Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule

Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule (meaning “The words of women have different meanings”) is a 2007 Telugu romantic drama written and directed by Selvaraghavan, credited as Sri Raghava, in his first Telugu film. Venkatesh and Trisha star, with Sriram, Kota Srinivasa Rao, K. Viswanath and Sunil in supporting roles, and Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the music. The title comes from a song in Missamma (1955), which is partly featured in the film. Released on 27 April 2007, it was a critical and commercial success, won three Nandi Awards and a Filmfare Award, and was remade in five languages.

What the story is about

Ganesh comes from a middle-class family and cannot find a job: interview after interview goes nowhere because of his poor language skills and thin qualifications. His friends have all settled down, while his father, a teacher, never stops criticising him as irresponsible. Then Ganesh catches sight of Keerthi and falls for her at once. He manages to get hired at the software firm where she works, only to find that she is short-tempered, and when he finally tells her how he feels during an office trip to Australia, she turns him down: she comes from an orthodox family, and her marriage to a cousin has already been arranged. How Ganesh deals with that refusal, and what Keerthi really feels, is the rest of the film.

Cast

• Venkatesh as Ganesh
• Trisha as Keerthi
• Sriram as Vasu and Sunil as Srinu, Ganesh’s friends
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Ganesh’s father
• K. Viswanath as Keerthi’s grandfather
• Swati Reddy as Pooja, Jeeva as Balu, Vinaya Prasad as Janaki and Hari Teja as Keerthi’s cousin
• Meghna Naidu and Mumaith Khan in special song appearances

Making the film

Selvaraghavan had committed to making a Telugu film with Venkatesh since 2003. He told Idlebrain.com that he drew the script from the experiences of friends who, like Ganesh, were unemployed graduates. Jyothika was considered for the female lead but withdrew because of her wedding arrangements, and Trisha replaced her.

Music

Yuvan Shankar Raja, the director’s frequent collaborator on Tamil albums such as 7G Rainbow Colony and Pudhupettai, composed six tracks with lyrics by Kulasekhar, Kandikonda, Sirivennela Sitaramasastri and Chandrabose. The soundtrack was released on 28 March 2007 at Rama Naidu Studios; IndiaGlitz called the music “extraordinary”, and it earned Yuvan a Filmfare nomination for Best Music in Telugu.

Release and box office

The film opened on 27 April 2007 on 272 screens, including 15 in Karnataka, 8 in Orissa and 21 overseas. Wikipedia, citing Asianet News Telugu, puts its collection at ₹30 crore; it ran 50 days in 200 centres and 100 days in 21 centres.

What critics said

Rediff.com called it “a good entertainer”. Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated it three and a half out of five and named “Venkatesh’s ultimate comedy, Trisha, Selva Raghavan’s genuine moments and dialogues” as its main strengths.

Awards and remakes

Trisha won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu, with nominations for Venkatesh and Yuvan Shankar Raja. At the Nandi Awards it won Best Popular Feature Film, Best Actor for Venkatesh and Best Dialogue Writer for Ramesh-Gopi; Trisha also won a CineMAA Award, and the Santosham Film Awards honoured Venkatesh and Kota Srinivasa Rao. It was remade in Tamil as Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008), in Kannada as Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu (2008), in Odia as Prema Adhei Akhyara (2010), in Bengali as 100% Love and in Bhojpuri as Mehandi Laga Ke Rakhna (2017).

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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule and the reviews and interviews it cites, linked above; Wikidata; our own cast and crew records.