Andhra Pori

2015 Indian Telugu-language film

Andhra Pori

Release poster

Directed by| Raj Madiraju
Produced by| Ramesh Prasad
Starring| Akash Puri
Ulka Gupta
Cinematography| Praveen Vanamali
Music by| Dr Josyabhatla

Release date

* 5 June 2015 (2015-06-05)

Country| India
Language| Telugu

Andhra Pori (transl. Andhra girl) is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Raj Madiraju and starring Akash Puri and Ulka Gupta.

The Andhra Association of Telangana petitioned the court against the film's title, arguing that the word pori is an "objectionable word to degrade the self-respect of the girl". The court dismissed the plea.[1] The film is an official remake of 2014 Marathi film Timepass starring Prathamesh Parab and Ketaki Mategaonkar[2][3][4] which was based on author Shaiju Mathew's novel Knocked Up that released in 2010.[5]

## Plot

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Narsingh is a boy from Telangana who gets kicked out after failing his schooling. He meets Prashanthi, the daughter of a rich man, and falls in love. He calls Prashanthi "Andhra Pori", which means girl from Andhra, and the film covers their relationship and family drama.

## Cast

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* Akash Puri as Narsingh
* Ulka Gupta as Prashanti
* Arvind Krishna
* Poornima
* Uttej
* Eshwari Rao

## Soundtrack

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No.| Title| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Detthadi"| Swekar Agasthi|
2.| "Ye Kalviki"| Pranavi, Vedala Hemachandra|
3.| "Andhra Pori"| Amruhta Varshini, Sai Kiran|
4.| "Dosthi"| Balaji|
5.| "Gundello"| Kalpana|
6.| "Ye Charitha"| Hemachandra|

## Reception

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A critic from The Hindu wrote that "All in all, Andhra Pori doesn’t satisfy anyone, the treatment is average and superficial. Surprising that Raj Madiraju who dealt with a far more complicated script like Rushi loses out while striking a balance between high emotion and romance".[6] A critic from 123telugu wrote that "On the whole, Andhra Pori marks a decent debut for Akash Puri. This young actor has a bright future and would be good if he takes a break and comes back well trained in all department".[7]

## References

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1. ^ "HC Dismisses Plea on 'Andhra Pori' Movie Title". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
2. ^ "Dad suggested I do 'Andhra Pori': Puri Akash". Indian Express. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
3. ^ Jha, Lata (11 September 2017). "Ten Marathi films remade in other languages". mint. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
4. ^ "REVIEW : ANDHRA PORI". indiaherald.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
5. ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (10 October 2014). "Puri Akash to act in a teenage love drama". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
6. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (5 June 2015). "Andhra Pori: Not exactly a time pass". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
7. ^ "Andhra Pori Telugu Movie Review | Akash Puri Andhra Pori Movie Review". 123telugu. 6 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

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