SCREENSHOTS
The movie begins with Chandu (Siddharth Narayan) and Siri (Shruti Haasan) as childhood friends. Their friendship remains intact even as they grow up. Chandu who was sent to mumbai to do MBA, instead learns music and returns home which leads to agony of his father. However, Siri convinces Chandu's father that it is her responsibility to take care of Chandu's career. Prior to that, Siri accepts the love proposal by Uday (Navdeep), who lives in US after consulting Chandu. Later, Chandu and Siri accidentally meet their common friend in college, Ritu Sharma (Hansika Motwani) and Chandu falls in love with her at first sight. Chandu starts spending time with Ritu to impress her, but Siri feels that she is being avoided. Siri decides to leave for a dancing School at Chennai. Meanwhile, Ritu accepts Chandu's love proposal. When Siri is about to leave, Chandu apologises her that he had not noticed that she was being avoided. At the same time, Uday comes back from US to suprise her. Hence, she decides not to leave.
Chandu decides to attend Airtel music competetion in Kochi as a lead guitarist in a band. Siri, Uday and Ritu accompany him to Kochi. They all stay in a hotel in Kochi, where Clarity Kanna Rao (Ali (actor)) is the servant. Chandu wins the competetion with guitar gifted by Siri. However, the events in kochi displaying deep friendship between Chandu and Siri attracts jealousy of both Ritu and Uday. Finally Uday calls for break up by asking to decide between him and Chandu. Chandu's father defends Uday's opinion and asks Chandu and Siri to realise their love. But, Chandu insists that their friendship can't be turned into love and tells Uday to marry Siri, promising him that he will not be in touch with Siri. The movie ends with Uday and Siri giving birth to a child, while the married couple, Chandu and Ritu come to see them at the hospital.
[edit]Production
Siddharth Narayan plays the lead role, while actress Shruti Haasan replaced Amrita Rao as the heroine.[4] Earlier Ye Maya Chesave fame Samantha Ruth Prabhu was planned as the female lead; but was later replaced by Amrita Rao,[5] since a Hindi dubbed version is probable; and then recently finalized to Shruthi Haasan.[6] Hansika Motwani has been roped in to play the second female lead.[7] The film also had conducted photo shoots with actresses Amala Paul and Nithya Menen, with the latter suggesting that Siddharth wanted Shruti Haasan in the role.
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The film score and soundtrack are composed by Kerala State Film Award winner Rahulraj, who makes his debut in Telugu cinema after an impressive 10 film stint in Malayalam cinema.[8][9][10]
Several photo sessions held on January 17, 2011. The shooting commenced on February 21, 2011. The first audio teaser was released on August 6.
[edit]Audio Release
The audio was released in a grand fashion at Hyderabad on 15th October, 2011. The function was broadcasted live on MAA TV, a regional telugu channel.The movie was released on the 11th of November, 2011.
[edit]Music
oh my friend
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Soundtrack album by Rahulraj
Released November 5, 2011
Recorded Various studios
Label Aaditya Music
All the music is composed, arranged and programmed by Rahulraj, except one song Sri Chaitanya which was composed by the late Anil R. The lyrics are written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sasthry and Krishna Chaitanya. The audio received overwhelming responses, and the song Maa Daddy Pockets became a rage among the youth immediately on release.[11]
Telugu film portal kothimeer.com quoted that " Certain albums come with a 'guaranteed success' tag and no doubt 'Oh My Friend' is one of them. All the songs are extremely easy on ears with smooth flowing affect and focuses more on melody, lyrics and vocals. Malayalam music director Rahul Raj rightly acquires the tag of hit machine in the music industry with this album. Songs are the treat for all those in love as well as for them who believe in true friendship. Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry and Krishna Chaitanya came together to frame the best lyrics that compliments the tunes composed by Rahul Raj." [12]
Another famous telugu film portal 123telugu.com concluded by giving the verdict "The album of ‘Oh my Friend’ feels fresh and youthful. There are some terrific tracks in the album. Malayalam music director Rahul Raj makes an impressive Telugu debut with this movie. ".[13]
The audio went on to mark record sales of 3 lakh CDs within 9 days of release.[14] The cast and crew celebrated the Triple Platinum Disc celebrations on November 5th, 2011; six days prior to the film's release.[15][16]
Song title Singers Length Description
"Oh Oh Oh My Friend " Karthik 4:17
"Nuvvu Nenu Jattu" Benny Dayal 1:57
"Sri Chaitanya" Siddharth, Shruti Haasan 4:30 Composed by Guest Composer Anil.
"Alochana Vasthene" Ranjith, Sangeetha Prabhu, Sarah Straub 4:45
"Vegam Vegam" Benny Dayal, Kavathi Mohan, Jayaram Ranjith, Desmond. F (Rap) 3:05
"Nenu Thaanani" Ranjith 4:35
"Maa Daddy Pockets" Siddharth 4:06
[edit]Reception
[edit]Critical response
Oh My Friend received mixed reviews to positive from critics and this film is well received by the audience . Oneindia.com was positive about the movie, predicting that the film would do well at multiplexes. [17] Greatandhra.com's Venkat rated the movie 3 out of 5, but also pointed out, "one can expect mixed reactions [sic] depending on each person's personal experiences". [18] Radhika Rajamani from rediff.com said it is a feel-good entertainer that is "honest, refreshing, and true to life".
Critics reacted negatively as well. B V S Prakash of Deccan Chronicle rated the movie 2 out of 5, calling it "just another run-of-the-mill film". [19] Cinegoer.com's Y Sunita Chowdary called it a pretty average film, but also said that you could watch it for the star cast. [20] Deepa Garimella of fullhyd.com praised the film's interplay of characters, and the visuals and the music, but found the ending "an ending a serious violation of audience expectations", besides calling the plot predictable. She rated it 5 out of 10. [21]