Nachavule

Nachavule (Nacchavule) is a 2008 Telugu romantic comedy directed by Ravi Babu and produced by Ramoji Rao for Ushakiran Movies, with Tanish and Maadhavi Latha in their first lead roles. Music is by Shekar Chandra, with lyrics by Bhaskarabhatla. Released on 19 December 2008, it was a commercial success, won three Nandi Awards and was remade in Tamil as Ooh La La La (2012).

What the story is about

The film is narrated by its hero, Luv Kumar, whose parents married for love across a language divide, though his father has long since come to take his mother for granted. Luv is convinced that the first girlfriend is the hardest to get and that the rest will follow, so he scours Hyderabad for one. When he finally befriends Anu, he shows her off to everyone, and sure enough other girls, including some who once rejected him, start finding him attractive. Luv goes on a spree, forgetting Anu, who has fallen deeply in love with him, until a careless lie at a party breaks her heart. The film is about learning, too late, the value of someone who cares for you.

Cast and crew

• Tanish as Lava Kumar “Luv”
• Maadhavi Latha as Anu
• Y. Kasi Viswanath as Luv’s father
• Raksha as Sushma, Luv’s mother
• Kamesh as Anu’s father
• Narasimha Raju as Srinu and Naveen as Mandy

Director: Ravi Babu. Producer: Ramoji Rao (Ushakiran Movies). Music: Shekar Chandra. Cinematography: Nixon. Editing: Marthand K. Venkatesh. Runtime: 132 minutes.

Reviews

Jeevi of Idlebrain gave it three out of five and found it “worth a watch for being a different flick and a theme film”. The Bangalore Mirror found “much to like”: with “debutant actors, simple storyline, witty dialogues, good cinematography and refreshing direction”, it had “enough for a family entertainer”.

Box office and awards

The film did well commercially, and its success was noted in later Times of India profiles of Tanish and of Maadhavi Latha. Wikipedia credits it with three Nandi Awards but does not list them.

Where to watch Nachavule

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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Nacchavule and the reviews and reports it cites, linked above; our own cast and crew records.