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{{Infobox film
| image = America Alludu.jpg
| caption = Poster
| native_name = 
| director = [[K. Vasu]]
| writer = Satyanand (dialogues)
| screenplay = K. Vasu
| story = Velcheru Narayana Rao
| based_on = 
| producer = Srilatha Vemuri <br /> Ramesh Babu Vemuri
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Suman (actor)|Suman]]
*[[Bhanupriya]]
}}
| narrator =
| cinematography = [[M. V. Raghu]]
| editing = Nayani Maheshwara Rao
| music = [[K. Chakravarthy]]
| studio = Chicago Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1985|6|7|ref1=<ref name="TOI">{{Cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zb44x9HSf-YC&q=America+Alludu|title=Times of India Illustrated Weekly Volume 106 Issues 1-17|date=1985|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref>}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''America Alludu''''' ({{Translation|American son-in-law}}) is a 1985 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[K. Vasu]] and starring [[Suman (actor)|Suman]] and [[Bhanupriya]].

==Plot==
Raju, a doctor in Chicago, marries his ''maradalu'' ({{Translation|[[cross cousin]]}}) Radha from the village. However, Radha is unable to adjust to the western lifestyle and frequently makes Raju uncomfortable. Due to a mistake made by Radha, a patient dies in Raju's hospital. With this, Raju leaves Radha and goes back to India. Radha single handedly takes care of their child. How Radha wins back Raju's heart forms the rest of the story.<ref name="T"/>

== Cast ==
<small>''Source''</small><ref name="T">{{Cite web |last=Sri |date=2 April 2010 |title=Retrospect : America Alludu (1985) |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/retro_americaalludu1985.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406164327/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/retro_americaalludu1985.php |archive-date=6 April 2010 |access-date=21 May 2024 |work=[[Telugucinema.com]]}}</ref>
{{Cast listing|
*[[Suman (actor)|Suman]] as Dr. Raju (voice dubbed by [[P. Sai Kumar]])
*[[Bhanupriya]] as Radha
*Kim as Mary
*[[Kantha Rao]] as Raghava Rao
*Dr. Tambu as Dr. Prakash Rao
*[[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]] as Kanakadurgamma
*Janaki as Parvathamma
*Chidatala Apparao as the postman
*[[Mukku Raju]] as the dance master
*[[K. Vasu]] as America Apparao
*Vemana Jampala as Raju and Radha's son
;Uncredited
*Nannaya Jamapala as Young Raju and Radha's son
* [[Telugu Association of North America|Mutyala Padmasri]] (cameo appearance)
}}

The rest of the cast consists of Chicago-based artistes: Mutyala Padmasri, Prasanna, Sujatha, Chowdary, John Jones, and Ron.<ref name="T"/>

== Production ==
===Development and casting===
The film was produced by Chicago-based Dr. Ramesh Babu Vemuri.<ref name="Z">{{Cite news |date=22 March 1985 |title=అమెరికా నిర్మాత 'అమెరికా అల్లుడు' |trans-title=American Producer for ''America Alludu'' |url=https://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1985/Mar/22-mar-1985.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018172854/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1985/Mar/22-mar-1985.pdf |archive-date=18 October 2023 |access-date=21 May 2024 |work=[[Zamin Ryot]] |language=te}}{{page needed|date=May 2024}}</ref> He paid an advance to [[Jandhyala]], who eventually could not do the film since he did not have a [[Travel visa|visa]]. Vemuri asked [[K. Vasu]] to direct the film since he was already in the United States on vacation with a different story and cast. Vasu's acting role was initially supposed to be played by [[Rallapalli (actor)|Rallapalli]], but he did not have a passport.<ref name="T"/>

===Filming===
[[N. T. Rama Rao]], who was in the United States for bypass surgery, was present at the film's [[muhurat shot]]. The film was shot for fifteen days in the United States mostly in Ramesh and his friends' houses and [[O'Hare International Airport]] in the Chicago metropolitan area apart from [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Grand Canyon]], Las Vegas ([[Hoover Dam]]), Los Angeles ([[Disneyland]] and Hollywood), [[Niagara Falls]] and Washington D. C. The climax shot in [[Elgin, Illinois|Elgin]] featured a car chase of three cars. Twenty backup cars were arranged for each car in case of an accident. While shooting at the [[Lincoln Memorial]], the film crew was asked to show their film permit, and since they did not have it, stills were taken and used in the film. The village scenes were canned in ten days in [[Kovur, Chennai|Kovur]], India. The song "Naa Vaalujada Krishnaveni" was supposed to be shot in United States as per the story, but since [[Suman (actor)|Suman]] and [[Bhanupriya]] were busy and the shooting for this film exceeded the fifteen day period, the song was shot at [[AVM Studios]] in India.<ref name="T"/>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[K. Chakravarthy]]. All songs were written by [[Veturi]] except for "Tene Vennela Neeli Minnulaa" was written by [[Indian diaspora|NRI]] Velcheru Narayana Rao.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 1985 |title=America Alludu |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/america-alludu/bjv4fhKfch0_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521073756/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/america-alludu/bjv4fhKfch0_ |archive-date=21 May 2024 |access-date=21 May 2024 |website=[[JioSaavn]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=America Alludu Telugu Film EP vinyl Record |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/america-alludu-telugu-film-ep-vinyl-record/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521072525/https://macsendisk.com/product/america-alludu-telugu-film-ep-vinyl-record/ |archive-date=21 May 2024 |access-date=21 May 2024 |website=Macsendisk |language=en}}</ref> The song "Nee Vente Nenuntaa" is based on [[Laura Branigan]]'s version of [[Self Control (Raf song)#Laura Branigan version|"Self Control"]], and was the first Telugu song to be made in the United States and feature graphics.<ref name="T" />

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Gomaata Maa Amma Godaari Gangamma
| length1 =
| lyrics1 =
| extra1 = [[P. Susheela]]
| title2 = Tene Vennela Neeli Minnulaa
| length2 =
| lyrics2 =
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
| title3 = Aalantu Annaaka Mogudantu Unnaaka
| length3 =
| lyrics3 =
| extra3 = P. Susheela
| title4 = Nee Vente Nenuntaa
| length4 =
| lyrics4 =
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. P. Sailaja]]
| title5 = Naa Vaalujada Krishnaveni
| length5 =
| lyrics5 =
| extra5 = P. Susheela
| title6 = Pranayama Pralayama
| length6 =
| lyrics6 =
| extra6 = S. P. Sailaja
}}

== Release ==
The film was expected to release at the end of March 1985,<ref name="Z"/> but was delayed to 7 June 1985.<ref name="TOI"/> The film was a box office success and ran for a hundred days in ten theatres.<ref name="T"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0246422}}

[[Category:1985 films]]
[[Category:1985 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:1985 Indian films]]
[[Category:1985 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chicago]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]

America Alludu - Revision history

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