Aa Okkati Adakku

Aa Okkati Adakku (transl. “Don’t ask that one thing”) is a 2024 Telugu romantic comedy directed by Malli Ankam and produced by Rajiv Chilaka with Bharath Laxmipati under Chilaka Productions. Allari Naresh and Faria Abdullah lead an ensemble with Vennela Kishore, Jamie Lever, Harsha Chemudu and Hari Teja, and Gopi Sundar composed the music. It released in theatres on 3 May 2024 to poor reviews. Our record lists a running time of 131 minutes.

What the story is about

Ganapathi, “Gana”, is a man in a hurry to get married: a priest has prophesied that if he does not marry within the next 25 days, he will stay a bachelor for life. His search leads him to Siddhi, who works for a marriage bureau called Happy Matrimony, and critics note that the story later turns its attention to matrimonial agencies and the scams that run through them.

Cast

• Allari Naresh as Ganapathi “Gana”
• Faria Abdullah as Siddhi
• Jamie Lever as Devasena “Devi”, Gana’s sister-in-law
• Ravi Krishna as Subramanyam “Subbu”, Gana’s younger brother
• Vennela Kishore as Kishore
• Harsha Chemudu as Abhinav
• Hari Teja as Divya
• Ajay as Surya Nayak
• Anish Kuruvilla as Ravindra, head of Happy Matrimony
• Raghu Babu as an astrologer
• Rajiv Kanakala as Gana’s uncle
• Simran Choudhary and Rithu Chowdary in the song “Rajadhi Raja”

Making and music

The title glimpse was released on 16 February 2024. Gopi Sundar composed the songs and background score, and Saregama holds the audio rights; the first single was “Oh Madam”.

What critics said

Reviews were largely negative. Times Now gave it three stars but said it “fizzles out after establishing its characters in the first 15-20 minutes”. Paul Nicodemus of The Times of India (two and a half stars) called it “a film of moments rather than a cohesive whole”, with glimpses of Allari Naresh’s “vintage charm”. Abhilasha Cherukuri of The New Indian Express (two stars) described “a generic take on matrimony site scams”. Raghu Bandi of The Indian Express and Prakash Pecheti of South First both gave one and a half stars, citing weak writing and comedy, and Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu called it “as tedious as a comedy can get”. We have found no box-office figure from a named outlet.

Where to watch Aa Okkati Adakku

The film premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 31 May 2024, four weeks after its theatrical release. Our OTT record is based on the film’s Wikipedia article rather than a platform listing, so check Prime Video for current availability.

Sources: the Wikipedia article on Aa Okkati Adakku (2024 film) and the reviews it cites, linked above; our own cast and crew records.