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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Dhanalakshmi, I Love You<br />
| image = Dhanalakshmi I Love You.jpg<br />
| caption = DVD Cover<br />
| director = [[Siva Nageswara Rao]]<br />
| producer = B Satyanarayana<br />
| writer = Ravi Kolikipudi (dialogues)<br />
| screenplay = Siva Nageswara Rao<br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = [[Allari Naresh]]<br />[[Aditya Om]]<br />[[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]]<br />[[Ankitha]]<br />
| runtime = <br />
| music = [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]]<br />
| cinematography = Rajendra Prasad<br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Satyam Entertainments<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2002|10|18}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Dhanalakshmi, I Love You''''' is a 2002 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by [[Siva Nageswara Rao]] and starring [[Allari Naresh]], [[Aditya Om]], [[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]], and [[Ankitha]]. The film is a remake of the 2000 Hindi film [[Hera Pheri (2000 film)|''Hera Pheri'']] by [[Priyadarshan]] which itself was based on [[Siddique–Lal]]'s 1989 Malayalam film ''[[Ramji Rao Speaking]]''.<ref name="The Hindu" /><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
*[[Allari Naresh]] as Raju<br />
*[[Aditya Om]] as Shyam<br />
*[[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]] as Babu Rao<br />
*[[Ankitha]] as Dhanalakshmi<br />
* Sony Raj<br />
*[[M. Balayya]] as Devi Prasad<br />
*[[Banerjee (actor)|Banerjee]] as Kabeera<br />
*[[Tanikella Bharani]] as Babu Nayak<br />
*[[Suman Setty]]<br />
*[[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]] as the bank manager<br />
*[[Ahuti Prasad]] as Prakash<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack was composed by [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhanalaxmi I Love You |url=https://gaana.com/album/dhanalaxmi-i-love-you |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222165948/http://gaana.com/album/dhanalaxmi-i-love-you |archive-date=22 December 2015 |access-date=11 December 2021 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}</ref><br />
{{Track listing<br />
| headline = <br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Oho Kanna<br />
| note1 = <br />
| lyrics1 = <br />
| music1 = <br />
| extra1 = Gowri Srinivas, Smitha<br />
| length1 = 4:38<br />
| title2 = Kokkokkomali<br />
| note2 = <br />
| lyrics2 = <br />
| music2 = <br />
| extra2 = [[Udit Narayan]], Kousalya<br />
| length2 = 4:06<br />
| title3 = Ossamari<br />
| note3 = <br />
| lyrics3 = <br />
| music3 = <br />
| extra3 = Ravi Verma, Matin<br />
| length3 = 4:44<br />
| title4 = Okariki Okarai<br />
| note4 = <br />
| lyrics4 = <br />
| music4 = <br />
| extra4 = Smt Mani Sastry, Nihal, Srirangam Venu<br />
| length4 = 5:15<br />
| title5 = Rupai<br />
| note5 = <br />
| lyrics5 = <br />
| music5 = <br />
| extra5 = Zilla Venkatanarayana<br />
| length5 = 3:13<br />
| title6 = Yemayyindo<br />
| note6 = <br />
| lyrics6 = <br />
| music6 = <br />
| extra6 = Ravi Verma, Sudha<br />
| length6 = 4:38<br />
| title7 = Prema<br />
| note7 = <br />
| lyrics7 = <br />
| music7 = <br />
| extra7 = Ranjith<br />
| length7 = 4:45<br />
| title8 = Don't Worry<br />
| note8 = <br />
| lyrics8 = <br />
| music8 = <br />
| extra8 = Chakri<br />
| length8 = 4:10<br />
}}<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
The film released on 18 October 2002.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 October 2002 |title=Refreshing flicks |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/refreshing-flicks/article28609141.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211064040/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/refreshing-flicks/article28609141.ece |archive-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> Gudipoodi Srihari of ''[[The Hindu]]'' opined that "Histrionically speaking, it is the senior Naresh who steals the limelight, with a peculiar make-up given to his role of Babu Rao".<ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news |date=22 October 2002 |title=Money matters |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/money-matters/article28384423.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211064029/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/money-matters/article28384423.ece |archive-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' gave the film a rating of 2.75/5 and said that "The movie looks very artificial except a few scenes where the love of Naresh towards his mother is projected".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeevi |title=Movie review – Dhanalakshmi I Love You |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-dhanalakshmi.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119215209/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-dhanalakshmi.html |archive-date=19 November 2021 |access-date=10 December 2021 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]|date=18 October 2002}}</ref> A critic from ''Full Hyderabad'' said that "''Dhanalaxmi...'' stands out more for what it transgresses rather than what it embraces".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kalanidhi |first=Manju Latha |title=Dhanalakshmi... I Love You! Review |url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/dhanalakshmi...-i-love-you/telugu/dhanalakshmi...-i-love-you-movie-reviews-816-2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201023418/https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/dhanalakshmi...-i-love-you/telugu/dhanalakshmi...-i-love-you-movie-reviews-816-2.html |archive-date=1 December 2021 |access-date=10 December 2021 |website=Full Hyderabad}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|3411666}}<br />
{{Hera Pheri}}{{Ramji Rao Speaking}}<br />
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