Malli Malli Choodali (transl. Watch again and again) is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by Pawans Sreedhar, starring Venu Thottempudi and Janani, in lead and Vizag Prasad, 'Costumes' Krishna, Sobha Rani, Ali and Brahmanandam among others in supporting roles. The film released on 28 March 2002 and proved to be very unsuccessful at the box-office.
Cast
- Venu Thottempudi as Pavan
- Janani as Gayatri
- Vizag Prasad as Jagadish Prasad, Gayatri's father
- Costumes Krishna as Ramachandra Rao, Pavan's father
- Sobha Rani as Gayatri's mother
- Jyothi as Pavan's sister
- Ali as Pavan's friend
- Brahmanandam
- Babu Mohan
- Mallikarjuna Rao
- P. Ravi Shankar
- Venu Madhav
- Ramji as Babu
- King Kong as Pavan's friend
- Kovai Sarala
- Rajitha
- Gautham Raju as Auto passenger
- Deepa
- Anitha Chowdary
Production
The film was shot in Araku, Hyderabad, Ramoji Film City and Visakhapatnam. Two songs were recorded in London, reportedly a first for a Telugu film. Scenes involving Venu Thottempudi, Janani and their respective parent characters were shot at the hydraulically operated airplane set in Ramoji Film City.[1]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by noted Tamil film composer Yuvan Shankar Raja. The soundtrack, released on 28 February 2002 at Hotel Green Park in Hyderabad, features 7 tracks overall, out of which 2 songs were earlier used in two Tamil films. The lyrics were written by Bhuvanachandra, Chandrabose and Kulashekhar.[2]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Lyricist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Vennelalo' | Unni Krishnan, Bhavatharini | 4:27 | Bhuvanachandra | |
| 2 | 'Whiskylo' | Karthik Raja, Tippu | 4:26 | Bhuvanachandra | |
| 3 | 'Suparu' | Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan | 4:49 | Chandrabose | |
| 4 | 'Mabbullo' | Devan, Tippu | 4:47 | Kulashekhar | |
| 5 | 'Ivi Mallela' | Yuvan Shankar Raja | 4:24 | Chandrabose | Reused song "Idhu Kaadhala" from Thulluvadho Ilamai |
| 6 | 'Teenage Paparo' | Shankar Mahadevan, Mathangi | 4:23 | Bhuvanachandra | Reused song "All Day Jolly Day" from Manadhai Thirudivittai |
| 7 | 'Malli Malli Chudali' | 1:36 |
Reception
A critic from Full Hyderabad gave the film a negative review.[3]
References
- ^ "Malli Malli Choodali preview". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ^ "Malli Malli Choodali (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music. 2002. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ Kalanidhi, Manju Latha. "Malli Malli Choodali review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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