Abbayitho Ammayi

Abbayitho Ammayi
Release poster
Directed by	Ramesh Varma
Produced by	Vandana Alekya Jakkam, Kireeti Potini, Srinivas Sammeta
Written by	Vamsi Komanduru, Ravi Prakash, Patrikeya
Starring	Naga Shourya Pallak Lalwani Brahmanandam Mohan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	Sam.K.Naidu
Edited by	SR.Sekkhar
Production company	JG Cinemas, Kiran Studios, Bloomingstars Motion Pictures, Mohanaroopa Films
Release dates	1 January 2016 (2016-01-01)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Abbayitho Ammayi is a 2016 Telugu-language Indian feature film directed by Ramesh Varma. The film stars Naga Shourya and Pallak Lalwani in lead roles with Ramesh Rao and veteran Tamil actor Mohan playing supporting roles. The film was released on 1 January 2016 with mixed reviews. This film is the 999th movie of Maestro Ilaiyaraaja.

Plot

Abhi(Naga Shourya) is a desperate youth who wants to have fun in life. He is addicted to various social networking sites and always looks for reasons to flirt with girls. During his search, he comes across a simple girl and becomes good friends with her.This is also the time when he falls for Prardhana(Pallak Lalwani) and starts getting close to her. Twist in the tale arises when Abhi gets caught in an uncompromising situation in Prardhana’s house. Hell breaks loose as both the families of the couple disown them for good.Left clueless, Abhi leaves Pradhana alone in this tricky situation. He gets yet another shock of his life when he comes to know that his close online friend is none other than Prardhana. Rest of the story is as to how Abhi gets his deeds right and wins her love back.

Cast

• Naga Shourya as Abhi
• Pallak Lalwani as Prardhana
• Brahmanandam
• Mohan
• Rao Ramesh
• Pragathi
• Thulasi
• Praveen
• Prudhviraj
• Lasya

Soundtrack

Maestro Ilaiyaraaja scored the music, while lyrics were penned by Rehman, Chaitanya Varma and Sirasri.

Abbayitho Ammayi
Soundtrack album to Abbayitho Ammayi by Ilaiyaraaja
Released	18 November 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	36:46
Language	Telugu
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja chronology
Rudhramadevi (2015)Rudhramadevi2015 Abbayitho Ammayi (2015) Tharai Thappattai (2016)Tharai Thappattai2016

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Composer	Length (m:ss)
1	Reena Mecareena	Piyush Kapur	Rehman	Ilaiyaraaja	4:47
2	Edhuru Choosthunna	Vibhavari	Rehman	Ilaiyaraaja	5:22
3	Tholi Paruvam	Satya Prakash, Vibhavari	Rehman	Ilaiyaraaja	5:47
4	Maatallo Cheppaleni	Karthik	Rehman	Ilaiyaraaja	4:18
5	Kanulu Kalanu Piliche	Haricharan, Chinmayi	Rehman	Ilaiyaraaja	4:57
6	Okasaari O Vayyari	Yazin Nizar, Rita	Rehman	Ilaiyaraaja	3:47
7	Saradale	M.M.Manasi, Ramya, Rita, Reena Reddy	Chaitanya Varma	Ilaiyaraaja	4:46
8	Abbayitho Ammayi (Male)	Piyush Kapur	Sirasri	Ilaiyaraaja	1:31
9	Abbayitho Ammayi (Female)	Aparna	Sirasri	Ilaiyaraaja	1:28

Reception

The Hindu panned Abbayitho Ammayi, describing the leads' virtual relationship as "overdrawn, outdated and melodramatic." They also wrote that "Songs are good but the re-recording and background score leave a lot to be desired." Indiaglitz gave the film a rating of 3/5 stars, calling it as a coming-of-age love story with interesting plot and fair narration, appreciating Ilaiyaraaja' s music and good chemistry of lead pair Naga Shourya and Pallak Lalwani. Venkat of Greatandhra gave 2.25/5 stars mentioning that the film is a big bore, except for visual quality and climax portions. He also blamed the silly story, outdated comedy and illogical sequences as the drawback of the film.

External links

• Abbayitho Ammayi at IMDb
• Official Website