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{{Short description|2003 Telugu film}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = <br />
| image = Anaganaga O Kurraadu.jpeg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Official poster<br />
| native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --><br />
| director = L P Ramarao<br />
| writer = [[Kona Venkat]] (dialogues) <br />
| screenplay = Kona Venkat<br />
| story = [[Puri Jagannadh]]<br />
| based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --><br />
| producer = Katta Rambabu<br />
| starring = [[Rohit (Telugu actor)|Rohit]]<br />[[Rekha Vedavyas|Rekha]] <br />
| narrator = <br />
| cinematography = VSR Swamy<br />
| editing = [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]]<br />
| music = [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]]<br />
| studio = Sai Ooha Creations<br />
| distributor = <!-- or: | distributors = --><br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2003|8|15}} <br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
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'''''Anaganaga O Kurraadu''''' ({{translation|Once upon a boy}}) is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by L P Ramarao and starring [[Rohit (Telugu actor)|Rohit]] and [[Rekha Vedavyas|Rekha]]. The film reuses scenes from ''[[Bend It Like Beckham]]'' (2002).<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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*[[Rohit (Telugu actor)|Rohit]] as Sachin<br />
*[[Rekha Vedavyas|Rekha]] as Rekha<br />
*[[Banerjee (actor)|Banerjee]] as Vithal Rao<br />
*[[Rajeev Kanakala]] as Rajeev<br />
*[[Vizag Prasad]] as G. K. Naidu<br />
*[[Devadas Kanakala]] as Rajeev's father<br />
*[[Chalapati Rao]] as Driver<br />
*[[Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam]]<br />
*[[Gundu Hanumantha Rao]]<br />
*[[Sangeetha (Telugu actress)|Sangeetha]]<br />
*[[M. Balayya]]<br />
*Kadambari Kiran<br />
*[[Venkatapathy Raju]] as a selection committee member (special appearance)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vijay Jeedigunta |title=Cricket and Cinema, My passion and obsession |url=http://idlebrain.com/cricketandcinema/cricketcinemaconnection.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620021124/http://idlebrain.com/cricketandcinema/cricketcinemaconnection.html |archive-date=20 June 2017 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref><br />
*[[Mohammed Azharuddin]] as himself (special appearance)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/telugu/fullstory.php?id=12954400|title=Azhar's debut|work=[[Sify]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030502061133/http://sify.com/movies/telugu/fullstory.php?id=12954400|archive-date=2 May 2003|access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref><br />
{{Colend}}<br />
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== Production == <br />
Director LP Rama Rao previously worked under [[Puri Jagannadh]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=26 November 2002 |title=Finding a foothold |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/finding-a-foothold/article28387124.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802225232/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/finding-a-foothold/article28387124.ece |archive-date=2 August 2022}}</ref> Most of the film completed shooting by the end of 2002 sans three songs, which were to be shot in Malaysia and Singapore.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2002 |title=Rohit's film titled as 'Anaganaga O Kurradu' |url=http://idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news231.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530064423/http://idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news231.html |archive-date=30 May 2022 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/anaganaga-o-kurradu-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/928325866|title=Anaganaga O Kurradu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP|date=2003|work=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref><br />
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{{track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Vijayam Mana Sontham<br />
| extra1 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]<br />
| length1 = 4:17<br />
| title2 = Cell Phone Dwani<br />
| extra2 = Chakri, [[Gopika Poornima]]<br />
| length2 = 5:28<br />
| title3 = Kala Teravarindi<br />
| extra3 = [[Kousalya (singer)|Kousalya]]<br />
| length3 = 4:34<br />
| title4 = Nene Nuvvani<br />
| extra4 = Kousalya, Venu<br />
| length4 = 4:25<br />
| title5 = Sakku Sakku<br />
| extra5 = [[Raghu Kunche]], [[Sunitha (Telugu singer)|Sunitha]]<br />
| length5 = 4:39<br />
| title6 = Chinna Dressulo<br />
| extra6 = Ravi Varma, Sudha<br />
| length6 = 5:14<br />
| total_length = 28:37<br />
}}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Gudipoodi Srihari of ''[[The Hindu]]'' opined that "The narration becomes interesting only when it is deals with cricket".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gudipoodi Srihari |date=19 August 2003 |title=Cricket scores over all |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/cricket-scores-over-all/article28445978.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127012841/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/cricket-scores-over-all/article28445978.ece |archive-date=27 January 2022 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Sify]]'' wrote that "The film is made against the cricket background but comes a cropper as director Rama Rao fails to keep the tempo going".<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 August 2003 |title=Anaganaga O Kurraadu |url=https://m.sify.com/movies/anaganaga-o-kurraadu-review-telugu-pclvpHfgefcai.html |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=[[Sify]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050412125827/http://sify.com/movies/telugu/review.php?id=13232629&ctid=5&cid=2430|archive-date=12 April 2005}}</ref> Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' stated that "But the director failed to cash on the cricketing scenes in this film though the entire film revolves around cricket".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeevi |date=15 August 2003 |title=Movie review - Anaganaga O Kurrodu |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-aok.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127034231/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-aok.html |archive-date=27 January 2022 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|3426122}}<br />
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[[Category:2003 Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2003 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2003 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Chakri]]</div>OrenCombs50836