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{{Infobox film
| name = Anaganaga Oka Ammai
| image = Anaganaga Oka Ammai.jpg
| caption = Official poster
| director = Ramesh Sarangan
| writer =
| story =
| producer = Krishna Prasad
| based_on =
| starring = [[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]]<br /> [[Soundarya]]<br/>[[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]]<br/>Poonam Singar
| music = [[Mani Sharma]]
| studio = Sridevi Arts
| cinematography = [[Hari Anumolu]]
| editing =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1999|9|2}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}
'''''Anaganaga Oka Ammai''''' ({{translation|Once upon a girl}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/research/anal/anal-name.html|title=Title Sentiment!|last=Jeevi|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=2022-06-09|archive-date=2019-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522213308/http://www.idlebrain.com/research/anal/anal-name.html|url-status=live}}</ref> (also known as '''''Anaganana O Ammai''''') is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Ramesh Sarangan and starring [[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]], [[Soundarya]], [[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]], [[Raghuvaran]] and Poonam Singar. The film was a box office hit with the producer going into debt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news112.html|title=Krishna Prasad thanks Balayya|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|date=27 February 2001|access-date=8 June 2022|archive-date=4 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604120341/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news112.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Cast ==
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*[[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]] as Vishnu
*[[Soundarya]] as Sandhya
*[[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]] as Satya
*Poonam Singar as Priya
*[[Raghuvaran]] as Bhavani Prasad
*[[Annapoorna (actress)|Annapurna]] as Annapurna
*[[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandramohan]]
*[[Brahmanandam]]
*[[M. S. Narayana]]
*[[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Vishnu's friend
*[[Rallapalli (actor)|Rallapalli]]
*[[Gautam Raju]]
*[[Sivaji Raja]] as Vishnu's friend
*[[Sudha (actress)|Sudha]]
*[[Subbaraya Sharma]]
*[[Bandla Ganesh]] as Vishnu's friend
*[[Surya (Telugu actor)|Surya]]
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==Soundtrack==
Songs composed by Mani Sharma.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://southmp3.org/anaganaga-o-ammayi-songs/ |title=Anaganaga O Ammayi Songs Download | Anaganaga O Ammayi Naa Songs Telugu |date=6 April 2020 |access-date=2022-06-09 |archive-date=2022-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608235906/https://southmp3.org/anaganaga-o-ammayi-songs/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*"Swathi Chinuka" – [[Udit Narayan]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]]
*"Ulle Ulle Uyyalale" – [[S.P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
*"Kakinada College" – S.P.Balasubrahmanyam
*"Nena Nuvve Nena" – S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha
*"Too Much Too Much" – [[Devi Sri Prasad]], chorus

== Reception ==
Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' opined that "If you are going to watch this film, my recommendation for you is to know the two line story of first half and watch the second half on the big screen. You will enjoy it to the hilt".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-anaganaga.html|title=Anaganaga Oka Ammai|work=Idlebrain|date=2 September 1999|access-date=8 June 2022|archive-date=22 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422132657/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-anaganaga.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1999/Sep/17-sep-1999.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.zaminryot.com |access-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913144022/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1999/Sep/17-sep-1999.pdf |archive-date=13 September 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Sify]]'' wrote that "Debutante director Ramesh Sarangan tries to bring in a whiff of fresh air into an otherwise routine love story by introducing a pager as the central character between two lovers!"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/telugu/review.php?id=6007208&ctid=5&cid=2430|title=Review: Ananaga O Ammayi|work=[[Sify]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050108012614/http://sify.com/movies/telugu/review.php?id=6007208&ctid=5&cid=2430|archive-date=8 January 2005|author=}}</ref>

==Awards==
;[[Nandi Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020|archive-date=23 February 2015|language=Te|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Nandi Award for Best Female Dubbing Artist|Best Female Dubbing Artist]] - Shilpa (for Soundarya)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/09telu.htm|title=Nandi Awards announced|work=[[Rediff.com]]|last=Maheshwari|access-date=2022-06-08|archive-date=2022-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608235044/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/09telu.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|1575510}}

[[Category:1999 films]]
[[Category:1999 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:1999 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:1999 Indian films]]
[[Category:1999 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mani Sharma]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]

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