Nagavalli (film)

Nagavalli
File:Nagavalli poster.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	P. Vasu
Screenplay by	P. Vasu
Story by	P. Vasu
Based on	Aptharakshaka
Produced by	Bellamkonda Suresh
Starring	Venkatesh Anushka Shetty
Cinematography	Shyam K. Naidu
Edited by	Marthand K Venkatesh
Music by	Gurukiran
Production company	Sri Sai Ganesh Productions
Release date	16 December 2010 (2010-12-16)
Running time	159 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Nagavalli is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language comedy horror film written and directed by P. Vasu. It is produced by Bellamkonda Suresh on Sri Sai Ganesh Productions. The film stars Venkatesh, and Anushka Shetty in the lead roles. It has music composed by Gurukiran. The film is a remake of director's own 2010 Kannada film Aptharakshaka and serves as a spin-off to the Tamil film Chandramukhi (2005).

Plot

An ancient painting of Chandramukhi, alias Nagavalli, is distributed as a prize to Bharatanatyam dancer Gayathri, her husband, and her family. Gayathri lives in Tirupathi with her husband, father Shankar Rao, mother Parvathi, sisters Geetha who tries to repaint the original portrait of Chandramukhi as a part of her painting hobby, and Gowri, maternal uncle Appa Rao, his wife, and maternal cousins Pooja and Hema. A few years later, Gayathri and her husband are shown to be dead. Gowri, the youngest of the three sisters is engaged to be married and on the day of the wedding, one of her friends faints upon encountering a huge snake, and the bridegroom calls off the wedding after fearing something. The members of the family are affected by the presence of Chandramukhi's painting. so they contact Acharya Ramchandra Siddhanthi. The Acharya takes the help of Dr. Vijay, a psychiatrist, and assistant to Dr. Sarvanan/Eshawar to solve the problem. All directions point to the portrait of Chandramukhi to be the cause of the problems in the Rao household. The Acharya says that it is the same painting that has resurfaced from Ganga's house, where Vijay's mentor Dr. Sarvanan/Eshawar, and the Acharya had first come across this problem and solved it five years ago. One night, Dr. Vijay goes to the outhouse as he hears anklet sounds and finds that Gayathri is still alive but became mentally disturbed after the accident in which her husband died. It is revealed that the family decided to hide Gayathri from the public, fearing that Geetha and Gowri would not get prospective suitors for marriage. Suspecting that Gayathri is the one possessed by Chandramukhi, the Rao family along with Vijay and the Acharya, take her to a nearby temple where they find strange paranormal occurrences but fail to exorcise her.

Cast

• Venkatesh in dual role as
  • Sri Sri Sri Naga Bhairava Rajshekhara - Venkatpati Rajshekhar's younger brother who was lured from Chandramukhi alias Nagvalli and forced her to marry him. Upon knowing her secret relationship with Gunashekharan, he burnt her alive.
  • Dr. Vijay - Dr. Eshwar's student. A psychiatric who helped a possessed Gowri and got her free from Chandramukhi's spirit.
• Anushka Shetty as Chandramukhi alias Nagavalli - Born in Thanjavur, she was the most famous court dancer of her era who used to perform in Venkatpati Rajshekhar's court. She was forcefully taken by Raja Nagbhairav who lured her. She was burned alive on Durgashtami by him after her secret relationship with Gunashekaran was revealed. She vowed to take revenge from him by burning him alive. She posses Gowri and completes her revenge.
• Richa Gangopadhyay as Gowri (possessed by Nagavalli) - Gowri writes a thesis on the livelihood of the people above the age of 90 and wants to complete her doctorate, in between which she comes to know about Chandramukhi. To know more about her, she goes to Thanjavur, Chandramukhi's hometown where she was possessed by her spirit. Possessed by her, she kills an old Nagbhairav and hence Chandramukhi's revenge is completed.
• Shraddha Das as Geetha - A slightly arrogant and mysterious woman and a painter by profession, she vows to paint Chandramukhi's portrait but fails everytime due to some minor mistake.
• Sarath Babu as Shankar Rao - Gowri, Gayathri and Geetha's father.
• Brahmanandam as Seenu
• Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Appa Rao
• Poonam Kaur as Pooja
• Suja Varunee as Hema
• Vamsi Krishna as the groom who was to marry Gowri
• M. S. Narayana as Snake Charmer who died because of cardiac arrest.
• Prabha as Parvathi Devi
• Chalapathi Rao
• Surya Rao as Gunashekharan (Chandramukhi's lover)
• Sumitra
• Sameer as Sura Simha
• Raksha as Lakshmi Devi
• Sana
• Saira Banu
• Lahari
• Anithanath
• Sandhya Janak
• Bhavana
• Kalpana
• Madhumita
• Sravani
• Sirisha
• Glory
• Rajinikanth as Dr. Eshwar, Dr. Vijay's mentor (uncredited, only photo shown)
• Jyothika as Ganga Kailash, Kailash's (Prabhu) wife and Dr. Eshwar old patient. She suffered from split personality disorder and considered herself as Chandramukhi. (uncredited, archival footage from Chandramukhi)

