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{{Short description|2002 Indian film by Devi Prasad}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Aaduthu Paaduthu
| image = Aaduthu Paaduthu.jpg
| alt =
| caption = DVD cover
| director = Devi Prasad
| writer = Devi Prasad<br />[[Chintapalli Ramana]] (dialogues)
| producer = CV Reddy
| starring = {{Ubl|[[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]]|[[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]]|[[Gayatri Jayaraman|Gayatri]]}}
| cinematography = Shankar
| editing = [[Kola Bhaskar]]
| music = [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]]
| studio = C. V. Arts
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2002|04|4}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Aaduthu Paaduthu''''' ({{translation|While playing and singing}}) is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Devi Prasad. The film stars [[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]], [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] and [[Gayatri Jayaraman|Gayatri]]. The film was a box office success.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sunil |first1=Sreya |last2=Jeevi |title=Research - Telugu cinema in the first half of 2002 |url=https://www.idlebrain.com/research/anal/tollywood2002firsthalf.html |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]] |quote=Srikanth starrers O Chinnadana and Aaduthu Paaduthu brought smiles on the faces of their distributors mainly due to the presence of good comedy in both the films.}}</ref> It is a remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Ee Parakkum Thalika]]'' (2001).

== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
*[[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]] as Gopi
* [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as Papi
*[[Gayatri Jayaraman|Gayatri]] as Gayatri / Vasanthi
*[[Brahmanandam]] as a cop
*[[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]] as the sub-inspector
*[[Tanikella Bharani]] as Bank manager
*[[M. S. Narayana]] as the cook
*[[Gautham Raju]]
* Aditya
* Naveen
* Sathibabu
* [[Shanoor Sana|Sana]]
{{Colend}}

==Production ==
Srikanth plays an unemployed youth. Gayatri makes her debuts in Telugu with this film. The film was almost entirely shot in a bus.<ref name="i">{{Cite web |title=Movie Preview - Aaduthu Paaduthu |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/coming/aaduthu.html |work=Idlebrain |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=5 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705185242/http://idlebrain.com/movie/coming/aaduthu.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Soundtrack ==
Music by [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mio.to/album/Aaduthu+Paaduthu+%282002%29 |title=Aaduthu Paaduthu (2002) - Chakri |access-date=2 June 2022 |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602085727/https://mio.to/album/Aaduthu+Paaduthu+(2002) |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*"Aaduthu Paaduthu" - Ravi Varma, R B Jeeva
*"Chamakku Chamakku" - Kausalya
*"Navvave Chilakamma" - Pramod Babloo, Santhoshini, Vishwa
*"Neeli Neeli" - [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], Kousalya
*"Rukumani" – [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Moorthy

==Reception==
Gudipoodi Srihari of ''[[The Hindu]]'' gave the film a negative review and opined that "IT HAS been proved time and again that a full-length comedy sans sensible storyline leads nowhere, as is the case with Aaduthoo.. Paaduthoo...".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/weak-storyline/article28369759.ece|title=Weak storyline|date=April 7, 2002|work=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127003925/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/weak-storyline/article28369759.ece|archive-date=27 January 2022}}</ref> Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' said that " Comedy alone cannot save a film when there is no grip on the screenplay. Film is little boring, at times".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-aaduthu.html|title=Telugu Cinema - Review - Aaduthu Paaduthu - Srikanth, Sunil and Gayatri - Devi Prasad - Chakri|website=Idlebrain|access-date=5 May 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127034234/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-aaduthu.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Sify]]'' wrote that "The film is a full-length comedy and Srikanth and Sunil are average. Newcomer Gayatri Jeyaram has done a good job and she is very confident in the role of Vasanthi. The music of Chakri is average."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/aaduthu-paaduthu-review-telugu-pcluqvijdcdgd.html|title=Aaduthu Paaduthu|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=5 May 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127034221/https://www.sify.com/movies/aaduthu-paaduthu-review-telugu-pcluqvijdcdgd.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Arpan Panicker of ''Full Hyderabad'' opined that "But carried away by the enthu, he [Devi Prasad] loses track of what he was trying to do in the first place, and the result makes the viewer introspect for traces of masochism".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/aaduthu-paaduthu/telugu/aaduthu-paaduthu-movie-reviews-687-2.html|title=Aaduthu Paaduthu review: Aaduthu Paaduthu (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com|last=Panicker|first=Arpan|work=Full Hyderabad|access-date=5 May 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127035619/https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/aaduthu-paaduthu/telugu/aaduthu-paaduthu-movie-reviews-687-2.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Box office ==
The film had an average box office run and was Srikanth's second consecutive box office hit after ''[[O Chinadana]]'' (2002).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/amid-the-glitz-and-glamour/article28370145.ece|title=Amid the glitz and glamour|date=16 April 2002|work=The Hindu|access-date=5 May 2022|archive-date=5 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505092918/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/amid-the-glitz-and-glamour/article28370145.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/2002special/2002yearendnotes.html|title=Telugu Cinema roundup in 2002 - Jeevi notes for the year 2002|website=www.idlebrain.com|access-date=5 May 2022|archive-date=5 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505085543/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/2002special/2002yearendnotes.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/2002special/hitsof2002.html|title=Telugu Cinema roundup in 2002 - Telugu cinema Hits of 2002|website=www.idlebrain.com|access-date=5 May 2022|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210516/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/2002special/hitsof2002.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-tappuchesi.html|title=Telugu Cinema - Review - Tappuchesi Pappukoodu - Mohan Babu, Srikanth, Gracy Singh - Keeravani - A Kodandarami Reddy|website=www.idlebrain.com|access-date=5 May 2022|archive-date=31 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131063645/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-tappuchesi.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Telugu remakes of Malayalam films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Chakri]]
[[Category:2002 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2002 Indian films]]

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