| Abbayitho Ammayi | |
| Director: | Ramesh Varma |
| Producer: | Vandana Alekya Jakkam Kireeti Potini Srinivas Sammeta |
| Starring: | Naga Shourya Pallak Lalwani Brahmanandam Mohan |
| Music: | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography: | Shyam K. Naidu |
| Editing: | M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy (S. R. Shekhar) |
| Studio: | JG Cinemas, Kiran Studios, Bloomingstars Motion Pictures, Mohanaroopa Films |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
Abbayitho Ammayi is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Ramesh Varma. The film stars Naga Shourya and Pallak Lalwani, with Brahmanandam, Rao Ramesh and Tamil actor Mohan playing supporting roles.[1] The film was released on 1 January 2016 to mixed reviews. This film is the 999th movie of Ilaiyaraaja as a music director.[2]
Abhi is a youth who wants to have fun in life. He is addicted to social networking sites and likes to flirt with girls. During his search, he befriends a simple girl. This is also the time when he falls for Prardhana and becomes close to her. But Abhi is caught in a compromising situation in Prardhana's house. Their families then disown them. Left clueless, Abhi abandons Pradhana. He is then surprised to discover that his online friend is none other than Prardhana. Abhi then toils to regain her love.
Maestro Ilaiyaraaja[4] scored the music, while lyrics were penned by Rehman, Chaitanya Varma and Sirasri.
| Abbayitho Ammayi | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Longtype: | to Abbayitho Ammayi |
| Artist: | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Released: | 18 November 2015 |
| Recorded: | 2015 |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length: | 36:46 |
| Language: | Telugu |
| Label: | Aditya Music |
| Producer: | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Prev Title: | Rudhramadevi |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Tharai Thappattai |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Reena Mecareena" | Piyush Kapur | Rehman | 4:47 | |
| 2 | "Edhuru Choosthunna" | Vibhavari | Rehman | 5:22 | |
| 3 | "Tholi Paruvam" | Satya Prakash, Vibhavari | Rehman | 5:47 | |
| 4 | "Maatallo Cheppaleni" | Rehman | 4:18 | ||
| 5 | "Kanulu Kalanu Piliche" | Rehman | 4:57 | ||
| 6 | "Okasaari O Vayyari" | Rehman | 3:47 | ||
| 7 | "Saradale" | M. M. Manasi, Ramya, Rita, Reena Reddy | Chaitanya Varma | 4:46 | |
| 8 | "Abbayitho Ammayi" (Male) | Piyush Kapur | Sirasri | 1:31 | |
| 9 | "Abbayitho Ammayi" (Female) | Aparna | Sirasri | 1:28 |
The Hindu panned Abbayitho Ammayi, describing the leads' virtual relationship as "overdrawn, outdated and melodramatic." They also wrote that "Songs are good but the re-recording and background score leave a lot to be desired."[5] Indiaglitz gave the film a rating of 3/5 stars, calling it as a coming-of-age love story with interesting plot and fair narration,[6] appreciating Ilaiyaraaja' s music and good chemistry of lead pair Naga Shourya and Pallak Lalwani. Venkat of Greatandhra gave 2.25/5 stars mentioning that the film is a big bore, except for visual quality and climax portions. He also blamed the silly story, outdated comedy and illogical sequences as the drawback of the film.[7]