Sravani that he is not a perfect match for her and had realized that he is truly in love with Bangaram (Sravani). After leaving the office, Karthik reaches Sravani's house where he apologize and proposes to her. Sravani reveals her true identity and the couple reunite.
Cast
edit- Nithiin as Karthik
- Nithya Menen as Sravani / Bangaram
- Isha Talwar as Sruthi
- Ali as Pandu
- Thagubothu Ramesh
- Madhunandan as Madhu
- Raghu Babu
- Ahuti Prasad as Shravani's father
- Sudha as Sravani's mother
- Duvvasi Mohan
- Sandya Janak
- Arun Kumar
- John Ravi as Gay man[4]
- Jwala Gutta in a special appearance in the song "Ding Ding Ding"
Soundtrack
edit| Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde | ||||
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| Released | 27 March 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 24.22 | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Shreyas Music Times Music | |||
| Producer | Anup Rubens | |||
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The soundtrack was composed by Anup Rubens and was released in Hyderabad on 27 March 2013. The soundtrack was distributed by Shreyas Music. Krishna Chaitanya penned four songs for the film. Producer Dil Raju was the chief guest and launched the audio CD. A. Karunakaran, B. V. Nandini Reddy, Surender Reddy, Kona Venkat, Bandla Ganesh, and Jwala Gutta were other guests at the audio launch.[5] "Yemaindho Yemo Ee Vela", a hit song from Pawan Kalyan's Tholi Prema, was remixed in the movie.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde" | Krishna Chaitanya | Anup Rubens, Shravani, Chorus | 04:08 |
| 2. | "Thu Hi Rey" | Krishna Chaitanya | Nikhil D'Souza, Nithya Menen | 04:08 |
| 3. | "Ding Ding Ding" | Krishna Chaitanya | Nithiin, Chaitra Ambadipudi, Ranjith, Anup Rubens, Thagubothu Ramesh, Dhanunjay Seepana | 04:35 |
| 4. | "Neeve Neeve" | Krishna Chaitanya | Adnan Sami | 04:17 |
| 5. | "Yemaindho Yemo EE Vela" | Bhuvana Chandra | Ramki | 04:33 |
| 6. | "Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde" (Rubens Club Mix) | 04:21 | ||
| Total length: | 24.22 | |||
Reception
editThe movie completed 100 days in 18 centres all over Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states.[6][7]
Box office
editThe movie was created on a budget of ₹11 crore.[8] It was released in over 450 theatres worldwide, collecting ₹ 25.09 crores and becoming the biggest hit in Nithiin's career.[9]
Awards
editReferences
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- ^ "Tollywood Directors: Telugu cinema toasts new directors". The Times of India. 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
The romantic comedy that featured Nithiin and Nithya Menen scored success at the box office and eventually went on to become the biggest hit in Nithiin's career. Critics heaped praise on the director's fresh thought on a rom-com and his unique screenplay and treatment.
- ^ "GJG has a superb weekend". 123telugu.com. 22 April 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Richi, Priya (12 July 2019). "How Tollywood has demonised queerness by passing off offensive depiction as 'comedy'". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Photos: Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde music launched in style - Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Gunde Jaari Gallanthyyinde 100 days posters". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Nithin interview about Gunde Jaari Gallanthyyinde". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ "'Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde' likely to be remade in Tamil". Business Standard India. 24 April 2013. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "2 Week's Collections for Gunde Jaari Gallanthyyinde". cinejosh.com. 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Winners of 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2022.