Nee Sneham

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Nee Sneham (“Your friendship”) is a 2002 Telugu romantic drama directed by Paruchuri Murali and written and produced by M. S. Raju under Sumanth Art Productions. Uday Kiran plays a footballer torn between love and loyalty to his best friend, with Aarti Agarwal and Jatin Grewal. Released on 1 November 2002, it was a moderate success; R. P. Patnaik‘s songs were very popular, and Uday Kiran earned a Filmfare nomination for Best Actor.

What the story is about

Madhav and Sreenu are best friends, neighbours and team-mates who have just won a football cup final in Kolkata. When Sreenu saves Madhav from an accident, he loses a leg and with it his career, and he makes Madhav promise never to tell anyone how it happened, so that their families do not fall out. Driven by that sacrifice, Madhav works hard and becomes captain, the post Sreenu once held. On a trip to Goa for a match he falls for Amrutha, but a chain of events leaves her blaming him for her family’s misfortune. Madhav sets out to help her anonymously, and that is where a friendship and a romance begin to collide. We will leave the rest to the film.

Cast and crew

• Uday Kiran as Madhav
• Aarti Agarwal as Amrutha
• Jatin Grewal as Sreenu
• K. Viswanath as Amrutha’s grandfather
• Giri Babu as Madhav’s father
• Sudha as Madhav’s mother
• Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Sreenu’s father
• Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as the football coach
• Ali as a cook

Director: Paruchuri Murali. Writer-producer: M. S. Raju. Music: R. P. Patnaik, with all lyrics by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (Aditya Music). The film was shot in 93 days.

Reviews

Sify praised the lead pair, the direction, the cinematography and the music. Jeevi of Idlebrain.com found it “told in a very convincing way” with “no dull moment”, though a little slow, and The Hindu’s review, “Interesting love story” (reproduced on Idlebrain), called it “a well-made film” whose narration “lacks the needed momentum”.

Box office and awards

Idlebrain’s round-up of 2002 counts it as a moderate success. Usha won the Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer for “Chinuku Thadiki”, and Uday Kiran received AP Cinegoers’ Special Jury award for his performance.

Where to watch Nee Sneham

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