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{{Infobox film
| name = Aadi Lakshmi
| image = Aadi Lakshmi.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = R. Suresh Varma
| producer = Y. Suresh
| writer = R. Suresh Varma<br />[[Marudhuri Raja]] (dialogues)
| starring = [[Meka Srikanth|Srikanth]]<br />[[Vadde Naveen]]<br />[[Sridevi Vijaykumar|Sridevi]]
| music = [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]]
| cinematography = Bhoopathy
| editing = Gautham Raju
| studio = Viswak Movies
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2006|12|08|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
}}

'''''Aadi Lakshmi''''' is a 2006 Indian [[Telugu language]] [[romantic thriller]] film directed by R. Suresh Varma. It starred [[Meka Srikanth|Srikanth]], [[Vadde Naveen]] and [[Sridevi Vijaykumar|Sridevi]]. The film is a remake of the Hindi film ''[[Deewangee]]'' (2002).<ref>{{cite web |title=Adi Lakshmi Review |url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/adi-lakshmi/telugu/adi-lakshmi-movie-reviews-1972-2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131034215/https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/adi-lakshmi/telugu/adi-lakshmi-movie-reviews-1972-2.html |archive-date=31 January 2022 |access-date=11 May 2022 |website=Full Hyderabad}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
* [[Meka Srikanth|Srikanth]] as Aadi / Shankar
* [[Vadde Naveen]] as Lakshmi Prasad
* [[Sridevi Vijaykumar|Sridevi]] as Surekha
* [[Poornima (Telugu actress)|Poornima]] as Poornima
* [[Babloo Prithiveeraj]]
* [[Sudha (actress)|Sudha]] as Lakshmi Prasad
* [[Nutan Prasad]] as Judge
* [[Mallikarjuna Rao (actor)|Mallikarjuna Rao]] as Malli
* [[Naramalli Sivaprasad]]
* [[Sivaji Raja]] as police inspector
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]]
* [[Uttej]] as police constable
* [[Abhinayasri]] as police inspector
* [[Jenny (actor)|Jenny]] as doctor
* Vijaya Ranga Raju as doctor
* [[Raghunatha Reddy]]
* Kadambari Kiran
* [[Shanoor Sana|Sana]]
* [[Raghu Babu]]
* [[Lakshmipati]]
* [[Tirupathi Prakash]]
* [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]] (Cameo appearance)
{{Colend}}

== Production ==
The film is directed by R. V. Suresh, who previously directed ''[[Sivayya (1998 film)|Sivayya]]'' and ''[[Manasichi Choodu (film)|Manasichi Choodu]]'' with Vadde Naveen under the name of Suresh Varma.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 August 2006 |title=Muhurat – Adi Lakshmi |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-adilakshmi.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509093421/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-adilakshmi.html |archive-date=9 May 2022 |access-date=11 May 2022 |website=Idlebrain}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=4 August 2006 |title=Suresh Varma changes his name |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news275.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822125002/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news275.html |archive-date=22 August 2007 |access-date=11 May 2022 |website=Idlebrain}}</ref> The hospital scenes were shot at the Nanakramguda Cine Village, Hyderabad and the climax was shot at the Stock Market in Somajiguda, Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 August 2006 |title=Press Meet – Adi Lakshmi |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-adilakshmi.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509093414/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-adilakshmi.html |archive-date=9 May 2022 |access-date=11 May 2022 |website=Idlebrain}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music is composed by [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]].<ref>{{cite web |date=17 October 2005 |title=Audio Launch – Adi Lakshmi |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-adilakshmi.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509093402/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-adilakshmi.html |archive-date=9 May 2022 |access-date=11 May 2022 |website=Idlebrain}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://gaana.com/album/adi-lakshmi |title=Adi Lakshmi Songs Download: Adi Lakshmi MP3 Telugu Songs Online Free on |publisher=Gaana.com |accessdate=2022-08-23 |archive-date=9 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509095605/http://gaana.com/album/adi-lakshmi |url-status=live }}</ref>
*"Love U Lolly Pop" – Chakri, Kousalya
*"Naa Cell Phone" – Kousalya, Ravi Verma
*"Intakalamu" – Venu, Sudha
*"Dole Dole" – [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], [[Suchitra]]
*"Rojuko Muddu" – [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
*"Jil Jil Prema" – [[Vedala Hemachandra]], Kousalya

== Reception ==
B. Anuradha from ''Webindia123'' opined that "His [R. V. Suresh's] disjointed and repetitive screenplay dilutes the interesting point, over which he perhaps wanted to provoke a discussion" but praised Srikanth's performance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aadhi Lakshmi (2006) |url=https://www.webindia123.com/movie/regional/dec2006/aadhi/index.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705051948/http://www.webindia123.com/movie/regional/dec2006/aadhi/index.htm |archive-date=5 July 2008 |access-date=11 May 2022 |website=Webindia123}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Anuradha |first=B. |date=10 December 2006 |title=Adi Lakshmi Telugu Movie |url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3428/telugu/adi-lakshmi/974/review.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208125228/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3428/telugu/adi-lakshmi/974/review.htm |archive-date=8 February 2018 |access-date=11 May 2022 |website=Nowrunning}}</ref> Kishore from ''Nowrunning'' opined that "The plot is good. But possessiveness of Srikanth could have been shown more vividly. There are a few loose ends like Vadde Naveen getting away from an accident scratch free. {{sic|He}} climax could have been made more interesting".<ref>{{cite web |last=Kishore |date=9 December 2006 |title=Adi Lakshmi Telugu Movie |url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3428/telugu/adi-lakshmi/971/review.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511185919/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3428/telugu/adi-lakshmi/971/review.htm |archive-date=11 May 2018 |access-date=11 May 2022 |website=Nowrunning}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=1300341|title=Aadi Lakshmi}}

[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:2006 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2006 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic thriller films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Hindi films]]

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