Released · Telugu film · 2016
Nenu Sailaja
నేను శైలజ
Nenu Sailaja release date: 1 January 2016 (theatres). Directed by Kishore Tirumala; starring Ram Pothineni, Pradeep Rawat and Sathyaraj.
- Film release
- 1 January 2016 · All 2016 films
- Director
- Kishore Tirumala
- Music
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Production
- Sri Sravanthi Movies
- Writing credits
- Kishore Tirumala
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
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Film release: 1 January 2016 · all 2016 Telugu films.
Source: the film’s Wikipedia article, checked 25 September 2026. It does not name a streaming platform or date; this page says so rather than guessing.
Nenu Sailaja (styled Nenu.. Sailaja…, transl. Me and Sailaja) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy directed by Kishore Tirumala and produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore under Sri Sravanthi Movies. It stars Ram Pothineni and Keerthy Suresh, and it marked Keerthy Suresh’s Telugu debut. Released on 1 January 2016, it grossed ₹40.1 crore worldwide according to the source and was a commercial success.
Story
Hari is a happy-go-lucky DJ in Vizag who has proposed to almost every girl he has met since childhood and been turned down every time. One night, drinking by the lighthouse on the beach and reminiscing with a friend about his first love from the village where he grew up, he nearly falls into the sea and is saved by a young woman named Shailu. He asks her for a lift home, and a new relationship begins.
Production
Sri Sravanthi Movies had also produced Ram’s previous film, Shivam.
Music
Devi Sri Prasad composed the soundtrack, released by Aditya Music.
Reception
The Times of India gave it 3 stars out of five. It said the film offered nothing new but was a pleasing mix of well-shot scenes, fine performances and everyday simplicity, and it credited the director with drawing the best from Ram. The Hindu said the audience gives in to the world Kishore creates, though it felt the father-daughter bond overshadowed other relationships. Outlook described it as a combination of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Dil Chahta Hai.
Box office
According to the source, the film collected ₹40.1 crore worldwide and was a commercial success.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Trailer from the official YouTube channel of Aditya Music, published 21 Dec 2015.
Cast of Nenu Sailaja (2016)
- Ram Pothineni as Hari
- Pradeep Rawat as Maharshi
- Sathyaraj as Srinivasa Rao
- Keerthy Suresh as Sailaja
- Rohini as Shailaja's Mother
- Prince Cecil as Ashok
- Vijayakumar as Sailaja's grand father
- Dhanya Balakrishna as Keerthi
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Naresh as Hari's father
- Himaja as Suchithra
- Chaitanya Krishna as Vijaya Krishna
- Pragathi
- Tanya Hope
- Vamsi Krishna as Babji
- Krishna Bhagavaan as Srinivasa's friend
Also in the cast (TMDB): Pragathi Mahavadi as Hari's Mother, Sreemukhi as Swecha, Sudigali Sudheer as Hari's friend, Rajshri Nair as Sailaja's aunt.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Source record: Q21869666 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.