Andhrudu

Andhrudu (transl. “Andhra man”) is a 2005 Telugu romantic action drama written and directed by Paruchuri Murali and produced by M. L. Kumar Chowdary under Sree Keerthi Creations, starring Gopichand and Gowri Pandit in her debut, with K. Viswanath, Pawan Malhotra and Sayaji Shinde. Kalyani Malik composed the music. Released on 19 August 2005, it was a commercial success and was later remade in Tamil as Konjam Sirippu Konjam Kobam (2011). Our record lists a running time of 163 minutes.

What the story is about

Surendra is an honest, passionate sub-inspector who is framed by a corrupt colleague and clashes with his superior, ACP Ranveer Sinha. As it happens, Ranveer’s daughter Archana, an aspiring singer, studies music under the renowned teacher Viswanatha Sastry, who is Surendra’s father. Surendra and Archana grow close, even as he is dismissed from the force and fights to clear his name. Ranveer, it turns out, has a troubled past of his own: he comes from a family in Bihar torn apart by violence, and he has been estranged from his sister for years. When that past comes calling, it threatens to take Archana away, and the film follows Surendra all the way to Bihar to win her back.

Cast

• Gopichand as Sub-Inspector Surendra
• Gowri Pandit as Archana
• K. Viswanath as Viswanatha Sastry, Surendra’s father
• Pawan Malhotra as Ranveer Sinha, Archana’s father
• Sayaji Shinde as Rana, an MP and Ranveer’s brother-in-law
• Salim Baig as Munna, Rana’s son
• Vinaya Prasad as Munna’s mother
• Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as a circle inspector
• Pruthvi Raj as an ACP
• Sunil, Ravi Babu and Lakshmipathi as thieves
• Duvvasi Mohan as a constable
• Madhu Sharma in the song “Pari Aayi”

Making and music

Paruchuri Murali had earlier made Nee Sneham (2002) and Pedababu (2004), the latter also for Sree Keerthi Creations; this was Kumar Chowdary’s sixth film as producer. According to Idlebrain.com, Gopichand signed on after the success of Yagnam (2004), on the recommendation of director Teja, who had first approved the story. The muhurtam was held at Annapurna Studios on 18 November 2004, with N. T. Rama Rao Jr. sounding the clapboard, D. Suresh Babu switching on the camera and S. S. Rajamouli directing the first shot. Kalyani Malik’s mostly situational soundtrack was released by Aditya Music; D. Ramanaidu launched the audio at Viceroy Convention Hall, Hyderabad, on 23 July 2005.

Reception and box office

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com gave it 3/5, calling it an average film with good work from Gopichand, the comedy track and the cinematography, but slow pacing and little emotional depth. Audiences were kinder: The Hindu‘s round-up of 2005 counted it a success, and T2BLive lists a distributors’ share of ₹7 crore. Sunil won the Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian for his role.

Where to watch Andhrudu

We do not have a confirmed streaming platform for Andhrudu on file. The OTT details on this page will be updated when a platform’s own listing confirms it.

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