Production

The film was initially titled Chandramukhi 2.

Soundtrack

Nagavalli
Soundtrack album by Guru Kiran
Released	2010
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	26:07
Label	Aditya Audio (Telugu) Sangeet Music (Hindi & Tamil)

Music composed by Guru Kiran. Lyrics written by Chandrabose. Music released on Aditya Music Company. Nagavalli's soundtrack was released on 16 November 2010 at Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad. The audio launch was attended by D. Ramanaidu, Rajamouli, Puri Jagannadh, VV Vinayak, Rana, Nani, Ileana, Praneetha, KL Narayana and other film celebrities, along with Nagavalli's cast and crew. Tunes were retained from Kannada for the songs Ghirani Ghirani and Omkara.

Telugu

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Abhimani Lenide"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:46
2.	"Vandanalu Vandanalu"	Rajesh Krishnan, Nanditha, Shamita Malnad	4:55
3.	"Ghirani Ghirani"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:01
4.	"Khelo Khelo"	Ranjith, Jogi Sunitha	4:00
5.	"Omkara"	Chitra	3:21
6.	"Ra Ra Remix"	Nithyashree Mahadevan, Sri Charan	3:45
Total length:			26:07

Tamil (Dubbed Version)

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Rasike Linena"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:46
2.	"Ghiragi Ghiragi"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:01
3.	"Kabadi Kabadi"	Ranjith, Jogi Sunitha	4:00
4.	"Omkara"	Chitra	3:21
5.	"Ra Ra 2.0"	Binny Krishnakumar, Tipu Ranjith, Sunitha, Rajesh Nanditha, Shamita Malnad, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra, Nithyashree Mahadevan, Sri Charan	3:45

Reception

Nagavalli Received mixed reviews from critics and audience. 123telugu.com gave a review of rating 3/5 stating "If Nagavalli can be watched separately from Chandramukhi it is a very entertaining Telugu movie. It's got the right mix of elements, and will be a treat for Venkatesh's fans." Greatandhra.com gave a review of rating 3.25/5 stating "The story line of Chandramukhi that is well known for almost all the Telugu audience continues with 'Nagavalli'. It's a perfect sequel that way. It is more thrilling and suspense filled. Although the treatment resembles something on the lines of Krishna's old film Ave Kallu', this proves to be interesting and gripping till the end." idlebrain.com gave a review of rating 3/5 stating "The plus points of the film are Venkatesh and Chandramukhi's premise. On the flip side, a better screenplay and an exciting climax would have helped the movie. We have to wait and see how the crowds respond to this sequel to Chandramukhi." IndiaGlitz gave a review stating "Aura Aura Nagavalli is no match to Laka Laka Laka Laka Chandramukhi, But if you are a fan of Venkatesh and wish to see a beautiful Anushka portrayed more splendidly than ever, don't miss this movie." Oneindia Entertainment gave a review stating "The first half of the film is just okay while the second half is gripping. Though the film has given the feel of rehashing the Chandramukhi film, the way the director etched each and every character needs to be complimented."

Box office

Nagavalli collected more than ₹10 crore in its opening week.

External links

• Nagavalli at IMDb