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{{Short description|2001 Indian film}}
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| image          = Atu America Itu India.jpg
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| caption        = Theatrical release poster
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| director       = Gummaluri Sastry
| writer         =  Chilumula Shanthi Kumar
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| producer       = Amit Limaye <br /> Chilumula Shanthi Kumar
| starring       = [[Akshay Kapoor|Sunny]]<br />Vannessa<br />Santhi Kumar<br />Christina<br />Vijay Nainan<br />Pranathi
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| cinematography = Tom Agnello<br /> P. Diwakar
| editing        = V. Nagireddy
| music          = [[Madhavapeddi Suresh]]
| studio         =  DotCom Art Creations
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| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|2001|5|25|New Jersey, USA|2001|10|12|India|ref2=<ref name="I">{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news159.html|title=Tax Holiday for Atu America ...|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|date=20 September 2001|access-date=6 February 2025|archive-date=31 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031152931/https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news159.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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| country        = India
| language       = Telugu
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'''''Atu America Itu India''''' ({{Translation|That is America, this is India}}) is a 2001 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[drama film]] directed by Gummaluri Sastry and starring [[Akshay Kapoor|Sunny]], Vannessa, Santhi Kumar, Christina, Vijay Naynala and Pranathi. The film won the [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film#Third Best Feature Film&nbsp;– Bronze|Nandi Award for Third Best Feature Film]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 October 2002 |title=Nandi Awards 2001–2002 |url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/nandiawards2001.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221012631/https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/nandiawards2001.html |archive-date=21 December 2024 |access-date=6 February 2025 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news287.html|title=Gummuluri Sastri is no more|date=27 November 2008|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=6 February 2025|archive-date=13 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113204922/https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news287.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The film is about the confused lifestyle faced by Indian expatriates in America during the 2000s.<ref name="I" />

== Cast ==
*[[Akshay Kapoor|Sunny]] as Vikas
*Vannessa
*Santhi Kumar
*Christina as krishnaveni
*Vijay Nainan as Mohan
*Pranathi
*Appaajosyula Satyanarayana as the house owner

== Production ==
This film marked the debut of ChristinaJ, who later became known as the author of the children's book ''Royal Planet''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stevens.edu/news/success-knows-no-boundaries-for-christinaj-m-eng-06|title=Success Knows No Boundaries for ChristinaJ M.Eng. '06|date=28 February 2023|work=[[Stevens Institute of Technology]]|access-date=6 February 2025|archive-date=17 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917220018/https://www.stevens.edu/news/success-knows-no-boundaries-for-christinaj-m-eng-06|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was shot in the [[Tri-state area#Northeast|tri-state area]]. A song was partially filmed in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]].<ref name="T" /> The film was shot at New Jersey, Philadelphia, Manhattan, Atlantic City and Cherry Hills. Most of the cast and crew were non-resident Indians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/movies/news/onset.html|title=NRI film Atu America Itu India|website=Telugu Cinema|access-date=17 September 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001202000800/http://www.telugucinema.com/movies/news/onset.html|archive-date=2 December 2000}}</ref>

== Release ==
The film premiered in New Jersey at the former Strand Theatre in [[Plainfield, New Jersey|Plainfield]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/g/telugu-unicode/c/BiSwAoeMoqM|title=Re: [racchabanda] "Atu America&nbsp;– Itu India"&nbsp;– Telugu movie premier in NJ!|last=Chodavarapu|first=Prasad A.|date=19 May 2001|work=[[Google Groups]]|access-date=6 February 2025}}</ref> After a 24% tax was imposed on the film for being shot outside of [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)|Andhra Pradesh]] (including present day Telangana), the release of the film in India was delayed for some time until the film was exempt from taxes by the state government.<ref name="I" />

== Reception ==
Sri of ''[[Telugucinema.com]]'' concluded that the film was a "[g]ood [t]ry by the producers".<ref name="T">{{Cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/movies/reviews/aaii.html|title=Atu America&nbsp;– Itu India|last=Sri|work=[[Telugucinema.com]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011109202935/http://www.telugucinema.com/movies/reviews/aaii.html|archive-date=9 November 2001|access-date=6 February 2025}}</ref> E M Bhargava of ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote, "It's perhaps easier to get to America than to sit through this".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/atu-america-itu-india/telugu/atu-america-itu-india-movie-reviews-521-2.html|title=Atu America Itu India Review|first=E. M.|last=Bhargava|work=Full Hyderabad|access-date=6 February 2025|archive-date=5 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005141719/https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/atu-america-itu-india/telugu/atu-america-itu-india-movie-reviews-521-2.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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== External links ==
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[[Category:2001 Indian films]]
[[Category:2001 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2001 drama films]]
[[Category:2001 films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Atlantic City, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Films shot in New Jersey]]
[[Category:Films shot in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Films shot in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]