Anaganaga Oka Ammai Explained

Anaganaga Oka Ammai
Director:	Ramesh Sarangan
Producer:	Krishna Prasad
Starring:	Srikanth Soundarya
Studio:	Sridevi Arts
Cinematography:	Hari Anumolu
Country:	India
Language:	Telugu

Anaganaga Oka Ammai ^[1] (also known as Anaganana O Ammai) is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Ramesh Sarangan and starring Srikanth and Soundarya. The film was a box office failure with the producer going into debt.^[2]

Cast

• Srikanth as Vishnu
• Soundarya as Sandhya
• Abbas as Satya
• Poonam
• Raghuvaran as Bhavani Prasad
• Annapurna as Annapurna
• Chandramohan
• Brahmanandam
• M. S. Narayana
• Ali as Vishnu's friend
• Rallapalli
• Gautam Raju
• Sivaji Raja as Vishnu's friend
• Sudha
• Subbaraya Sharma
• Bandla Ganesh as Vishnu's friend
  • Surya Dilip Kumar Salvadi as Tea shop boy

Soundtrack

Songs composed by Mani Sharma.^[3]

• "Swathi Chinuka" – Udit Narayan, 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".^{[4] [5]} 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!"^[6]

Awards

Nandi Awards^[7]

• Best Female Dubbing Artist - Shilpa (for Soundarya)^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Title Sentiment!. Jeevi. Idlebrain.com. 2022-06-09. 2019-05-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20190522213308/http://www.idlebrain.com/research/anal/anal-name.html. live.
2. Web site: Krishna Prasad thanks Balayya. Idlebrain.com. 27 February 2001. 8 June 2022. 4 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220604120341/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news112.html. live.
3. Web site: Anaganaga O Ammayi Songs Download | Anaganaga O Ammayi Naa Songs Telugu . 6 April 2020 . 2022-06-09 . 2022-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220608235906/https://southmp3.org/anaganaga-o-ammayi-songs/ . live .
4. Web site: Anaganaga Oka Ammai. Idlebrain. 2 September 1999. 8 June 2022. 22 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220422132657/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-anaganaga.html. live.
5. Web site: Archived copy . www.zaminryot.com . 1 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160913144022/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1999/Sep/17-sep-1999.pdf . 13 September 2016 . dead.
6. Web site: Review: Ananaga O Ammayi. Sify. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050108012614/http://sify.com/movies/telugu/review.php?id=6007208&ctid=5&cid=2430. 8 January 2005.
7. Web site: నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008). A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 21 August 2020. 23 February 2015. Te. https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf. live.
8. Web site: Nandi Awards announced. Rediff.com. Maheshwari. 2022-06-08. 2022-06-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20220608235044/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/09telu.htm. live.